Physiological and behavioral mechanisms of thermoregulation in mammals

D Mota-Rojas, CG Titto, A Orihuela, J Martínez-Burnes… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The study of the hypothalamic neuromodulation of thermoregulation offers
broad areas of opportunity with practical applications that are currently being strengthened …

Clinical applications and factors involved in validating thermal windows used in infrared thermography in cattle and river buffalo to assess health and productivity

D Mota-Rojas, AMF Pereira, D Wang… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Infrared thermography is a clinically useful method for detecting
physiopathological alterations in animals through microvascular changes. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropomorphism and its adverse effects on the distress and welfare of companion animals

D Mota-Rojas, C Mariti, A Zdeinert, G Riggio… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anthropomorphic practices are increasing worldwide. Anthropomorphism is defined as the
tendency to attribute human forms, behaviors, and emotions to non-human animals or …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and function of feathers, hair, and glabrous skin in the thermoregulation strategies of domestic animals

D Mota-Rojas, CG Titto, A de Mira Geraldo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple 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 …

Thermoregulation mechanisms and perspectives for validating thermal windows in pigs with hypothermia and hyperthermia: An overview

J Gómez-Prado, AMF Pereira, D Wang… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Specific anatomical characteristics make the porcine species especially sensitive to extreme
temperature changes, predisposing them to pathologies and even death due to thermal …

The challenge of global warming in water buffalo farming: physiological and behavioral aspects and strategies to face heat stress

F Napolitano, G De Rosa, A Chay-Canul… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Global warming (GW) is a current challenge for livestock systems,
including water buffalo farms. Buffaloes have anatomical traits such as thick skin and a high …

Thermal and circulatory changes in diverse body regions in dogs and cats evaluated by infrared thermography

A Casas-Alvarado, J Martínez-Burnes, P Mora-Medina… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Infrared thermography is a tool that measures changes in the surface
temperature of the skin and has been used in companion animals to determine their health …

Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) and thermoregulation in animals: Structural biology and neurophysiological aspects

K Lezama-García, D Mota-Rojas, AMF Pereira… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this review, recent discoveries regarding transient receptor potential are
discussed and analyzed to comprehend their role in the thermoregulatory mechanisms of …

Neonatal infrared thermography images in the hypothermic ruminant model: Anatomical-morphological-physiological aspects and mechanisms for thermoregulation

D Mota-Rojas, D Wang, CG Titto… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hypothermia is one factor associated with mortality in newborn ruminants due to the drastic
temperature change upon exposure to the extrauterine environment in the first hours after …

Strategies for hypothermia compensation in altricial and precocial newborn mammals and their monitoring by infrared thermography

K Lezama-García, D Mota-Rojas, J Martínez-Burnes… - Veterinary …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermoregulation in newborn mammals is an essential species-specific mechanism of the
nervous system that contributes to their survival during the first hours and days of their life …