Internal and external factors can change an individual's phenotype. A significant external
threat to humans and livestock is environmental heat load, a combination of high ambient …

Stress can affect many aspects of the body, including the immune response, and stress
factors are an inherent element in the life of animals in intensive production, such as pigs …

Background There is evidence that sow heat stress (HS) during gestation affects fetal
development with implications for impaired muscle growth. We have previously …

Background Although thermal indices have been proposed for swine, none to our
knowledge differentiate by reproductive stage or predict thermal comfort using behavioral …

In utero heat stress alters postnatal physiological and behavioral stress responses in pigs.
However, the mechanisms underlying these alterations have not been determined. The …

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

The study objective was to evaluate the interaction between corticotrophin releasing factor
(CRF) receptor signaling and prophylactic antibiotic administration on intestinal physiology …

The present experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of different stocking
densities on the organ development, blood biochemical indices, and antioxidative status of …

Study aimed to investigate the impact of long-term high ambient temperature (HAT)
exposure and dietary antioxidant supplementation (elevated levels and in combination) on …

Simple Summary The present study offers insights into the prenatal and postnatal maternal
effects of feeding probiotics to pregnant sows from late-gestation through lactation on …