Table 1.

Search strings, rationale for inserting the systematic literature review, results I (without refinement) and II (with refinement) of the data screening, regarding possible already performed meta‐analytical studies on climate change and livestock welfare

Editor	Tool (a)	Purpose	Search strings	Results I (b)	Results II (c)
Morgado JN et al.	Scopus	Investigate for already existing meta‐analysis on the topic	TITLE‐ABS‐KEY ("Climate change" OR climat* OR "extreme weather" OR "heat stress" OR "Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration" OR "precipitation variation" AND "animal welfare" OR "BCS" OR "Body weight" OR "Respiration rate" OR "conception rate" OR "rectal temperature" OR "milk yield" OR "carcass weight" OR "fat thickness" OR "behavioural alteration" AND "meta‐analysis")	45	9

^(a)Electronic database used for search string used.

^(b)Number of results without refinement for category ‘article’ written only in ‘English’, from peer‐reviewed journals.

^(c)Number of results, with refinement, selected for screening regarding the criteria in study, including only bovine, ovine and caprine species.