The effect of global warming on beef production in developing countries of the southern hemisphere
M. M. Scholtz, C. McManus, K-J. Leeuw, H. Louvandini, L. Seixas, C. B. De. Melo, A. Theunissen, F. W. C. Neser
ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene, South Africa.
ARC-Animal Production Institute, Irene, South Africa&University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de S?o Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Insituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia-Informa??oGenético-Sanitária da PecuáriaBrasileira, Brazil.
Insituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia-Informa??oGenético-Sanitária da PecuáriaBrasileira, Brazil&Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Insituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia-Informa??oGenético-Sanitária da PecuáriaBrasileira, Brazil&Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
Northern Cape Department of Agricultural, Land Reform and Rural Development, Jan Kempdorp, South Africa.
University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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Abstract

Developing countries from the southern hemisphere will be confronted by the same beef production challenges caused by global warming, because these countries are at the same geographical positions in southern latitudes. Global warming is expected to have a more extreme effect on the southern hemisphere than on other continents and will have a negative effect on the beef production environments in these countries. The negative effects will include high ambient temperatures, nutritional stress and altered patterns of animal diseases. Heat stress in beef cattle on veld/savannah is expected to increase as a result of changing weather patterns on a global and regional scale. This may negatively influence food production from beef cattle for the human food chain. Negative effects of increased temperatures and thus heat stress can include lower reproductive rates and weaning weights. The effect of heat stress can be partly addressed by nutritional strategies, such as replacing rapid fermentable carbohydrates with saturated fatty acids and the feeding of more by-pass protein and dietary electrolytes. Global warming will also alter the distribution pattern of animal diseases and the vectors of some of these diseases. This may even include the spread to South American countries. Likewise the nutritional value of natural pastures may be influenced. The effect of global warming on the quality of pastures will depend on whether the global warming is a result of increased carbon dioxide levels or not. An improved understanding of the adaptation of beef cattle to their production environments is important, but adaptation is complex and thus difficult to measure. Fortunately, several proxy-indicators for adaptation such as reproductive, production and health traits are available. The selection of animals and genotypes that are better adapted to the production system, including heat stress, is possible and should be persuade to ensure sustainable beef production in hotter climates.

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Scholtz, M. , McManus, C. , Leeuw, K. , Louvandini, H. , Seixas, L. , Melo, C. , Theunissen, A. and Neser, F. (2013) The effect of global warming on beef production in developing countries of the southern hemisphere. Natural Science, 5, 106-119. doi: 10.4236/ns.2013.51A017.

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