phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at o:2742 DOI 10.3390/agronomy12020248 Reduction of the Economic Risk by Adaptation Measures to Alleviate Heat Stress in Confined Buildings for Growing-Fattening Pigs Modelled by a Projection for Central Europe in 2030 Economic risks for livestock production are caused by volatile commodities and market conditions, but also by environmental drivers such as increasing uncertainties due to weather anomalies and global warming. These risks impact the gross margin of farmers and can stimulate investment decisions. For confined pig and poultry production, farmers can reduce the environmental impact by implementing specific adaptation measures (AMs) to reduce heat stress. A simulation model driven by meteorological data was used to calculate indoor climate for 1981 to 2017. This dataset was extrapolated for a projection in the year 2030. The heat stress was calculated for a business-as-usual livestock building and for several AMs. For 2030, the expected value of the reduction of the gross margin was calculated by EUR 3.98 a(-1) per animal place for the business-as-usual scenario. The results show that only energy-saving adaptation measures to reduce the inlet air temperature are appropriate to reduce the economic risk to the level of the year 1980 between EUR 0.03 a(-1) and EUR 1.02 a(-1) per animal place. The efficiency of other AMs to reduce heat stress is distinctly lower (between EUR 2.62 a(-1) and EUR 3.80 a(-1) per animal place). The results in this study can support the decision making of farmers concerning adaptation management and investments. It can inform agricultural policy design as well as technological development. eng Climate-Change Adaptation; Livestock Buildings; Ammonia Emissions; Weather Value; Strategies; Impact; Sustainability; Management; Efficacy; Events 2024-03-18T09:54:07.976Z LOMv1.0 Author BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Schauberger;Günther; FN:Günther Schauberger X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2418-3692 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Hennig-Pauka;Isabel; FN:Isabel Hennig-Pauka X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-5979 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Andre;Konrad; FN:Konrad Andre X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1912-6618 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Anders;Ivonne; FN:Ivonne Anders END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Knauder;Werner; FN:Werner Knauder END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Piringer;Martin; FN:Martin Piringer X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-8700 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Baumgartner;Johannes; FN:Johannes Baumgartner X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8555-1378 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Mikovits;Christian; FN:Christian Mikovits X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6048-1916 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Kirner;Leopold; FN:Leopold Kirner END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Hörtenhuber;Stefan J.; FN:Stefan J. Hörtenhuber X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-3049 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Schönhart;Martin; FN:Martin Schönhart END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Zollitsch;Werner; FN:Werner Zollitsch END:VCARD https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/scheme https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/text Textdokument Text LOMv1.0 yes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 application/pdf 1325748 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:2742 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:2742/thumbnail LOMv1.0 discipline