Pub Date : 2025-12-05DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04792-y
Gean Henrique Carlesso da Silva, Aleksandro S Da Silva, Ana Luiza Bachmann Shogor, Paula Montagner, Taynara Mônica Reginatto Draszevski, Viviane Dalla Rosa, Luisa Nora, Guilherme Luiz Deolindo, Maria Luísa Appendino Nunes Zotti
{"title":"Spraying cooling room with essential oils: effects on milk, behavior and thermal comfort.","authors":"Gean Henrique Carlesso da Silva, Aleksandro S Da Silva, Ana Luiza Bachmann Shogor, Paula Montagner, Taynara Mônica Reginatto Draszevski, Viviane Dalla Rosa, Luisa Nora, Guilherme Luiz Deolindo, Maria Luísa Appendino Nunes Zotti","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04792-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04792-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145678974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-05DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04744-6
Mbusiseni V Mkwanazi, Marizvikuru Mwale, Michael Chimonyo
{"title":"Potential for increasing goat milk consumption for resource-limited communities in drought-prone environments.","authors":"Mbusiseni V Mkwanazi, Marizvikuru Mwale, Michael Chimonyo","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04744-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04744-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"527"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145679032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04766-0
P Perumal
{"title":"Role of housing microclimate in shaping physiological, hormonal, and productive traits in goats under tropical stress conditions.","authors":"P Perumal","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04766-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04766-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145655593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-02DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04789-7
Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira Monteiro, Jaqueline Rodrigues Ferreira Cara, Lucy Mery Antonia Surita, Marília Williani Filgueira Pereira, Bruno Henrique de Sousa Limoni, Thiago Luís Alves Campos de Araújo, Rosanne Cristine da Silva Luz Benevenuto Santos, Samara Miyaki Corrêa, Priscilla Dutra Teixeira, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Marina de Nadai Bonin Gomes
{"title":"Sequential use of nutritional additives in diets for finishing Nellore young bulls in confinement on the carcass and meat characteristics.","authors":"Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira Monteiro, Jaqueline Rodrigues Ferreira Cara, Lucy Mery Antonia Surita, Marília Williani Filgueira Pereira, Bruno Henrique de Sousa Limoni, Thiago Luís Alves Campos de Araújo, Rosanne Cristine da Silva Luz Benevenuto Santos, Samara Miyaki Corrêa, Priscilla Dutra Teixeira, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Marina de Nadai Bonin Gomes","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04789-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04789-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145655635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04761-5
Amanda Beatriz de Lima Costa, Rafael Henrique Tonissi E Buschinelli de Goes, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Gustavo Mafra Fernandes, Gregory Fedri, Lorrayne de Souza Araujo Martins Motta, Antônio Campanha Martinez
Heat stress is one of the main limiting factors for productivity and reproductive performance in beef cattle raised in extensive systems under tropical climates. Integrated systems, such as the Silvopastoral System (SIPAS), have been adopted as alternatives to mitigate excessive solar radiation and improve animal welfare. This study assessed the impact of providing shade for beef cows raised on pastures in Northwestern Paraná, Brazil. Ninety-four crossbred and purebred females (Nelore, Limousin × Angus), with an average age of two years and a Body Condition Score (BCS) between 2 and 4, were allocated into two groups: SIPAS (shaded cows) and SOL (unshaded cows). All females underwent Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI) followed by resynchronization (Resync). Environmental variables (temperature, humidity, and THI-like index) and forage samples were collected. Pregnancy rates were significantly higher in the cows provided shade (SIPAS group) for Resync (p = 0.036) and for the cumulative result (FTAI + Resync) (p = 0.048). It is concluded that tree shading reduces thermal stress and significantly improves conception rates in beef cattle under tropical conditions.
{"title":"Impact of silvopastoral shade on thermal stress and conception rates of beef cows in tropical pastures.","authors":"Amanda Beatriz de Lima Costa, Rafael Henrique Tonissi E Buschinelli de Goes, Jefferson Rodrigues Gandra, Gustavo Mafra Fernandes, Gregory Fedri, Lorrayne de Souza Araujo Martins Motta, Antônio Campanha Martinez","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04761-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04761-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heat stress is one of the main limiting factors for productivity and reproductive performance in beef cattle raised in extensive systems under tropical climates. Integrated systems, such as the Silvopastoral System (SIPAS), have been adopted as alternatives to mitigate excessive solar radiation and improve animal welfare. This study assessed the impact of providing shade for beef cows raised on pastures in Northwestern Paraná, Brazil. Ninety-four crossbred and purebred females (Nelore, Limousin × Angus), with an average age of two years and a Body Condition Score (BCS) between 2 and 4, were allocated into two groups: SIPAS (shaded cows) and SOL (unshaded cows). All females underwent Fixed-Time Artificial Insemination (FTAI) followed by resynchronization (Resync). Environmental variables (temperature, humidity, and THI-like index) and forage samples were collected. Pregnancy rates were significantly higher in the cows provided shade (SIPAS group) for Resync (p = 0.036) and for the cumulative result (FTAI + Resync) (p = 0.048). It is concluded that tree shading reduces thermal stress and significantly improves conception rates in beef cattle under tropical conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"520"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145640188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04785-x
Sachin S Waghmare, Gajanan M Chigure, Jagdish J Gudewar, Satish S Gaikwad, Nitin D Jadhav, Pravin R Rathod, Suresh G Jadhao, M F M F Siddiqui, Meera P Sakhare, Mahima R Narawade, Anil Kumar Sharma
{"title":"Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic relationships of Theileria spp. in cattle from Marathwada region of Maharashtra state, India.","authors":"Sachin S Waghmare, Gajanan M Chigure, Jagdish J Gudewar, Satish S Gaikwad, Nitin D Jadhav, Pravin R Rathod, Suresh G Jadhao, M F M F Siddiqui, Meera P Sakhare, Mahima R Narawade, Anil Kumar Sharma","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04785-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04785-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"518"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145640091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s11250-025-04779-9
Mohammed Sardar Mohammed, Questan Ali Ameen, Peyman Mahmoudi
{"title":"Comparative analysis of quantitative and molecular characteristics in indigenous and commercial poultry breeds of the Kurdistan region.","authors":"Mohammed Sardar Mohammed, Questan Ali Ameen, Peyman Mahmoudi","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04779-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04779-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"521"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145640168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutrient utilisation and blood metabolites of scavenging chickens across rainy and dry seasons in semi-arid and sub-humid environments.","authors":"Nosipho Sithembele Siwela, Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela, Nokuthula Winfred Kunene, Fortune Thabethe","doi":"10.1007/s11250-025-04784-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11250-025-04784-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23329,"journal":{"name":"Tropical animal health and production","volume":"57 9","pages":"517"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145640107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}