Switch to
Predicate | Object |
---|---|
rdf:type | |
lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
|
pubmed:dateCreated |
1986-4-25
|
pubmed:abstractText |
Thermoregulatory capacities of 51 reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) aged 1-35 days were studied at -26.5 to +35.0 degrees C ambient temperatures at Kaamanen reindeer research station, Finland (69 degrees 10' N) during calving periods in May 1981 and May-July 1982. The newborn calves aged 1-4 days maintained a high body temperature (Tre) (mean +40.2 degrees C) even at the lowest experimental temperature of -22.5 degrees C by increasing their metabolic rate five-fold above the level at +11.0 degrees C. Heat production of the new-born calves was largely based on the metabolism of brown adipose tissue, stimulated by cold-induced discharge of the sympathetic nervous transmitter, noradrenaline (NA). Sensitivity of the calves to exogenous NA disappeared during the first 3-4 weeks of life. Thermal conductance of the calves was low at low ambient temperatures, but rose strongly as Ta increased above +10 degrees C. The extensive peripheral cooling, especially in the feet, was demonstrated in the calves aged 1-10 days. The lowest foot temperature (+10.5 degrees C) was measured in a 4-day-old calf at -14.5 degrees C. Slight shivering thermogenesis was recorded in the calves aged 1-4 days and occasionally in the older calves at low values of Ta. Shivering appears to be a reserve mechanism against severe cold. At about +20 degrees C and above the calves increased their Tre (approximately 1 degree C), oxygen consumption and heart rate. In the newborn calves oxygen consumption rose four- to five-fold and in 1-month-old calves about two-fold. Fast growing calves (maximum 400 g/day) appear to be more stressed by heat than by cold exposure.
|
pubmed:language |
eng
|
pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
|
pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
|
pubmed:issn |
0300-9629
|
pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
|
pubmed:volume |
83
|
pubmed:owner |
NLM
|
pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
|
pubmed:pagination |
371-86
|
pubmed:dateRevised |
2008-10-30
|
pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Aging,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Animals, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Body Temperature,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Body Temperature Regulation,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Body Weight,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Energy Metabolism,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Heart Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Kinetics,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Norepinephrine,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Oxygen Consumption,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Reindeer,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Skin Temperature,
pubmed-meshheading:2869877-Temperature
|
pubmed:year |
1986
|
pubmed:articleTitle |
The influence of ambient temperature on metabolism and body temperature of newborn and growing reindeer calves (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.).
|
pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
|