Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winners of the “Animals Best Paper Awards for Special Issue Calf and Heifer Feeding and Management ”.
The awards have been granted to:
– One research article:
An Economic Analysis of the Costs Associated with Pre-Weaning Management Strategies for Dairy Heifers
By Anna Hawkins et al.
Animals 2019, 9, 471, doi: 10.3390/ani9070471
– One review:
Paper Title: Review: How Forage Feeding Early in Life Influences the Growth Rate, Ruminal Environment, and the Establishment of Feeding Behavior in Pre-Weaned Calves
By Jianxin Xiao et al.
Animals 2020, 10, 188, doi:10.3390/ani10020188
Each winner (corresponding author) will receive 400 CHF and a certificate.
On behalf of the assessment committee, we congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the aforementioned exceptional papers for their contributions to Special Issue, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.
Kind regards,
Animals Editorial Office
Animals 2020 Best Paper Award
Eligibility and Requirements
– All papers published in Animals will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
Winner
Open AccessArticle
Growth and Welfare of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Response to Graded Levels of Insect and Poultry By-Product Meals in Fishmeal-Free Diets
by
Gloriana Cardinaletti, Patrizia Di Marco, Enrico Daniso, Maria Messina, Valeria Donadelli, Maria Grazia Finoia, Tommaso Petochi, Francesca Fava, Filippo Faccenda, Michela Contò, Roberto Cerri, Donatella Volpatti, Chiara Bulfon, Alberta Mandich, Alessandro Longobardi, Giovanna Marino, Lina Fernanda Pulido-Rodriguez, Giuliana Parisi and Emilio Tibaldi
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Dr. Guillermo Ripoll
CITA de Aragón
Prof. Annamaria Costa
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (DIVAS), Università degli Studi di Milano
Prof. Dr. Jorge Galindo-Villegas
Nord University
Winner
Open AccessEditor’s ChoiceArticle
SARS-CoV-2 in Danish Mink Farms: Course of the Epidemic and a Descriptive Analysis of the Outbreaks in 2020
by
Anette Boklund, Anne Sofie Hammer, Michelle Lauge Quaade, Thomas Bruun Rasmussen, Louise Lohse, Bertel Strandbygaard, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, Ann Sofie Olesen, Freja Broe Hjerpe, Heidi Huus Petersen, Tim Kåre Jensen, Sten Mortensen, Francisco F. Calvo-Artavia, Stine Kjær Lefèvre, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Tariq Halasa, Graham J. Belsham and Anette Bøtner
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Winner
Joao H.C. Costa
Department of Animal & Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Zhijun Cao
State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China