Efficacy and Function of Feathers, Hair, and Glabrous Skin in the Thermoregulation Strategies of Domestic Animals

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:33Z
Fecha de publicación2021-01-01
ResumenSimple Summary Animals adopt several strategies to regulate their body temperature by promoting heat loss or gain in hot and cold environments, respectively. This mechanism of heat loss or production is performed in thermal windows. A thermal window is a structure where many blood capillaries facilitate thermal exchange in this region. The presence of feathers, hair, or glabrous (hairless) skin and their structural characteristics greatly influence each species' capacity to maintain thermal comfort. This factor needs to be considered when implementing new monitoring or measuring techniques such as infrared thermography since interpretations may vary due to the presence or absence of these structures. It is essential to recognize the effects of glabrous skin, hair, and feathers on thermoregulation to identify species-specific thermal windows that allow accurate evaluations of the thermal state of domestic animals. The objective of this review is to describe and analyze the effect of feathers, hair, and glabrous (hairless) skin on the thermoregulation of domestic and endotherm animals, especially concerning the uses and scope of infrared thermography (IRT), scientific findings on heat and cold stress, and differences among species of domestic animals. Clinical medicine considers thermoregulation a mechanism that allows animals to adapt to varying thermal environmental conditions, a process in which the presence of feathers, hair, or glabrous skin influences heat loss or heat retention, respectively, under hot and cold environmental conditions. Evaluating body temperature provides vital information on an individual's physiological state and health status since variations in euthermia maintenance in vertebrates reflect a significant cellular metabolism deviation that needs to be assessed and quantified. IRT is a non-invasive tool for evaluating thermal responses under thermal stress conditions in animals, where the presence or absence of feathers, hair, and glabrous skin can affect readings and the differences detected. Therefore, anatomical regions, the characteristics of feathers, hair, glabrous skin such as structure, length, color, and extension, and strategies for dissipating or retaining heat together constitute a broad area of opportunity for future research into the phenomena of dermal thermoregulation in domestic species.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123472es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5376
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónAnimalses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123472es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnimals
Palabra clavebirdses_ES
Palabra clavebehaviores_ES
Palabra clavethermoregulationes_ES
Palabra claveskines_ES
Palabra claveglabrous skines_ES
Palabra clavehaires_ES
Palabra clavefeatherses_ES
TítuloEfficacy and Function of Feathers, Hair, and Glabrous Skin in the Thermoregulation Strategies of Domestic Animalses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorTitto, Cristiane Goncalves
Autorde Mira Geraldo, Ana
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorGomez, Jocelyn
AutorHernandez-avalos, Ismael
AutorCasas, Alejandro
AutorDominguez, Adriana
AutorJose, Nancy
AutorBertoni, Aldo
AutorReyes, Brenda
AutorPereira, Alfredo M. F.
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
AutorTitto, Cristiane Goncalveses_ES
Autorde Mira Geraldo, Anaes_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorGomez, Jocelynes_ES
AutorHernandez-avalos, Ismaeles_ES
AutorCasas, Alejandroes_ES
AutorDominguez, Adrianaes_ES
AutorJose, Nancyes_ES
AutorBertoni, Aldoes_ES
AutorReyes, Brendaes_ES
AutorPereira, Alfredo M. F.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número12es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123472
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen11es_ES

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