MODERN CATTLE BREEDING AND CLIMATE CHANGE - CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES

Abstract

According to the reports of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, animal husbandry participates with 14.5% (translated into CO2 equivalent, about 7.1 Gt), which puts it in third place, behind the energy sector and industry. and in front of the traffic. On the other hand, climate changes significantly affect livestock production in terms of increasing the frequency of animal diseases (heat stress), changes in environmental factors (microclimatic conditions) and changes in nutritional conditions (impact on grassland composition). Reducing greenhouse gas emissions will only be possible by adopting good agricultural practices. That is why the researches carried out for this purpose are more numerous and more current in a large number of countries.