Climate change and dairy farming sustainability; a causal loop paradox and its mitigation scenario
Putri Kusuma Astuti,
Afsal Ayoob,
Péter Strausz,
Beena Vakayil,
S Hari Kumar,
Szilvia Kusza
Affiliations
Putri Kusuma Astuti
Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Debrecen, 4032, Hungary; Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary; Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
Afsal Ayoob
Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur, 680651, Kerala, India
Péter Strausz
Department of Management and Organization, Institute of Management, Corvinus University of Budapest, 1093, Budapest, Hungary
Beena Vakayil
Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur, 680651, Kerala, India
S Hari Kumar
Centre for Animal Adaptation to Environment and Climate Change Studies, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Thrissur, 680651, Kerala, India
Szilvia Kusza
Centre for Agricultural Genomics and Biotechnology, University of Debrecen, 4032, Hungary; Corresponding author.
It is arguable at this time whether climate change is a cause or effect of the disruption in dairy farming. Climate change drastically affects the productive performance of livestock, including milk and meat production, and this could be attributed to the deviation of energy resources towards adaptive mechanisms. However, livestock farming also contributes substantially to the existing greenhouse gas pool, which is the causal of the climate change. We gathered relevant information from the recent publication and reviewed it to elaborate on sustainable dairy farming management in a changing climatic scenario, and efforts are needed to gather this material to develop methods that could help to overcome the adversities associated with livestock industries. We summarize the intervention points to reverse these adversities, such as application of genetic technology, nutrition intervention, utilization of chemical inhibitors, immunization, and application of metagenomics, which may help to sustain farm animal production in the changing climate scenario.
