Globally, the climate is changing, and this has implications for livestock. Climate affects
livestock growth rates, milk and egg production, reproductive performance, morbidity, and …

Heat stress is one of the most stressful events in the life of livestock with harmful
consequences for animal health, productivity and product quality. Ruminants, pigs and …

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Heat stress (HS) can be detrimental to the gut health of swine. Many negative outcomes
induced by HS are increasingly recognized as including modulation of intestinal microbiota …

Specific anatomical characteristics make the porcine species especially sensitive to extreme
temperature changes, predisposing them to pathologies and even death due to thermal …

Damaging behaviors (DB) such as tail and ear biting are prevalent in pig production and
reduce welfare and performance. Anecdotal reports suggest that health challenges increase …

Simple Summary Minimising stress in intensive pig farms is paramount to raising
immunocompetent pigs. This entails providing the pigs with living conditions (from birth to …

Unfavorable weather conditions are one of the largest constraints to maximizing farm animal
productivity. Heat stress (HS), in particular, compromises almost every metric of profitability …

Seasonal variations in environmental temperatures impose added stress on domestic
species bred for economically important production traits. These heat‐mediated stressors …

There is a comprehensive body of literature on how increased air temperature affects the
physiology, production and behaviour of sows, while very few studies consider the thermal …