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"The impact of global warming on livestock "

Imagen source: https://www.enorsai.com.ar/sociedad/7082-informe--las-vaquitas-estan-estresadas-por-el-calor.html

Our team

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Fatima Argüello

Shyrley Cáceres

Kathia Acuña

Climate Change

a different perspective

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Inspiration for this project

The inspiration comes from the project called "Remote monitoring system of the transmitter of the chagras disease", a topic taught in the Astronomy seminar by the lecturer Eng. Federico Augusto Gaona Verón, GIEM leader.

How does global warming affect livestock farming?

  • Heat stress

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  • Decrease in cattle weight

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  • Decrease in milk production

Imagen source: https://www.infocampo.com.ar/dietas-ricas-en-potasio-la-clave-para-mitigar-los-efectos-del-estres-termico-en-la-ganaderia/

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Heat stress - ITH level

Temperature and humidity index (ITH)

Caloric stress status

ITH > 98

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FATAL

ITH > 89

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Critical

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ITH > 78

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Moderate

ITH > 72

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Light

ITH < 72

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Termo confort

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How does this affect me?

Alternative solutions

  • Establishment of pastoral systems

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  • Investment in infrastructure for environmental cooling

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Implementation of temperature and humidity sensors

  • Operation

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  • Use of nearby satellites as receivers of information

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  • Implementation costs

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Imagen source: https://crv4all.com/es/news/nuevamente-una-mayor-producci%C3%B3n-sostenible-de-por-vida-para-vacas-lecheras-holandesas

-1.095,00 $ per years

- 30,00 $ per day

-399.675,00$ on average

150.000,00$ implementaction

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Participant Email:

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shyrley49@gmail.com

kathiauniverse@gmail.com

arguellof514@gmail.com

We all want to change the world in a big way, we want to be protagonists of exploits and above all improve everything around us, it is not wrong to be ambitious, on the contrary ... we must be, however we must start somewhere, a small step and that is where the idea of working for the challenge "How Does Climate Change Affect You?" was born, after her... endless unanswered questions, the challenge was presented in understanding the question and try to convey it in the best possible way.