ArticleVeterinary sciences2026
Spatial Assessment of Livestock Heat Stress in Thessaly Region of Greece Using ERA5-Land Reanalysis and Temperature-Humidity Index.
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- Heat Stress, Indoor Microclimate, and Lactation Feed Intake in Commercial Mediterranean Sows: Parity Effects and a Daily Resolution Predictive Model.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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In the Mediterranean principality of Thessaly, Greece, heat stress has become an environmental limitation on animal production and welfare. This study aims to quantify livestock heat stress using the temperature-humidity index (THI) and assess its spatial and temporal distribution across Thessaly during the warm seasons from 2020 to 2025, based on ERA5-Land reanalysis data. For selected livestock units, hourly air temperatures and dew point temperatures were used to generate and calculate maximum temperature fields and the THI under outdoor conditions, with no directly measured physiological responses in animals, but potential heat stress exposure was evaluated using THI derived from ERA5-Land data. The results reveal persistent thermal hotspots in the central and southeastern Thessalian plain, where maximum daily temperatures frequently exceeded 38-40 °C and locally surpassed 45 °C during August. THI values regularly exceeded 72, indicating productivity decline, and reached 82 during peak summer months, corresponding to high and severe stress categories. Mountainous regions were consistently 6-10 °C cooler and exhibited lower THI levels. Thermally stressful conditions extended from May through September, indicating sustained seasonal exposure rather than isolated heatwave events. The spatial coincidence between intensive livestock production and high-THI zones suggests structural vulnerability under current climate conditions. These findings offer a spatially explicit assessment of climate-driven thermal risk and support the development of targeted mitigation strategies and climate-resilient livestock management in Mediterranean agricultural regions. They also offer a data-driven foundation for integration into emerging Digital Twin frameworks for predictive livestock management.
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