COMPARISON BETWEEN THE RECTAL TEMPERATURE AND THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE TEMPERATURE AT NORMOTHERMIC CATS (Felis catus) COMPARAÇÃO ENTRE A TEMPERATURA RETAL E A TEMPERATURA DA MEMBRANA TIMPÂNICA EM GATOS (Felis catus) NORMOTÉRMICOS

The veterinary tympanic thermometer of infrared rays is an alternative apparatus for the measurement of the body temperature, but it has not been appropriately explored to check its equivalence with the rectal temperature measurement using a traditional clinical thermometer. The tympanic and rectal...

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Main Authors: Vanner Boere, Giovana Adorni Mazzotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goiás 2009-09-01
Series:Ciência Animal Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/4875