A comparison of thermoregulatory capacity in three lines of female broiler breeders

Nicholas A Gonet; DA Sandercock; MA Mitchell

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A comparison of thermoregulatory capacity in three lines of female broiler breeders

Nicholas A Gonet^*, DA Sandercock, MA Mitchell

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Artificial genetic selection of poultry for economically important production traits has been extremely successful. However, it has become apparent that selection for improved growth rate and food conversion efficiency may be associated with a number of undesirable consequences. Thus, it is acknowledged that present day broiler chickens are particularly susceptible to the effects of elevated thermal loads in terms of productivity and mortality. In addition, broilers may be exposed to routine acute thermal challenges during
procedures such as transportation when any increase in susceptibility to heat stress associated with genetic selection for performance may prove detrimental. The present study, therefore, has examined the thermoregulatory responses in females of three differentially selected grandparent broiler lines in order to
compare their relative degrees of thermotolerance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	700-701
Number of pages	2
Journal	British Poultry Science
Volume	41
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/713654984
Publication status	Print publication - 2000
Externally published	Yes
Event	Spring Meeting of the World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) 2000 - Scarborough, United Kingdom Duration: 20 Mar 2000 → 22 Mar 2000

Keywords

Broiler breeder strains
Acute heat stress
Hyperthermia
Thermal polypnea
Hypocapnia
Respiratory alkalosis
Blood pH
Thermoregulatory capacity
Thermotolerance

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A comparison of thermoregulatory capacity in three lines of female broiler breeders

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