Beating the urban heat: Situation, background, impacts and the way forward in China

BJ He, J Wang, J Zhu, J Qi - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reviews urban heat (UrHT) challenges following the SBAR (situation,
background, assessment and recommendation) framework. The results indicate that …

Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence

CM Godde, D Mason-D'Croz, DE Mayberry… - Global food security, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Increases in extreme heat stress in domesticated livestock species during the twenty‐first century

P Thornton, G Nelson, D Mayberry… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Physiological and behavioral mechanisms of thermoregulation in mammals

D Mota-Rojas, CG Titto, A Orihuela, J Martínez-Burnes… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The study of the hypothalamic neuromodulation of thermoregulation offers
broad areas of opportunity with practical applications that are currently being strengthened …

Australasia

J Lawrence, B Mackey, F Chiew, MJ Costello… - 2023 - researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz
Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Nutritional physiology and biochemistry of dairy cattle under the influence of heat stress: Consequences and opportunities

A Sammad, YJ Wang, S Umer, H Lirong, I Khan… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Modern dairy cows have elevated internal heat loads caused by high milk
production, and the effects of accumulating incremental heat are exacerbated when …

The effect of stress on reproduction and reproductive technologies in beef cattle—A review

A Fernandez-Novo, SS Pérez-Garnelo, A Villagrá… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The economic sustainability of beef herds relies on achieving a reliable
percentage of weaned calves. Efforts to lift reproductive efficiency of beef herds have …

Consistent cooling benefits of silvopasture in the tropics

LRV Zeppetello, SC Cook-Patton, LA Parsons… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Agroforestry systems have the potential to sequester carbon and offer numerous benefits to
rural communities, but their capacity to offer valuable cooling services has not been …

Cattle adapted to tropical and subtropical environments: social, nutritional, and carcass quality considerations

RF Cooke, CL Daigle, P Moriel, SB Smith… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Beef production needs to increase from 60 million to 130 million tons by 2050 to feed a
growing world population, and 70% of this production increase is expected from beef …

Impact of heat stress on dairy cattle and selection strategies for thermotolerance: A review

SL Cartwright, J Schmied, N Karrow… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Climate change is a problem that causes many environmental issues that impact the
productivity of livestock species. One of the major issues associated with climate change is …