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:
- Advancements in Robotics and Automation for Precision Livestock and Poultry Farming: Prospects and Innovations (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- New Techniques and Technologies Applicable to Animal Production (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Tackling Salmonella Resistance in Animals (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Genetic Characteristics, Physiological Regulation, and Production-Related Management of Autochthonous Breeds (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Nutritional and Management Strategies for Heat-Stressed Ruminants (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Healthy Animals, Safe Food: Biosensing Technologies for Intelligent Livestock and Poultry Farming Production Systems (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Sustainable Management of Animal Environments (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Life Cycle Assessment for a Sustainable Livestock Production (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Wearable Technologies for Enhancing Health, Behavior Monitoring, and Welfare in Animals (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Combining Mathematical Modelling and Computer Vision in Animal Reproduction and Management (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Strategies for Integrating Waste Recycling and Resource Recovery in Animal Farming (Deadline: 2 December 2026)
- Homelessness of Dogs and Cats and the Role of Animal Shelters in the Animal Protection System: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Grazing Behavior and Pasture Management for Sustainable Dairy Farming (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Animal Behavior, Emotion and Health (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Poultry Housing in the 21st Century: Improving Production, Health and Welfare: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Surveillance and Early Warning Systems in Animal Disease (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Mathematical Modeling and Computer Vision in Animal Activity and Behavior and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Strategies to Reduce Heat Stress in Domestic Animals: Environmental, Nutritional, Genetic and Technological Approaches (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Sustainability of Local Dairy Farming Systems: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- The Use of Veterinary Drugs in Animal Production (Deadline: 15 February 2027)
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Livestock and Aquaculture Systems (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Thermal Challenges: Heat Stress and Its Effects on Animal Physiology and Management (Deadline: 26 February 2027)
- One Health Systems: Linking Livestock-Derived Food, Antibiotic Use, and Human Health (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Climate Change, Heat Stress, and Precision Livestock Farming—Implications for Animal Health and Welfare (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Veterinary Epidemiology and Livestock Impact on Public Health (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Machine Learning Methods and Statistics in Ruminant Farming (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Advances in Sustainability, Resource Efficiency, and Innovation in Animal Production Systems (Deadline: 25 March 2027)
- Intelligent Technologies for Precision Livestock Management: From Data to Decisions (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- AI Tools for Sustainable and Efficient Animal Production Systems (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Animal Production: Impact on Public Health (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Advances in Measuring and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Ruminants (Deadline: 15 May 2027)
- Heat Stress and Climate Resilience in Ruminants: Impacts on Productivity, Physiology, Behavior, Welfare, and Sustainable Production (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Novel Alternatives to Antibiotics for Sustainable Animal Production (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Smart Technologies for Precision Livestock Farming and Sustainable Grazing Systems (Deadline: 31 May 2027)
- Precision Livestock Farming: Integrating Sensor Technologies and Data-Driven Approaches for Animal Health, Welfare, and Productivity (Deadline: 15 June 2027)
- Bacterial Disease Research in Livestock and Poultry: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- Adaptive Animal Health Policy and Investment for Sustainable Livestock Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- Smart and Sustainable Pig Production Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2027)
