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. 2018 Nov 10;9(1):26-31.
doi: 10.1093/af/vfy030. eCollection 2019 Jan.

Impact of climate change on animal health and welfare

Nicola Lacetera  1
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Impact of climate change on animal health and welfare

Nicola Lacetera. Anim Front. .

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Keywords: health; immunity; metabolism; microorganisms; vectors.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Schematic representation of the impact of climate change on animal health.
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Figure 2.
Schematic representation of the most frequent consequences of heat stress on animal health.
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Figure 3.
Schematic representation of some mechanisms through which heat stress may cause metabolic disorders in farm animals.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Balance between oxidants and antioxidants molecules in animal health and disease (from Knoefler et al., 2014).
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