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April 24-25, 2019 | Vancouver, Canada
ACCEPTED ABSTRACT JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCE & CLIMATIC CHANGE, 2019 VOLUME 10 | DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C1-057
The effect of climate on
Egyptian farm animal’s
performance and
productivity
Manal M Zaki and Iman Ismael
Cairo University, Egypt
T he impact of climate
change on human, animals,
ecosystems and energy is
enormous. Climate change could
affect animal production and
well-being, especially because
of increases in air temperature.
However, the knowledge of
animal responses to heat
stress during the hot months
in several areas of the world,
as well as during extreme heat
events, may be used to evaluate
the impacts of global change.
Higher temperature and higher
humidity are most favorable
for growth and proliferation
of disease-producing microbe
as higher body temperature
indicates all metabolic reactions
to reduce the body’s capacity
to fight the disease. The
breakdown of the body immune
system further weakens the
capacity of the animal to resist
diseases. Multiple attacks of
the FMD outbreak and others
are corresponding to climate
change. Temperature and
humidity with water recording
are most favorable for parasitic
species and disease vectors.
Helminths infestation connected
with the climate in many
tropical countries resulting
in a reduction of the growth
rate among sheep and goats.
Exposure of farm animals to
elevated temperatures results
in the decrease of body weight,
average daily gain, growth rate
and body total solid, which is
reflected by poor reproduction.
The crossbreds and buffaloes
are affected more than
indigenous livestock. Since the
crossbreds and buffaloes are
more sensitive to temperature
rise than indigenous cattle,
a rise of 2-6°C due to global
warming will negatively impact
growth, puberty and maturity of
crossbreds and buffaloes. Some
current practices to reduce heat
stress in farm and dairy animals,
such as shades, sprinklers and
ventilation will be suitable for
modifying to future climates if
the economics of heat stress
management do not change
radically. However, farmers are
not quite aware of the impacts of
global warming; therefore, good
research work is needed to help
them take strategic and planned
decisions.