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. 2019 Jul 6;9(7):425. doi: 10.3390/ani9070425

Table 9.

Spearman correlations between infrared body surface temperatures assessed at four different anatomical sites and physiological indicators.

Anatomical Site 1 IRNT IRRT IROT IRBET Rectal T ° Heart Rate Salivary Cortisol
IRNT 1.00 0.48 *** 0.84 *** 0.82 *** −0.27 * 0.13 0.49 ***
IRRT 1.00 0.41 *** 0.53 *** −0.31 *** 0.34*** 0.51 ***
IROT 1.00 0.90 *** −0.32 *** 0.56*** 0.50 ***
IRBET 1.00 −0.30 *** 0.29* 0.49 ***

1 IRNT: Infrared neck temperature; IRRT: Infrared rump temperature; IROT: Infrared orbital temperature; IRBET: Infrared behind ears temperature * P < 0.05; *** P < 0.001.