Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Year: 2014
Volume: 13
Issue: 8
Page No. 524 - 530

Thermographic Anatomical Investigation of Forelimb in Healthy British Horses

Authors : Ayhan Duzler and Nurullah Umarusman

Abstract: This study was conducted to document Infrared Thermographic (IRT) views of the anatomical regions on the forelimbs of 20 adult male British horses and to analyze them for the use in veterinary medicine. The highest, lowest and mean temperature values measured were displayed as tables and a schema. IRT views were obtained out of the regions from the scapular region throughout the distal phalangeal region using the camera adjusted to 0.99 emission and 8-38°C temperature values. The maximum and minimum temperature values determined on the forelimbs in this study were 33.7 and 13.6°C, respectively. The results measured showed that the temperature in general decreased as descending distally. Similarly, temperature values were higher on the medial and palmar aspects of the regions as compared to those of the lateral and dorsal sides, respectively. Statistically significant differences were determined bilaterally on the six out of 16 regions. Generally, the values were significantly higher in the left side. Temperature differences in symmetric anatomical regions did not exceed 0.8°C. These temperature values measured on the symmetric regions of the left forelimbs in British horses in the study could be called normal or nonpathological asymmetry. Overall, the results found in this study may be useful for further researches on the related topics concerning the preparation of thermographic mappings of various anatomical sites.

How to cite this article:

Ayhan Duzler and Nurullah Umarusman, 2014. Thermographic Anatomical Investigation of Forelimb in Healthy British Horses. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 13: 524-530.

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