A study was conducted to assess comparatively the growth performance of three different
indigenous goat breeds during exposure to summer heat stress. The primary objective of the …

The influence of seasonal changes and susceptibility to thermal stress on body mass index
(BMI), cardinal physiological variables (respiratory rate; RR, pulse rate; PR and rectal …

Simple Summary Creole goat milk is a valuable product for human consumption. Its
physicochemical characteristics could be influenced by altitude and lactation stage. In this …

Reproductive management practices that use hormones, sociosexual biostimulation,
nutritional management, or abiotic factors are used to induce the resumption of reproduction …

The reproductive activity of 84 female Blanca Andaluza goats was monitored over 17
months to determine the role of body condition score (BCS) and body weight (BW) in its …

The neuroendocrine system, through which animals integrate environmental changes and
decide when to reproduce, to grow and to store energy, plays a major role in adaptation to …

MicroRNAs (miRNA) plays an important role in several mammalian biological regulatory
processes by post-transcriptionally regulating gene expression. However, there is little …

The aim of this study was to evaluate possible effects of improved protein and energy diet
upon reproductive outcomes of adult goats under marginal rangeland grazing conditions …

This study aimed to verify the reproductive seasonality in Saanen goats from distinct parity
orders (nulliparous, primiparous, and pluriparous) throughout an entire year in the …

The study evaluated the influence of maternal variables (age, body weight and body mass
index; BMI) during mating on the development of hypoglycaemia and investigated whether …