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Rogers LJ. Unfolding a sequence of sensory influences and interactions in the development of functional brain laterality. Front Behav Neurosci 2023; 16:1103192. [PMID: 36688123 PMCID: PMC9852852 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1103192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Evidence of sensory experience influencing the development of lateralized brain and behavior is reviewed. The epigenetic role of light exposure during two specific stages of embryonic development of precocial avian species is a particular focus of the research discussed. Two specific periods of light sensitivity (in early versus late incubation), each depending on different subcellular and cellular processes, affect lateralized behavior after hatching. Auditory and olfactory stimulation during embryonic development is also discussed with consideration of interactions with light-generated visual lateralization.
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Te Pas MFW, Borg R, Buddiger NJH, Wood BJ, Rebel JMJ, van Krimpen MM, Calus MPL, Park JE, Schokker D. Regulating appetite in broilers for improving body and muscle development - A review. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2020; 104:1819-1834. [PMID: 32592266 PMCID: PMC7754290 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Appetite is the desire for feed and water and the voluntary intake of feed and is an important regulator of livestock productivity and animal health. Economic traits such as growth rate and muscle development (meat deposition) in broilers are directly correlated to appetite. Factors that may influence appetite include environmental factors, such as stress and temperature variation, and animal‐specific factors, such as learning period, eating capacity and preferences. Feed preferences have been reported to be determined in early life, and this period is important in broilers due to their fast growth and relatively short growth trajectories. This may be of importance when contemplating the use of more circular and sustainable feeds and the optimization of appetite for these feeds. The objective of this review was to review the biological mechanisms underlying appetite using data from human, animal and bird models and to consider the option for modulating appetite particularly as it relates to broiler chickens.
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- Marinus F W Te Pas
- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Hendrix Genetics North America Office, Kitchener, ON, Canada
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Animal Genomics & Bioinformatics Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, Korea
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- Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Livestock Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Prada PA, Furton KG. Birds and Dogs: Toward a Comparative Perspective on Odor Use and Detection. Front Vet Sci 2018; 5:188. [PMID: 30155472 PMCID: PMC6103309 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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While canines are generally considered the gold standard for olfactory detection in many situations other animals provide alternatives and offer a unique opportunity to compare biological detection capabilities. Critical components in successfully studying biological detectors is not only understanding their anatomical evidence for olfaction, but also, understanding the life history of the species to better direct the potential of an olfactory task. Here, a brief overview is provided presenting a comparative viewpoint on the use of odors by birds and canines over a range of unique detection scenarios. Similar to canines, birds use olfactory information in various natural oriented contexts where odors are dispersed over a widespread spatial range. Comparing these two distinctive animal models, and current trends in physiological and behavioral assessments may open the door for novel uses of birds as biological sensors in forensic applications.
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- Paola A Prada
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Institute for Forensic Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, International Forensic Research Institute, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
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Krause ET, Schrader L, Caspers BA. Olfaction in Chicken (Gallus gallus): A Neglected Mode of Social Communication? Front Ecol Evol 2016. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Caspers BA, Hoffman JI, Kohlmeier P, Krüger O, Krause ET. Olfactory imprinting as a mechanism for nest odour recognition in zebra finches. Anim Behav 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bertin A, Calandreau L, Arnould C, Lévy F. The developmental stage of chicken embryos modulates the impact of in ovo olfactory stimulation on food preferences. Chem Senses 2011; 37:253-61. [PMID: 22080043 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjr101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Like mammals, bird embryos are capable of chemosensory learning, but the ontogeny of their feeding preferences has not been examined. We tested if the timing of stimulation in chicken embryos modulates the impact of in ovo olfactory stimulation on later food preferences. We exposed chicken embryos to an olfactory stimulus for a 4-day period in the middle or toward the end of the incubation period. The chicks were tested for their preference between foods with and without the olfactory stimulus in 3-min choice tests and on a 24-h time scale. Regardless of the type of food (familiar or novel) or the duration of the test, the control chicks not exposed to the olfactory stimulus consistently showed significant preferences for non-odorized foods. Chicks that were exposed in ovo to the olfactory stimulus did not show a preference for odorized or non-odorized foods. Only those chicks that were exposed to the olfactory stimulus toward the end of the incubation period differed from the controls and incorporated a higher proportion of odorized food into their diets on a 24-h time scale. This result indicates that olfactory stimulation at the end of embryonic development has a stronger impact on later feeding preferences. Our findings contribute to the growing pool of recent data appreciating the impact of olfactory signals on behavior regulation in avian species.
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- Aline Bertin
- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France.
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Bertin A, Calandreau L, Arnould C, Nowak R, Levy F, Noirot V, Bouvarel I, Leterrier C. In Ovo Olfactory Experience Influences Post-hatch Feeding Behaviour in Young Chickens. Ethology 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Karlsson AC, Jensen P, Elgland M, Laur K, Fyrner T, Konradsson P, Laska M. Red junglefowl have individual body odors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 213:1619-24. [PMID: 20435811 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.040279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Olfaction may play an important role in regulating bird behavior, and has been suggested to be involved in feather-pecking. We investigated possible differences in the body odors of red junglefowl females by using an automated olfactometer which assessed the ability of trained mice to discriminate between the odors of uropygial gland secretions (the main carrier of potential individual odors in chickens) of six feather-pecked and six non-pecked birds. All mice were clearly able to discriminate between all individual red junglefowl odors, showing that each bird has an individual body odor. We analyzed whether it was more difficult to discriminate between the odors of two feather-pecked, or two non-pecked birds, than it was to discriminate between the odors of two randomly selected birds. This was not the case, suggesting that feather-pecked birds did not share a common odor signature. Analyses using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry showed that the composition of aliphatic carboxylic acids in uropygial gland secretions differed consistently between individuals. However, chemical composition did not vary according to feather-pecking status. We conclude that red junglefowl have individual body odors which appear to be largely based on differences in the relative abundance of aliphatic carboxylic acids, but there is no evidence of systematic differences between the body odors of pecked and non-pecked birds.
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- Anna-Carin Karlsson
- IFM Biology, Division of Zoology, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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Gomez G, Celii A. The peripheral olfactory system of the domestic chicken: physiology and development. Brain Res Bull 2008; 76:208-16. [PMID: 18498933 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2007] [Revised: 12/26/2007] [Accepted: 02/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Olfaction is a ubiquitous sensory system found in all terrestrial vertebrates. Birds use olfaction for several important activities such as feeding and mating; thus, understanding bird biology would also require the systematic study olfaction. In addition, the olfactory system has several unique features that are useful for the study of nervous system function and development, including a large multigene family for olfactory receptor expression, peripheral neurons that regenerate, and a complex system for sensory innervation of the olfactory bulb. We focused on physiological, anatomical and behavioral approaches to study the chick olfactory neurons and the olfactory bulb. Chick olfactory neurons displayed some properties similar to those found in mature neurons of other vertebrate species, and other properties that were unique. Since information from these neurons is initially processed in the olfactory bulb, we also conducted preliminary studies on the developmental timeline of this structure and showed that glomerular structures are organized in ovo during a critical time period, during which embryonic chicks can form behavioral associations with odorants introduced in ovo. Lastly, we have shown that chick olfactory neurons can grow and mature in vitro, allowing their use in cell culture studies. These results collectively demonstrate some of the features of the olfactory system that are common to all vertebrates, and some that are unique to birds. These highlight the potential for the use of the physiology and development of the olfactory system as a model system for avian brain neurobiology.
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- George Gomez
- Biology Department, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510, USA.
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Józsa R, Hollósy T, Tamás A, Tóth G, Lengvári I, Reglodi D. Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide plays a role in olfactory memory formation in chicken. Peptides 2005; 26:2344-50. [PMID: 15927304 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2005.03.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2005] [Revised: 03/29/2005] [Accepted: 03/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PACAP plays an important role during development of the nervous system and is also involved in memory processing. The aim of the present study was to investigate the function of PACAP in chicken embryonic olfactory memory formation by blocking PACAP at a sensitive period in ovo. Chicken were exposed daily to strawberry scent in ovo from embryonic day 15. Control eggs were treated only with saline, while other eggs received a single injection of the PACAP antagonist PACAP6-38 at day 15. The consumption of scented and unscented water was measured daily after hatching. Animals exposed to strawberry scent in ovo showed no preference. However, chickens exposed to PACAP6-38, showed a clear preference for plain water, similarly to unexposed chicken. Our present study points to PACAP's possible importance in embryonic olfactory memory formation.
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- Rita Józsa
- Department of Anatomy, Pécs University Medical Faculty and Neurohumoral Regulations Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 7624 Pecs, Szigeti u 12, Hungary
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Recognition of burrow's olfactory signature in blue petrels, Halobaena caerulea: an efficient discrimination mechanism in the dark. Anim Behav 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Social dispersal by domestic chicks in a novel environment: reassuring properties of a familiar odourant. Anim Behav 2002. [DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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