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Climate change poses significant challenges to cattle farming, a sector vital to global food security. Among the most pressing concerns is the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts. Reduced rainfall diminishes pasture quality and availability, limiting feed for livestock and increasing water scarcity. This can lead to decreased animal growth rates, reduced milk production, and increased mortality rates. Moreover, prolonged droughts can contribute to desertification, shrinking available grazing land and forcing farmers to adopt costly alternative feeding strategies.
Beyond drought, other climate-related impacts include heat stress, which can significantly impact animal health and productivity. Rising temperatures can exacerbate heat stress, leading to decreased feed intake, reduced fertility, and increased mortality in livestock. Furthermore, extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall and flooding, can cause infrastructure damage, contaminate water sources, and lead to the loss of livestock.
The cattle farming sector itself contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, primarily methane produced during animal digestion and nitrous oxide from manure management. Deforestation for pasture expansion also releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
To address these challenges, a multi-pronged approach is crucial.
• Genetic selection: Breeding programs focused on developing drought-resistant livestock breeds are vital. and heat-tolerant
• Sustainable feeding strategies: Implementing precision feeding techniques, improving feed efficiency, and exploring alternative drought-resistant forage livestock resilience. feed sources, varieties, such as can enhance
• Integrated farming systems: Integrating crop and livestock production, such as through agroforestry systems, can improve soil health, enhance water retention, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Technological innovations: Utilizing technologies such as precision livestock farming, remote sensing for pasture monitoring, and renewable energy sources can improve resource efficiency and redu
Furthermore, strong policy support, including incentives for sustainable farming practices, investments in research and development, and improved access to climate information services, are essential for the long-term sustainability of the cattle farming sector.
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires a collaborative effort involving farmers, researchers, policymakers, and consumers. By embracing innovative solutions, prioritizing sustainable practices, and fostering a collective understanding of the importance of climate-resilient livestock production, we can ensure a future when this vital sector continues to thrive while minimizing its environmental impact.
Internet:<conafer.org.br> (adapted).
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Heat stress has become one of the important issues in cattle farming, especially in those areas where temperature has started to increase steadily.
Climate change poses significant challenges to cattle farming, a sector vital to global food security. Among the most pressing concerns is the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts. Reduced rainfall diminishes pasture quality and availability, limiting feed for livestock and increasing water scarcity. This can lead to decreased animal growth rates, reduced milk production, and increased mortality rates. Moreover, prolonged droughts can contribute to desertification, shrinking available grazing land and forcing farmers to adopt costly alternative feeding strategies.
Beyond drought, other climate-related impacts include heat stress, which can significantly impact animal health and productivity. Rising temperatures can exacerbate heat stress, leading to decreased feed intake, reduced fertility, and increased mortality in livestock. Furthermore, extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall and flooding, can cause infrastructure damage, contaminate water sources, and lead to the loss of livestock.
The cattle farming sector itself contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, primarily methane produced during animal digestion and nitrous oxide from manure management. Deforestation for pasture expansion also releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
To address these challenges, a multi-pronged approach is crucial.
• Genetic selection: Breeding programs focused on developing drought-resistant livestock breeds are vital. and heat-tolerant
• Sustainable feeding strategies: Implementing precision feeding techniques, improving feed efficiency, and exploring alternative drought-resistant forage livestock resilience. feed sources, varieties, such as can enhance
• Integrated farming systems: Integrating crop and livestock production, such as through agroforestry systems, can improve soil health, enhance water retention, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Technological innovations: Utilizing technologies such as precision livestock farming, remote sensing for pasture monitoring, and renewable energy sources can improve resource efficiency and redu
Furthermore, strong policy support, including incentives for sustainable farming practices, investments in research and development, and improved access to climate information services, are essential for the long-term sustainability of the cattle farming sector.
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires a collaborative effort involving farmers, researchers, policymakers, and consumers. By embracing innovative solutions, prioritizing sustainable practices, and fostering a collective understanding of the importance of climate-resilient livestock production, we can ensure a future when this vital sector continues to thrive while minimizing its environmental impact.
Internet:<conafer.org.br> (adapted).
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One of the strategies proposed focuses on specific systems for both soil health and water retention improvement.
Climate change poses significant challenges to cattle farming, a sector vital to global food security. Among the most pressing concerns is the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts. Reduced rainfall diminishes pasture quality and availability, limiting feed for livestock and increasing water scarcity. This can lead to decreased animal growth rates, reduced milk production, and increased mortality rates. Moreover, prolonged droughts can contribute to desertification, shrinking available grazing land and forcing farmers to adopt costly alternative feeding strategies.
Beyond drought, other climate-related impacts include heat stress, which can significantly impact animal health and productivity. Rising temperatures can exacerbate heat stress, leading to decreased feed intake, reduced fertility, and increased mortality in livestock. Furthermore, extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall and flooding, can cause infrastructure damage, contaminate water sources, and lead to the loss of livestock.
The cattle farming sector itself contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, primarily methane produced during animal digestion and nitrous oxide from manure management. Deforestation for pasture expansion also releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
To address these challenges, a multi-pronged approach is crucial.
• Genetic selection: Breeding programs focused on developing drought-resistant livestock breeds are vital. and heat-tolerant
• Sustainable feeding strategies: Implementing precision feeding techniques, improving feed efficiency, and exploring alternative drought-resistant forage livestock resilience. feed sources, varieties, such as can enhance
• Integrated farming systems: Integrating crop and livestock production, such as through agroforestry systems, can improve soil health, enhance water retention, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Technological innovations: Utilizing technologies such as precision livestock farming, remote sensing for pasture monitoring, and renewable energy sources can improve resource efficiency and redu
Furthermore, strong policy support, including incentives for sustainable farming practices, investments in research and development, and improved access to climate information services, are essential for the long-term sustainability of the cattle farming sector.
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires a collaborative effort involving farmers, researchers, policymakers, and consumers. By embracing innovative solutions, prioritizing sustainable practices, and fostering a collective understanding of the importance of climate-resilient livestock production, we can ensure a future when this vital sector continues to thrive while minimizing its environmental impact.
Internet:<conafer.org.br> (adapted).
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In relation to cattle farming practices, carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas emitter, originating from the transportation of animals.
Climate change poses significant challenges to cattle farming, a sector vital to global food security. Among the most pressing concerns is the increasing frequency and intensity of droughts. Reduced rainfall diminishes pasture quality and availability, limiting feed for livestock and increasing water scarcity. This can lead to decreased animal growth rates, reduced milk production, and increased mortality rates. Moreover, prolonged droughts can contribute to desertification, shrinking available grazing land and forcing farmers to adopt costly alternative feeding strategies.
Beyond drought, other climate-related impacts include heat stress, which can significantly impact animal health and productivity. Rising temperatures can exacerbate heat stress, leading to decreased feed intake, reduced fertility, and increased mortality in livestock. Furthermore, extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall and flooding, can cause infrastructure damage, contaminate water sources, and lead to the loss of livestock.
The cattle farming sector itself contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions, primarily methane produced during animal digestion and nitrous oxide from manure management. Deforestation for pasture expansion also releases significant amounts of carbon dioxide.
To address these challenges, a multi-pronged approach is crucial.
• Genetic selection: Breeding programs focused on developing drought-resistant livestock breeds are vital. and heat-tolerant
• Sustainable feeding strategies: Implementing precision feeding techniques, improving feed efficiency, and exploring alternative drought-resistant forage livestock resilience. feed sources, varieties, such as can enhance
• Integrated farming systems: Integrating crop and livestock production, such as through agroforestry systems, can improve soil health, enhance water retention, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Technological innovations: Utilizing technologies such as precision livestock farming, remote sensing for pasture monitoring, and renewable energy sources can improve resource efficiency and redu
Furthermore, strong policy support, including incentives for sustainable farming practices, investments in research and development, and improved access to climate information services, are essential for the long-term sustainability of the cattle farming sector.
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires a collaborative effort involving farmers, researchers, policymakers, and consumers. By embracing innovative solutions, prioritizing sustainable practices, and fostering a collective understanding of the importance of climate-resilient livestock production, we can ensure a future when this vital sector continues to thrive while minimizing its environmental impact.
Internet:<conafer.org.br> (adapted).
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The excerpt: “prolonged droughts can contribute to desertification, shrinking available grazing land and forcing farmers to adopt costly alternative feeding strategies” (in the first paragraph) can be correctly translated as: secas prolongadas podem contribuir para a desertificação, diminuindo as terras de pastagem disponíveis e forçando os agricultores a adotarem estratégias alimentares alternativas dispendiosas.
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Due to climate change, droughts are happening as fast as floods.
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Enhanced irrigation might provide relief, but limited water availability could hinder its practicality.
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Climate change leads to the proliferation of harmful plagues.
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If temperatures increase to the limit of a crop’s threshold, yields will decrease.
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Sudden changes in grain intake or carbohydrate availability will increase the risk of grain poisoning.
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According to the text, grain poisoning is caused by the intake of rotten grains or pellets that cattle are not used to.
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It can be concluded form the infographic that, at present, farmers only produce 30% of the expected food for the population.
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Innovative agricultural technologies are essential to help farmers adapt and overcome the growing challenges our world will present in the coming decades.
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The crop’s growth temperature has to be great to be beneficial to agriculture.
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The word ‘while’, in the third sentence of the first paragraph, can be correctly replaced with whereas without changing the meaning.
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Elevated temperature and CO2 levels improve some crop fields especially because of nutrient levels in the soil.
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The word ‘Additionally’, in the last paragraph, can be correctly replaced with Moreover keeping the same meaning.
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O trecho “From a weedy plant called teosinte with an ‘ear’ barely an inch long has come our foot-long (0.3-meter-long) ears of sweet white and yellow corn”, adaptado do texto Food: how altered?, pode ser adequada e corretamente traduzido para o português da seguinte forma: De um arbusto chamado teosino, cuja espiga mal chegava a uma polegada veio o milho branco e o amarelo, com espigas de um pé (0.3 metro) de comprimento.
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The excerpt: “It is a wise precaution to increase the proportion of roughage fed during particularly cold weather.” (in the third paragraph) can be correctly translated as: É uma precaução sensata aumentar a proporção de forragem fornecida durante climas particularmente frios.
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Wheat and barley are more dangerous grains to feed cattle than oats and sorghum due to their lower fiber content.
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The sentence: “The effects of grain poisoning may be worsened if the animal is also suffering from cold stress” can be correctly translated as: Os efeitos da intoxicação causada por grãos devem ser agravados caso o animal também esteja sofrendo puramente de estresse.
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