The challenge of global warming in water buffalo farming: physiological and behavioral aspects and strategies to face heat stress

F Napolitano, G De Rosa, A Chay-Canul… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Global warming (GW) is a current challenge for livestock systems,
including water buffalo farms. Buffaloes have anatomical traits such as thick skin and a high …

A systematic review of the effects of silvopastoral system on thermal environment and dairy cows' behavioral and physiological responses

M Deniz, KT De-Sousa, FMC Vieira, MM Vale… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Does the silvopastoral system (SPS) promote a satisfactory thermal environment for dairy
cows to perform their natural behaviors and perform a suitable thermoregulatory function …

Behavior and thermal comfort of light and dark coat dairy cows in the Eastern Amazon

WC Silva, ÉBR Silva, MRP Santos… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to evaluate the behavior and thermal comfort of 20 Girolando cows (5/8-
H/G), with light and dark coats, in the wettest period of the year, in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, in …

Understanding animal-plant-parasite interactions to improve the management of gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing ruminants

PA Bricarello, C Longo, RA da Rocha, MJ Hötzel - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Grazing systems have great potential to promote animal welfare by allowing animals to
express natural behaviours, but they also present risks to the animals. Diseases caused by …

Applied nucleation under high biodiversity silvopastoral system as an adaptive strategy against microclimate extremes in pasture areas

AL Schmitt Filho, SG Kretzer, J Farley… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the influence of the high biodiversity silvopastoral system
(SPSnu) on the microclimate, pasture production, and pasture chemical composition …

Social hierarchy influences dairy cows' use of shade in a silvopastoral system under intensive rotational grazing

M Deniz, KT de Sousa, MF Moro, MM do Vale… - Applied Animal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between thermal comfort indicators
and social hierarchy, and cows' location (shade or sun) and their diurnal behaviors in a …

Silvopastoral systems as a strategy to attenuate the negative effects of heat stress on productivity of beef cows grazing natural grassland

GA Goncherenko, F Báez, JK Fedrigo, R Santa Cruz… - Agroforestry …, 2024 - Springer
Heat stress affects cow-calf performance during the summer; thus, it is relevant to study
attenuation strategies. The thermal environment, physiological response to heat stress …

Effects of tree arrangements of silvopasture system on behaviour and performance of cattle–a systematic review

KT De-Sousa, M Deniz, JR Dittrich… - Annals of Animal …, 2023 - sciendo.com
This review aimed to provide a critical and systematic evaluation of the scientific literature
about the effect of tree arrangements of the silvopasture system on the thermal environment …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological responses of Santa Inês x Dorper ewes and lambs to thermal environment of silvopasture and open pasture systems

MLP dos Santos, JMV Dada, PC Muniz… - Small Ruminant …, 2021 - Elsevier
The silvopasture is a sustainable livestock system, which has great potential for sheep,
mainly focused on the thermal comfort and welfare of animals. However, there is a lack of …

Tree contributions to climate change adaptation through reduced cattle heat stress and benefits to milk and beef production

D Richards, Z Dewhurst, D Giltrap… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cattle heat stress causes billions of dollars' worth of losses to meat and milk production
globally, and is projected to become more severe in the future due to climate change. Tree …