Heat stress is one of the most stressful events in the life of livestock with harmful
consequences for animal health, productivity and product quality. Ruminants, pigs and …

Globally, the poultry industry is gaining significant importance among the agricultural and its
allied sectors. However, heat stress was found to negatively affect the poultry production …

Heat as a stressor of poultry has been studied extensively for many decades; it affects
poultry production on a worldwide basis and has significant impact on well-being and …

Elevated ambient temperatures affect animal production and welfare. Animal's reduced
production performances during heat stress were traditionally thought to result from the …

In recent years there has been enormous interest in researching oxidative stress. Reactive
oxygen species (ROS) are derived from the metabolism of oxygen as by-products of cell …

Poultry and poultry meat are particularly susceptible to oxidative reactions. Oxidation
processes have been for decades the focus of animal and meat scientists owing to the …

Stress inevitably occurs from the farm to abattoir in modern livestock husbandry. The effects
of stress on the behavioral and physiological status and ultimate meat quality have been …

High ambient temperatures are a critical challenge in the poultry industry which is a key
producer of the animal-based food. To evaluate heat stress levels, various parameters have …

High ambient temperature is one of the major causes of economic losses in the livestock
industry. The poultry industry is an integral part of the livestock industry. It faces severe …

An increase in temperature and extreme heat stress is responsible for the global reduction in
maize yield. Heat stress affects the integrity of the plasma membrane functioning of …