Thermography in Veterinary Medicine

Efficient and flexible veterinary medical analyses with infrared camera systems

  • Body temperature indicates diseases to be diagnosed
  • Thermography is able to identify various disease patterns
  • Only resolutions of smallest temperature differences sufficiently show problem areas

Details about veterinary medicine

Various disease patterns are detectable by means of thermography

Medical examinations of animals can be carried out in an efficient way by applying infrared camera systems. Animal’s body temperature can indicate multiple health problems. These may affect the animal itself, as for instance diseases of the udder or hoof, or they result from animal husbandry, as it is in the case of an incorrect application of saddles causing pressure points and, following, local overheating on horses. Inflammations and lameness are further problems which can be detected with the help of thermography.

Infrared camera’s compactness and small size allows its flexible application

In particular, the application of thermal camera systems is of interest due to their high mobility and – in contrast to many other procedures of veterinary medical engineering – can, therefore, be taken into stables. InfraTec’s camera series VarioCAM ® hr inspect impresses especially with their small size and low weight. Moreover, thermography is a non-contact measurement process which ensures that animals are not unnecessarily provoked.

Reliable diagnoses only with excellent thermal resolutions of infrared camera systems

Minimal differences of an animal’s body temperature can be an indicator for disease patterns. Thus, applied thermal camera systems must detect smallest temperature differences requiring excellent thermal resolutions. InfraTec provides with its VarioCAM ® high resolution series highest thermal resolutions and minimal differences in degrees Celsius (hundredth of a degree) in the uncooled infrared camera segment.

Infrared cameras for veterinary medicine

  • Wärmebildkamera VarioCA® High Definition

    Wärmebildkamera VarioCAM ® High Definition

    For the first time, mobile thermographic microbolometer cameras with a detector format of (1,024 x 768) IR pixels are available with the VarioCAM ® High Definition.

    Thermal VarioCAM ® High Definition

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr research 600 Series

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr research 600 Series

    Examine thermal behaviour with highest precision at rapid measuring and analysing speed.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr research 600 Series

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr research 400 Series

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr research 400 Series

    In case of working on different projects – use only one universal camera for all applications.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr research 400 Series

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr inspect 600 Serie

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 600 Serie

    Take advantage of fatigue free working due to light and small but highly professional thermal cameras with high resolution and long battery life.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 600 Serie

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr inspect 400 Series

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 400 Series

    In case of working on different projects? Use only one universal thermal camera for all applications.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 400 Series

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr inspect 165

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 165

    Start up with the inspection class of professional thermography.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr inspect 165

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr basic 125

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr basic 125

    Start with quality infrared measurement instrumentation and remain flexible with modular design.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr basic 125

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr head 600 Series

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr head 600 Series

    Take measurements of slightest details with high frame rate.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr head 600 Series

  • Thermal camera VarioCA® hr head 400 Series

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr head 400 Series

    Start working with a thoroughly tested thermal imaging camera for stationary use and high demands on measuring accuracy.

    Thermal camera VarioCAM ® hr head 400 Series

  • Infrared camera ImageI® 9300 Serie

    Infrared camera ImageIR ® 9300 Serie

    Measure smallest details with highest geometrical resolution.

    Infrared camera ImageIR ® 9300 Serie

  • Infrared camera InfraTec mobileIR E9

    InfraTec mobileIR E9 is an efficient and budget-friendly thermographic camera for mobile use. Exchangeable and quickly rechargeable batteries ensure a long period of application.

    Infrared camera InfraTec mobileIR E9

  • Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR E4

    InfraTec mobileIR E4 is a low-priced, efficient and completely equipped thermographic camera. This robust and very handy high-tech system convinces with its intuitively learnable handling and user-friendly single hand operation.

    Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR E4

  • Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR M8

    Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR M8

    InfraTec mobileIR M8 is a small and lightweight radiometric thermographic camera, convenient usable like a mobile phone.

    Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR M8

  • Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR M4

    Thermal camera - InfraTec mobileIR M4

    InfraTec mobileIR M4 is the perfect, cost efficient start into thermography. The extremly small and lightweight thermography camera is ideally suited for common measurement tasks.

    Thermal camera InfraTec mobileIR M4

Case study


Thermography in Biology

Bats are important in the ecosystems, and can provide valuable services to humans such as reducing the numbers of insect pests at night. But the consequences of human population expansion have caused significant reductions in the populations of many bat species over the past hundred years. In order to protect bat populations firstly their ecology has to be understood but it can be very difficult to study the small, nocturnal mammals in the wild. Infrared thermography offers solutions to many of the problems faced by bat ecologists.

Investigation of bats with infrared camera VarioCAM ® hr research 580