RAM Special issue

Revista FCA invites the submission of original manuscripts for a Special Issue focused on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in agricultural and livestock systems.

Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as one of the major challenges affecting human and animal health, plant protection, food safety, environmental sustainability, and agricultural development worldwide. Addressing AMR requires multidisciplinary approaches integrating biological, environmental, technological, economic, and policy perspectives. In this Special Issue, contributions addressing resistance to antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic agents are welcome.

This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality contributions that advance scientific knowledge on antimicrobial resistance and its implications for agriculture, food systems, renewable natural resources, and sustainable production.

Submissions are encouraged in areas including, but not limited to:

Animal Production and Health

• Antimicrobial use and stewardship in livestock production, including antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic agents.
• Disease prevention, health management, biosecurity, and integrated strategies.
• Alternatives to antimicrobials, including biological, nutritional, technological, and management-based approaches.
• Epidemiology, surveillance, and risk factors associated with antimicrobial resistance in animal production systems.
• Impacts of antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use on animal health, productivity, welfare, and sustainable production.

Natural Resources and Environment

• Environmental factors associated with the emergence, persistence, and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance in agricultural systems.
• Antimicrobial residues and resistant microorganisms in soil, water, compost, manure, wastewater, and other agricultural environments.
• Interactions among livestock, crops, wildlife, and the environment.

Agricultural Economics and Policy

• Policies and regulations shaping antimicrobial use and AMR prevention and control in agricultural and livestock production.
• Governance and implementation of AMR policies and control programs.
• Economic assessment and costs associated with antimicrobial use, resistance, and interventions to reduce antimicrobial dependence.
• Economic, behavioral, and socioeconomic determinants of antimicrobial use and resistance in agricultural and livestock production systems.

Agroindustrial Technologies

• Diagnostic tools and surveillance systems for antimicrobial use and resistance.
• Genomic and molecular approaches for the detection and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance.
• Data-driven technologies supporting disease prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, and food safety.
• Technological innovations to reduce antimicrobial use and resistance and their impacts on sustainable production.

Public Health and One Health Perspectives

• Interactions among antimicrobial use, resistance, food production, food safety, and public health.
• Integrated surveillance across animal, plant, food, environmental, and public health systems.
• Risk assessment and transmission pathways across food systems, the environment, and human populations.
• Social, behavioral, economic, and political drivers of antimicrobial use and resistance.
• Interdisciplinary studies addressing AMR through One Health approaches.

 

MANUSCRIPT TYPES

Revista FCA publishes the following types of contributions:

• Research Papers: Original theoretical, experimental, or field-based studies that make a significant contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge.
• Scientific Notes: Short communications reporting results that require rapid dissemination, including preliminary findings, descriptions of new species or cultivars, reports of pests or diseases, and methodological improvements or adjustments.
• Review Articles: Invited contributions written by leading specialists in fields covered by the journal and commissioned by the Editor-in-Chief.

Revista FCA does not accept manuscripts previously posted as preprints, meaning that preliminary versions of submitted works must not have been uploaded to public repositories prior to journal submission.
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