Effort and Recovery in Nellore Oxen during Vaquejada Assessed with Ocular and Tail Infrared Thermography Superficial Temperature ()
Affiliation(s)
1Veterinary Medicine School, Cesmac University Center (CESMAC), Maceió, Brazil.
2Equine Research Center, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
3Private Veterinarian, Americana, SP, Brazil.
4Private Veterinarian, Colorado, PR, Brazil.
5Private Veterinarian, Feira de Santana, BA, Brazil.
ABSTRACT
Infrared
thermography (IRT) has emerged for evaluation of animal welfare. To test the
hypothesis that cattle subjected to vaquejada increased temperature in the eye
(CLO) and tail due to physical effort, a research was developed that aimed to
measure maximum surface temperature in the CLO and base of tail using IRT.
Eighty Nellore cattle were used, which were subjected to physical effort in
three periods (morning, afternoon and night). IRT was performed at CLO and base
of tail, in rest pen/corral (control) and during the vaquejada (pre- and
post-run). Tails’ analysis was divided in 3 points (E1, E2 and E3). ANOVA and
Tukey’s test (p < 0.001) were used for analysis. Temperatures were higher in
morning and afternoon and different from those at night on control (p <
0.001). During vaquejada with one run, CLO was higher in pre-run, followed by a
slight reduction in post-run (p < 0.001). Analyzing temperatures variations
at tail, higher temperatures were observed in the morning, followed by the
evening and night (p < 0.001), but without differences within the pre- and
post-run periods. Temperatures at tail’s points were higher in morning period
in cattle with two runs (p < 0.001). Finally, it was concluded that there
were no increases in CLO or at tail’s points after vaquejada races. The IRT
method was efficient in determining surface temperatures in CLO and tail points
in cattle under the same conditions and may be a good noninvasive method for
clinical and welfare assessments.
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Cruz, R. , Vilela, C. , de Freitas, D. , Paixão, C. , da Silva, C. , Trindade, K. , da Silva, J. , da Costa Cordeiro Manso, H. and Filho, H. (2021) Effort and Recovery in Nellore Oxen during Vaquejada Assessed with Ocular and Tail Infrared Thermography Superficial Temperature.
Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine,
11, 258-271. doi:
10.4236/ojvm.2021.117017.
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