Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.196-203, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
As a result of global climate change, heat stress in livestock animals has become more important in terms of both animal health and production costs. Heat stress can negatively affect the health and performance of broilers, as well as other livestock animals. The temperature humidity index is one of the most common tools used to evaluate heat stress in livestock animals. This paper focuses on describing temperature humidity index dynamics over the Marmara basin in western Turkey for the period between 1974 and 2013. To identify risky sites for broiler production in the Marmara, the temperature humidity index in conjunction with a Geographical Information System and indicator kriging were used.