Dairy Farm Management: Securing Animal Health, Productivity and Profitability
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2025) | Viewed by 1145
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adaptive physiology; dairy ruminants reproduction; precision livestock farming; animal welfare; resilience; farm profitability
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Interests: HPA axis; allostatic load; resilience; animal welfare; physiology; reproductive physiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, the dairy ruminant livestock sector is facing major concerns, namely farm profitability, productivity and product quality are important when considering animal health status. Moreover, dairy farm management should aim at protecting livestock from poor conditions, improving the quality of animal-derived food and avoiding detrimental carryover effects on the performances of dairy animals. The proper management of sensitive phases of the productive career of the livestock ensures optimal growth performances, reproductive efficiency and accordingly both farm productivity and profitability of the farm. Novel approaches such as sensor-based technologies can serve as tools to address these issues. This Special Issue named "Dairy Farm Management: Securing Animal Health, Productivity and Profitability" aims to strengthen the current knowledge about the interrelationship between farm profitability and the welfare of dairy ruminants through the publication of a selection of research articles focusing on both management practices and animal-based welfare assessment. We solicit original research papers and reviews concerning adaptive physiology measurements on an individual animal or herd level, quality and quantity of productions, and management. We hope that this Special Issue will stimulate a broad discussion between two areas of expertise embracing all different aspects of dairy farm management.
Dr. Alessio Cotticelli
Dr. Tanja Peric
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- animal welfare
- sensor-based technologies
- management practices
- productive efficiency
- growth performance
- adaptive physiology
- precision livestock farming
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