Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Ranjana Sinha, DN Singh, Manmohan Kumar, Dushyant Yadav, Soni Kumari and Ashish Ranjan

Abstract:
Infrared thermography (IRT) is a technique to detect surface temperature of body that can be used to detect hoof diseases and lameness. It is a non-invasive method that measures the emitted infrared radiation and represents thermal profile visualisation. It is a highly sensitive technique to evaluate small changes in animal body surface temperature, which can occur due to stress, induced-changes in blood flow. Evaluate the health status of hoof by measuring the skin surface temperature in cattle and other animal species in different parts using IRT. Which are able to detect lesions of limb of dairy cow associated with lameness by measuring the changes in coronary band temperature. The surface temperature of affected limb will be increased when presence of hoof lesion. IRT has been used as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for early detection of lameness based difference in temperature between affected and normal limb.