Compositional and Functional Characteristics of Small Ruminants’ Milk and Dairy

Dear Colleagues,

We are launching a Special Issue entitled “Compositional and Functional Characteristics of Small Ruminants’ Milk and Dairy”.

The consumption of sheep and goat milk and dairy is an old practice consolidated in different geographical areas of the world. The key elements that determine the quality of these dairy products are breed, feed, regional traditions, water and climate. In recent decades, consumer demand and acceptance of these traditional non-cow dairy products has been growing, opening new economic scenarios for their breeding. We kindly invite you to contribute to this Special Issue with original research or review articles on the composition, technological quality, feeding and farm practices, and control of the whole chain system from farm to table, as well as the potential health benefits of these non-bovine milk and dairy products. Omics approaches will be greatly welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Caboni
Prof. Dr. Paola Scano
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Dairy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• goat and sheep
• milk and dairy products
• dairy composition and chemical–physical properties
• food quality and safety
• omics sciences
• impact of process methods
• dairy microbiology
• animal feeding strategies
• animal welfare
• environmental sustainability