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Changes in Body Temperature of Piglets in a Day  

Yi, One-Hyeon (College of Animal Bioscience & Technology, Konkuk University)
Jeong, Wang-Yong (College of Animal Bioscience & Technology, Konkuk University)
Lee, Sang-Cheol (National Institute of Animal Science)
Lee, Sang-Rak (College of Animal Bioscience & Technology, Konkuk University)
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Journal of Animal Environmental Science / v.18, no.2, 2012 , pp. 91-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to develop an algorithm for determination of abnormal body temperature in piglets through skin and core temperature database at normal condition. 5 piglets (mean BW : 46 kg) were employed for the experiment. They were adapted in the individual metabolism cage set at $22.5{\pm}2.0^{\circ}C$ of room temperature for 2 weeks before the measurement of body temperature. Ear, neck, head and subcutaneous neck temperature (as core temperature) of piglets were measured for every 1 minute during 30 consecutive days through 1mm k-type thermocouple wire and NI-devices (National Instruments Corporation, Austin, Texas, USA). Body temperature data were accumulated and integrated into the 1 day unit. Change of daily mean skin and core body temperatures in piglets were lowest at around 06:00, highest at around 14:00 and gradually decreased until the day after 06:00. Each skin temperatures were varied with the measuring site and largely depended on the room temperature changes. Established database of skin and core body temperature in piglets through this study can be applied to develop an algorithm for monitoring and determining the abnormal condition of animal by using radio frequency identification.
Keywords
Normal body temperature; Health detection; Database; Piglet;
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