Advanced search
Publication Cover
British Poultry Science Volume 40, 1999 - Issue 3
Submit an article Journal homepage
117
Views
24
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Circadian variation in heat production and respiratory quotient in growing broilers maintained at different food intakes and ambient temperatures

K. KOH
&
M. G. MACLEOD
Pages 353-356 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

  • DAVIS , R.H. , HASSAN , O.E.M. and SYKES , A.H. 1973 . Energy utilization in the laying hen in relation to ambient temperature . Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge , 80 : 173 – 177 .
  • FARRELL , D.J. and SWAIN , S. 1977 . Effects of temperature treatments on the energy and nitrogen metabolism of fed chickens . British Poultry Science , 18 : 735 – 743 .
  • GERAERT , P.A. , MACLEOD , M.G. and LECLERCQ , B. 1988 . Energy metabolism in genetically fat and lean chickens: diet- and cold-induced thermogenesis . Journal of Nutrition , 118 : 1232 – 1239 .
  • KLANDORF , H. , SHARP , P.J. and MACLEOD , M.G. 1981 . The relationship between heat production and concentrations of plasma thyroid hormones in the domestic hen . General and Comparative Endocrinology , 45 : 513 – 520 .
  • LI , Y. , ITO , T. , NISHIBORI , M. and YAMAMOTO , S. 1992 . Effects of environmental temperature on heat production associated with food intake and on abdominal temperature in laying hens . British Poultry Science , 33 : 113 – 122 .
  • LUNDY , H. , MACLEOD , M.G. and JEWITT , T.R. 1978 . An automated multi-calorimeter system: preliminary experiments on laying hens . British Poultry Science , 19 : 173 – 186 .
  • MACLEOD , M.G. , TULLETT , S.G. and JEWITT , T.R. 1979 . Effects of food intake regulation on the energy metabolism of hens and cockerels of a layer strain . British Poultry Science , 20 : 521 – 531 .
  • MACLEOD , M.G. , LUNDY , H. and JEWITT , T.R. 1985 . Heat production by the mature male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): preliminary measurements in an automated indirect open-circuit multi-calorimeter system . British Poultry Science , 26 : 325 – 333 .
  • MACLEOD , M.G. 1991 . Effects of feeding by crop intubation on energy metabolism and physical activity in domestic cockerels . British Poultry Science , 32 : 1089 – 1095 .
  • MELTZER , A. 1983 . Thermoneutral zone and resting metabolic rate of broilers . British Poultry Science , 24 : 471 – 476 .
  • NISHIBORI , M. , LI , Y. , FUJITA , M. , ITO , T. and TAMAMOTO , S. 1989 . Diurnal variation in heat production, heart rate, respiration rate and body temperature of laying hens at constant environmental temperatures of 23°C and 35°C . Japanese Journal of Zootechnical Science , 60 : 529 – 533 . (In Japanese with English summary)
  • O'NEILL , S.J.B. , BALNAVE , D. and JACKSON , N. 1971 . The influence of feathering and environmental temperature on the heat production and efficiency of utilization of metabolizable energy by the mature cockerel . Journal of Agricultural Science, Cambridge , 77 : 293 – 305 .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.