The concept that different systems control episodic and surge secretion of gonadotropin‐
releasing hormone (GnRH) was well established by the time that GnRH was identified and …

Simple Summary For at least the last four decades, the focus of animal welfare research,
quality assurance, and policy initiatives has been on measuring behavioural and …

This book explains the role of hormones in improving and monitoring the production,
performance, reproduction, behaviour and health of livestock animals, focusing on cattle …

The hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal (HPG) axis connects the hypothalamus, pituitary gland,
and gonads. The regulation of reproductive processes includes integrating various factors …

Diapause represents a major developmental switch in insects and is a seasonal adaptation
that evolved as a specific subtype of dormancy in most insect species to ensure survival …

Global warming has been affecting animal husbandry and farming production worldwide via
changes in organisms and their habitats. In the tropics, these conditions are adverse for …

Accumulating findings during the past decades have demonstrated that the hypothalamic
arcuate kisspeptin neurons are supposed to be responsible for pulsatile release of …

Stress affects the productivity and fertility of cattle. Stress causes strain and individual
animals experience different amounts of strain in response to the same amount of stress …

Kisspeptin (KISS1) is encoded by the KISS1 gene and was initially found to be a repressor
of metastasis. Natural mutations in the KISS1 receptor gene (KISS1R) were subsequently …

Stress is defined as a disruption of the body homeostasis in response to modest as well as
perceived challenge. Two main physiological routes, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal …