With society’s continuous development and the increasing demands of a growing human population, the concept of “Special Economy” has emerged as a new theory in relation to animal agriculture. The rearing and utilization of special economic animals, which refer to artificially domesticated animals for economic value, have gained attention worldwide.
In different parts of the world, over 50 species of these special economic animals are reared for commercial purposes and as a valuable food resource. These include a variety of special breeds of livestock and poultry, such as sika deer, red deer, yak, silky chickens, pigeons, and ostriches. Fur animals like fox, raccoon dog, and mink are raised for their pelts, while rare birds, honeybees, and silkworms are bred for their unique contributions. Additionally, other valuable insects, such as the black soldier fly, also hold significance within the realm of special economic animals. However, the special economic animal industry faces complex pressures and challenges.
This Research Topic aims to explore various aspects of special economic animal agriculture, including rearing, production, health, and disease. We invite submissions of Original Research articles, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Brief Research Reports, Policy and Practice Reviews, Opinion, and Methods articles that investigate all facets of theoretical, basic, and applied research on all kinds of special economic animals and their habitats.
This includes a broad range of topics related to special economic animal agriculture, such as precision nutrition, feed resource utilization, high-efficiency breeding and reproductive technologies, innovative technological and bioinformatics approaches, disease surveillance and epidemiology, disease management and control strategies, host-pathogen interactions, product development and safety, byproduct utilization, welfare considerations, policymaking, trade laws, and more. Our aim is to gather diverse insights that contribute to the development of more sustainable practices in this field of high significance to society.
With society’s continuous development and the increasing demands of a growing human population, the concept of “Special Economy” has emerged as a new theory in relation to animal agriculture. The rearing and utilization of special economic animals, which refer to artificially domesticated animals for economic value, have gained attention worldwide.
In different parts of the world, over 50 species of these special economic animals are reared for commercial purposes and as a valuable food resource. These include a variety of special breeds of livestock and poultry, such as sika deer, red deer, yak, silky chickens, pigeons, and ostriches. Fur animals like fox, raccoon dog, and mink are raised for their pelts, while rare birds, honeybees, and silkworms are bred for their unique contributions. Additionally, other valuable insects, such as the black soldier fly, also hold significance within the realm of special economic animals. However, the special economic animal industry faces complex pressures and challenges.
This Research Topic aims to explore various aspects of special economic animal agriculture, including rearing, production, health, and disease. We invite submissions of Original Research articles, Reviews, Mini Reviews, Brief Research Reports, Policy and Practice Reviews, Opinion, and Methods articles that investigate all facets of theoretical, basic, and applied research on all kinds of special economic animals and their habitats.
This includes a broad range of topics related to special economic animal agriculture, such as precision nutrition, feed resource utilization, high-efficiency breeding and reproductive technologies, innovative technological and bioinformatics approaches, disease surveillance and epidemiology, disease management and control strategies, host-pathogen interactions, product development and safety, byproduct utilization, welfare considerations, policymaking, trade laws, and more. Our aim is to gather diverse insights that contribute to the development of more sustainable practices in this field of high significance to society.