Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae challenge in swine: diagnostic of lung alterations by infrared thermography

Abstract

IRT might be a valuable tool for the detection of inflammatory lung alterations in pigs, especially during the acute stage of infection and if ambient temperatures are constant during individual measurements. External and internal factors interfere with this method, so that its application in the field might be restricted to a selection of pigs for further diagnostic with adequate specificity.