Infectious Diseases in Dairy Animals
A special issue of Dairy (ISSN 2624-862X). This special issue belongs to the section "Dairy Animal Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 38050
Special Issue Editors
Interests: veterinary infectious diseases; veterinary virology; tropical animal health; Bornavirus; coronavirus; morbillivirus; calicivirus; complex infections; respiratory infections; gastrointestinal infections; diagnostics; ruminants
Interests: infectious diseases; bacteriology; tuberculosis; mycobacteriology; mycoplasmology; genomics; host-pathogen interactio; diagnostics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dairy animals are producers of nutritious food products worldwide, acting as important contributors of food and nutrition security of human populations. The most common animal species (cattle, sheep, goat, camel, buffalo, yak) and production systems (from smallholders to large commercial farms; specialized dairy breeds or dual-purpose animals) in use vary among regions or countries. Infectious diseases are important challenges in all settings, although with varying impact on production, societal economy, and farmers’ livelihoods. These infections can directly (e.g., by mastitis, high fever, and painful mammary gland lesions in lactating animals) or indirectly affect milk production, by inducing fertility problems, morbidity, and mortality of recruitment animals, among others. In addition, some pathogens can be transmitted to humans, either by direct contact with animals or by consuming food products, and are important threats to public health.
This Special Issue will welcome scientific contributions in the field of infectious diseases (caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi, and prions) in dairy animals, including, but not limited to, infection epidemiology, diagnostics, pathogen-host interactions, prevention, treatment, and socioeconomic impact of infectious diseases.
Dr. Jonas Johansson Wensman
Prof. Dr. Ana Marcia de Sá Guimarães
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- viral diseases
- bacterial diseases
- parasitic diseases
- mycosis
- prion diseases
- transboundary animal diseases
- zoonosis
- animal health
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