Heat stress is well documented to have a negative influence on livestock productivity and
these impacts may be exacerbated by climate change. Dairy cattle can be more vulnerable …

Heat stress significantly impairs reproduction of sheep, and under current climatic conditions
is a significant risk to the efficiency of the meat and wool production, with the impact …

The current review is designed with aims to highlight the impact of heat stress (HS) on
calves and heifers and to suggest methods for HS alleviation. HS occurs in animals when …

Stress is an external event or condition that places a strain on a biological system. The
animal response to a stress involves the expenditure of energy to remove or reduce the …

In dairy cattle, late gestation is a critical period for fetal growth and physiological transition
into the next lactation. Environmental factors, such as temperature and light, exert dramatic …

Feeding dairy cattle utilize the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, and microbiology and
combine them with animal husbandry. In this chapter, we will discuss the nutrients and how …

Heat stress has a myriad of effects on dairy cattle across the life cycle. Whereas, the most
commonly recognized impacts are associated with production responses, emerging …

Dairy cows undergo various transition periods throughout their productive life, which are
associated with periods of increased metabolic and infectious disease susceptibility. Redox …

Heat stress (HS) in dairy cows causes considerable losses in the dairy industry worldwide
due to reduced animal performance, increased cases of metabolic disorders, altered rumen …

The cumulative evidence that perinatal events have long-lasting ripple effects through the
life of livestock animals should impact future nutritional and management recommendations …