Heat stress (HS) compromises the yield and quality of poultry products and endangers the
sustainability of the poultry industry. Despite being homeothermic, chickens, especially fast …

Heat stress is a widespread phenomenon in domestic animal feeding in tropical and sub-
tropical areas that are subjected to a growing negative effect in livestock and poultry due to …

Heat stress (HS) can be detrimental to the gut health of swine. Many negative outcomes
induced by HS are increasingly recognized as including modulation of intestinal microbiota …

Heat stress can compromise intestinal integrity and induce leaky gut in a variety of species.
Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine if heat stress (HS) directly or …

New Findings What is the central question of this study? Oxidative stress may play a role in
compromising intestinal epithelial barrier integrity in pigs subjected to heat stress, but it is …

Disease and enhanced microbial load are considered to be major factors limiting the
performance and overall efficiency of feed use by pigs in Australian piggeries. It is …

Aims This study was conducted to assess the effects of acute heat stress (HS) on intestinal
microbiota, and the associations with the changes in feed intake (FI) and serum profile …

Heat stressed pigs show typical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
However, little is known about the pathogenesis of heat stress (HS)-induced IBD in pigs. In …

Heat stress is associated with death and other maladaptions including muscle dysfunction
and impaired growth across species. Despite this common observation, the molecular …

The gastrointestinal tract is the site for the uptake of nutrients from the external environment.
We hypothesized that the antioxidant system in the intestinal tract has a vital protective role …