Infrared thermography as a method of diagnosing reproductive pathologies in animals

Pavlo Skliarov; Serhiy Fedorenko; Svitlana Naumenko; Oleksandr Onyshchenko; Dmytro Bilyi; Roman Mylostyvyi; Viacheslav Vakulyk; Liliia Kuraksina

doi:10.31893/multirev.2023007

Keywords:

non-invasive method

reproductive organs

thermal imaging diagnostics

Abstract

The development and practical implementation of unique instrumental methods for diagnosing obstetric, gynecological, and andrological pathologies remain relevant. In this regard, thermography shows promise as a non-contact remote diagnostic express method that allows detecting differences in the distribution and intensity of infrared radiation depending on the physiological or pathological state of the animal organism. In this regard, the purpose of the work was to present the possibility of using the infrared thermography method for diagnosing reproductive pathologies in animals. Assessing the functional state and conducting preventive diagnosis of pathological processes in the genitals using thermal imagers can be crucial in animal reproduction. In addition, exceptional safety, autonomy, and non-contact qualities make thermal imagers indispensable in veterinary medicine. Therefore, thermography provides identification and differentiation of the phases of the sexual cycle and preventive diagnosis of obstetric-gynecological and andrological pathologies at a pre- or subclinical stage of development, dystrophic or inflammatory. Practical utilization of thermal imagers enables, in some cases, to make a final diagnostic conclusion; in others, to receive only preventive information followed by thorough, further comprehensive and specific research.
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Skliarov, P., Fedorenko, S., Naumenko, S., Onyshchenko, O., Bilyi, D., Mylostyvyi, R., Vakulyk, V., & Kuraksina, L. (2023). Infrared thermography as a method of diagnosing reproductive pathologies in animals. Multidisciplinary Reviews, 6(2), 2023007. https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2023007

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[2] Comhaire F (1977) Scrotal thermography in patients with varicocele. Contraception, fertilite, sexualite. PMID: 12260205

[3] Comhaire F, Monteyne R (1976) The value of scrotal thermography as compared with selective retrograde venography of the internal spermatic vein for the diagnosis of "subclinical" varicocele. Fertility and Sterility. DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)41901-1

[4] De Freitas ACB, Vega WHO, Quirino CR, Junior AB, David CMG, Geraldo AT, Rua MAS, Rojas LFC, Filho JEA, Dias AJB (2018). Surface temperature of ewes during estrous cycle measured by infrared thermography. Theriogenology. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.07.015

[5] Draaisma HS (2015) Application of infared scrotal thermography (IRST) under field conditions in bulls extensively managed in tropical Costa Rica, and its relationship with spermiogramme, clinical variables and final breeding soundness classification [Electronic resource]. Available in: https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/20344 Accessed on: May 21, 2022.

[6] Gabor G, Sasser RG, Kastelic JP, Coulter GH, Falkay G, Mézes M, Bozò S, Volgyi-Csik J, Barany I, Szasz FJr (1998) Morphologic, endocrine and thermographicmeasurements of testicles in comparison with semen characteristics in mature Holstein-Friesian breeding bulls. Animal reproduction science. DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00077-3

[7] Gade R, Moeslund TB (2014) Thermal cameras and applications: a survey. Machine vision and applications. DOI: 10.1007/s00138-013-0570-5

[8] Hurnik JF, Webster AB, De Boer S (1985) An investigation of skin temperature differentials in relation to estrus in dairy cattle using a thermal infrared scanning technique. Journal of Animal Science. DOI: 10.2527/jas1985.6151095x

[9] Jeyakumar S, Kumaresan A, Kataktalware MA, Manimaran A, Ramesha KP (2022) Infrared Thermal Imaging and Its Application in Animal Reproduction. In: Frontier Technologies in Bovine Reproduction. Springer Nature Singapore, Singapore, pp 47-64.

[10] Knizkova I, Kunc P, Gürdil G, Pinar Y, Selvi KÇ (2007) Applications of infrared thermography in animal production. Anadolu Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi 22(3):329-336.

[11] Koshevoj VP (ed) (2013) Termografichna diagnostyka u veterynarnomu akusherstvi, ginekologii' ta andrologii' [Thermographic diagnostics in veterinary obstetrics, gynecology and andrology]. RVV HDZVA, Harkiv.

[12] Koshevoj VP (ed) (2015) Imunobiologija laktacii' u tvaryn [Immunobiology of lactation in animals]. Gerda, Dnipropetrovs'k.

[13] Koshevoj VP, Naumenko SV, Koshevoj VI, Skljarov PM (2017) Dystancijno-bezkontaktna ta neinvazijna diagnostyka patologichnyh procesiv u gonadah samciv [Remote non-contact and non-invasive diagnosis of pathological processes in male gonads]. RVV HDZVA, Harkiv.

[14] Kunc P, Knizkova I (2012) The use of infrared thermography in livestock production and veterinary field. In: Infrared Thermography Recent Advances and Future Trends. Bentham Books, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, pp 85-101.

[15] Marquez HP, Ambrose DJ, Schaefer AL, Cook NJ, Bench CJ (2021) Evaluation of infrared thermography combined with behavioral biometrics for estrus detection in naturally cycling dairy cows. Animal. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100205

[16] McManus C, Tanure CB, Peripolli V, Seixas L, Fischer V, Gabbi AM, Menegassi SRO, Stumpf MT, Kolling GJ, Dias E, Costa Jr JBG (2016) Infrared thermography in animal production: An overview. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2016.01.027

[17] Mota-Rojas D, Martínez-Burnes J, Casas-Alvarado A, Gómez-Prado J, Hernández-Ávalos I, Domínguez-Oliva A, Lezama-García K, Jacome-Romero J, Rodríguez-González D, Pereira, MF (2022). Clinical usefulness of infrared thermography to detect sick animals: Frequent and current cases. CABI Reviews. DOI: 10.1079/cabireviews20221704

[18] Nääs IA, Garcia RG, Caldara FR (2020) Infrared thermal image for assessing animal health and welfare. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology. DOI: 10.14269/2318-1265/jabb.v2n3p66-72

[19] Naumenko SV (2017) Distance non-contact and non-invasive diagnostics pathological processes in gonads male small animals. Science and Technology Bulletin of SRC for Biosafety and Environmental Control of AIC 5(1):13-18.

[20] Pamungkas FA, Purwanto BP, Manalu W, Sianturi RG (2022) Application of infrared thermography as a determinant of estrous conditions of Sapera dairy goats. Agriculture and Natural Resources 56(6):1207-1214.

[21] Pasternak AM, Skljarov PM, Zhygalova OJe (2017) Termografichna diagnostyka mastytiv i i'i' kontrol' na mikrostrukturnomu rivni [Thermographic diagnosis of mastitis and its control at the microstructural level]. Scientific Messenger of Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies. DOI: 10.15421/nvlvet8233

[22] Rekant SI, Lyons MA, Pacheco JM, Arzt J, Rodriguez LL (2016) Veterinary applications of infrared thermography. American journal of veterinary research. DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.77.1.98

[23] Roberto JVB, De Souza BB (2020) Use of infrared thermography in veterinary medicine and animal production. Journal of Animal Behaviour and Biometeorology. DOI: 10.14269/2318-1265/jabb.v2n3p73-84

[24] Simões VG, Lyazrhi F, Picard-Hagen N, Gayrard V, Martineau GP, Waret-Szkuta A (2014) Variations in the vulvar temperature of sows during proestrus and estrus as determined by infrared thermography and its relation to ovulation. Theriogenology. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.07.017

[25] Skliarov P, Fedorenko S, Naumenko S, Bilyi D, Onyshchenko O (2022) Innovations of veterinary reproductology in collaboration with related science. In: Innovations in modern medicine and biology: collective monograph. Primedia eLaunch, Boston, pp 104-127.

[26] Skliarov P, Pérez-Marín CC, Petrusha VH, Onyshchenko OV, Fedorenko SY, Kibkalo DV (2022) Determining the optimal time of insemination of goats using a thermal imager. Theoretical and Applied Veterinary Medicine. DOI: 10.32819/2022.10006

[27] Skljarov PM, Fedorenko SJa, Naumenko SV, Ivanchenko MM, Onyshhenko OV, Pasternak AM, Koshevoj VI (2019) Innovacijni rozrobky shkoly veterynarnyh reproduktologiv profesora V.P. Koshevogo [Innovative developments of the school of veterinary reproductive specialists of professor V.P. Koshevoy]. RVV HDZVA, Harkiv.

[28] Skljarov PM, Koshevoj VP, Fedorenko SJa (2014) Vykorystannja termografii' v reprodukcii' ovec' ta kiz [The use of thermography in the reproduction of sheep and goats]. Visnyk Zhytomyrs'kogo nacional'nogo agroekologichnogo universytetu 2(46):116-121.

[29] Stachurska A, Kędzierski W, Kaczmarek B, Wiśniewska A, Żylińska B, Janczarek I (2023) Variation of physiological and behavioural parameters during the oestrous cycle in mares. Animals. DOI: 10.3390/ani13020211

[30] Stelletta C, Vencato J, Fiore E, Gianesella M (2013) Infrared thermography in reproduction. Thermography current status and advances in livestock animals and in veterinary medicine. Brescia, Rome, pp 113-125.

[31] Sykes DJ, Couvillion JS, Cromiak A, Bowers S, Schenck E, Crenshaw M, Ryan PL (2012) The use of digital infrared thermal imaging to detect estrus in gilts. Theriogenology. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.01.030

[32] Tattersall GJ (2016) Infrared thermography: A non-invasive window into thermal physiology. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.02.022

[33] Vicentini RR, Montanholi YR, Veroneze R, Oliveira AP, Lima ML, Ujita A, El Faro L (2020) Infrared thermography reveals surface body temperature changes during proestrus and estrus reproductive phases in Gyr heifers (Bos taurus indicus). Journal of Thermal Biology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102662

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