Strategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloes

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:31Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenSimple Summary Although ruminant newborns are a precocial species, they are susceptible to hypothermia and neonatal mortality during the first hours of life due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors that challenge their thermostability. Several mechanisms are activated when the organism perceives a temperature decrease, such as vasoconstriction, shivering, and non-shivering thermogenesis. These have been widely studied in lambs, goats, and cattle. However, for water buffalo, a relevant, productive species, the investigation of thermoregulation in the neonate immediately after calving, and of the tools to assess their thermal state, is limited. This review aims to analyze behavioral, morphological, and physiological strategies in newborn water buffaloes facing thermal stressors and discuss the role of infrared thermography in monitoring hypothermic states. Hypothermia is one of the principal causes of perinatal mortality in water buffaloes and can range from 3\% to 17.9\%. In ruminants, factors affecting hypothermia in newborns may be of intrinsic (e.g., level of neurodevelopment, birth weight, vitality score, amount of brown fat, skin features) or extrinsic origin (e.g., maternal care, environmental conditions, colostrum consumption). When newborn buffaloes are exposed to cold stress, thermoregulatory mechanisms such as peripheral vasoconstriction and shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis are activated to prevent hypothermia. Due to the properties of infrared thermography (IRT), as a technique that detects vasomotor changes triggered by a reduction in body temperature, evaluating the central and peripheral regions in newborn buffaloes is possible. This review aims to analyze behavioral, physiological, and morphological strategies and colostrum consumption as thermal compensation mechanisms in newborn water buffalo to cope with environmental changes affecting thermoneutrality. In addition, the importance of monitoring by IRT to identify hypothermia states will be highlighted. Going deeper into these topics related to the water buffalo is essential because, in recent years, this species has become more popular and is being bred in more geographic areas.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132161es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5332
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónAnimalses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132161es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteAnimals
Palabra claveBubalus bubalises_ES
Palabra claveruminant hypothermiaes_ES
Palabra clavethermoregulationes_ES
Palabra claveshivering thermogenesises_ES
Palabra clavenon-shivering thermogenesises_ES
TítuloStrategies and Mechanisms of Thermal Compensation in Newborn Water Buffaloeses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorMota-Rojas, Daniel
AutorBraghieri, Ada
AutorGhezzi, Marcelo
AutorCeriani, Maria Carolina
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julio
AutorLendez, Pamela Anahi
AutorPereira, Alfredo M. F.
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karina
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adriana
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandro
AutorSabia, Emilio
AutorPacelli, Corrado
AutorNapolitano, Fabio
AutorMota-Rojas, Danieles_ES
AutorBraghieri, Adaes_ES
AutorGhezzi, Marceloes_ES
AutorCeriani, Maria Carolinaes_ES
AutorMartinez-Burnes, Julioes_ES
AutorLendez, Pamela Anahies_ES
AutorPereira, Alfredo M. F.es_ES
AutorLezama-Garcia, Karinaes_ES
AutorDominguez-Oliva, Adrianaes_ES
AutorCasas-Alvarado, Alejandroes_ES
AutorSabia, Emilioes_ES
AutorPacelli, Corradoes_ES
AutorNapolitano, Fabioes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número13es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/ani13132161
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen13es_ES

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