Veterinary Nursing Care Plans: Theory and Practice

Environmental Physiology of Livestock

A comprehensive reference on how environmental stress, especially heat stress, affects livestock health, productivity, metabolism, reproduction, and gene expression. It covers heat stress assessment, physiological responses, nutrition, endocrine regulation, reproductive performance, and environmental effects on genetics and breeding.

Key Features:

• Covers heat and environmental stress in livestock
• Explains effects on health, productivity, metabolism, and reproduction
• Discusses heat stress indexes and stress-response technologies
• Examines nutrient requirements and metabolic changes
• Covers endocrine regulation and acclimation
• Explores environmental effects on gene expression
• Useful for animal scientists, geneticists, and livestock breeders