The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major
concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones …

Livestock plays an important role in the global economy. Climate change effects are not only
limited to crop production, but also affect livestock production, for example reduced milk …

Anthropogenic climate change is expected to have major impacts on domesticated livestock,
including increased heat stress in animals in both intensive and extensive livestock systems …

Considering the significant influence of high ambient temperature and heat waves on the
well-being and productivity of dairy cows, it is to be expected that, in the course of the next …

Heat stress has adverse effects on the reproductive performances of dairy cattle and
buffaloes. The dairy sector is a more vulnerable to global warming and climate change. The …

Several temperature-humidity indexes (THI) have been used to estimate the degree of
thermal stress experienced by dairy cows. The present objectives were to develop equations …

Genomic breeding programs have been paramount in improving the rates of genetic
progress of productive efficiency traits in livestock. Such improvement has been …

Simple Summary In a situation where human actions are damaging much of the life of the
world, it is important to remember that the basic concepts of biology, welfare, and health are …

This study was aimed to evaluate the degree of thermal stress exhibited by Holsteins under
a continental temperate climate. Milk, fat, protein, and somatic cell count test-day records …

Thermal stress is the result of a misbalance between heat produced or gained from the
environment and the amount of heat lost to the environment. The level of thermal stress can …