Anjali Kumari*

Research Scholar, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra Ranchi Jharkhand, India

*Corresponding Author: Anjali Kumari, Research Scholar, Department of Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra Ranchi Jharkhand, India.

Received: August 29, 2025; Published: September 01, 2025

Abstract

The climate change and global warming has turned into a undisputable truth, which brings new challenges in the animal welfare and veterinary medicine. Among these, heat stress in animals is rapidly gaining attention. The issue of heat stress in animals has become a major concern within a short period The high temperature is harmful to not only farm animals, laboratory animals, and even companion breeders, threatening their productivity, physiological health, but also negative effects on the nervous system and cardiovascular system. The consequences of this problem extend well beyond the scope of agriculture, as far as public health and food security are concerned, which puts the matter of shared interest as the concern of veterinary science as it is of the entire society

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Citation

Citation: Anjali Kumari. “Heat Stress and Animal Welfare: Emerging Challenges for Veterinary Science in a Warming World".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 7.10 (2025): 01-02.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2025 Anjali Kumari. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.