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ArticlePeerJ2026

Reliability and precision of thermal imaging measurements to study animal behaviour and welfare.

Debottam Bhattacharjee, Marianne A Mason, Alan G McElligott

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Article in PeerJ, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Debottam Bhattacharjee *Centre for Animal Health and Welfare, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Marianne A Mason *School of Life and Health Sciences, University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom.
Alan G McElligottCentre for Animal Health and Welfare, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of infrared thermal imaging has become increasingly popular in animal behaviour, health, and welfare research over the last decade. Yet, there is a lack of consensus regarding how this technique should be best applied when measuring peripheral temperatures in animals, including which regions of interest to favour. This fundamental issue necessitates checking the reliability and precision of thermal imaging data when taking repeated measurements, both over short and relatively long time windows. Using goats (

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Animal WelfareBehavior, AnimalGoatsThermographyAnimalsBody TemperatureFemaleReproducibility of ResultsAnimal cognitionEmotionsGoat–Capra hircusInfrared thermographyNon-invasive physiologySurface temperatureThermal cameraUngulates

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PMID41769394
PMCPMC12949585

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