@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2018.104.114,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Infrared Thermography and Metabolic Changes in Castrated Piglets due to the Effects of Age and the Number of Incisions in the Testicles},
author = {Pérez-Pedraza, Efraín and Mota-Rojas, Daniel and González-Lozano, Miguel and Guerrero-Legarreta, Isabel and Martínez-Burnes, Julio and Mora-Medina, Patricia and Cruz-Monterrosa, Rosy and Ramírez-Necoechea, Ramiro},
volume = {13},
number = {3},
year = {2018},
month = {Oct},
pages = {104-114},
doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2018.104.114},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2018.104.114},
abstract = {The objective of the study was to evaluate infrared temperature and metabolic responses in different-aged piglets castrated surgically with one or two incisions. The piglets were divided into groups according to age (5- and 13-day old) and the number of incisions: simulated castration; castration with one incision (C1I5 and C1I13); and castration via two incisions (C2I5 and C2I13). Temperature evaluations were performed with an infrared thermal thermography camera in the eyes, the thorax and the scrotal area, at 24 h before castration (RV), immediately after castration (PC), 24 and 48 h post-surgery. The study also evaluated plasma glucose and lactate concentrations. The thorax presented lower infrared temperature in the groups C1I13 and C2I13 than those in C1I5 and C2I5 (p},
journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}