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Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions
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Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Clinical Studies".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2467

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Dimitrios Gougoulis

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Clinic of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Trikalon 224, 43100 Karditsa, Greece
Interests: animal health; clinical veterinary practice; livestock health management; antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary medicine; bovine health; caprine and ovine medicine; sheep health; goat health; disease control; animal husbandry
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which focuses on health management and veterinary medicine development in ruminants. The field of veterinary medicine for ruminants is crucial due to its direct impact on animal health, productivity, and overall farm profitability. Advances in health management practices and veterinary interventions are essential to address the challenges posed by diseases, nutritional deficiencies, and other health-related issues in ruminant populations. Research in this area not only enhances our understanding of animal health but also contributes to the development of sustainable and efficient farming practices that ensure food security and improve the livelihoods of farmers.

This Special Issue aims to compile innovative research and comprehensive reviews that address key aspects of health management and veterinary medicine for ruminants. By exploring various health management strategies, disease prevention techniques, and veterinary advancements, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current state and future directions in this field. The topics covered will align with the scope of Animals, specifically within the domain of veterinary clinical studies. Our objective is to contribute significantly to the body of knowledge in this area. Also, we would like to offer an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners alike.

Suggested themes and article types for submissions

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Health management strategies;
  • Disease prevention and control;
  • Antimicrobial use and resistance;
  • Nutrition and health;
  • Reproductive health;
  • Welfare practices.

We encourage submissions in the form of original research articles, reviews, communications, commentaries, and case reports. These contributions will help advance our understanding of ruminant health and veterinary medicine, promoting the development of more effective and sustainable practices.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Dimitrios Gougoulis
Guest Editor

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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • veterinary medicine
  • ruminant health management
  • cattle
  • small ruminants
  • sheep
  • goats
  • disease prevention
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • reproductive health
  • animal welfare

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Bovine Respiratory Disease in Veal Calves: Benefits Associated with Its Early Detection by Lung Ultrasonography and Its Prompt Treatment with a Single Dose of a Fixed Combination of Florfenicol and Meloxicam
by Anastasia Lisuzzo, Damien Achard, Alessio Valenza, Barbara Contiero, Luca Cozza, Eliana Schiavon, Giacomo Catarin, Fabio Conte and Enrico Fiore
Animals 2024, 14(23), 3499; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14233499 - 4 Dec 2024
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Lung ultrasonography can facilitate bovine respiratory disease (BRD) detection and can potentially improve treatment outcomes. In this study, ninety-six veal calves were followed weekly with clinical and lung ultrasound examinations during the production cycle. Thirty-six calves had clinical signs and abnormal lung ultrasound [...] Read more.
Lung ultrasonography can facilitate bovine respiratory disease (BRD) detection and can potentially improve treatment outcomes. In this study, ninety-six veal calves were followed weekly with clinical and lung ultrasound examinations during the production cycle. Thirty-six calves had clinical signs and abnormal lung ultrasound scans (TRT, n = 36) and were promptly treated with florfenicol and meloxicam. Healthy veal calves without clinical signs and lung lesions were enrolled in the control group (CTR, n = 48), while 12 calves were excluded by the study. The clinical (Wisconsin and California scores), ultrasound and lung lesion scores, total lung consolidation area, treatment rates (success, relapse, mortality), average daily gain (ADG), carcass quality, and gross lesions of lungs at slaughterhouse were monitored. Results showed 91.7% of treatments were performed 3–28 days after arrival. Lung lesions occurred five days before the peak of clinical scores. Following treatment, lungs healed within 5 days with high treatment success rates (97.1% success rate in 45 days and 94.9% overall success rate without relapse). Finally, TRT had similar gross lung lesion prevalence, ADG, and carcass quality to CTR. These results suggest that early detection of BRD followed by a prompt treatment can lead to several key benefits for the health and the growth performances of veal calves. Full article
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Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for the Assessment of Mastitis in Dairy Ruminants
by Vera Korelidou, Panagiotis Simitzis, Theofilos Massouras and Athanasios I. Gelasakis
Animals 2024, 14(18), 2691; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14182691 - 16 Sep 2024
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Among the health issues of major concern in dairy ruminants, mastitis stands out as being associated with considerable losses in productivity and compromised animal health and welfare. Currently, the available methods for the early detection of mastitis are either inaccurate, requiring further validation, [...] Read more.
Among the health issues of major concern in dairy ruminants, mastitis stands out as being associated with considerable losses in productivity and compromised animal health and welfare. Currently, the available methods for the early detection of mastitis are either inaccurate, requiring further validation, or expensive and labor intensive. Moreover, most of them cannot be applied at the point of care. Infrared thermography (IRT) is a rapid, non-invasive technology that can be used in situ to measure udder temperature and identify variations and inconsistencies thereof, serving as a benchmarking tool for the assessment of udders’ physiological and/or health status. Despite the numerous applications in livestock farming, IRT is still underexploited due to the lack of standardized operation procedures and significant gaps regarding the optimum settings of the thermal cameras, which are currently exploited on a case-specific basis. Therefore, the objective of this review paper was twofold: first, to provide the state of knowledge on the applications of IRT for the assessment of udder health status in dairy ruminants, and second, to summarize and discuss the major strengths and weaknesses of IRT application at the point of care, as well as future challenges and opportunities of its extensive adoption for the diagnosis of udder health status and control of mastitis at the animal and herd levels. Full article
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