Review: Managing sheep and goats for sustainable high yield production

Simões, J. ; Abecia, J.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Cannas, A. ; Delgadillo, J.A. ; Lacasta, D. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Voigt, K. ; Chemineau, P.

Resumen: This review discusses the most relevant aspects of nutritional, reproductive and health management, the three pillars of flock efficiency, production and sustainability regarding the intensification of production in sheep and goats. In small ruminants, reproductive management is dependent on seasonality, which in turn depends on breed and latitude. Nutrition represents the major cost for flocks and greatly affects their health, the quality of their products and their environmental impact. High-yielding sheep and goats have very high requirements and dietary intake, requiring nutrient-dense diets and sophisticated nutritional management that should always consider the strong interrelationships among nutrition, immunity, health, reproduction, housing and farm management. The reproductive pattern is to a great extent assisted by out-of-season breeding, facilitating genetic improvement schemes, and more recently by advanced reproductive technologies. Heath management aims to control or eradicate economic and zoonotic diseases, ensuring animal health and welfare, food safety and low ecosystem and environmental impacts in relation to chemical residues and pathogen circulation. In highly producing systems, nutrition, genetic and hazard factors assume a complex interrelationship. Genomic and management improvement research and technological innovation are the keys to sustain sheep and goat production in the future. © 2021 The Authors

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100293

Año: 2021

Publicado en: ANIMAL 15 (2021), 100293 [12 pp]
ISSN: 1751-7311

Factor impacto JCR: 3.73 (2021)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 10 / 145 = 0.069 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE rank: 8 / 62 = 0.129 (2021) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 5.7 - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.834 - Animal Science and Zoology (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A07-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A15-17R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Producción Animal (Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali.)
Área (Departamento): Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)