Potential biomarkers for chronic seasonal heat stress in Kagoshima Berkshire pigs reared in the subtropical region

Abstract

Potential biomarkers for chronic seasonal heat stress in Kagoshima Berkshire pigs reared in the subtropical region were investigated by comparing the biomarker changes in the summer (a period of chronic heat stress) and winter (a thermoneutral period) seasons.

Keywords

• albumin/globulin ratio
• derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-roms)
• biological antioxidant potential (bap)
• heat stress
• kagoshima berkshire pig
• oxidative stress