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Prediction of Nocturnal Foaling Using Ventral Tail Base Surface Temperature Recorded by a Wearable Device Attached to the Mare's Tail.
Takahiro Aoki, Guilherme Violin, Tsumugi Jikihara, Makoto Shibata, Shogo Higaki, Tomomi Ozawa, Eri Furukawa, Koji Yoshioka
Published: 202610.3390/ani16020199
Abstract
It is known that a mare's body temperature drops before parturition, but no research has yet applied this thermal change to the prediction of foaling. In this study, the ventral tail base surface temperature (VTB-ST) was recorded by a tail-attached d…
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