10.7910/DVN/KPVH8QZaake, PaulPaulZaake0000-0002-5410-9576University of Nairobi (UON)Paul, Birthe K.Birthe K.Paul0000-0002-5994-5354International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATMarshall, KarenKarenMarshall0000-0003-4197-1455International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Notenbaert, AnAnNotenbaert0000-0002-6266-2240International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIATOuma, A. EmilyA. EmilyOuma0000-0002-3123-1376International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Dionec, Michel M.Michel M.DionecInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)Ouma, George O.George O.OumaUniversity of Nairobi (UON)Ndambi, Asaah O.Asaah O.Ndambi0000-0001-8563-2805Wageningen University and ResearchHarvard Dataverse2020Agricultural SciencesEarth and Environmental SciencesSocial SciencesRectal temperatureClimate change adaptationSwineHeat stressAfricaCrops for Nutrition and HealthCGIAR Research Program on LivestockLivestockClimate ChangeAlliance Data ManagementAlliance of Bioversity International and CIATInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture20182020-01-302023-03-092018-01-04/2018-02-14Survey Data10568/10564311295/107974279934948359754765233448322044418081115application/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheettext/tab-separated-valuestext/tab-separated-valuesapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheettext/tab-separated-values2.1There 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.STATA, 14Barr and Ojwina sub counties of Lira district-UgandaCGIAR wide research program on Livestock, Environment Flagship