Animal Housing and Hygiene
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Welfare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 2645
Special Issue Editor
Interests: animal husbandry; animal welfare and hygiene; housing systems; microclimate; animal behaviour; poultry production; poultry management; quality of animal products; food science; biosafety
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the growing demand for animal protein, many efforts are needed to maintain high livestock productivity and good animal health. The farm-to-table strategy emphasizes the importance of food product safety from the primary production stage. Accordingly, the issue of animal welfare and hygiene, as well as the living environment of animals, are directly related to the safety of the food chain. Animal welfare can be affected by housing, microclimate, bedding material quality, animal stocking, feed and water hygiene, animal fecal hygiene and disposal, disinfection, disinfestation and deratization treatments, transport conditions, slaughtering, and preventive and veterinary treatments. Moreover, the welfare of livestock also depends on management, as well as on the good practices used. Additionally, stress factors, poor housing conditions, unbalanced nutrition and inappropriate welfare levels can lead to increased susceptibility of animals to infectious diseases. This poses a risk to consumers, e.g., through widespread foodborne infections with pathogens such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, Klebsiella and Escherichia coli. It stems from the interplay between animal hygiene and welfare, animal health and foodborne diseases.
Original research manuscripts and reviews addressing any aspects of animal welfare and hygiene are welcome. Potential topics may include conditions of animal housing (e.g., type of floor, bedding material, ventilation, microclimate) as well as hygiene and production practices relate to the health, behaviour, physiology and productivity of livestock. In addition, this Special Issue will consider the quality of raw materials and products of animal origin depending on housing systems, and the impact on the outbreak of foodborne diseases.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Anna Wójcik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- primary production
- management
- animal welfare
- hygiene
- health
- growth performance
- good manufacturing practice
- foodborne
- food safety
- quality of animal raw materials/products
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