The Identification of Genes and Metabolic Networks: Unlocking Dairy Livestock Production

Dear Colleagues,

With the continuous growth of the global population, the worldwide demand for milk production increases constantly. An important goal in this field is the improvement of the production performance of dairy animals using the advantages of precise nutritional manipulation and genetic breeding. It is this challenge and consumer demand that have facilitated the identification of genes and networks that improve the production of dairy livestock. Recent evidence has shown that lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism modify the development and lactation process of dairy livestock. A number of genes, proteins, and molecular compounds that can regulate the production performance of these animals have been reported on, though the identification of the genes and networks involved in the production performance improvement of dairy livestock are unclear.

This Special Issue aims to attract original research and review articles dealing with the genes and metabolic networks involved in the production performance improvement of dairy livestock. Those revealing new information on gene function, new gene identification, gene networks related to metabolism, and the development of the mammary gland in dairy livestock are also welcome.

Dr. Hengbo Shi
Dr. Tao Wang
Dr. Zhi Chen
Guest Editor

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