Economic Risk Assessment by Weather-Related Heat Stress Indices for Confined Livestock Buildings: A Case Study for Fattening Pigs in Central Europe

Economic Risk Assessment by Weather-Related Heat Stress Indices for Confined Livestock Buildings: A Case Study for Fattening Pigs in Central Europe

In the last decades, farm animals kept in confined and mechanically ventilated livestock buildings have been increasingly confronted with heat stress (HS) due to global warming. These adverse conditions cause a depression of animal health and welfare and a reduction of the performance up to an incre...

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Main Authors: Günther Schauberger, Martin Schönhart, Werner Zollitsch, Stefan J. Hörtenhuber, Leopold Kirner, Christian Mikovits, Johannes Baumgartner, Martin Piringer, Werner Knauder, Ivonne Anders, Konrad Andre, Isabel Hennig-Pauka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Agriculture
Subjects:
heat stress
farm animal
pig
livestock production
global warming
climate change
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/2/122

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