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Table 1 Rectal and subcutaneous temperatures (°C) on post infection days -4 to 0, experiment I

From: A study on the applicability of implantable microchip transponders for body temperature measurements in pigs

Reading location

Temperature range

Mean

SD

Mean difference (Rectal -- Tx)

Rectal

39.2-40.5

39.6

0.3

-

T1

37.5-39.6

38.6

0.5

1.0

T2

37.2-39.4

38.4

0.6

1.2

T3

33.7-38.1

36.5

1.1

3.1

T4

35.8-38.8

37.2

0.3

2.4

  1. T1) = transponder positioned at left ear base
  2. T2) = transponder positioned at right ear base
  3. T3) = transponder positioned at left ischio-rectal region
  4. T4) = transponder positioned at right ischio-rectal region
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147