Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Small Ruminants: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Small ruminants (sheep and goats) are essential components of agricultural farming systems in countries throughout the world. These animals are farmed in a variety of production systems, including meat, dairy, and wool production, and are managed under many systems, such as intensive, semi-intensive, semi-extensive, extensive, and shepherding management systems.

Infectious and parasitic diseases of small ruminants adversely affect the health, productivity, and welfare of sheep and goats on farms. Therefore, there is a clear interest in improving the diagnosis, prevention, and control of these diseases. This Special Issue will cover infectious (bacterial, viral, and fungal) and parasitic (endo- and ecto-parasitic) diseases of sheep and goats. This Special Issue will also cover studies regarding the health management of small ruminant populations.

This Special Issue welcomes research articles, reviews, and case reports. This Special Issue will accept original manuscripts describing field, laboratory, or animal experimental work. Systematic and narrative reviews will be evaluated. Clinical reports will need to underline the peculiarity and uniqueness of the case reported. Studies relevant to conventional or organic sheep and goat farming are included in the scope of this Special Issue. Papers on the sustainable control of sheep and goat diseases will receive particular attention. Papers that present adverse effects of problems caused by infectious or parasitic agents on sheep and goat productivity are also welcome.

The papers published in this Special Issue will complement existing research and clinical work in the field of small ruminant health management and infectious and parasitic diseases and should contribute to scientific innovation and to the progress of research. The submitted papers should supplement existing knowledge, with the aim to reduce risks and losses in farms, to optimize production, and to improve sheep and goat welfare.

Dr. Daphne Lianou
Guest Editor

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• diagnosis
• goat
• health
• health management
• infection
• sheep
• treatment