Genomic regions, candidate genes, and pleiotropic variants associated with physiological and anatomical indicators of heat stress response in lactating sows
LF de Oliveira, R Veroneze, KRS Sousa, HA Mulim… - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background Heat stress (HS) poses significant threats to the sustainability of livestock
production. Genetically improving heat tolerance could enhance animal welfare and …
production. Genetically improving heat tolerance could enhance animal welfare and …
Genomic regions and biological mechanisms underlying climatic resilience traits derived from automatically-recorded vaginal temperature in lactating sows under …
Climate change poses a growing threat to the livestock industry, impacting animal
productivity, animal welfare, and farm management practices. Thus, enhancing livestock …
productivity, animal welfare, and farm management practices. Thus, enhancing livestock …
Genetic parameters for novel climatic resilience indicators derived from automatically-recorded vaginal temperature in lactating sows under heat stress conditions
H Wen, JS Johnson, LS Gloria, AC Araujo… - Genetics Selection …, 2024 - Springer
Background Longitudinal records of automatically-recorded vaginal temperature (TV) could
be a key source of data for deriving novel indicators of climatic resilience (CR) for breeding …
be a key source of data for deriving novel indicators of climatic resilience (CR) for breeding …