Future consequences and challenges for dairy cow production systems arising from climate change in Central Europe - A review

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 843-859

  Gauly, M ^a   Bollwein, H ^b   Breves, G ^b   Brugemann K ^c   Danicke S ^d   Das G ^a   Demeler, J ^e   Hansen, H ^f   Isselstein, J ^a   Konig S ^c   Loholter M ^d   Martinsohn, M ^f   Meyer, U ^d   Potthoff, M ^a   Sanker, C ^a   Schroder B ^b   Wrage, N ^a   Meibaum, B ^b   Von Samson Himmelstjerna, G ^e   Stinshoff, H ^b   Wrenzycki, C ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^d Institute of Animal Nutrition   (Germany)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^f THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

cow comfort; functional traits; global warming; heat stress; heat tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; EUROPE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; LOTUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 84875720267     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112002352     Document Type: Article

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