Animal System and Management
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
The Section “Animal System and Management” promotes the development of animal management by publishing high-quality papers covering all aspects of the broad field of animal management and their systems. Papers should provide new knowledge or recent findings as original research or reviews on animal production including, but not limited to, the following areas:
- animal management of livestock, fisheries, aquaculture, and wildlife, and in urban environments;
- livestock systems;
- techniques, technologies, and best practices;
- efficiency of livestock processes and the supply chain;
- sustainability of animal systems.
The target of research should be animal health and welfare; improved environmental, economic, or social sustainability; and, in general, new advances in livestock production systems.
All manuscripts submitted for publication under this Section will undergo the usual high-quality peer-review process of Animals and, if accepted, will be published rapidly online.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- New Techniques and Technologies Applicable to Animal Production (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Sustainable Strategies for Intensive Livestock Production Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Tackling Salmonella Resistance in Animals (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Herbal Extracts and Herbal-Derived Products to Support Animal Health and Productivity (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
- Advancements in Robotics and Automation for Precision Livestock and Poultry Farming: Prospects and Innovations (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Sustainable Management of Animal Environments (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Wearable Technologies for Enhancing Health, Behavior Monitoring, and Welfare in Animals (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Veterinary Epidemiology and Livestock Impact on Public Health (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
- Grazing Behavior and Pasture Management for Sustainable Dairy Farming (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Poultry Housing in the 21st Century: Improving Production, Health and Welfare: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Bacterial Disease Research in Livestock and Poultry (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Pathogen Elimination in Animal Populations (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Animal Production: Impact on Public Health (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Sustainability of Local Dairy Farming Systems: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence as a Useful Tool in Behavioural Studies (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Machine Learning Methods and Statistics in Ruminant Farming (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- One Health Systems: Linking Livestock-Derived Food, Antibiotic Use, and Human Health (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Novel Technologies in Ruminant Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Production, and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Zoonotic Diseases: Etiology, Diagnosis, Surveillance and Epidemiology: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Production, Breeding and Disease Management of Plateau Animals—Second Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advances in Measuring and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Ruminants (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Nutritional and Management Strategies for Heat-Stressed Ruminants (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Genetic Characteristics, Physiological Regulation, and Production-Related Management of Autochthonous Breeds (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Combining Mathematical Modelling and Computer Vision in Animal Reproduction and Management (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Animal Behavior, Emotion and Health (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
