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Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: a synthesis

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Resumo:Climate change includes different dramatic events, and among them, heat stress exposition is the strongest phenomenon affecting the livestock sector. The effects of heat stress events on animal welfare are complex and the economic impacts for the livestock sector are relevant. Management measures may contribute to improve the resilience to heat stress, but the extent to which they impact on livestock performances and management strategies depend on the magnitude of the stress conditions. Through a pioneering synthesis of existing knowledge from experiments conducted in controlled conditions, we show that management strategies, both adaptation and mitigation measures, halved the negative impacts on the ruminants' performances and welfare induced by heat stress, but the efficacy is low in extreme conditions, which in turn are more and more frequent. These novel findings emphasize the need to deepen research on more effective adaptation and mitigation measures.
Autores principais:Morgado, Joana Nazaré
Outros Autores:Lamonaca, Emilia; Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano; Caroprese, Mariangela; Albenzio, Marzia; Ciliberti, Maria Giovanna
Assunto:THI Animal welfare Biomarker Heat stress Livestock productivity Ruminants
Ano:2023
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

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