Small Ruminants
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
Keywords
- Selection and breeding
- Husbandry systems and their social contexts
- Welfare indicators and management
- “Omics” studies in small ruminants
- Small ruminants in the environment
- Emergent and established diseases of small ruminants
- Reproduction and fertility
- Microbiome studies
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Hogget Production and Longevity (Deadline: 30 October 2021)
- Carcass Composition and Meat Quality of Small Ruminants (Deadline: 15 November 2021)
- Recent Advances in Camelids and their Products: Main Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Development of One-Humped Dromedary Camel (Deadline: 30 November 2021)
- Ovine Genetics: Utilizing OMIC Tools to Design Ovine Breeds for the Future (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- New Technologies to Improve Efficiency and Profitability and Reduce Environmental Impacts on Small Ruminant Farms (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Novel Feed Ingredients: Improving Health Status, Milk and Meat Quality in Small Ruminants (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Mechanisms in Lamb Endocrinology and Hormone Action (Deadline: 31 December 2021)
- Precision Livestock Innovations in Sheep Farming (Deadline: 28 February 2022)
- Small Ruminant Infectious Foot Disease (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Small Ruminant Genetics and Breeding (Deadline: 31 March 2022)
- Anaemia Associated Disorders in Sheep (Deadline: 30 April 2022)
- Health and Welfare of Working Donkeys and Mules (Deadline: 30 April 2022)