Considering the increasing challenges imposed by climate change and the need to improve
animal welfare, breeding more resilient animals capable of better coping with environmental …

Background Genetic selection based on direct indicators of heat stress could capture
additional mechanisms that are involved in heat stress response and enable more accurate …

With increasing climate variability, there is a rise in the exposure to, and incidence of,
ruminant heat stress (HS), increasing the requirement for focused research. As such, precise …

Climate change has been linked to increasing temperatures and weather extremes. Certain
regions around the world become more susceptible to environmental hazards that limit pig …

Background Automatic and continuous recording of vaginal temperature (TV) using
wearable sensors causes minimal disruptions to animal behavior and can generate data …

Sustainable livestock production requires that animals have a high production potential but
are also highly resilient to environmental challenges. The first step to simultaneously …

Genetic improvement of livestock productivity has resulted in greater production of metabolic
heat and potentially greater susceptibility to heat stress. Various studies have demonstrated …

Phenotypes are the result of the interaction between the gene and the environment, so the
response of individuals with different genotypes to an environment is variable. Here, we …

Background Non-additive genetic effects are often ignored in livestock genetic evaluations.
However, fitting them in the models could improve the accuracy of genomic breeding values …

Background Heat stress (HS) poses significant threats to the sustainability of livestock
production. Genetically improving heat tolerance could enhance animal welfare and …