Simple Summary Water is one of the most important nutrients to livestock. It is so essential
that more than half the volume of the animal's body is water. However, its availability is …

Scientific research on factors causing the reduction of well-being in sheep and goats is
rather recent, as are studies of strategies to minimize the adverse effects of environmental …

Water is a nutrient of extreme importance for animals and must be considered vital in any
rearing phase. The increasing scarcity of this precious natural resource has concerned …

Chedid, M., Jaber, LS, Giger-Reverdin, S., Duvaux-Ponter, C. and Hamadeh, SK 2014.
Review: Water stress in sheep raised under arid conditions. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 94: 243–257 …

The effect of water restriction on milk yield and composition, feed intake, body weight and
blood parameters was evaluated in Comisana sheep reared under intensive condition. The …

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of water deprivation and drinking saline
water on the performance, blood metabolites, and nutrient digestibility of Baluchi lambs. To …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the physiological responses to state of hydration
in female Nubian goats. The effects of 3 days of dehydration and 2 days of rehydration on …

A goat-centered approach to farming can help shift rural agrarian households and
communities toward gender-inclusive climate change adaptation in agriculture to enhance …

This review, mainly on tropical breeds of cattle, discusses (1) resistance to trypanosomiasis,
ticks, tick-borne diseases and internal parasites,(2) adaptation to heat stress,(3) efficiency in …

Although East Africa is home to one of the most advanced dairy industries in Sub-Saharan
Africa, regional annual milk production is insufficient to meet the demand. The challenge of …