Scientific Productions on Precision Livestock Farming: An Overview of the Evolution and Current State of Research Based on a Bibliometric Analysis.

The interest in precision livestock farming (PLF)-a concept discussed for the first time in the early 2000s-has advanced considerably in recent years due to its important role in the development of sustainable livestock production systems. However, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the PLF literature is lacking. To address this gap, this study analyzed documents published from 2005 to 2021, aiming to understand the historical influences on technology adoption in livestock farming, identify future global trends, and examine shifts in scientific research on this topic.

Genome-wide association study for morphological, phenological, quality, and yield traits in einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum).

Einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. subsp. monococcum, 2n = 2× = 14, AmAm) is a diploid wheat whose cultivation was widespread in the Mediterranean and European area till the Bronze Age, before it was replaced by the more productive durum and bread wheats.

Unraveling the Relationship between Milk Yield and Quality at the Test Day with Rumination Time Recorded by a PLF Technology.

The study aimed to estimate the components of rumination time (RT) variability recorded by a neck collar sensor and the relationship between RT and milk composition. Milk test day (TD) and RT data were collected from 691 cows in three farms. Daily RT data of each animal were averaged for 3, 7, and 10 days preceding the TD date (RT).

Johne's disease in cattle: an in vitro model to study early response to infection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using RNA-seq.

Johne's disease is a chronic granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratubercolosis (MAP) which affects ruminants worldwide and has a significant economic impact. MAP has also been associated with human Crohn's disease, although this connection is not well established.

Addressing drought tolerance in maize by transcriptional profiling and mapping.

In order to unravel the genetic architecture underlying plant response to drought, we adopted an integrated approach, combining transcript profiling and quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping. In fact, improving plant tolerance to water stress is an important, but, at the same time, a difficult task, since plant tolerance is the result of many complex mechanisms acting at different levels of plant organization, and its genetic basis is largely unknown. The phenotypic data, concerning yield components and flowering time, of a population of 142 maize Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs), grown under well watered conditions or under water stress, were submitted to linkage analysis to detect drought-tolerance QTLs.

Determination of volatile organic compounds from truffles via SPME-GC-MS.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of nine Tuber species and two corresponding forms are identified via solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. Seventy-five compounds are identified. The most abundant are dimethylsulphide, 2- and 3-methylbutanal, 2-methylpropanol, and butanone.