@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2013.55.65,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Assessment of Continuous Vaginal Logger-Based Temperature Monitoring in Fever-Induced Gilts},
author = {Schmidt, Mariana and Ammon, Christian and Schon, Peter and Manteuffel, Christian and Hoffmann, Gundula},
volume = {8},
number = {2},
year = {2013},
month = {Apr},
pages = {55-65},
doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2013.55.65},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2013.55.65},
abstract = {The aim of this study was to identify a low risk method to induce fever in gilts and to evaluate vaginal sensors for temperature monitoring. Therefore, a rhinitis atrophicans vaccine was used to induce fever to evaluate sensors and behavioral patterns. During 11 trials, two of four animals were injected with 2 mL of the vaccine Porcilis AR-T DF (Intervet) and the other two animals were treated with 2 mL of 0.9% NaCl as controls. A temperature logger (TRIX-8, LogTag Recorders, Auckland, New Zealand) was used to continuously monitor the vaginal temperature. Additionally, rectal temperatures were measured four times daily. The water consumption, food intake and locomotion behaviors of the animals were analysed one day before treatment and during the day of the treatment. The vaccine induced fever in all gilts, which occurred approximately 5.87 h after vaccination. The vaginal logger temperatures and the rectal temperatures showed a linear correlation in 21 vaccinated gilts (r = 0.86; p},
journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}