Early age cold conditioning in broiler chickens (Gallus domesticus): Thermotolerance and growth responses

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 517-523

  Shinder, Dmitri ^a   Luger, Dror ^a   Rusal, Mark ^a   Rzepakovsky, Victor ^a   Bresler, Valentina ^a   Yahav, Shlomo ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Broiler; Cold conditioning; Corticosterone

Indexed keywords

GALLUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036888877     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00025-6     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Arad, Z., 1991. Ontogeny of brain temperature regulation in chicks (Gallus gallus Domesticus). Br. Poult. Sci. 32, 203-210.
2. Arjona, A.A., Denbow, D.M., Weaver Jr., W.D., 1988. Effect of heart stress early in life on mortality of broilers exposed to high environmental temperatures just prior to marketing. Poult. Sci. 67, 226-231.
3. Arjona, A.A., Denbow, D.M., Weaver Jr., W.D., 1990. Neonatally induced thermotolerance: Physiological responses. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 95A, 393-399.
4. Aulie, A., 1977. The effect of intermittent cold exposure on the thermoregulatory capacity of bantam chicks, Gallus domesticus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 56A, 545-549.
5. Basta, D., Tzschentke, B., 1997. Hypothalamic thermosensitivity in moscovy ducklings during the perinatal period and the influence of different incubation temperatures. In: Tzschentke, B. (Ed.), Fourth Workshop on Perinatal Adaptation. Humboldt Universitate zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, pp. 25-34.
6. Bruck, K., Hinckel, P., 1996. Ontogenic and adaptive adjustments in the thermoregulatory system. In: Fregly, M.J., Blattes, C.M. (Eds.), Handbook of Physiology, Section 4: Environmental Physiology, Vol. 1. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 597-611.
7. Burton, R.R., Smith, A.H., 1967. Effect of polycythemia and chronic hypoxia on heart mass in the chicken. J. Appl. Physiol. 22, 782-785.
8. Deaton, J.W., Reece, F.N., McNally, E.H., Tarver, W.J., 1969. Liver, heart and adrenal weights of broilers reared under constant temperatures. Poult. Sci. 48, 283-288.
9. Deaton, J.W., Reece, F.N., Lott, B.D., Kubena, L.F., May, J.D., 1972. The efficiency of cooling broilers in summer as measured by growth and food utilization. Poult. Sci. 51, 69-71.
10. Deaton, J.W., Reece, F.N., Lott, B.D., Kubena, L.F., May, J.D., 1973. The effect of low versus moderate rearing temperature on broiler performance. Poult. Sci. 52, 1175-1181.
11. Decuypere, E., Tona, K., Bruggeman, V., Bamelis, F., 2001. The day-old chick: A crucial hinge between breeders and broilers. World's Poult. Sci. J. 57, 127-138.
12. Dörner, G., 1974. Environment-dependent brain differentiation and fundamental process of life. Acta Biol. Med. Germ. 33, 129-148.
13. Duncan, D.B., 1955. Multiple range and multiple F tests. Biometrics 11, 1-42.
14. Emmans, G.C., Kyriazakis, I., 2000. Issues arising from genetic selection for growth and body composition characteristics in poultry and pigs. In: Hill, W.G., Bishop, S.C., Mcbuirk, M., McKay, J.C., Simm, G., Webb, A.J. (Eds.), The Challenge of Genetic Changes in Animal Production. Occasional Publication No. 27, British Society of Animal Science, Edinburgh, pp. 39-53.
15. Felszeghy, K., Bagdy, G., Nyakas, C., 2000. Blunted pituitary-adrenocortical stress response in adult rats following neonatal dexamethasone treatment. J. Neuroendocrinol. 12, 1014-1021.
16. Geris, K.L., Kotanen, S.P., Berghman, L.R., Kuhn, E.R., Darras, V.M., 1996. Evidence of a thyrotropin-releasing activity of ovine corticotropin-releasing factor in the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 104, 139-146.
17. Hurwitz, S., Weiselberg, M., Eisner, U., Bartov, I., Reisenfeld, U., Sharvit, M., Niv, A., Bornstein, S., 1980. The energy requirements and performance of growing chickens and turkeys as affected by environmental temperature. Poult. Sci. 52, 2290-2299.
18. Jaeger, J.J., McGrath, J.J., 1974. Hematologic and biochemical effects of simulated high altitude on the Japanese quail. J. Appl. Physiol. 37, 357-361.
19. King, J.A., Edwards, E., 1999. Early stress and genetic influences on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning in adulthood. Horm Behav 36, 79-85.
20. May, J.D., Deaton, J.W., 1974. Environmental temperature effect on heart weight of chickens. Int. J. Biomet. 18, 295-300.
21. Meltzer, A., 1987. Acclimatization to ambient temperature and its nutritional consequences. World's Poult. Sci. J. 43, 33-44.
22. National Research Council, 1994. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, 9th Ed. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC.
23. Naumenko, E.V., Maslova, L.N., 1985. Stress in early ontogenesis and reactivity of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal system in adult rats. Endocrinol. Exp. 19, 171-178.
24. Naumenko, E.V., Markel, A.L., Lurie, S.B., Kazin, E.M., 1985. Circadian adrenocortical periodicity changes in adult rats stimulated during early development-II. Effect of cold stress. Chronobiol. Int. 2, 253-259.
25. Nichelmann, M., 2002. Perinatal development of control systems in birds. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 131, 697-699.
26. Nichelmann, M., Tzschentke, B., 1997. Ontogeny of thermoregulation during the prenatal period in birds. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 813, 78-86.
27. Nichelmann, M., Janke, O., Tzschentke, B., 2001. Efficiency of thermoregulation in precocial avian species during the prenatal period. J. Therm. Biol. 26, 273-280.
28. Scott, T.R., Washburn, K.W., 1985. Evaluation of growth, hormonal and hematological responses of neonatal chickens to reduced temperature brooding. Poult. Sci. 64, 777-784.
29. Snedecor, G.W., Cochran, W.G., 1968. Statistical Methods. Iowa State College Press, Ames, IA.
30. Shinder, D.A., Rakhimov, K.R., Usmanova, O.D., 1995. Delay in natural decline of lactase activity in the small intestine of prematurely weaned rats as related to changes in their thyroid status. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 111A, 453-459.
31. Tzschentke, B., 1997. Influence of prenatal temperature experience on postnatal thermosensitivity of hypothalamic neurons in birds. In: Tzschentke, B. (Ed.), Fourth Workshop on Perinatal Adaptation. Humboldt Universitate zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, pp. 13-23.
32. Tzscentke, B., Basra, D., 2002. Early development of neuronal hypothalamic thermosensitivity in birds: Influence of epigenetic temperature adaptation. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 131, 825-832.
33. Wekstein, D.R., Zolman, J.F., 1971. Cold stress regulation in young chickens. Poult. Sci. 50, 56-61.
34. Welberg, L.A.M., Seckl, J.R., 2001. Prenatal stress, glucocorticoids and the programming of the brain. J. Neuroendocrinol. 13, 113-128.
35. Yahav, S., Hurwitz, S., 1996. Induction of thermotolerance in male broiler chickens by temperature conditioning at an early age. Poult. Sci. 75, 402-406.
36. Yahav, S., Plavnik, I., 1999. Effect of early age thermal conditioning and food restriction on performance and thermotolerance of male broiler chicken. Br. Poult. Sci. 40, 120-126.
37. Yahav, S., Goldfeld, S., Plavnik, I., Hurwitz, S., 1995. Physiological responses of chickens and turkeys to relative humidity during exposure to high ambient temperature. J. Therm. Biol. 20, 245-253.
38. Yahav, S., Strashnow, A., Plavnik, I., Hurwitz, S., 1996. Effect of diurnally cycling versus constant temperatures on chicken growth and food intake. Br. Poult. Sci. 37, 43-54.
39. Yahav, S., Shamai, A., Haberfeld, A., Horev, G., Hurwitz. S., (Friedman) Einat, M., 1997a. Induction of thermotolerance in chickens by temperature conditioning - Heat shock protein expression. In: Blatteis, C.M. (Ed.), An update in Thermoregulation from Cellular Functions to Clinical Relevance. New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY, pp. 628-636.
40. Yahav, S., Strashnow, A., Plavnik, I., Hurwitz, S., 1997b. Blood system response of chickens to changes in environmental temperature. Poult. Sci. 76, 627-633.
41. Yahav, S., Luger, D., Cahaner, A., Dotan, M., Rusal, M., Hurwitz, S., 1998. Thermoregulation in naked-neck chickens subjected to different ambient temperatures. Br. Poult. Sci. 39, 133-138.