Reproductive Diseases in Ruminants

Dear Colleagues,

I am glad to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Animals entitled ‘Reproductive Diseases in Ruminants’. Reproductive efficiency is the basis for ruminant livestock production, influencing the sustainability and profitability of dairy, beef, and small ruminant systems worldwide.

However, reproductive diseases are currently far from being controlled. The main reason may be that these diseases, often multifactorial, are caused by infectious agents but influenced by other factors such as nutritional imbalances, environmental stressors, and genetic predispositions, emphasising the complexity of their management and prevention. Understanding the infectious agents and the pathogenicity related to their infection contributes to mitigating reproductive diseases in ruminants.

This Special Issue aims to contribute to the interaction and diffusion of knowledge on reproductive diseases in ruminants. I am pleased to invite you to contribute your research with different science foci, including biology, pharmacology, epidemiology, biochemistry, microbiology, and genetics, to provide tools for a better understanding.

For this Special Issue, original research articles, case reports, short communications, and reviews are welcome for submission. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the discovery of new species, emerging threats, advances in diagnostic tools, immunology and pathology studies, diagnostic techniques, novel vaccines, alternative treatments, innovations in preventive strategies, host/pathogen interaction, epidemiological studies, risk factors, and economic impacts.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Sergio Gastón Caspe
Guest Editor

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