Stress is a state of disturbed homeostasis evoking a multiplicity of somatic and mental
adaptive reactions resulting from any of the 5 freedoms of animals being violated. Many …

Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays an essential role in meat quality. For identifying
potential candidate genes and pathways regulating IMF content, the IMF content and the …

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 Cryopreservation induces transcriptomic and epigenetic modifications that
strongly impairs sperm quality and function, and thus decrease reproductive performance. N …

Production of acceptable quality ejaculates in boars is dependent upon the Sertoli cell
population established before puberty and how effectively these cells function after sexual …

Background In the sheep breeding industry, heat stress caused by the general increase in
global temperature has become a significant issue, having both direct and indirect effects on …

Intensive farming systems represent a stressful environment for pigs and negatively
influence neuroendocrine functions, behavior, and performance. Outdoor farming is an …

The European eel is a facultative catadromous species, meaning that it can skip the
freshwater phase or move between marine and freshwater habitats during its continental life …

Global warming has become an urgent issue, and heat-stress protective materials should be
developed to manage human life and animal husbandry. Here, thermoprotective effects of …

We performed a plateau‐linear regression model analysis of the average daily gain (ADG)
of pigs on daily average temperature at the end of performance testing (T). Records for …