[HTML][HTML] Heat stress effects on sheep: Are hair sheep more heat resistant?

CM McManus, DA Faria, CM Lucci, H Louvandini… - Theriogenology, 2020 - Elsevier
Climatic variables can trigger physiological, biochemical, haematological and hormonal
alterations that influence the maintenance of homeothermy and can affect production and …

Genetic selection for thermotolerance in ruminants

R Osei-Amponsah, SS Chauhan, BJ Leury, L Cheng… - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ruminants make important contributions to agricultural production, protein
food security, livelihoods, and socio-cultural values, particularly in the developing world …

Increases in extreme heat stress in domesticated livestock species during the twenty‐first century

P Thornton, G Nelson, D Mayberry… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic climate change is expected to have major impacts on domesticated livestock,
including increased heat stress in animals in both intensive and extensive livestock systems …

Impact of heat stress on the reproductive performance and physiology of ewes: a systematic review and meta-analyses

CB Romo-Barron, D Diaz, JJ Portillo-Loera… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
High values of ambient temperature and relative humidity negatively affect livestock
because they induce heat stress. In heat-stressed ewes, the reproduction is affected …

Breeds and lines of sheep suitable for production in challenging environments

SWP Cloete, JC Greeff, CL Nel, AJ Scholtz - Animal Frontiers, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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[HTML][HTML] Response to heat stress for small ruminants: Physiological and genetic aspects

CM McManus, CM Lucci, AQ Maranhão, D Pimentel… - Livestock Science, 2022 - Elsevier
As the expectation of the influence of climate change scenarios increases, the effect of heat
stress on small ruminants is significant due to their importance for smallholders in stressful …

Intelligent methodologies: An integrated multi-modeling approach to predict adaptive mechanisms in farm animals

RMF Silveira, DAE Façanha, C McManus… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract “Welcome to the Machine” is the second song on Pink Floyd's 1975 album “Wish
You Were Here”. Today, 49 years later, machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence …

Effect of the silvopastoral system on the thermal comfort of lambs in a subtropical climate: A preliminary study

FMC Vieira, JA Pilatti, ZMW Czekoski, VFC Fonsêca… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
The silvopastoral system has the potential to alleviate the negative impacts of heat stress on
livestock. Through a preliminary study, we assessed the thermal environment experienced …

Skin transcriptomic analysis reveals candidate genes and pathways associated with thermotolerance in hair sheep

MH de Andrade Pantoja, MD Poleti… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The skin plays an important role in thermoregulation. Identification of genes on the skin that
contribute to increased heat tolerance can be used to select animals with the best …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological responses of Santa Inês x Dorper ewes and lambs to thermal environment of silvopasture and open pasture systems

MLP dos Santos, JMV Dada, PC Muniz… - Small Ruminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
The silvopasture is a sustainable livestock system, which has great potential for sheep,
mainly focused on the thermal comfort and welfare of animals. However, there is a lack of …