This special section contains abstracts of papers from the Annual Scientific Meeting of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. Topics of papers centers on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of eye disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology,...

Milk production based on grazing is being promoted over cattle housed indoors, because of the advantages regarding animal welfare, milk quality and the environment. Cows' milk is rich in miRNAs, molecules that regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. Their profiles may vary depending on...

Grazing animals are selective feeders, making continuous choices as to where and what to eat. Differences in nutritional value of plant species consumed can directly affect performance, reproduction, survival and overall population dynamics. Faecal DNA (fDNA) metabarcoding provides a non-invasive...

This proceedings contains 36 papers divided into various topics, such as the value of natural diversity in forage breeding, characterization of genetic diversity as a basis for selection, strategies to exploit genetic diversity and the importance of minor fodder crops and new species as solutions...

These proceedings contain 71 abstracts of papers focusing on crop yield, breeding and genetics, irrigation, fertilizer application, plant disease and control, crop quality, disease and pest resistance, weed control, insect and nematode pests and their control, plant physiology, and cropping systems ...

Commercial cultivation of elite and non-itchy genotypes of underutilized legume Mucuna pruriens L. is required for food security as well as for meeting the demand of naturally available aromatic amino acid L-Dopa. Comprehensive studies were conducted in bower and surface-grown production systems at ...

The standardization of procedures for the post-collection management of semen samples is a prerequisite for the development of husbandry techniques, as well as for the use of semen in laboratory research. Despite the relevance of the sea urchin Sphaerechinus granularis as a laboratory model, the...

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer drives crop productivity and underlies intensive agriculture, but overuse of fertilizers also causes detrimental effects to ecosystem. To cope with this challenge while meeting the ever-growing demand for food, it is critical and urgent to improve nitrogen use efficiency...

This issue presents papers from the joint meeting of the Brazilian Congress of American Reproduction and of the VIII International Symposium on Animal Biology of Reproduction. Topic of papers focused on reproduction biology of sperm, oocyte, and embryos which are applied to the reproduction of...

The 2020 Annual Meeting of the German Branch of the World's Poultry Science Association (Deutsche Vereinigung für Geflügelwissenschaft e.V.) was held in Dummerstorf and Rostock. Both locations were kindly hosted by Prof. Dr. Klaus Wimmers and his team from the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal...