Estrus Detection in a Dairy Herd Using an Electronic Nose by Direct Sampling on the Perineal Region
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Instrumentation
2.2. Animals, Housing, and Management
2.3. Sampling and Measurement of Milk Parlour Environment
2.4. Sampling and Measurement of Odors from the Perineal Headspace
2.5. Response of the Sensor and Data Analysis
2.6. Ethics Statement
3. Results
3.1. Odors from Milk Parlour Environment
3.2. Odors from the Perineal Headspace in Group I
3.3. Odors from the Perineal Headspace in Group II
3.4. Comparison of the Odors from the Perineal Headspace between Group I and Group II
3.5. Odors from the Perineal Headspace in Group III
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ali, A.S.; Jacinto, J.G.P.; Mϋnchemyer, W.; Walte, A.; Gentile, A.; Formigoni, A.; Mammi, L.M.E.; Csaba Bajcsy, Á.; Abdu, M.S.; Kamel, M.M.; et al. Estrus Detection in a Dairy Herd Using an Electronic Nose by Direct Sampling on the Perineal Region. Vet. Sci. 2022, 9, 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9120688
Ali AS, Jacinto JGP, Mϋnchemyer W, Walte A, Gentile A, Formigoni A, Mammi LME, Csaba Bajcsy Á, Abdu MS, Kamel MM, et al. Estrus Detection in a Dairy Herd Using an Electronic Nose by Direct Sampling on the Perineal Region. Veterinary Sciences. 2022; 9(12):688. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9120688
Chicago/Turabian StyleAli, Asmaa S., Joana G. P. Jacinto, Wolf Mϋnchemyer, Andreas Walte, Arcangelo Gentile, Andrea Formigoni, Ludovica M. E. Mammi, Árpád Csaba Bajcsy, Mohamed S. Abdu, Mervat M. Kamel, and et al. 2022. "Estrus Detection in a Dairy Herd Using an Electronic Nose by Direct Sampling on the Perineal Region" Veterinary Sciences 9, no. 12: 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9120688