Short term heat stress alters the hematological, immunological, and plasma metabolomic responses of Florida Cracker sheep

The study aimed to investigate the effects of short-term heat stress on physiological, hematological, immunological, and metabolomic responses in Florida Cracker ewes. Fourteen Florida Cracker ewes were randomly assigned to either heat stress (HT) or cooling (control, CTL) conditions, respectively,...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Animal Science
Main Authors:	Makenzie Harrison, John Odunayo Adebayo, Anijia Mills-Widemon, Sola Ikuejamoye-Omotore, Zaira M. Estrada-Reyes, Ibukun M. Ogunade, Andres A. Pech-Cervantes, Thomas H. Terrill, Aftab Siddique, Alexis Ruiz-González
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Florida Cracker sheep heat stress plasma metabolome adaptation thermotolerance
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2025.1631531/full