The effects of climate change are controversial. This paper reviews the effects of climate
change on livestock following the theory of global warming. Although, the effects of global …

The exposure of sheep to elevated ambient temperatures induces an increase in the
dissipation of excess body heat, in order to negate the excessive heat load. Dissipation of …

Life-history trade-offs between components of fitness arise because reproduction entails
both gains and costs. Costs of reproduction can be divided into ecological and physiological …

Buffaloes are well suited to hot and humid climates and muddy terrain, but they exhibit signs
of great distress when exposed to direct solar radiation or when working in the sun during …

Heat stress may adversely affect physiochemical and immune responses of livestock and
alter biological functions. The comfort or thermoneutral zone for livestock, which has long …

Rabbits are very susceptible to heat stress, since they have few functional sweat glands and
have difficulty in eliminating excess body heat, when the environmental temperature is high …

Small ruminants (sheep and goats) play a predominant role in the economy of million
people, and have provided meat, milk, skin, wool and fiber for centuries. Animals undergo …

Simple Summary Heat stress in summer season impairs growth and causes heat-induced
physiological stress in rabbits. Zinc acts as an antioxidant stress agent by inhibition of …

Abstract Thirty Santa Ines adult, non-lactating, non-pregnant ewes, ten with a brown coat,
ten black coated and ten white coated, as well as ten Bergamasca and ten of mixed breed …

Profitable production of rabbit meat requires comfortable environment for expression of good
quality traits embedded in the genetic components of rabbits. One of the major problems …