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Electrophysiological and behavioural responses to olfactory and trigeminal gaseous stimulants in the domestic fowl

Reference	D11713
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Michael Gentle
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Dr Theodorus Demmers, Dr Robert Jones, Professor Christopher Wathes
Institution	The Roslin Institute
Department	Division of Integrative Biology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	228,476
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/10/1999
End date	01/12/2002
Duration	38 months

Abstract

There is very little understanding of olfactory perception in the domestic fowl, particularly for those gases that are pollutant of poultry houses or are used in gaseous stunning. Pain or discomfort arising from environmental pollution or during stunning is a major welfare concern in commercially reared poultry. Pollutants can be odorous, irritant or both and as such are either olfactory, trigeminal or combining stimulants. This proposal investigates the physiological properties of olfactory and trigeminal nasal receptors to identify and characterise nasal nociceptors. Behavioural criteria will be developed to identify thresholds of overt responsiveness to irritant and non-irritant gases to determine their potential noxious qualities.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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