Heat stress effects on milk yield traits and metabolites and mitigation strategies for dairy cattle breeds reared in tropical and sub-tropical countries

V Habimana, AS Nguluma, ZC Nziku… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heat stress is an important problem for dairy industry in many parts of the world owing to its
adverse effects on productivity and profitability. Heat stress in dairy cattle is caused by an …

Adaptation of the White Fulani cattle to the tropical environment

OE Oke, OM Oso, MO Logunleko, VA Uyanga… - Journal of Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the available information on the adaptation and the performance of
White Fulani cattle in tropical environments. White Fulani cattle is an indigenous breed of …

Heat shock protein 70 and its role in alleviating heat stress and improving livestock performance

IL AL-Jaryan, TM AL-Thuwaini… - Reviews in Agricultural …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Varieties of proteins are induced in livestock when exposed to environmental stress, among
them are heat shock proteins (HSPs). HSPs are proteins that provide antioxidant protection …

[HTML][HTML] Association of selected gene polymorphisms with thermotolerance traits in cattle–A review

DNH Hariyono, PW Prihandini - Animal bioscience, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thermal stress due to extreme changes in the thermal environment is a critical issue in cattle
production. Many previous findings have shown a decrease in feed intake, milk yield, growth …

Molecular markers for thermo-tolerance are associated with reproductive and physiological traits in Pelibuey ewes raised in a semiarid environment

CA Castillo-Salas, G Luna-Nevárez… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pelibuey sheep exhibit reproductive activity through the year, but warm weather lowers their
fertility and demonstrates physiological limitations of environmental heat stress. Single …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles regulate distinct heat stress response in zebu (Bos indicus) and crossbred (Bos indicus× Bos taurus) cattle

B Sajjanar, MT Aalam, O Khan, SK Dhara… - Cell Stress and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Epigenetic variations result from long-term adaptation to environmental factors. The Bos
indicus (zebu) adapted to tropical conditions, whereas Bos taurus adapted to temperate …

Molecular Characterization and Seasonal Variation in Expression of HSP70. 1 Gene in Gangatiri Cattle and Its Comparison with Buffalo

S Dayal, B Kumar, R Kumari, J Kumar, PK Ray… - Biochemical …, 2024 - Springer
Under tropical climate heat stress is a major challenge for livestock production. HSP70. 1 is
a ubiquitously expressed protein maintaining cellular machinery through proper folding of …

[HTML][HTML] Association of heat-shock protein 70.1 gene with physiological and physical performance of Bali cattle

I Suhendro, RR Noor, J Jakaria, R Priyanto… - Veterinary …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and: Methods: Animals were sampled from three different rearing systems. In this
study, 83 healthy adult male Bali cattle without abnormalities were utilized. Single …

Bovine heat stress management: current amelioration approaches and the case for a novel mitogenomic strategy

TM Scerri, S Lomax, CEF Clark - Frontiers in Animal Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
An expansive body of literature is dedicated to addressing the multi-faceted issue of bovine
heat stress. This review firstly evaluated existing knowledge about the acute bovine heat …

Exploiting morphobiometric and genomic variability of African indigenous camel populations-A review

A Yakubu, M Okpeku, AJ Shoyombo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Africa are adapted to arid and the semi-arid
environmental conditions, and are valuable for meat, milk and fiber production. On account …