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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2019

Genetic Selection for Thermotolerance in Ruminants.

Richard Osei-Amponsah, Surinder S Chauhan, Brian J Leury, Long Cheng, Brendan Cullen, Iain J Clarke, Frank R Dunshea

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Richard Osei-AmponsahFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Surinder S ChauhanFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1150-379X
Brian J LeuryFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Long ChengFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8483-0495
Brendan CullenFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Iain J ClarkeFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Frank R DunsheaFaculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3998-1240
The University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Ghana · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Variations in climatic variables (temperature, humidity and solar radiation) negatively impact livestock growth, reproduction, and production. Heat stress, for instance, is a source of huge financial loss to livestock production globally. There have been significant advances in physical modifications of animal environment and nutritional interventions as tools of heat stress mitigation. Unfortunately, these are short-term solutions and may be unsustainable, costly, and not applicable to all production systems. Accordingly, there is a need for innovative, practical, and sustainable approaches to overcome the challenges posed by global warming and climate change-induced heat stress. This review highlights attempts to genetically select and breed ruminants for thermotolerance and thereby sustain production in the face of changing climates. One effective way is to incorporate sustainable heat abatement strategies in ruminant production. Improved knowledge of the physiology of ruminant acclimation to harsh environments, the opportunities and tools available for selecting and breeding thermotolerant ruminants, and the matching of animals to appropriate environments should help to minimise the effect of heat stress on sustainable animal genetic resource growth, production, and reproduction to ensure protein food security.

Indexed as

adaptationclimate changefood securitygenetic markersheat stress

Identifiers

PMID31717903
PMCPMC6912363
OpenAlexW2984467084

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Registered trials

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