Use of thermography in Thoroughbred horses

Yang, Young-Jin; Cho, Gil-Jae; Nam, Tchi-Chou; Choi, Seok-Hwa

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2002;42(2):269-275.

Young-Jin Yang¹, Gil-Jae Cho¹, Tchi-Chou Nam², Seok-Hwa Choi³

¹Korea Racing Association
²College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
³College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University

말에서 체열촬영술의 응용

양영진¹, 조길재¹, 남치주², 최석화³

¹한국마사회
²서울대학교 수의과대학
³충북대학교 수의과대학

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness and effectiveness of thermography in horse. Total 21 horses associated with locomotors, wound, and ophthalmic disease were investigated. Thermographically, the wannest area in normal limb was coronary band ($27.26^{circ}C$), and carpus, metacarpus, fetlock, and pastern area were $26.64^{circ}C$, $24.42^{circ}C$, $23.64^{circ}C$ and $23.06^{circ}C$, respectively. The temperature($^{circ}C$) of horses with lameness, swelling, nervous, ataxia was lower(cold spot) than surrounding tissue or symmetry area, and with heat, signs of inflammation was increased(hot spot). These results suggest that the thermography is useful for the early detection of locomotors, wound, and ophthalmic disease in horse and an excellent adjunct to clinical examination.

Key Words: horse, thermography, cold spot, hot spot