Signs of heat stress and some steps to reduce the negative effects on animals
Biological Applications Department, Radioisotopes Applications Division, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt, P.O.13759.
Review Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2020, 04(01), 046-058.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2020.4.1.0058
Publication history:
Received on 04 July 2020; revised on 12 July 2020; accepted on 17 July 2020
Abstract:
The thermal comfort region for greatest animals is between 4 °C and 25 °C. When temperature surpasses 25 °C, animals suffer heat stress. In severe heat stress, the profound body temperature increases, animal cells are affected and production performance is reduced. Most physiological and biochemical variations could occur to protect essential cell functions in contradiction of heat stress and to permit a fast recovery from moderate hypothermic destruction. In tropical and subtropical countries, the climatic characteristic is the major constraint on animal productivity. Production and reproduction are reduced as a result of the extreme changes in biological functions affected by heat stress. Reduction of the negative effects of heat stress can be reduced or even eliminate those losses to improve its productivity has been attempted using different techniques including physical, nutritional, and physiological means.
Keywords:
Heat stress; Animal; Critical temperature; Temperature-humidity index; Production; Reproduction
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