Climate Change and Livestock Resilience
Livestock production is the backbone of global food security, rural livelihoods, and economic stability. From the pastoralist herders of East Africa to smallholder dairy farmers in India, and from intensive poultry farms in Europe to extensive cattle ranches in South America, billions of people depend on healthy, productive animals. Yet, this vital sector faces an unprecedented challenge: climate change.
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, extreme storms, and shifting disease patterns are transforming the environments in which livestock thrive. Heat stress reduces milk production, growth, and reproduction. Drought diminishes pasture and water availability. Floods destroy feed, housing, and infrastructure. Emerging diseases and shifting vector populations threaten animal health, livelihoods, and food security.
The urgency to adapt has never been greater. Livestock systems must evolve from reactive measures to proactive, resilient strategies that protect productivity, welfare, and ecosystems. Climate-smart livestock systems integrate genetics, nutrition, housing, pasture management, health interventions, and policy support, creating holistic solutions that withstand environmental shocks and sustain long-term growth.
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Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, extreme storms, and shifting disease patterns are transforming the environments in which livestock thrive. Heat stress reduces milk production, growth, and reproduction. Drought diminishes pasture and water availability. Floods destroy feed, housing, and infrastructure. Emerging diseases and shifting vector populations threaten animal health, livelihoods, and food security.
The urgency to adapt has never been greater. Livestock systems must evolve from reactive measures to proactive, resilient strategies that protect productivity, welfare, and ecosystems. Climate-smart livestock systems integrate genetics, nutrition, housing, pasture management, health interventions, and policy support, creating holistic solutions that withstand environmental shocks and sustain long-term growth.
Climate Change and Livestock Resilience
Livestock production is the backbone of global food security, rural livelihoods, and economic stability. From the pastoralist herders of East Africa to smallholder dairy farmers in India, and from intensive poultry farms in Europe to extensive cattle ranches in South America, billions of people depend on healthy, productive animals. Yet, this vital sector faces an unprecedented challenge: climate change.
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, extreme storms, and shifting disease patterns are transforming the environments in which livestock thrive. Heat stress reduces milk production, growth, and reproduction. Drought diminishes pasture and water availability. Floods destroy feed, housing, and infrastructure. Emerging diseases and shifting vector populations threaten animal health, livelihoods, and food security.
The urgency to adapt has never been greater. Livestock systems must evolve from reactive measures to proactive, resilient strategies that protect productivity, welfare, and ecosystems. Climate-smart livestock systems integrate genetics, nutrition, housing, pasture management, health interventions, and policy support, creating holistic solutions that withstand environmental shocks and sustain long-term growth.
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, extreme storms, and shifting disease patterns are transforming the environments in which livestock thrive. Heat stress reduces milk production, growth, and reproduction. Drought diminishes pasture and water availability. Floods destroy feed, housing, and infrastructure. Emerging diseases and shifting vector populations threaten animal health, livelihoods, and food security.
The urgency to adapt has never been greater. Livestock systems must evolve from reactive measures to proactive, resilient strategies that protect productivity, welfare, and ecosystems. Climate-smart livestock systems integrate genetics, nutrition, housing, pasture management, health interventions, and policy support, creating holistic solutions that withstand environmental shocks and sustain long-term growth.
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| BN ID: | 2940184394664 |
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| Publisher: | CypressArk Publications |
| Publication date: | 09/14/2025 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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