Effect of Weather Conditions on Animal Behaviour ...

• Main Author: Rachana Singh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Light Publications, Pune 2024
• Subjects: Temperature, Climate, Animal; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10812180; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10812180

Climate change is expected to exert an overwhelming negative effect on livestock, health and welfare. The negative effects of climate change on animal health and behaviour will be the consequence of combined changes of air temperature, frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events and may be both direct and indirect. Animals respond to physical, chemical, climatic and biological stimuli from their surroundings. Animals are sometimes exposed to inclement weather. A combination of low temperature, wind and rain or wet snow can adversely affect an animal's heat balance. Climate change in expected to impact most parts of an ecosystem. Some animals have very specific climatic adaptation. Such as requirements for snow, sea ice, or temperatures within a narrow range for hibernation. ...