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Effect of temperature level on thermal acclimation in Large White growing pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2008

D. Renaudeau ,
M. Kerdoncuff ,
C. Anaïs  and
J. L. Gourdine
D. Renaudeau*
Affiliation:
Unité de Recherches Zootechniques INRA UR143, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
M. Kerdoncuff
Affiliation:
Unité de Recherches Zootechniques INRA UR143, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
C. Anaïs
Affiliation:
Unité de Production et Santé Animale, INRA UE503, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
J. L. Gourdine
Affiliation:
Unité de Recherches Zootechniques INRA UR143, 97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe, French West Indies
*
E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The effect of temperature level (24°C, 28°C, 32°C or 36°C) on performance and thermoregulatory response in growing pigs during acclimation to high ambient temperature was studied on a total of 96 Large White barrows. Pigs were exposed to 24°C for 10 days (days −10 to −1, P0) and thereafter to a constant temperature of 24°C, 28°C, 32°C or 36°C for 20 days. Pigs were housed in individual metal slatted pens, allowing a separate collection of faeces and urine and given ad libitum access to feed. Rectal (RT) and cutaneous (CT) temperatures and respiration rate (RR) were measured three times daily (0700, 1200 and 1800 h) every 2 to 3 days during the experiment. From day 1 to 20, the effect of temperature on average daily feed intake (ADFI) and BW gain (average daily gain, ADG) was curvilinear. The decrease of ADFI averaged 90 g/day per °C between 24°C and 32°C and 128 g/day per °C between 32°C and 36°C. The corresponding values for ADG were 50 and 72 g/day per °C, respectively. The 20 days exposure to the experimental temperature was divided in two sub-periods (P1 and P2, from day 1 to 10 and from day 11 to 20, respectively). ADFI was not affected by duration of high-temperature exposure (i.e. P2 v. P1). The ADG was not influenced by the duration of exposure at 24°C and 28°C groups. However, ADG was higher at P2 than at P1 and this effect was temperature dependent (+130 and +458 g/day at 32°C and 36°C, respectively). In P2 at 36°C, dry matter digestibility significantly increased (+2.1%, P < 0.01); however, there was no effect of either duration or temperature on the digestibility of dry matter at group 24°C and 32°C. RT, CT and RR were measured three times daily (0700, 1200 and 1800 h) every 2 to 3 days during the experiment. Between 28°C and 36°C, RT and CT were lower during P2 than during P1 (−0.20°C and −0.23°C; P < 0.05), whereas RR response was not affected by the duration of exposure whatever the temperature level. In conclusion, this study suggests that the effect of elevated temperatures on performance and thermoregulatory responses is dependent on the magnitude and the duration of heat stress.

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acclimationgrowthheat stresspigtemperature
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animal , Volume 2 , Issue 11 , November 2008 , pp. 1619 - 1626
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2008

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