Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Animal Production & Management

Animal production and management is the applied agricultural and veterinary discipline concerned with the efficient, sustainable, and welfare-conscious rearing of livestock and other production animals for food, fiber, and related outputs. It integrates animal nutrition, breeding and reproductive management, housing…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 94× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2575-1212 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Animal production and management is the applied agricultural and veterinary discipline concerned with the efficient, sustainable, and welfare-conscious rearing of livestock and other production animals for food, fiber, and related outputs. It integrates animal nutrition, breeding and reproductive management, housing and husbandry, herd health, and disease prevention to optimize growth, fertility, product quality, and economic return while safeguarding animal welfare and public health. Reproductive performance is a central determinant of productivity, and management tools such as estrous synchronization, control of the postpartum period, and monitoring of uterine involution and ovarian activity are used to improve fertility and reproductive efficiency in cattle and other species. Health management addresses endemic and zoonotic threats, including parasitic infections, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hydatidosis, as well as food-safety hazards such as aflatoxin contamination of milk, all of which directly affect herd productivity and the safety of animal-derived foods. The peer-reviewed research in this area reflects these themes, examining reproductive management and synchronization in dairy cattle, reproductive performance and sex ratio in cross-bred herds, parasitic and mycobacterial disease in production animals, and the public-health implications of contaminants in dairy products. The field thus links husbandry practice, veterinary medicine, reproductive biology, and food-system management.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 94 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Animal Production & Management, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Veterinary Healthcare (ISSN 2575-1212).

Journal editorial board
Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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