As valuable ecosystem engineers, blue mussels, are one of the most ecologically and economically important bivalve species in Australia. The need for understanding levels of genetic diversity in both wild and farmed populations of Australian mussels is ever-growing due to the increased risk of...

Regenerative Rangeland Management (RRM) is emerging as one of the most promising approaches to achieving sustainability of animal production at economic, social and environmental levels. The current bottleneck in RRM is a slow adoption rate, as the farmers' views are still poorly studied and...

This study described the benefits and costs for customers who go to animal cafés, and to identify the environmental circumstances of animal cafés that contribute to these benefits and costs. By analyzing 400 customer reviews, this study found that in addition to the main perceived benefits...

Prioritizing efforts that adapt agriculture to a warmer climate requires understanding how different regions and sectors of the agricultural system respond to warming. We assess the regional and sectoral responses in agriculture to rising temperatures using a rich and comprehensive panel of Chinese ...

It is indicated that the benefits posed by electrical machines in the poultry industry of South Africa may be at risk as the country has experienced significant blackouts since December 2022. In light of the looming energy crisis that threatens the country, it has been reported that farmers have...

Nomadic communities are facing the adverse impact of climate change worldwide. In this context, this study quantifies the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of nomadic herders (N = 235) in the Western Himalayas (Jammu and Kashmir) in India. Nomads in this region are experiencing a...

This special issue includes 30 articles that discuss behavior and chemical ecology, development and life history, myiasis and forensics, risk assessment and economic impact, morphology and systematics, vector control and pest management, host interactions and transmission, and vector-borne diseases.

This study aimed to calculate the economic value (EV) of reproductive and growth traits for Yiling sheep. A bio-economic model was developed to assess the economic value of litter size (LS), litter size at weaning (LSW), age at first lambing (AFL), lambing interval (LI), birth weight (BW), weaning...

After moving from Europe to China in 2018, the African swine fever (ASF) virus spread throughout China in less than a year after the country's first outbreaks were reported, dramatically reducing China's pork supplies. This report investigates the impacts on China's pork market that resulted from...

In 2020, disruptions and risks from COVID-19 led to meatpacking plant shutdowns and reductions in total slaughter relative to 2019. Debate emerged surrounding the vulnerability of the packing industry and whether larger plants were more prone to reductions in slaughter compared to smaller plants....