Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe
Weather patterns in northern European regions have changed noticeably over the past several decades, featuring warmer, wetter weather with more extreme events. The climate is projected to continue on this trajectory for the foreseeable future, even under the most modest warming scenarios. Such chang...
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| author | P.J. Skuce E.R. Morgan J. van Dijk M. Mitchell |
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| description | Weather patterns in northern European regions have changed noticeably over the past several decades, featuring warmer, wetter weather with more extreme events. The climate is projected to continue on this trajectory for the foreseeable future, even under the most modest warming scenarios. Such changes will have a significant impact on livestock farming, both directly through effects on the animals themselves, and indirectly through changing exposure to pests and pathogens. Adaptation options aimed at taking advantage of new opportunities and/or minimising the risks of negative impacts will, in themselves, have implications for animal health and welfare. In this review, we consider the potential consequences of future intensification of animal production, challenges associated with indoor and outdoor rearing of animals and aspects of animal transportation as key examples. We investigate the direct and indirect effects of climate change on the epidemiology of important livestock pathogens, with a particular focus on parasitic infections, and the likely animal health consequences associated with selected adaptation options. Finally, we attempt to identify key gaps in our knowledge and suggest future research priorities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30abc96069b94749a88e3fb1bd6734da2022-12-21T18:44:15ZengElsevierAnimal1751-73112013-01-017333345Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming EuropeP.J. Skuce0E.R. Morgan1J. van Dijk2M. Mitchell3Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian EH26 0PZ, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UKInstitute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE, UKScotland's Rural College (SRUC), The Roslin Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UKWeather patterns in northern European regions have changed noticeably over the past several decades, featuring warmer, wetter weather with more extreme events. The climate is projected to continue on this trajectory for the foreseeable future, even under the most modest warming scenarios. Such changes will have a significant impact on livestock farming, both directly through effects on the animals themselves, and indirectly through changing exposure to pests and pathogens. Adaptation options aimed at taking advantage of new opportunities and/or minimising the risks of negative impacts will, in themselves, have implications for animal health and welfare. In this review, we consider the potential consequences of future intensification of animal production, challenges associated with indoor and outdoor rearing of animals and aspects of animal transportation as key examples. We investigate the direct and indirect effects of climate change on the epidemiology of important livestock pathogens, with a particular focus on parasitic infections, and the likely animal health consequences associated with selected adaptation options. Finally, we attempt to identify key gaps in our knowledge and suggest future research priorities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111300075Xclimate changelivestockadaptationparasites |
| spellingShingle | P.J. Skuce E.R. Morgan J. van Dijk M. Mitchell Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe Animal climate change livestock adaptation parasites |
| title | Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe |
| title_full | Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe |
| title_fullStr | Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe |
| title_short | Animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change: beating the heat and parasites in a warming Europe |
| title_sort | animal health aspects of adaptation to climate change beating the heat and parasites in a warming europe |
| topic | climate change livestock adaptation parasites |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173111300075X |
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