20.500.12556/RUL-177929 Future heatwave exposure of the European cattle sector Among the many climate change impacts on the European cattle sector, heatwaves lead to some of the most profound impacts on the sector. It is therefore of utmost importance to estimate to what extent the European cattle sector can be exposed to heatwaves in the near future. Using outcomes of climate models, we analysed how cattle production systems in the wider European Union (EU) region will be exposed to changes in heatwave exposure under two scenarios. We look at both cattle systems, where animals predominantly graze on outdoor pastures, and those where they are kept indoors without access to the outdoors. We show that 6.2–13.7 million cattle livestock units (or 11.0–21.6% of current cattle in the EU and UK) will experience at least 15 additional heatwave days by 2050. This will affect 4.5–11.6% of cattle grazing outdoors compared with 18.3–+35% of cattle kept indoors without access to outdoor grazing. However, there are considerable differences between different countries in the region, with Southern European countries projected to be the most exposed. Our results therefore indicate, adaptation measures specific to different and diverse livestock system types and climatic regions across Europe are necessary for a more climate robust cattle sector in the EU. climate change adaptation impacts livestock heatwaves podnebne spremembe odpornost ekosistemov prilagajanje vplivi true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-13 14:52:18 2026-01-13 14:52:22 2026-01-14 04:26:32 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 6 str. article no. ǂ6 Vol. 4 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 502/504 2731-9202 10.1038/s44264-025-00113-w 264561155 s44264-025-00113-w_(1).pdf s44264-025-00113-w_(1).pdf 1 4A6432DDB57B15BA91E6FC0235F76B37 caec72c80a13ed81c315f476f4520e151214769856c21f216276a03e5553b5fb 51068248-f087-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225365 https://www.nature.com/articles/s44264-025-00113-w#citeas 1 0e1d28ae-f087-11f0-bf92-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=225364 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0