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Table 3 Evaluation of the wound temperature by palpation in comparison to the skin temperature measurements with the infrared camera (IRT)

From: Postoperative wound assessment in cattle: How reliable is the back hand palpation?

Number of measurements

HT group

LT group

palpatorically

palpatorically

positive

negative

total

positive

negative

total

IRT>1 °C

3

4

7

11

51

62

IRT<1 °C

2

51

53

1

17

18

total

5

55

60

12

68

80

  1. LT: Group of cows whose measurements were taken at low ambient temperatures (n = 8; 80 measurements)
  2. HT: Group of cows whose measurements were taken at high ambient temperatures (n = 6; 60 measurements)