TY  - JOUR
AU  - Segura Plaza, José Francisco
AU  - Calvo Adiego, Luis
AU  - Escudero Portugués, Rosa María
AU  - Olivares Moreno, Álvaro
AU  - Rodríguez, Ana Isabel
AU  - Jiménez Gómez, Beatriz
AU  - López Bote, Clemente José
PY  - 2024
DO  - 10.3390/ani14111661
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105426
T2  - Animals
AB  - Simple Summary: Pigs lack functional sweat glands, hence being very susceptible to heat stress. The optimum temperature in which pigs would thrive is around 20 °C, depending on age and weight. Pigs could achieve higher heat dissemination, e.g., by...
AB  - Abstract: Heat stress is a significant environmental problem that has a detrimental impact on animal welfare and production efficiency in swine farms. The current study was conducted to assess the effect of low-intensity showers, provided during...
LA  - eng
M2  - 1
PB  - MDPI
KW  - Swine
KW  - Heat stress
KW  - Low-intensity shower
KW  - Body temperature
KW  - Feeding pattern
KW  - Pork
KW  - Desaturase
TI  - Alleviating Heat Stress in Fattening Pigs: Low-Intensity Showers in Critical Hours Alter Body External Temperature, Feeding Pattern, Carcass Composition, and Meat Quality Characteristics
TY  - journal article
VL  - 14
ER  -