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Effects of shade and flaxseed supplementation on the welfare of lactating ewes under high ambient temperatures
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As expected, the provision of shaded areas reduced the mobilization of body lipid resources and flaxseed supplementation enhanced humoral immune and thermoregulatory responses during hot season.About:
This article is published in Small Ruminant Research.The article was published on 2012-02-01. It has received 49 citations till now.read more
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The impact of heat stress on the immune system in dairy cattle: A review.
Madiajagan Bagath,Govindan Krishnan,C. Devaraj,V. P. Rashamol,Prathap Pragna,A. M. Lees,Veerasamy Sejian +6 more
TL;DR: The impact of heat stress on the immune responses of dairy cows could be mediated by developing appropriate amelioration strategies through nutritional interventions and cooling management.
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Dietary antioxidants at supranutritional doses improve oxidative status and reduce the negative effects of heat stress in sheep.
TL;DR: It was concluded that heat stress negatively affects the oxidative status of sheep along with the physiological responses and some of these affects can be ameliorated through dietary antioxidants supplementation at supranutritional concentrations.
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Impact of heat stress on milk production, immunity and udder health in sheep: A critical review
TL;DR: The role of heat stress and nutritional and management strategies in immune response and mammary gland health, in terms of fatty acid composition and coagulation properties, were discussed.
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Physiological and lactation responses of Egyptian dairy Baladi goats to natural thermal stress under subtropical environmental conditions
TL;DR: The results indicate that dairy Baladi goats can tolerate temperature-humidity index levels up to 80; however, variable reduction in milk yield and few biochemical and hematological parameters have been reported at a THI level higher than 80.
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Evaluation of Animal-Based Indicators to Be Used in a Welfare Assessment Protocol for Sheep.
Susan E. Richmond,Françoise Wemelsfelder,Ina Beltrán de Heredia,Roberto Ruiz,Elisabetta Canali,Cathy M. Dwyer +5 more
TL;DR: The comprehensive assessment of sheep welfare through largely animal-based measures is supported by the literature through the use of indicators focusing on specific aspects of sheep biology, including lameness as measured by gait score, body condition score.
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An Analysis of Variance Test for Normality (Complete Samples)
S. S. Shapiro,M. B. Wilk +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new statistical procedure for testing a complete sample for normality is introduced, which is obtained by dividing the square of an appropriate linear combination of the sample order statistics by the usual symmetric estimate of variance.
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Estimación lineal de los requerimientos nutricionales del NRC para ganado de leche
TL;DR: Linear regression equations have been obtained to directly calculate the nutrient requirements of dairy cattle (TDN, DE, ME, NEL,CP, Ca, P, Vitamin A and Vitamin D) on different physiological stages: maintenance, pregnancy and milk production based on NRC nutrient requirements tables.
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Effects of heat stress on the welfare of extensively managed domestic ruminants
TL;DR: This review concerns the heat stress–strain response of domestic ruminants from the viewpoint of animal welfare and physiological, hormonal, and behavioral thermoregulatory responses are discussed in respect to animal welfare.
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Neuroendocrine Regulation of Immunity
TL;DR: This review focuses on the regulation of the immune response via the neuroendocrine system and the effects of interruptions of this regulatory loop at multiple levels in predisposition and expression of immune diseases and on mechanisms of glucocorticoid effects on immune cells and molecules.