Climate change is causing an increase in air temperature and, consequently, animals are increasingly subject to heat stress, which is responsible for causing changes in the physiological and behavioral reactions, as well as a reduction in feed intake and efficiency, growth, reproduction and milk and meat production, and hematological and hormonal changes. So, the heat stress is one of the main obstacles in animal production, especially in tropical climates, therefore, research is needed to evaluate the physiological, hormonal and behavioral responses during heat challenge and the use of molecular biology to understand the mechanisms behind the animal's response to heat stress and use this information to select animals superior thermolytic performance for heat adaptation in an attempt to improve herd productivity.
There is a lack of information regarding the effects of climate change and the consequent increase in temperature on acclimatization and the adaptive behavioral response of animals and especially the cellular response to heat stress. It is still not well understood the differences in individual response and how this information can be used as a strategy to improve productivity in stressful conditions. The main goal of this Research Topic is temperature influence in the thermoregulatory capacity and behavioral response and how use of this information to increase the animal performance in the current climate change scenario. Experiments involving new techniques and strategies to assess the cellular, behavioral and physiological response of animal farm at high temperatures are welcome, as well as molecular biology tools and the use of artificial intelligence.
This Research Topic invites original research papers, review articles, and short communications on the high temperature influence in the animal farm. The articles must be submitted with the necessary ethical approval. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Effects of heat stress on animal reproduction and performance;
- Animal behavioral and thermoregulatory responses in high temperature;
- Acclimation, acclimatization and adaptation to high temperature;
- Behavior and strategy to reduce heat stress;
- Molecular biology tools applied to adaptive behavioral and heat stress response;
- Development of techniques for measuring thermoregulatory and behavioral responses of animals.
Climate change is causing an increase in air temperature and, consequently, animals are increasingly subject to heat stress, which is responsible for causing changes in the physiological and behavioral reactions, as well as a reduction in feed intake and efficiency, growth, reproduction and milk and meat production, and hematological and hormonal changes. So, the heat stress is one of the main obstacles in animal production, especially in tropical climates, therefore, research is needed to evaluate the physiological, hormonal and behavioral responses during heat challenge and the use of molecular biology to understand the mechanisms behind the animal's response to heat stress and use this information to select animals superior thermolytic performance for heat adaptation in an attempt to improve herd productivity.
There is a lack of information regarding the effects of climate change and the consequent increase in temperature on acclimatization and the adaptive behavioral response of animals and especially the cellular response to heat stress. It is still not well understood the differences in individual response and how this information can be used as a strategy to improve productivity in stressful conditions. The main goal of this Research Topic is temperature influence in the thermoregulatory capacity and behavioral response and how use of this information to increase the animal performance in the current climate change scenario. Experiments involving new techniques and strategies to assess the cellular, behavioral and physiological response of animal farm at high temperatures are welcome, as well as molecular biology tools and the use of artificial intelligence.
This Research Topic invites original research papers, review articles, and short communications on the high temperature influence in the animal farm. The articles must be submitted with the necessary ethical approval. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Effects of heat stress on animal reproduction and performance;
- Animal behavioral and thermoregulatory responses in high temperature;
- Acclimation, acclimatization and adaptation to high temperature;
- Behavior and strategy to reduce heat stress;
- Molecular biology tools applied to adaptive behavioral and heat stress response;
- Development of techniques for measuring thermoregulatory and behavioral responses of animals.
