Advances in Thermal Image Analysis for the Detection of Pregnancy in Horses Using Infrared Thermography.

ABSTRACT: Infrared thermography (IRT) was applied as a potentially useful tool in the detection of pregnancy in equids, especially native or wildlife. IRT measures heat emission from the body surface, which increases with the progression of pregnancy as blood flow and metabolic activity in the uterine and fetal tissues increase. Conventional IRT imaging is promising; however, with specific limitations considered, this study aimed to develop novel digital processing methods for thermal images of pregnant mares to detect pregnancy earlier with higher accuracy. In the current study, 40 mares were divided into non-pregnant and pregnant groups and imaged using IRT. Thermal images were transformed into four color models (RGB, YUV, YIQ, HSB) and 10 color components were separated. From each color component

SUBMITTER: Domino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749616 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature