Climate change: Propelling heat stress problems?

15-04-2019 | |
Climate change: Propelling heat stress problems? Photo: Chris Van Lennep
Climate change: Propelling heat stress problems? Photo: Chris Van Lennep
As a result of global warming, heat stress can have a negative impact on dairy cattle in several ways. Besides the reduction in milk production and high economic losses this can bring, socio-economic impacts are more pronounced in the low-income populations that mainly depend on subsistence agriculture. The effects of high ambient temperatures were earlier thought to be limited to tropical areas, but with climate change, this effect is now being experienced worldwide. Climate change is not easy


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Matthew Wedzerai Correspondent