Animal Sustainability of Buffalo: Reproduction, Health and Management
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Cattle".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 8262
Special Issue Editors
Interests: buffaloes; breeding techniques; functional molecules
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Dear Colleagues,
A consumer disaffection toward products of animal origin has been observed in recent years as a consequence of breeding systems and intensive environmental resource exploitation. Thus, the future of animal breeding will depend on several interconnected factors, such as environmental and economic sustainability, animal welfare, traceability of production processes, and the quality of production. The latter depends on the number of molecules with beneficial effects on the health of the consumer. The achievement of such objectives can be obtained through a more precise phenotypic assessment of the individuals (genotypes, species, breeds, etc.), in order to identify those that are more resistant and resilient to the areas and rearing conditions. Moreover, it will be necessary to modify breeding techniques, to improve the selection of livestock animals. In this context, the application of precision livestock farming techniques in animal husbandry to guarantee an automated, continuous, and real-time collection of the phenotypic characteristics of interest is broadly increasing. Based on the above considerations, in this article collection, articles are invited on the development of breeding techniques aiming to improve buffalo productive and reproductive activities without affecting environmental and economic sustainability.
Dr. Angela Salzano
Dr. Anna Balestrieri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- eco-sustainability
- buffaloes
- breeding techniques
- precision livestock farming
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