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Journal Articles Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology Year : 2014

Ontogeny of non-shivering thermogenesis in Muscovy ducklings (Cairina moschata)

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In precocial birds, developing the capacity for early regulatory thermogenesis appears as a fundamental prerequi- site for survival and growth in cold environments. However, the exact nature of these processes has not been thoroughly investigated. Several bird species, such as Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata), develop muscular non- shivering thermogenesis when chronically exposed to cold. The aim of this study was to investigate the age- dependent development of non-shivering thermogenesis in ducklings reared either at thermoneutrality (25 °C) or in the cold (4 °C). Non-shivering thermogenesis was assessed weekly by simultaneously measuring whole body metabolic heat production and electromyographic activity during shivering at different temperatures ranging from 29 °C to 0 °C. We found that ducklings reared at thermoneutrality displayed a capacity for non-shivering thermogenesis during the ␣rst month of post-hatching life. This thermogenic mechanism increased further in ducklings chronically exposed to a cold environment, but it decreased over time when birds were kept in a thermoneutral environment.
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halsde-01011263 , version 1 (23-06-2014)

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Loïc Teulier, Jean-Louis Rouanet, Benjamin Rey, Damien Roussel. Ontogeny of non-shivering thermogenesis in Muscovy ducklings (Cairina moschata). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 2014, 175, pp.82-89. ⟨10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.05.012⟩. ⟨halsde-01011263⟩
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