Good health is central to animal welfare as it indicates their physiological functioning.
Sustainability of livestock is largely affected by prevailing climatic conditions. Animals …

Various direct and indirect environmental constraints have an impact on livestock
performance. The physiological parameters, such as rectal temperature, heart rate, and …

This study aimed to understand feeding strategies used by small ruminant farmers to cope
with climatic change in the five contrasting agroecological zones (AEZ) of the Benin …

An extended hot summer is a major constraint in animal production in the semi-arid tropical
region. However, the adult native sheep is well-adapted to this climatic condition …

The livestock sector has evolved enormously over time. The livestock sector not only
supports a vast proportion of individuals across the globe; it also ensures food security …

Long-term assessments of bio-thermal responses in a hair coat sheep breed were
performed to investigate the effect of the thermal environment on their physiological …

Climate change poses a significant threat to the sustainability of livestock production
systems in developing countries, particularly impacting small ruminants like goats, which are …

To evaluate the use of infrared thermography to assess the thermal status of heat-stressed
and water-deprived Capra hircus, full-body surface temperature (TS) and six other body …

A-kinase anchoring protein 13 (AKAP13) is one of the AKAP protein family members, which
is correlated with estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptor (PR) activity …

Since the first issue of the International Journal of Biometeorology in 1957, a total of 135
papers have reported on research in or of African countries. The majority of these have been …