Modern Technology in Farm Animals’ Reproductive Services

Dear Colleagues,

Reproductive performance is a key parameter for the economic efficiency of a livestock company. However, fertilization is affected by several seasonal, environmental and animal-related factors. Technological tools have been involved in the prognosis of animals’ subfertility to support the good reproductive management of the farms. New diagnostic laboratory tests and protocols, imaging, infrared thermography, improvement and establishment of special software, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, antibiotics’ alternatives, sensors to measure animals’ physiological and environmental/climate variables, as well as other modern technological applications, serve the improvement of the reproductive performance. 

The scope of this Special Issue is to make public information about technological applications concentrated on the improvement of reproductive efficiency; fertilizing capacity; prognosis of fertility.

We invite you to share your recent findings via this Special Issue.

Dr. Ioannis A. Tsakmakidis
Guest Editor

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