Author/Authors :
Johannesen، نويسنده , , Anne B. and Nielsen، نويسنده , , Anders and Skonhoft، نويسنده , , Anders، نويسنده ,
DocumentNumber :
3542760
Title Of Article :
Livestock management at northern latitudes: Potential economic effects of climate change in sheep farming
شماره ركورد :
6176
Latin Abstract :
We study the economy and ecology of sheep farming under future climate change scenarios. The analysis is at the farm level and includes two different categories of the animals, ewes (adult females) and lambs with a crucial distinction between the outdoor grazing season and the winter indoor season. The model is formulated in a Nordic economic and biological setting. During the outdoor grazing season, animals may experience growth constraints as a result of limited grazing resources. The available grazing resources are determined by animal density (stocking rate) and weather conditions potentially affecting the weight, and hence, the value of lambs. Because empirical evidence suggests that climate changes, e.g., increased temperature, have contrasting effects on lamb weights depending on the location of the farm, the spatial effects of such changes are analyzed.
From Page :
239
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
climate change , sheep farming , weather conditions , Stage model , Vegetation growth
JournalTitle :
Studia Iranica
To Page :
248
To Page :
248
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