Adaptation of ruminant livestock production systems to climate changes

BK Henry, RJ Eckard, KA Beauchemin - Animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
There is growing evidence on the extent to which projected changes in climate, including
increases in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, higher temperatures, changes in amount …

Impact of heat stress on dairy cattle and selection strategies for thermotolerance: A review

SL Cartwright, J Schmied, N Karrow… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is a problem that causes many environmental issues that impact the
productivity of livestock species. One of the major issues associated with climate change is …

Brown Swiss cows are more heat resistant than Holstein cows under hot summer conditions of the continental climate of Ukraine

R Mylostyvyi, O Lesnovskay, L Karlova… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - app.periodikos.com.br
Finding livestock breeds that are resistant to high temperatures may be one of the strategies
for mitigating the impact of global climate change on dairy farming. In this investigation, we …

New loci and neuronal pathways for resilience to heat stress in cattle

EK Cheruiyot, M Haile-Mariam, BG Cocks… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
While understanding the genetic basis of heat tolerance is crucial in the context of global
warming's effect on humans, livestock, and wildlife, the specific genetic variants and …

Reproductive physiology of the heat-stressed dairy cow: implications for fertility and assisted reproduction

PJ Hansen - Animal Reproduction, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Heat stress causes a large decline in pregnancy success per insemination during warm
times of the year. Improvements in fertility are possible by exploiting knowledge about how …

Selecting for heat tolerance

MJ Carabaño, M Ramón… - Animal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Implications Identification of heat tolerant animals is challenging due to the complexity of
heat stress response and the antagonism between heat tolerance and productivity …

The genetics of thermoregulation in pigs: A review

JL Gourdine, WM Rauw, H Gilbert… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress (HS) affects pig performance, health and welfare, resulting in a financial burden
to the pig industry. Pigs have a limited number of functional sweat glands and their …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of heat stress effects on yield traits, udder health, and fatty acids of Walloon Holstein cows

H Hammami, J Vandenplas, ML Vanrobays… - Journal of Dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Genetic parameters that considered tolerance for heat stress were estimated for production,
udder health, and milk composition traits. Data included 202,733 test-day records for milk …

[HTML][HTML] The SLICK hair locus derived from Senepol cattle confers thermotolerance to intensively managed lactating Holstein cows

S Dikmen, FA Khan, HJ Huson, TS Sonstegard… - Journal of dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The SLICK haplotype (http://omia. angis. org. au/OMIA001372/9913/) in cattle
confers animals with a short and sleek hair coat. Originally identified in Senepol cattle, the …

Whole genome mapping reveals novel genes and pathways involved in milk production under heat stress in US Holstein cows

A Sigdel, R Abdollahi-Arpanahi, I Aguilar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress represents a major environmental factor that negatively affects the health and
performance of dairy cows, causing huge economic losses to the dairy industry. Identifying …