Thermogenesis, vocalization, and temperature preference of 1-day-old chicken hatchlings after cold-exposure in late embryogenesis

dc.contributor.authorToro-Velasquez, Paula Andrea [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMortola, Jacopo P.
dc.contributor.institutionMcGill Univ
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:11:30Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-01
dc.description.abstractIn a thermal gradient the preferred ambient temperature (T (a) pref) of chicken hatchlings is a few degrees lower than thermoneutrality. To investigate whether a correlation may exist between T (a) pref and the autonomic thermogenic capacity or not we studied a group of hatchlings (N = 15) exposed to cold at end-incubation, a procedure known to increase their postnatal thermogenesis. Chicken embryos were exposed to cold (34.5 A degrees C instead of 38 A degrees C) at days 18-20 of incubation. By comparison to Controls (N = 15), they hatched a few hours later, with similar body weight, body temperature, vocalization (number of sounds produced per unit time), and oxygen consumption (, measured in a respirometer by an open-flow methodology). When exposed to slow cooling these hatchlings had a higher lower critical temperature (LCT) of thermoneutrality and higher , and slightly higher vocalization than Controls. In a thermal gradient, T (a) pref averaged 34.3 +/- A 0.3 A degrees C, or 1 A degrees C higher than in Controls (33.4 +/- A 0.3 A degrees C; P < 0.05), in proportion with their higher LCT (38 +/- A 0.1 A degrees C instead of 36.7 +/- A 0.3 A degrees C; P < 0.001), so that the T (a) pref - LCT difference (-3.6 +/- A 0.3 A degrees C) was similar to Controls (-3.3 +/- A 0.3 A degrees C). In conclusion, in chicken hatchlings T (a) pref was lower than LCT irrespective of the magnitude of their thermogenic response. It was estimated that, at T (a) pref, was similar to 20 % higher than at thermoneutrality. Such metabolic increase could carry some physiological advantage and the choice of T (a) pref may reflect the hatchling's needs to maintain slightly elevated.en
dc.description.affiliationMcGill Univ, Dept Physiol, Montreal, PQ H3G 1Y6, Canada
dc.description.affiliationSao Paulo State Univ, Dept Anim Morphol & Physiol, Coll Agr & Vet Sci, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespSao Paulo State Univ, Dept Anim Morphol & Physiol, Coll Agr & Vet Sci, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.format.extent631-639
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-014-0828-x
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Comparative Physiology B-biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, v. 184, n. 5, p. 631-639, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00360-014-0828-x
dc.identifier.issn0174-1578
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/113207
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000338295600008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.517
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,952
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectBirden
dc.subjectnewbornen
dc.subjectBehaviouren
dc.subjectThermoneutralityen
dc.subjectThermoregulationen
dc.titleThermogenesis, vocalization, and temperature preference of 1-day-old chicken hatchlings after cold-exposure in late embryogenesisen
dc.typeArtigo
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dcterms.rightsHolderSpringer
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt
unesp.departmentMorfologia e Fisiologia Animal - FCAVpt

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