Stress induces various physiological and biochemical alterations in the animal body, which
are used to assess the stress status of animals. Blood profiles, serum hormones, enzymes …

Eccentric contractions, characterized by the lengthening of the muscle-tendon complex,
present several unique features compared with other types of contractions, which may lead …

Stress inevitably occurs from the farm to abattoir in modern livestock husbandry. The effects
of stress on the behavioral and physiological status and ultimate meat quality have been …

Protein quality control (proteostasis) depends on constant protein degradation and
resynthesis, and is essential for proper homeostasis in systems from single cells to whole …

Key points Cold water immersion and active recovery are common post‐exercise recovery
treatments. A key assumption about the benefits of cold water immersion is that it reduces …

Skeletal muscle is a direct target for vitamin D. Observational studies suggest that low 25
[OH] D correlates with functional recovery of skeletal muscle following eccentric contractions …

Skeletal muscle adapts to the stress of contractile activity via changes in gene expression to
yield an increased content of a family of highly conserved cytoprotective proteins known as …

The eating quality of meat is a result of complex interactions between the biological traits
and biochemical processes during the conversion of muscle to meat. It was hypothesised …

Muscle strength declines with aging and increasing physical activity is the only intervention
known to attenuate this decline. In order to adequately investigate both preventive and …

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are, in general, prosurvival molecules within the cellular
environment, and the overexpression of even just 1 family of HSPs can lead to protection …