Climate-smart livestock production aims to promote animal welfare, food security, and resilience to climate change amid the increasing demand for animal-sourced foods. It is vital to identify innovative strategies for sustainable livestock production across various scales, from large commercial farms to small-scale operations. We are interested in original research and review articles focusing on practices and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize water pollution, optimize land use, and enhance animal welfare in livestock production.
Livestock production faces challenges due to climate change, such as heat stress, water scarcity, and disease risks. Implementing climate-smart practices like improved feed efficiency, efficient manure management, and renewable energy usage can help mitigate these challenges and create more sustainable livestock systems. Integration of animal welfare considerations with climate change mitigation efforts is crucial for ensuring the long-term viability and resilience of livestock production enterprises.
Our goal is to advance climate-smart livestock production by prioritizing environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change resilience. We aim to encourage innovative practices and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize water pollution, and optimize land use within livestock operations. Enhancing animal welfare in the context of climate change through adaptive breeding strategies, effective health management practices, and resource optimization using precision livestock farming technologies is a key objective. Additionally, we aim to foster interdisciplinary research and collaboration to address socio-economic and policy aspects of climate-smart livestock production.
This Research Topic emphasizes climate-smart livestock production strategies that balance environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change resilience. We invite contributors to explore innovative practices and technologies that promote sustainable livestock production, taking into account both large-scale and small-scale farming systems. The themes covered include climate-smart feed strategies, manure management techniques, adaptive breeding, animal health management, precision livestock farming technologies, sustainable land use practices in a changing climate, and socio-economic and policy considerations related to climate-smart livestock production. Original research articles, review articles, and case studies that offer novel insights into these themes and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future for livestock production are welcome.
Keywords:
Climate-smart livestock production, Sustainable development, Resilience and efficiency, Livestock sector challenges, Climate Change, Innovation
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Climate-smart livestock production aims to promote animal welfare, food security, and resilience to climate change amid the increasing demand for animal-sourced foods. It is vital to identify innovative strategies for sustainable livestock production across various scales, from large commercial farms to small-scale operations. We are interested in original research and review articles focusing on practices and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize water pollution, optimize land use, and enhance animal welfare in livestock production.
Livestock production faces challenges due to climate change, such as heat stress, water scarcity, and disease risks. Implementing climate-smart practices like improved feed efficiency, efficient manure management, and renewable energy usage can help mitigate these challenges and create more sustainable livestock systems. Integration of animal welfare considerations with climate change mitigation efforts is crucial for ensuring the long-term viability and resilience of livestock production enterprises.
Our goal is to advance climate-smart livestock production by prioritizing environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change resilience. We aim to encourage innovative practices and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize water pollution, and optimize land use within livestock operations. Enhancing animal welfare in the context of climate change through adaptive breeding strategies, effective health management practices, and resource optimization using precision livestock farming technologies is a key objective. Additionally, we aim to foster interdisciplinary research and collaboration to address socio-economic and policy aspects of climate-smart livestock production.
This Research Topic emphasizes climate-smart livestock production strategies that balance environmental sustainability, animal welfare, and climate change resilience. We invite contributors to explore innovative practices and technologies that promote sustainable livestock production, taking into account both large-scale and small-scale farming systems. The themes covered include climate-smart feed strategies, manure management techniques, adaptive breeding, animal health management, precision livestock farming technologies, sustainable land use practices in a changing climate, and socio-economic and policy considerations related to climate-smart livestock production. Original research articles, review articles, and case studies that offer novel insights into these themes and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future for livestock production are welcome.
Keywords:
Climate-smart livestock production, Sustainable development, Resilience and efficiency, Livestock sector challenges, Climate Change, Innovation
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.