ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
Efficacy and Function of Feathers, Hair, and Glabrous Skin in the Thermoregulation Strategies of Domestic Animals.
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- Research on Seasonal Disease Warning Methods for Northern Winter Sheep Based on Ear-Base Temperature.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- The Role of Vulture (Accipitriformes) Cutaneous Microbiota in Infectious Disease Protection.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Deciphering the Population Characteristics of Leiqiong Cattle Using Whole-Genome Sequencing Data.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Association of Environmental Temperature and Relative Humidity with Ocular and Flank Temperatures in Dromedary Camels.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Study on the skin structure, hair follicle cycle, and GSDMA protein expression in Ganxi goats.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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- Demographic, morphological and coat factors in dogs after exercise at a fast course ability test (FCAT) trial.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Thermal Stress Assessment in Poultry Using Infrared Thermography in Specific Body Areas.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
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Abstract
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.
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