Special Issue "Organic vs Conventional: Livestock Farming"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal System and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Luiz Henrique P Silva
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Guest Editor
Department of Agriculture and Food Science, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA
Interests: ruminant nutrition; meat science; livestock production

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The interest in organic products has been growing worldwide, encouraging some farmers to transition from conventional to organic farming. However, the production costs of organic products are higher than that of conventional products, making the former more expensive to consumers. Rearing livestock organically is challenging because farmers rely on organic crops, and they cannot use the traditional feed additives, hormones, or medicines. Therefore, there is a constant search for alternative products and managements to ensure productivity, animal health, and product quality in animals reared under organic systems.

Researchers are invited to submit innovative papers comparing organic versus conventional livestock farming regarding:

  • Feed additive
  • Product quality
  • Environmental impact
  • Management
  • Animal welfare
  • Animal health

Dr. Luiz Henrique P Silva
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • organic dairy
  • organic meat
  • product quality
  • animal wellbeing

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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