Pig production in Uganda - adapting to climate changehttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/KPVH8QZaake, PaulPaul, Birthe K.Marshall, KarenNotenbaert, AnOuma, A. EmilyDionec, Michel M.Ouma, George O.Ndambi, Asaah O.Harvard Dataverse2020-02-022023-03-09T14:26:10ZThere is limited attention to impacts of climate change on pigs in Uganda by stakeholders, despite the potential vulnerability of pigs to climate change. Pigs are sensitive to heat-stress, as they do not have functioning sweat glands as other livestock species do, and have small lungs which reduces their ability to disseminate heat by panting. The objectives of the study were to i) determine the heat-stress status in pigs, ii) analyze factors influencing heat-stress, and iii) explore the heat-stress adaptation options in Lira District, Uganda. Lira was selected because of presence of both rural & urban areas and expected heat stress throughout the year in the district. The data including household demographics, management systems, age, color, breeds, body/skin temperature, rectal temperature and others were collected from 104 households and 259 pigs during the hot months in Ojwina and Barr sub-counties- Lira district. We collected data on adaptation options during the four gender disaggregated focus group discussions. Weather data was collected during the time of administering the questionnaire, and it was complemented with data from Ngetta Meteorological Station, Lira.Agricultural SciencesEarth and Environmental SciencesSocial SciencesRectal temperatureClimate change adaptationSwineHeat stressAfricaCrops for Nutrition and HealthCGIAR Research Program on LivestockZaake P., Ndambi A., Paul B.K., Marshall K., Notenbaert A., Ouma E., Dione M. & Ouma G. (2019). Pig Production in Uganda Adapting to Climate Change. (Presented at Tropentag 2019 “Filling gaps and removing traps for sustainable resource management” September 18-20, 2019, Kasel, Germany) International Center for Tropical Agriculture. Cali. CO. 1 p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105643, handle, 10568/105643, https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105643Zaake, Paul. (2019). An Assessment Of Heat Stress Status In Pigs And Adaptation Options In Lira District Uganda. Thesis (MSc. in Climate Change Adaptation). University of Nairobi. 76 p. Retrived from http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/107974, handle, 11295/107974, http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/1079742018Nyakundi, Fridah2020-01-302017-01-042018-02-142018-01-042018-02-14Survey DataObservation DataSocio-economic DataFocus group discussionPrimaryUganda<P><a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br /> These data and documents are licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank"> Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.</a> You may copy, distribute and transmit the data as long as you acknowledge the source through proper <a href="http://best-practices.dataverse.org/data-citation/" target="_blank">data citation</a>.</P>