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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020

The Effect of Stress on Reproduction and Reproductive Technologies in Beef Cattle-A Review.

Aitor Fernandez-Novo, Sonia S Pérez-Garnelo, Arantxa Villagrá, Natividad Pérez-Villalobos, Susana Astiz

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 127 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Impacts of stress on growth and reproductive development of beef heifers.Animal frontiers : the review magazine of animal agriculture · 2025
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  16. Weaning as Stressor for Calf Welfare.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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  20. Infection of prepubertal heifer calves as a natural host model forFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Aitor Fernandez-NovoBovitecnia, Veterinary Consulting, C/Arévalo 5, Colmenar Viejo, 28770 Madrid, Spain.
Sonia S Pérez-GarneloAnimal Reproduction Department, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Avda, Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Arantxa VillagráCentro de Tecnología Animal-Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias (CITA-IVIA), Polígono La Esperanza 100, 12400 Segorbe, Spain.
Natividad Pérez-VillalobosFacultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Europea de Madrid, C/Tajo s/n, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain.
Susana AstizAnimal Reproduction Department, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Avda, Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9718-0903
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria · ESInstituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias · ESUniversidad Europea de Madrid · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Researchers have contributed by increasing our understanding of the factors affecting reproduction in beef, mainly physical health and nutrition aspects, which have been main concerns during decades. Animal welfare is of outmost relevance in all animal production systems and it is strongly associated to stress. Stress responses involve endocrine, paracrine and neural systems and the consequences of this stress on the reproductive efficiency of specifically, beef cattle and bulls, need to be highlighted. We, therefore, describe the fundamentals of stress and its quantification, focusing in beef herds, reviewing the highly valuable pieces of research, already implemented in this field. We examine major factors (stressors) contributing to stress in beef cattle and their effects on the animals, their reproductive performance and the success of reproductive biotechnologies. We include terms such as acclimatization, acclimation or temperament, very relevant in beef systems. We examine specifically the management stress due to handling, social environment and hierarchy or weaning effects; nutritional stress; and thermal stress (not only heat stress) and also review the influence of these stressors on reproductive performance and effectiveness of reproductive biotechnologies in beef herds. A final message on the attention that should be devoted to these factors is highlighted.

Indexed as

animal welfarehandling stressreproductive performancestressorsthermal stress

Identifiers

PMID33187308
PMCPMC7697448
OpenAlexW3101725896

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