The impact of heat load on cattle

AM Lees, V Sejian, AL Wallage, CC Steel, TL Mader… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is well known that the thermal environment has an integral role in
maintaining the health and productivity of cattle. Although cold stress has been identified to …

Infrared thermography in animal production: An overview

C McManus, CB Tanure, V Peripolli, L Seixas… - … and Electronics in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Infrared thermography technology is a noninvasive method that has been used to indicate
thermal biometric changes in animal metabolism resulting from increased body temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Heat stress effects on sheep: Are hair sheep more heat resistant?

CM McManus, DA Faria, CM Lucci, H Louvandini… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Climatic variables can trigger physiological, biochemical, haematological and hormonal
alterations that influence the maintenance of homeothermy and can affect production and …

Non-contact sensing technology enables precision livestock farming in smart farms

M Yin, R Ma, H Luo, J Li, Q Zhao, M Zhang - Computers and Electronics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
More efficient, sustainable, and precise agri-sensing technologies will be adopted in the
future to promote precision livestock farming (PLF). Through a detailed survey of research …

Supplemental dietary zinc sulphate and folic acid combination improves testicular volume and haemodynamics, testosterone levels and semen quality in rams under …

AM Fadl, EA Abdelnaby… - … in Domestic Animals, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study was aimed to investigate the combined effect of zinc sulphate and folic acid (ZnF)
dietary supplementation on testicular haemodynamics (TH), testicular volume (TV), plasma …

Testicular heat stress, a historical perspective and two postulates for why male germ cells are heat sensitive

BR Robinson, JK Netherton, RA Ogle… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we compare the different experimental regimes used to induce testicular heat stress
and summarise their impact on sperm production and male fertility. Irrespective of the …

[HTML][HTML] Response to heat stress for small ruminants: Physiological and genetic aspects

CM McManus, CM Lucci, AQ Maranhão, D Pimentel… - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
As the expectation of the influence of climate change scenarios increases, the effect of heat
stress on small ruminants is significant due to their importance for smallholders in stressful …

[HTML][HTML] Mild experimental increase in testis and epididymis temperature in men: effects on sperm morphology according to spermatogenesis stages

MHM Abdelhamid, M Walschaerts… - Translational …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: A mild increase in testicular and epididymal temperatures in men, bulls and
rams (pendulous scrotum) inhibits spermatogenesis and increases the percentage of sperm …

Seasonal variation in testicular blood flow dynamics and their relation to systemic and testicular oxidant/antioxidant biomarkers and androgens in rams

MG Hedia, MS El‐Belely, ST Ismail… - … in Domestic Animals, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental temperature increased during summer and decreased during winter to
the limits that might negatively affect animal and human reproduction. The responses of …

Fertility loss and recovery dynamics after repeated heat stress across life stages in male Drosophila melanogaster: patterns and processes

A Meena, AN De Nardo, K Maggu… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Frequent and extreme temperatures associated with climate change pose a major threat to
biodiversity, particularly for organisms whose metabolism is strictly linked to ambient …