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Section Board for 'Small Ruminants' (50)
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(Emeritus Professor) Animal Science in the School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, LN6 7DL, UK (Visiting Lecturer) Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014, Tartu, Estonia
Interests: livestock biodiversity; animal welfare science
Interests: livestock biodiversity; animal welfare science
Dipartimento Di Medicina Veterinaria, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: ruminant; molecular pathology; biomarkers; acute phase proteins; microRNA; immune response; monocytes
Interests: ruminant; molecular pathology; biomarkers; acute phase proteins; microRNA; immune response; monocytes
Agricultural Sciences Academic Department, College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology, Fort Valley State University, USA
Interests: small ruminants; metabolism; supplements; Sustainable goat production systems "
Interests: small ruminants; metabolism; supplements; Sustainable goat production systems "
Associate Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Interests: animal behaviour; animal cognition; animal welfare; bioacoustics; goats; cognitive bias; emotions; personality; positive animal welfare
Interests: animal behaviour; animal cognition; animal welfare; bioacoustics; goats; cognitive bias; emotions; personality; positive animal welfare
Department of Animal Science & Aquaculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada
Interests: Nutritional physiology, ruminant reproduction, stress physiology, immunochemistry, applied metabolomics
Interests: Nutritional physiology, ruminant reproduction, stress physiology, immunochemistry, applied metabolomics
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poznan, Poland
Interests: ewe milk; goat's milk; mares' milk; donkey's milk; milk fat fatty acids; healthy lipids indices in raw and processed milk
Interests: ewe milk; goat's milk; mares' milk; donkey's milk; milk fat fatty acids; healthy lipids indices in raw and processed milk
Department of Food and Animal Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; functional genomics; nutrigenomics; stress and welfare; intramuscular fat deposition and beef quality; methane mitigation
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; functional genomics; nutrigenomics; stress and welfare; intramuscular fat deposition and beef quality; methane mitigation
Departamento de Producción Agraria, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: ruminant nutrition; digestive physiology; methane, rumen microbiota, feed additives to modify rumen fermentation, feed evaluation
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Interests: ruminant nutrition; digestive physiology; methane, rumen microbiota, feed additives to modify rumen fermentation, feed evaluation
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Special Issue in
Animals: Small Ruminant Nutrition and Metabolism
Università degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Interests: sheep; Breeding
Interests: sheep; Breeding
Conservation and Production Laboratory, USDA/ARS, Bushland, Texas, USA
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; rumen microbiome; beef; sheep; goats
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; rumen microbiome; beef; sheep; goats
University of Zaragoza
Interests: Welfare and pathology of small ruminants
Interests: Welfare and pathology of small ruminants
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, United States
Interests: Placenta; pregnancy; amino acids; brown adipose tissue; fetal programming; ruminants
Interests: Placenta; pregnancy; amino acids; brown adipose tissue; fetal programming; ruminants
Animal Production Sciences, Agriculture Victoria Research, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Interests: sustainable agriculture; feeding systems; utilisation of forages and supplements; meat production; nutritional value of meat; market requirements; consumer satisfaction
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Interests: sustainable agriculture; feeding systems; utilisation of forages and supplements; meat production; nutritional value of meat; market requirements; consumer satisfaction
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Special Issue in
Foods: Meat Products: From Animal (Farm) to Meal (Fork)
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3220, Australia
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; grazing management and production; goat; sheep; alpaca management; wool science; wool; mohair; cashmere; alpaca; textile technology
Interests: Ruminant nutrition; grazing management and production; goat; sheep; alpaca management; wool science; wool; mohair; cashmere; alpaca; textile technology
School of Agriculture Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Gatton campus, QLD 4343, Australia
Interests: Ruminant nutrition and meat production; Goat and sheep husbandry, management and utilisation; Goat and sheep fibre biology and production; Australian wildlife biology and ecology; Game and vertebrate pest management; Human-wildlife conflict management; Animal experimentation; Laboratory analytical techniques
Interests: Ruminant nutrition and meat production; Goat and sheep husbandry, management and utilisation; Goat and sheep fibre biology and production; Australian wildlife biology and ecology; Game and vertebrate pest management; Human-wildlife conflict management; Animal experimentation; Laboratory analytical techniques
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: fatty acids; milk composition; animal production; casein gene cluster; goat, sheep; growth hormone; polymorphism; ovine milk; milk coagulation property; cheese-making property; duplicate GH gene; renneting properties; goat milk; alpha-lactalbumin; autochthonous goat; haplotypes; single nucleotide polymorphism; Mediterranean breeds; Alpine breeds; fat; protein; casein; casein number; growth hormone receptor; association analysis
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Interests: fatty acids; milk composition; animal production; casein gene cluster; goat, sheep; growth hormone; polymorphism; ovine milk; milk coagulation property; cheese-making property; duplicate GH gene; renneting properties; goat milk; alpha-lactalbumin; autochthonous goat; haplotypes; single nucleotide polymorphism; Mediterranean breeds; Alpine breeds; fat; protein; casein; casein number; growth hormone receptor; association analysis
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: goat; sheep; reproduction; oocyte competence; in vitro fertilization; embryo development; female fertility
Interests: goat; sheep; reproduction; oocyte competence; in vitro fertilization; embryo development; female fertility
Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, Blichers Allé 20, Postboks 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark
Interests: nutrition and lactation physiology; colostrum feeding and immune system development; mammary gland physiology; metabolic diseases; ruminal acidosis; ketosis; hypocalcemia; novel proteomics approaches; dairy cows; newborn ruminants; sheep; goats
Interests: nutrition and lactation physiology; colostrum feeding and immune system development; mammary gland physiology; metabolic diseases; ruminal acidosis; ketosis; hypocalcemia; novel proteomics approaches; dairy cows; newborn ruminants; sheep; goats
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy
Interests: ruminant reproduction; oocyte quality; embryo development; cryopreservation (oocytes, semen, embryos); in vitro culture; follicular dynamic; fertility
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Interests: ruminant reproduction; oocyte quality; embryo development; cryopreservation (oocytes, semen, embryos); in vitro culture; follicular dynamic; fertility
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Special Issue in
Animals: New Challenges in Cryopreservation
Newcastle University, United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Interests: Sustainable Feeds & Food Quality; Non Invasive Methods; Climate Change; Ruminants, Poultry & Fish ; Water Pollution & Aquatic Life; Global Collaboration & Training
Interests: Sustainable Feeds & Food Quality; Non Invasive Methods; Climate Change; Ruminants, Poultry & Fish ; Water Pollution & Aquatic Life; Global Collaboration & Training
Centro de Biotecnología Animal, Gijon, Spain
Interests: Conservation of animal genetic resources; diversity; selection signatures; genealogies; effective size; domestication; genetic parameters; fitness; phylogeography
Interests: Conservation of animal genetic resources; diversity; selection signatures; genealogies; effective size; domestication; genetic parameters; fitness; phylogeography
Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Facultade de Veterinaria, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo 27002, Spain
Interests: ruminants; oxidative stress; nutrition metabolism; sustainable farming; intensive production
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Interests: ruminants; oxidative stress; nutrition metabolism; sustainable farming; intensive production
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Special Issue in
Animals: The Use of Animals in Animal Experimentation
Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Interests: feef cattle; energy mtabolism; intramuscular fat; feed evaluation; methane mitigation; rumen microbiome
Interests: feef cattle; energy mtabolism; intramuscular fat; feed evaluation; methane mitigation; rumen microbiome
ARAID, Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA), IA2
Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; animal science; system biology; gastrointestinal parasites
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Interests: genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; animal science; system biology; gastrointestinal parasites
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Special Issue in
Pathogens: Application of -Omics to Infectious Diseases
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: Animal Welfare; Animal Behaviour; Small Ruminants; Cattle; Milk; Wildlife Conservation
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Interests: Animal Welfare; Animal Behaviour; Small Ruminants; Cattle; Milk; Wildlife Conservation
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Special Issue in
Animals: Positive Aspects of Animal Welfare
Dept. of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
Interests: Ruminant; Nutrition and physiology; Nutrigenomics; Heat stress; Milk protein; Meat quality; Milk quality; Lipide metabolism; Protein metabolism
Interests: Ruminant; Nutrition and physiology; Nutrigenomics; Heat stress; Milk protein; Meat quality; Milk quality; Lipide metabolism; Protein metabolism
Institute for Veterinary Physiology, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin,Germany
Interests: ion channels; TRP channels; anion channels; rumen; ammonia transport; SCFA transport; urea transport; epithelial transport; ruminants
Interests: ion channels; TRP channels; anion channels; rumen; ammonia transport; SCFA transport; urea transport; epithelial transport; ruminants
Emeritus Professor, School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS81SS, UK
Interests: ruminant nutrition; dairy cows; animal welfare science; implementation and surveillance
Interests: ruminant nutrition; dairy cows; animal welfare science; implementation and surveillance
IGM - Instituto de Ganadería de Montana, University of Leon, Leon, Spain
Interests: rumen; microbiota
Interests: rumen; microbiota
Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences; Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta
Interests: Dairy; Ruminant Nutrition; Metabolism; Feed Evaluation
Interests: Dairy; Ruminant Nutrition; Metabolism; Feed Evaluation
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary, ComplutenseUniversity of Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, E-28040-Madrid, Spain
Interests: Quantitative Genetics; Animal Breeding; Genomic Selection; Conservation Genetics; Population Genetics; Genetic Diversity; Sheep; Cattle; Alpaca;Mice; Horse
Interests: Quantitative Genetics; Animal Breeding; Genomic Selection; Conservation Genetics; Population Genetics; Genetic Diversity; Sheep; Cattle; Alpaca;Mice; Horse
Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria, Dpto. Reproducción Animal, Madrid, Spain
Interests: developmental programming, environmental effects, embryo, foetus, genetic and epigenetic regulation, prenatal and postnatal development.
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Interests: developmental programming, environmental effects, embryo, foetus, genetic and epigenetic regulation, prenatal and postnatal development.
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Special Issue in
Animals: Reproductive Management of Sheep and Goats
Special Issue in Animals: Maternal Nutrition on Fetal and Newborns Health
Special Issue in Animals: Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals
Special Issue in Animals: Nanotechnology in Animal Science
Special Issue in Animals: Maternal Nutrition on Fetal and Newborns Health
Special Issue in Animals: Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals
Special Issue in Animals: Nanotechnology in Animal Science
UMRS 449 “General Biology, Reproduction and Comparative Development”, Lyon Catholic University and EPHE, Lyon 69288, France
Interests: reproduction; genital tracts; ovary; testis; sexual cycle; endocrine organs; apoptosis; fish; amphibians; reptiles; small mammals; invertebrates; history and philosophy of life sciences
Interests: reproduction; genital tracts; ovary; testis; sexual cycle; endocrine organs; apoptosis; fish; amphibians; reptiles; small mammals; invertebrates; history and philosophy of life sciences
School of Agriculture & Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
Interests: functional foods; antioxidants; fatty acids; nutrigenomics; large animal models of human nutrition and obesity; selenium
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Interests: functional foods; antioxidants; fatty acids; nutrigenomics; large animal models of human nutrition and obesity; selenium
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Foods: Seafood and Seafood Products
Special Issue in Foods: Extraction and Characterization of Polyphenols from Food Matrix
Special Issue in Processes: Screening of Bioactive Compounds from Food Processing Waste
Special Issue in Animals: Effects of Environment on Behaviour, Productivity and Welfare of Farm Animals
Special Issue in Agriculture: Quality and Safety of Fresh Produce
Special Issue in Foods: Extraction and Characterization of Polyphenols from Food Matrix
Special Issue in Processes: Screening of Bioactive Compounds from Food Processing Waste
Special Issue in Animals: Effects of Environment on Behaviour, Productivity and Welfare of Farm Animals
Special Issue in Agriculture: Quality and Safety of Fresh Produce
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, Boulevard de Colonster 20, B-4000 Liege, Belgium
Interests: epidemiology; animal breeding; mathematical modeling and statistics; insects in feed
Interests: epidemiology; animal breeding; mathematical modeling and statistics; insects in feed
Department of Animal Science, University of Lleida, Lleida 25198, Spain
Interests: microbial ecology; ruminant nutrition; control of greenhouse gases; precision feeding
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Interests: microbial ecology; ruminant nutrition; control of greenhouse gases; precision feeding
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Global Science Lead Eubiotics, DSM Nutritional Products, 6480 Dobbin Road Columbia, Maryland 21045, USA
Interests: animal physiology; animals nutrition; animal reproduction; gastrointestinal functionality; Ruminant Health
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Interests: animal physiology; animals nutrition; animal reproduction; gastrointestinal functionality; Ruminant Health
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Special Issue in
Antioxidants: Redox Balance in Animal Physiology
Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition and feeding; by-products in ruminant feeding; ruminant grazing systems; dairy production; ruminant meat quality
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Interests: animal nutrition and feeding; by-products in ruminant feeding; ruminant grazing systems; dairy production; ruminant meat quality
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Council for Agricultural Research and Economics - Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture (CREA) Rome, Italy
Interests: meat quality; milk quality and dairy production; Animal nutrition, sheep and goat; animal welfare
Interests: meat quality; milk quality and dairy production; Animal nutrition, sheep and goat; animal welfare
Department of Ruminant Science, Institute of Animal Science, Volcani Center, ARO, Rishon LeZion, Israel
Interests: sheep physiology; pregnancy toxemia; liver metabolism; fatty liver disease
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Interests: sheep physiology; pregnancy toxemia; liver metabolism; fatty liver disease
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Special Issue in
Animals: Fatty Liver in Domestic Animals
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: production and meat quality; intramuscular collagen; lipids; hystology; in ovo technology; small ruminants; pig; poultry
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Interests: production and meat quality; intramuscular collagen; lipids; hystology; in ovo technology; small ruminants; pig; poultry
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy
Interests: sheep; goat; local breeds; milk traits; milk coagulation properties and cheese-making ability; genetics
Interests: sheep; goat; local breeds; milk traits; milk coagulation properties and cheese-making ability; genetics
Dpt. of Animal Biological Sciences/Faculty of Veterinary Sciences; Dpt. of Animal Production/Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Interests: Effects of hypoxia and oxidative stress on reproduction and fetal and newborn growth and development
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Interests: Effects of hypoxia and oxidative stress on reproduction and fetal and newborn growth and development
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Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania (Italy)
Interests: molecular genetics; milk proteins; goat; donkey
Interests: molecular genetics; milk proteins; goat; donkey
Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Poland
Interests: dairy cattle; dairy goats; quantitative genetics; molecular genetics; genomics; epigenomics
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Interests: dairy cattle; dairy goats; quantitative genetics; molecular genetics; genomics; epigenomics
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Laboratory of Animal Health (LARSANA), Federal University of Western Pará (UFOPA), Santarem, Brazil
Interests: animal health; buffaloes; animal physiology; metabolic diseases; ticks and tick-borne diseases
Interests: animal health; buffaloes; animal physiology; metabolic diseases; ticks and tick-borne diseases
Virginia State University,Petersburg, VA 23806, United States
Interests: small ruminant production systems; sheep reproduction; small ruminant breed germplasm preservation
Interests: small ruminant production systems; sheep reproduction; small ruminant breed germplasm preservation
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino MC, Italy
Interests: infectious diseases of animals; small ruminants; zoonosis
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Interests: infectious diseases of animals; small ruminants; zoonosis
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Special Issue in
Animals: Infectious Diseases in Domestic and Wild Ruminants
School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
Interests: population genetics; genomics; conservation; evolution; phylogenetics; bioinformatics
Interests: population genetics; genomics; conservation; evolution; phylogenetics; bioinformatics
Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi di Sassari, viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: small ruminants production; meat and milk quality; modeling in animal science; animal production sustainability
Interests: small ruminants production; meat and milk quality; modeling in animal science; animal production sustainability
