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Comparison of rectal and infrared thermometry for obtaining body temperature in cynomolgus macaques ( Macaca fascicularis )
Author(s) -
Sikoski P.,
Banks M.L.,
Gould R.,
Young R.W.,
Wallace J.M.,
Nader M.A.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2007.00214.x
Subject(s) - rectal temperature , medicine , sedation , abdomen , thermography , rectum , infrared , surgery , physics , optics
Background It would be clinically advantageous to develop a method of body temperature evaluation in cynomolgus macaques ( Macaca fascicularis ) that did not require sedation, restraint, surgical manipulation, or expensive equipment. Methods Body temperatures of 51 cynomolgus macaques were taken with rectal thermometry and non‐contact infrared thermometry (NIFT) on the shoulder, face, abdomen, and axillary region. Results and conclusions Body temperature measurements from NIFT were statistically different ( P < 0.0001) from rectal thermometry. In addition, there was greater between‐ and within‐subject variability in values using NIFT. There was no correlation between any sites of the NIFT and rectal thermometry. It was concluded that NIFT was not a valid alternative to rectal thermometry in cynomolgus macaques.