Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ISPEC 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL SCIENCES and RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Muş, Türkiye, 3 - 05 Mart 2023, ss.323-330
Sheep and goats constitute one of the important meat and milk sources in the world. In the context of environmental changes, the improvement and conservation of these species is a must to meet the growing meat and dairy needs of people, both nationally and internationally, in a sustainable way. Sheep and goat breeding is important, especially in developing countries, as it has good adaptability and is resistant to harsh environmental conditions. However, heat stress leads to serious changes in body functions and temperature tolerance depends on many factors such as breed, age, sex, body weight, nutrition, health status, physiological condition of the animal. Under the changing climate scenario, different strategies should be developed in order to ensure sustainability by ensuring the economic security of the poor farmer in sheep and goat breeding. To be able to reduce the effects of all stress factors that directly or indirectly affect sheep and goat production can be listed as grazing management, shelter management, breeding management, use of feed resources, nutrition management, water management, disease management and genetic improvement. Basically, all these strategies are based on physical modification of the environment, genetic modification and improved nutritional management. In order to achieve optimum production in a changing climate scenario, a holistic approach is needed according to environmental conditions and available resources. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effects and importance of heat stress on some physiological parameters in sheep and goats.