Impact of heat stress on poultry health and performances, and potential mitigation strategies

S Wasti, N Sah, B Mishra - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary High environmental temperature alters the poultry health and
performances by causing heat stress. Heat stress elicits physiological, behavioral, and …

Broiler production challenges in the tropics: A review

CC Kpomasse, OE Oke… - Veterinary Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Under tropical climate, broiler production is encumbered by several constraints which make
it difficult for them to attain their genetic potential. The scarcity and high price of poultry feed …

Large-scale phenotyping of livestock welfare in commercial production systems: a new frontier in animal breeding

LF Brito, HR Oliveira, BR McConn, AP Schinckel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Alleviating heat stress effects in poultry: updates on methods and mechanisms of actions

OM Onagbesan, VA Uyanga, O Oso, K Tona… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress is a threat that can lead to significant financial losses in the production of poultry
in the world's tropical and arid regions. The degree of heat stress (mild, moderate, severe) …

Impacts of climate change on livestock and possible adaptations: A case study of the United Kingdom

A Wreford, CFE Topp - Agricultural Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
Agriculture is a vital economic sector, providing food, fibre, and energy to a growing human
population. Livestock are an important part of this sector, however the evidence and …

Physiological dynamics in broiler chickens under heat stress and possible mitigation strategies

RU Khan, S Naz, H Ullah, Q Ullah, V Laudadio… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
High ambient temperature has emerged as a major constraint for the future development of
the poultry industry, especially in the tropics and subtropics. The scarcity of resources …

Emerging genetic tools to investigate molecular pathways related to heat stress in chickens: A review

F Perini, F Cendron, G Rovelli, C Castellini… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary New genomic tools have been used as an instrument in order to assess
the molecular pathway involved in heat stress resistance. Local chicken breeds have a …

The genetic impact of heat stress on the egg production of Thai native chickens (Pradu Hang dum)

W Loengbudnark, V Chankitisakul, W Boonkum - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Sustainable poultry production in adverse weather conditions is a widely debated issue,
which has led to research into the development of breeds of poultry that are genetically …

[HTML][HTML] Using major genes to mitigate the deleterious effects of heat stress in poultry: An updated review

MM Fathi, A Galal, LM Radwan, OK Abou-Emera… - Poultry Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Acceleration of global warming has emerged as one of the biggest environmental
challenges facing poultry farming. In heat stressed flocks, massive mortality rates and …

Heat stress effects on the genetics of growth traits in Thai native chickens (Pradu Hang dum)

W Boonkum, V Chankitisakul, S Kananit… - Animal …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of heat stress on the growth
traits and genetic parameters of Thai native chickens. Methods A total of 16,487 records for …