Heat Stress: A Global Concern
Journal Title: Advances in Food Technology and Nutritional Sciences - Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 5
Abstract
The agriculture industry provides consumers with food (meat, milk, eggs, and grains) and contributes significantly to the global economy. Due to reliance on specific climate conditions, heat stress (caused by a combination of environmental factors such as: temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, air movement, and precipitation) can have a very detrimental effect on this industry for both producers and consumers alike. With heat wave frequency and intensity projected to rise during the next century, climate change could make it more difficult to grow crops, raise animals, and harvest fish in the same manner and locations as used in the past.1 Effects of heat stress can clearly be seen in poultry and livestock, and because animal agriculture is facing substantial challenges, including a steep projected increase in demand and the need to adapt to changing environmental conditions, these issues must be addressed. The United Nations FAO predicted an increase in world population to 9-10 billion, and estimated that by 2050 there will be a 73% increase in meat and egg consumption and a 58% increase in dairy consumption over 2011 levels.2
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Alissa Piekarski
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