Feed Evaluation and Management for Ruminant Nutrition
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2026 | Viewed by 763
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ruminant nutrition; ruminant health; feed intake and behavior; ruminant feed evaluations
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Dear Colleagues,
To address the increasing global demand for food, intensive farming systems have been developed, which require precision in every aspect of farm management. The quality of feed, whether as individual components or as a total mixed ration (TMR), has become a fundamental element of precision and intensive farming practices for ruminants. In the past, assessing feed and monitoring its consumption required labor-intensive laboratory techniques, but technological advancements have transformed this process.
This Special Issue is dedicated to examining the latest methodologies and technologies used in the evaluation and management of feed for ruminant nutrition. It aims to tackle the pressing need for precise, swift, and consistent feed assessment techniques that can be utilized in both specialized facilities and farm environments. Innovative strategies for analyzing feed quality range from more traditional laboratory methods to contemporary solutions such as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) systems.
Our focus is on cutting-edge technologies and methods that improve accuracy in the evaluation and consumption feed, such as the following:
- Advanced NIRS applications for real-time feed analysis;
- Innovative external and internal markers for measuring feed intake, digestibility, and utilization;
- Precision feeding strategies that use state-of-the-art methods to manage and assess the quality and consumption of TMRs.
We welcome original research articles and reviews that explore the following:
- New techniques for feed sampling and analysis and the development and validation of quick on-farm feed evaluation methods.
- Comparative studies of traditional versus modern feed evaluation methods.
This Special Issue aims to offer a thorough overview of the latest progress in feed evaluation and management, aiding the advancement of precision ruminant nutrition.
Dr. Sameer J. Mabjeesh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- feedstuffs
- feed evaluation
- feed management
- precision feeding
- ruminant nutrition
- feed quality
- NIRS
- precision farming
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