Use of in ovo transponder telemetry to determine the effects of a reduction in temperature initiated on day twelve of incubation on the subsequent body temperature and somatic characteristics of Ross 708 broiler chicks

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作者：
Elliott, K. E. C. [2 ]
Lindsey, L. L. [1 ]
Fatemi, S. A. [1 ]
Gerard, P. D. [3 ]
Peebles, E. D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Mississippi State Univ, Dept Poultry Sci, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[2] USDA ARS, Poultry Res Unit, Mississippi State, MS 39762 USA
[3] Clemson Univ, Sch Math & Stat Sci, Clemson, SC 29634 USA
来源：
POULTRY SCIENCE | 2025年 / 104卷 / 04期
关键词：
Body temperature; Broiler; Incubation temperature; Physiology; Post hatch; EGGSHELL TEMPERATURE; LAST WEEK; HATCHING EGGS; AIR CELL; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY; GROWTH; CONDUCTANCE; METABOLISM; HATCHABILITY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.psj.2025.104991
中图分类号：
S8 [畜牧、 动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];
学科分类号：
0905 ;
摘要：
The effects of a reduction in incubation temperature, made to accommodate higher levels of embryonic heat production, on the post hatch body temperature and somatic characteristics of Ross 708 broilers were determined. Incubation temperature treatments (TRT) were a standard (STRT, 37.5 degrees C) and a lower (LTRT, 35.6 degrees C) TRT provided between 12 and 21 d of incubation (DOI). All eggs were incubated at 37.5 degrees C between 0 and 12 DOI. Temperature transponders implanted in the air cell of each egg at 12 DOI were extracted and inserted subcutaneously into the neck of the corresponding hatchling to record chick body temperature (CBT) through 21 d of grow out (DOG). After placement, multiple CBT and litter temperature (LT) readings were recorded daily between 1 and 21 DOG, and BW was determined at placement (0 DOG), and BW, body length (BL), and BW to length ratio (BWTLR) were determined on 7, 14, and 21 DOG. Thirteen daily mean CBT readings in the STRT were significantly higher than those in the LTRT between 1 and 21 DOG. Nevertheless, there was no significant correlation between LT and CBT, and when hatch time (HT) and BW were accounted for, embryo temperature (ET) and CBT were not significantly correlated. At 0 and 7 DOG, no significant differences in BW were observed between the STRT and LTRT within either sex; however, BW was greatest in males belonging to the STRT at 14 (x = 483.1 g) and 21 (x = 1,033.8 g) DOG. Across DOG and sex, BL was significantly longer in the STRT than in the LTRT, and at 14 and 21 DOG, BWTLR was greater in the STRT than in the LTRT. The LTRT subsequently lowered CBT and negatively affected chick BW, BL, and BWTLR. In conclusion, CBT is not directly associated with ET, but the reductions in CBT and various performance variables in Ross 708 broilers in response to the LTRT is a result of its adverse effects on chick HT and BW.
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