Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence

CM Godde, D Mason-D'Croz, DE Mayberry… - Global food security, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential impacts of climate change on current livestock systems worldwide are a major
concern, and yet the topic is covered to a limited extent in global reports such as the ones …

[HTML][HTML] Trends for meat, milk and egg consumption for the next decades and the role played by livestock systems in the global production of proteins

M Henchion, AP Moloney, J Hyland, J Zimmermann… - Animal, 2021 - Elsevier
Meeting the food demands of a growing global population within planetary boundaries is a
challenge. Sustainably producing animal-sourced foods while supplying sufficient protein to …

China's future food demand and its implications for trade and environment

H Zhao, J Chang, P Havlík, M van Dijk, H Valin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Satisfying China's food demand without harming the environment is one of the greatest
sustainability challenges for the coming decades. Here we provide a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Impacts of heat stress on global cattle production during the 21st century: a modelling study

P Thornton, G Nelson, D Mayberry… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Heat stress in animals is one of the major climate change impacts on
domesticated livestock raised in both intensive and extensive production systems. At …

Greenhouse gas emissions intensity of global croplands

KM Carlson, JS Gerber, ND Mueller, M Herrero… - Nature Climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Stabilizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from croplands as agricultural demand grows
is a critical component of climate change mitigation,,. Emissions intensity metrics—including …

COVID-19 effects on livestock production: a one welfare issue

JN Marchant-Forde, LA Boyle - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights that we exist in a global community. From a single city, it
spread to 188 countries across the world and infected 30 million people by September 18 …

Subnational distribution of average farm size and smallholder contributions to global food production

LH Samberg, JS Gerber, N Ramankutty… - Environmental …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Smallholder farming is the most prevalent form of agriculture in the world, supports many of
the planet's most vulnerable populations, and coexists with some of its most diverse and …

Smart animal agriculture: application of real-time sensors to improve animal well-being and production

I Halachmi, M Guarino, J Bewley… - Annual review of animal …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Consumption of animal products such as meat, milk, and eggs in first-world countries has
leveled off, but it is rising precipitously in developing countries. Agriculture will have to …

Biomass use, production, feed efficiencies, and greenhouse gas emissions from global livestock systems

M Herrero, P Havlík, H Valin… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
We present a unique, biologically consistent, spatially disaggregated global livestock
dataset containing information on biomass use, production, feed efficiency, excretion, and …

Mapping the global distribution of livestock

TP Robinson, GRW Wint, G Conchedda… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Livestock contributes directly to the livelihoods and food security of almost a billion people
and affects the diet and health of many more. With estimated standing populations of 1.43 …