[HTML][HTML] Heat stress and goat welfare: Adaptation and production considerations

V Sejian, MV Silpa, MR Reshma Nair, C Devaraj… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review attempts to provide information on the various impacts of heat
stress on the production and welfare variables of goats. Goats are predominantly distributed …

Pre-slaughter stress mitigation in goats: Prospects and challenges

P Kumar, AA Abubakar, MA Ahmed, MN Hayat, U Kaka… - Meat science, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the years, the handling of goats (loading, transport, unloading, time spent in lairage)
prior to slaughter as well as the slaughter process (stunning, and bleeding) has largely …

[HTML][HTML] Invited Review: Linking road transportation with oxidative stress in cattle and other species

EL Deters, SL Hansen - Applied Animal Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The primary objectives of this review were to describe how transportation stress
can contribute to the development of oxidative stress and provide a synopsis of the available …

Effect of exogenous catechin on alleviating O3 stress: the role of catechin-quinone in lipid peroxidation, salicylic acid, chlorophyll content, and antioxidant enzymes of …

P Pheomphun, C Treesubsuntorn… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Ozone (O 3) can cause oxidative stress in plants and humans. Catechin is an antioxidant
that enriches tea and can probably increase O 3 tolerance in plants. To investigate the …

Effects of chlorogenic acids-enriched extract from Eucommia ulmoides leaves on growth performance, stress response, antioxidant status and meat quality of lambs …

HW Liu, JS Zhao, K Li, W Deng - Animal Feed Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of chlorogenic acids-enriched extract
(CGAE) from Eucommia ulmoides leaves on growth performance, stress response …

Welfare of small ruminants during transport

EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare … - EFSA …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the framework of its Farm to Fork Strategy, the Commission is undertaking a
comprehensive evaluation of animal welfare legislation. The present Opinion deals with the …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and electroencephalogram responses in goats subjected to pre-and during slaughter stress

R Raghazli, AH Othman, U Kaka, AA Abubakar… - Saudi journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive stress assessment is vital in understanding the impact of the pre-slaughter
procedure on animal welfare. The transportation and handling process was commonly …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin E supplementation improves post-transportation systemic antioxidant capacity in yak

L Zhang, Z Wang, P Zhou, L Fu, L Zhang, C Xu, JJ Loor… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of post-transportation vitamin E (VE)
supplementation on health condition, blood biochemical parameters, blood antioxidant …

[HTML][HTML] The Effects of Fresh Hemp Leaf Supplementation (Cannabis sativa) on the Physiological and Carcass Characteristics and Meat Quality in Transported Goats

S Khamhan, T Tathong, C Phoemchalard - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is widely acknowledged that transportation stresses livestock, harming
the animal's health and the meat quality. This study tested if hemp leaves, which contain …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of Acute and Cumulative Stress on Gene Expression in Mammary Tissue and Their Interactions with Physiological Responses and Milk Yield in Saanen …

ML Vasconcelos, PS Silva, HB Hooper, GKF Merighe… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dairy goats face a set of stressful challenges during lactation. In our study,
we aimed to understand how daily stressors can impact milk production and also how …