02170naa a2200337 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400520006010000180011224501880013026000090031830000100032752011030033765000190144065000210145965000250148065300090150565300260151465300230154065300190156370000220158270000230160470000260162770000200165370000150167370000260168870000240171470000230173870000180176177300530177921569862023-11-28       2023    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.1036872DOI1 aROMANELLO, N.  aThermal comfort of Nelore (Bos indicus) and Canchim (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) bulls kept in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system in a tropical climate.h[electronic resource]  c2023  a12 p.  aCONTEXT: Climate change presents challenges for livestock productivity and animal health. Thus, management strategies to mitigate the effects of the global temperature increase on livestock production have become progressively relevant. However, the use of integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems to optimize the beef cattle thermal balance has not been examined more deeply. OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to evaluate the microclimate in a non-shaded pasture system (NS) and in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system (ICLF) and its influence on thermoregulatory and endocrine responses of zebu and composite bulls, during different climatic seasons. METHODS: The experiment was carried out in a tropical region, São Carlos-SP, Brazil (21o57'42"S, 47o50'28"W). Nelore (Bos indicus) and Canchim (5/8 Bos taurus x 3/8 Bos indicus) bulls were equally allocated in a non-shaded system (NS; n = 32) or in an integrated crop-livestock-forestry system (ICLF; n = 32). The animals were monthly evaluated and the data were analyzed using a GLM Model. Means were compared using Tukey test (P &lt 0.05).  aAnimal welfare  aThermoregulation  aTropical agriculture  aILPF  aInfrared thermography  aIntegrated systems  aSustainability1 aBARRETO, A. DO N.1 aSOUZA, M. A. P. DE1 aBALIEIRO, J. C. DE C.1 aBRANDÃO, F. Z.1 aTONATO, F.1 aBERNARDI, A. C. de C.1 aPEZZOPANE, J. R. M.1 aPORTUGAL, J. A. B.1 aGARCIA, A. R.  tAgricultural Systemsgv. 209, June 2023, 103687.