Infrared Thermal Imaging and Blood and Faecal Cortisol Measurements for Stress Assessment in Rabbits During Blood Sampling
Jana Doležalová, Gabriela Kadlecová, Vladimír Jekl, Monika Šebánková, Edita Jeklová, Eva Jánová, Petra Bakulová, Eva Voslářová, Kristýna Řeháková, Zuzana Tomiczková, Jan Chloupek · 2026
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Jana Doležalová and colleagues measure stress in lab rabbits during repeated blood sampling. Their animal welfare study from twenty twenty-six uses thermal imaging and hormone tests. Blood draws are routine in drug studies but stressful for animals. Noninvasive stress measures could refine those protocols.
Eight rabbits underwent nine blood collections over five hours. Eight untouched rabbits in the same room served as controls. Eye-area temperature rose after the first collection in both groups. Even unhandled rabbits reacted to room activity around them. Blood and droppings supplied hormone measures for comparison. Thermal cameras offer a quick, touch-free stress signal. The findings support gentler sampling routines in labs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jana Doležalová, Gabriela Kadlecová, Vladimír Jekl, Monika Šebánková, Edita Jeklová, Eva Jánová, Petra Bakulová, Eva Voslářová, Kristýna Řeháková, Zuzana Tomiczková, Jan Chloupek |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |