Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals: Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Animal production in these early years of the 21st century is far from the scenario previously seen during the 20th century. In the 20th century, animal production, and agriculture more broadly, was influenced by the need to provide food and clothes to a growing population after periods of war in developed countries, geopolitical disasters, and substantial changes in demographics and lifestyle in developing areas. Strategies for providing food and clothes were developed at any cost and included the intensification of the use of natural resources to the fullest limits and the extensive use of chemical substances (biocides and hormones), which nowadays have been shown to act as xenobiotics. Although the needs of the global population will continue to grow, we have learned that natural resources are limited and that any action impacting the environment has long-lasting consequences. Hence, animal production and reproductive management within animal production require new alternatives to adapt to a changing environment, and efficiency and sustainability need to be improved to avoid further adverse impacts in such an environment. Moreover, in 2020, the sustainability of animal production was dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need to increase efficiency and resilience in this field.

Thus, we are pleased to invite authors to contribute to the new Special Issue of Animals, entitled “Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals: Second Edition”. We invite original research papers and reviews addressing current technical or ethical challenges and targets for the more efficient, sustainable, and resilient reproductive management of farm animals.

Prof. Dr. Víctor Hugo Parraguez Gamboa
Guest Editor

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• induction and synchronization of estrus and ovulation
• seasonality of reproduction
• assisted reproduction
• OMICs
• management of pregnancy and newborns

• Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals in Animals (6 articles)

1. Tentative paper title: Fertility and reproductive microbiome in cows: Updates and current challenges
Submitting author: Prof. Marcelo M Seneda