ReviewVeterinary sciences2025
Heat Stress Effects on Animal Health and Performance in Monogastric Livestock: Physiological Responses, Molecular Mechanisms, and Management Interventions.
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- Chronic Heat Stress Is Associated with Brain Injury, Blood-Brain Barrier Impairment, and Neuroinflammatory Gene Expression in Broilers.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
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- Integrating Transcriptomics and Metabolomics to Unravel the Molecular Mechanisms of Meat Quality: A Systematic Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From Systemic Stress to Ovarian Failure: Heat Stress-Induced Infertility in Pigs as a Model for Reproductive Dysfunction.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Estimation of Genetic Parameters of Reproductive Traits in Holstein Cattle from Southern China.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Dietary Melegueta pepper alleviates heat stress-induced disruptions in haematobiochemical parameters, liver histopathology and growth performance indices of broiler chickens in tropical conditions.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Heat stress in livestock under tropical climates: impacts and mitigation strategies.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Review
- Serological Insights into Infectious Agents Circulating in Lithuanian Goats.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Energy use and egg production in Rhode Island Red × Naked Neck hens under dry tropical family poultry systems.Tropical animal health and production · 2025Article
- Growth Performance, Carcass and Meat Quality Traits of Three Rabbit Lines Under Heat Stress Conditions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Dietary RISCO NUTRIFOUR multistrain multikingdom probiotic consortia improves meat quality carcass traits and growth efficiency in heat stressed broilers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Genetic Evaluation of Growth Traits in Black-Boned and Thai Native Synthetic Chickens Under Heat Stress.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Mitigating Effects ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
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Abstract
Rising global temperatures driven by climate change have markedly increased the incidence of heat stress (HS) in monogastric livestock, posing critical challenges to animal welfare, health and productivity. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the physiological and metabolic responses to HS in species such as poultry and swine. It details both the rapid thermoregulatory adaptations, including increased respiratory rate and peripheral vasodilation, and the sustained activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis that elevates stress hormone levels. Chronic heat exposure disrupts immune function, induces oxidative stress via excessive reactive oxygen species production, and shifts metabolic balance from anabolic to catabolic processes, thereby impairing muscle development and compromising carcass composition. In response, a range of nutritional and management interventions, including antioxidant and osmolyte supplementation, dietary adjustments, enhanced housing designs, and genetic selection for heat tolerance, have been explored to mitigate these adverse effects. By integrating these multidisciplinary strategies, producers can improve animal welfare, sustain productivity, and preserve meat quality under escalating thermal challenges. The review further emphasizes the need for advanced monitoring technologies and precision livestock farming approaches to develop resilient, adaptive production systems in an era of climate uncertainty.
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