ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2018
Optimising lameness detection in dairy cattle by using handheld infrared thermometers.
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- Drone Infrared Thermography for Detecting Skin Thermal Anomalies in Bottlenose Dolphins: Preliminary Insights.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Application of Infrared Thermography in the Detection of Hoof Disease and Lameness in Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Review
- Lameness detection in dairy cows from overhead view: high-precision keypoint localization and multi-feature fusion classification.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Lameness Recognition of Dairy Cows Based on Compensation Behaviour Analysis by Swing and Posture Features from Top View Depth Image.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the hoof's temperature variations depending on lesion presence, measurement points and leg position.Veterinarni medicina · 2024Article
- Thermal Imaging as a Method to Indirectly Assess Peripheral Vascular Integrity and Tissue Viability in Veterinary Medicine: Animal Models and Clinical Applications.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Assessing Alternatives to Locomotion Scoring for Detecting Lameness in Dairy Cattle in Tanzania: Infrared Thermography.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- The Combined Use of Automated Milking System and Sensor Data to Improve Detection of Mild Lameness in Dairy Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Deep learning pose estimation for multi-cattle lameness detection.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Comparison of Low- and High-Cost Infrared Thermal Imaging Devices for the Detection of Lameness in Dairy Cattle.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
- Evaluating Alternatives to Locomotion Scoring for Lameness Detection in Pasture-Based Dairy Cows in New Zealand: Infra-Red Thermography.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Intelligent Perception-Based Cattle Lameness Detection and Behaviour Recognition: A Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- A Review: Development of Computer Vision-Based Lameness Detection for Dairy Cows and Discussion of the Practical Applications.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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Abstract
Lameness is one of the most serious economic and welfare issues in the dairy industry. Early detection of lameness can be difficult, but provision of early treatment is crucial. Previous studies have used infrared thermography to show that increased foot temperature (FT) is associated with lameness and foot lesions. However, poor accuracy has limited the management application potential. This study analysed ambient-temperature (AT)-adjusted foot-surface temperatures and temperature differences between the hind feet of individual cows to enhance lameness detection. Cow FTs were recorded on a 990-cow farm using an infrared thermometer fortnightly for 6 months. Additionally, mobility level was scored using the AHDB Dairy 4-point scale. The averages of FTs and ATs were 23.83 ± 0.03°C and 13.99 ± 1.60°C, respectively. The FT of cows with lameness was significantly higher than that of cows without lameness (P < 0.001). Increases in FTs correlated with the mobility score (MS) (P < 0.001). According to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, the optimal threshold based on actual FTs was 23.3°C with 78.5% sensitivity and 39.2% specificity. However, the ROC curve for the AT-adjusted FT and FT difference parameters showed minimal improvements over the FT in detecting lameness. In conclusion, the infrared thermometer results demonstrated the association between elevated FTs and lameness, but further improvements to this detection technique will be required before it can be implemented as a management tool for detecting cows that could benefit from treatment. With additional validation, the technique could be used as a screening device to identify cows in need of further assessment.
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