Riparian buffer strips provide a wide range of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …

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

Chicken gastrointestinal microbiota plays important roles in health, productivity, and
disease. However, knowledge of the relationship between heat stress and the gut microbial …

Climate change is a reality and global surface temperature is projected to rise substantially
in the next 80 years. Agriculture practices will have to adapt to climate change, and also help …

Recently, interest has increased in using bio-additives, herbs, and their extracts as feed
additives because of their potential role in improving chick's health and productivity …

This study assessed the effects of season on health, behaviour, physiological stress
parameters, and carcass and meat quality in a total of 480 slaughter pigs. The following …

Senegal is a country where millions of livelihoods directly depend on smallholder livestock
production activities. Unfortunately, these farmers now face the effects of a changing climate …

In the mid-latitudes, pigs and poultry are kept predominantly in confined livestock buildings
with a mechanical ventilation system. In the last decades, global warming has already been …

While all sectors of the economy can be impacted by climate variability and change, the
agricultural sector is arguably the most tightly coupled to climate where changes in …

Excessive relative humidity (RH) in combination with high temperature can lead to heat
stress, often measured by the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT). The Clausius …