Simple Summary Heat stress triggers behavioural and physiological response and thus
negatively affects productivity in livestock. Among farm species, pigs are especially …

Litter size in modern sows has been dramatically improved in recent decades by genetic
selection for highly prolific sows. In a tropical environment, the average total number of pigs …

The thermal environment is crucial for livestock production. Accurately detecting thermal
environmental conditions enables the implementation of appropriate methods to control the …

Infrared thermography is a non-invasive method of body surface temperature analysis in
pigs. This study aimed to evaluate the body surface temperature of sows and piglets kept in …

Genomes are dynamic biological units, with processes of gene duplication and loss
triggering evolutionary novelty. The mammalian skin provides a remarkable case study on …

Department of Veterinary Physiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria♦
Corresponding author: buharihabibu@ rocketmail. com; bhabibu@ abu. edu. ng abstract …

This study investigated the precision air supply cooling system with different cooling air
speed on reproductive performance, stress status, immunity and intestinal microbiota of …

The objective of this study was to compare the presence of ovarian activity and pregnancy
rates to temperature variation at the vulvar skin measured by infrared thermography (IRT). In …

Simple Summary Auditory environmental enrichment may be used to relieve animal stress
and has been reported to have positive behavioral effects in pigs, considering it aims to …

Increasing demands on animal welfare and the higher temperatures in summer due to
climate change make it necessary to adapt conventional pig husbandry systems. A cooled …