Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis
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 ma...
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| author | Joana Nazaré Morgado Joana Nazaré Morgado Emilia Lamonaca Fabio Gaetano Santeramo Mariangela Caroprese Marzia Albenzio Maria Giovanna Ciliberti |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f269de764ebf49a6bd5c21339a35d0962023-03-15T04:48:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692023-03-011010.3389/fvets.2023.11456101145610Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesisJoana Nazaré Morgado0Joana Nazaré Morgado1Emilia Lamonaca2Fabio Gaetano Santeramo3Mariangela Caroprese4Marzia Albenzio5Maria Giovanna Ciliberti6Nutrition Laboratory, Environmental Health Institute, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL), Lisboa, PortugalLisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG), University of Lisbon, Lisboa, PortugalDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyClimate 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1145610/fullanimal welfarebiomarkerheat stresslivestock productivityruminantsTHI |
| spellingShingle | Joana Nazaré Morgado Joana Nazaré Morgado Emilia Lamonaca Fabio Gaetano Santeramo Mariangela Caroprese Marzia Albenzio Maria Giovanna Ciliberti Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis Frontiers in Veterinary Science animal welfare biomarker heat stress livestock productivity ruminants THI |
| title | Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis |
| title_full | Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis |
| title_fullStr | Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis |
| title_short | Effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress: A synthesis |
| title_sort | effects of management strategies on animal welfare and productivity under heat stress a synthesis |
| topic | animal welfare biomarker heat stress livestock productivity ruminants THI |
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