Thermotolerance

Implementation

Long term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Atlantic
Atlantic

Weather event addressed

Very high temperatures / Heat wave

Farming system

ANIMALS
Animals

Description of the measure

Thermotolerance

Comments on sustainability

There is probably a very large intrarace genetic variability to exploit to improve thermotolerance in ruminants. Indexing and selection may ultimately help improve thermotolerance.