Large-scale phenotyping of livestock welfare in commercial production systems: a new frontier in animal breeding
Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …
Heat stress in horses: a literature review
H Kang, RR Zsoldos, A Sole-Guitart, E Narayan… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Healthy adult horses can balance accumulation and dissipation of body heat to maintain
their body temperature between 37.5 and 38.5° C, when they are in their thermoneutral zone …
their body temperature between 37.5 and 38.5° C, when they are in their thermoneutral zone …
Heat stress in poultry with particular reference to the role of probiotics in its amelioration: An updated review
Global climate change is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, and the consequences of
global warming are expected to worsen. Many heat waves have recently hit various parts of …
global warming are expected to worsen. Many heat waves have recently hit various parts of …
Genetic parameters for automatically-measured vaginal temperature, respiration efficiency, and other thermotolerance indicators measured on lactating sows under …
Background Genetic selection based on direct indicators of heat stress could capture
additional mechanisms that are involved in heat stress response and enable more accurate …
additional mechanisms that are involved in heat stress response and enable more accurate …
Automatic broiler temperature measuring by thermal camera
Highlights•A fully automatic system for broiler body temperature measuring was
developed.•The body temperature is estimated with accuracy±0.27 C.•The low-cost thermal …
developed.•The body temperature is estimated with accuracy±0.27 C.•The low-cost thermal …
Hot-headed peckers: thermographic changes during aggression among juvenile pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)
S Knoch, MA Whiteside, JR Madden… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In group-living vertebrates, dominance status often covaries with physiological
measurements (eg glucocorticoid levels), but it is unclear how dominance is linked to …
measurements (eg glucocorticoid levels), but it is unclear how dominance is linked to …
[PDF][PDF] How are information technologies addressing broiler welfare? A systematic review based on the Welfare Quality Assessment
H Vieira Rios, P Dabdab Waquil… - …, 2020 - researchgate.net
This systematic review aims to explore how information technologies (ITs) are currently used
to monitor the welfare of broiler chickens. The question posed for the review was “which ITs …
to monitor the welfare of broiler chickens. The question posed for the review was “which ITs …
Appropriate genetic approaches for heat tolerance and maintaining good productivity in tropical poultry production: A review
Simple Summary Tropical regions exhibit a wide range of climatic and environmental
conditions. Therefore, to optimize the selection of genetic approaches to address heat stress …
conditions. Therefore, to optimize the selection of genetic approaches to address heat stress …
Provision of additional cup drinkers mildly alleviated moderate heat stress conditions in broiler chickens
Sixty-four broilers of a commercial strain in a 2× 2 factorial design with two environmental
conditions: normal (N; 20° C, 50% RH) or MHS (30° C, 70% RH for 6 h/day for 3 consecutive …
conditions: normal (N; 20° C, 50% RH) or MHS (30° C, 70% RH for 6 h/day for 3 consecutive …
Which factor is more important: Intensity or duration of episodic heat stress on broiler chickens?
With the current global warming, there is a predicted increase in frequency, intensity and
duration of heat waves in future. Little is known of how this could affect the welfare of broiler …
duration of heat waves in future. Little is known of how this could affect the welfare of broiler …