Temperature and Humidity Index (THI) during the 2021/2022 summer and its impact on dairy cattle in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Ivonete Fatima Tazzo,
Adriana Kroef Tarouco,
Paulo Henrique Correia Allem Junior
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Abstract:This study aimed to calculate the temperature and humidity indexes (THIs) derived from extremely high air temperatures during the months of December 2021, January, and February 2022 in Rio Grande do Sul. The main goal was to characterize and regionalize potential impacts on dairy production. We used hourly measurements of temperature and relative humidity from 28 meteorological stations of the INMET/SIMAGRO/SEAPI network. These data cover ten ecoclimatic regions of the state. THI and Estimated Milk Loss (EML) … Show more
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