Heat stress causes significant economic losses in poultry production, especially in tropical
and arid regions of the world. Several studies have investigated the effects of heat stress on …

Heat stress is one of the most important environmental stressors for the poultry industry in
the world. Reduced growth rate, low feed efficiency, impaired immunological responses …

Despite many challenges faced by animal producers, including environmental problems,
diseases, economic pressure, and feed availability, it is still predicted that animal production …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

During the summer, high ambient temperature and humidity cause economic loss to the
global livestock industry via reduced livestock productivity and increased mortality. The …

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 …

Heat stress can induce hyperthermia in poultry. A reduction in heat load can be achieved by
increasing the possibilities for dissipation, decreasing the level of heat production or by …

New approach to improve welfare in the poultry sector is targeted at the precise
management of animals. In poultry production, we observe that birds' health and quality of …

Three hundreds, 21 d-old slow-growing chicks were randomly divided among 5 treatments,
of 5 replicates each. Each replicate contained 12 unsexed chicks housed in (1× 1) a floor …

Genetic selection has significantly improved the muscle development of fast-growing broiler
chickens in the last 50 yr. However, improvement in muscle growth has coincided with …