EDILIZIA ZOOTECNICA Relatore: Dott. Lorenzo Leso

EDILIZIA ZOOTECNICA
 Relatore: Dott. Lorenzo Leso

Università di Bologna – Edilizia Zootecnica
 Efficacia della ventilazione naturale e valutazione degli effetti Attività condotte:
 dello stress da caldo  Acquisizione dati ambientali
 interni ed esterni
Temperaure Humidity Index: all’allevamento mediante
 Concentrazione di CO2 nella stalla 9-10 dic
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND Gruppo: Cascone G.
 ENVIRONMENT (DI3A). D’Emilio A.
 BUILDING AND LAND ENGINEERING SECTION.
 Porto S.M.C.

 Effects of different cooling systems on the heat stress and the behavior of dairy cows
 The research aims to reduce cow heat stress in hot humid climate by using a sprinkler system coupled
 with forced ventilation installed in the feeding lane of a free-stall barn without access to a paddock.

The protocol include:
• Measurement of climatic parameters inside the
 barn and outside.
• Measurement of physiological and productive
 parameters.
• Monitoring of cow behavior by means of a multi-
 camera video-recording system

 The research is carried out within the activities of

Edilizia zootecnica
 - Progetti nazionali finanziati e in corso -

 Resp. Prof. ssa Claudia Arcidiacono - UNICT
 Call: COST ‘ European Cooperation in Science and Technology’
 Cost Action CA16106: Ammonia and Greenhouse gases Emissions from Animal Production
 Buildings (LivAGE)
 Durata del progetto: 48 mesi (dal 2017)
 Ruolo: Proponente, Componente e Substitute del Management Committee
 Partecipanti: Claudia Arcidiacono, Simona M.C. Porto

 Unità operative:
 Aarhus University – DANIMARCA (coordinatore)
 Università degli Studi di Catania – ITALIA
 Altri 23 partecipanti

L’obiettivo principale dell’Azione consiste nella corretta stima e nell’efficace riduzione delle emissioni di
ammoniaca e gas serra derivanti dall’attività zootecnica. Questo obiettivo rappresenta una vera e propria
sfida poiché il rilascio di tali inquinanti dipende dalle condizioni climatiche esterne, dal ciclo produttivo, dalla
dieta dell’animale, dalle caratteristiche costruttive della stalla, nelle quali è ricompreso l’impianto di
ventilazione (naturale o meccanica), dal sistema di gestione delle deiezioni, dalla specie animale e dalle
pratiche dell’allevatore.

DEPARTMENT
 DEPARTMENT OF OF
 AGRICULTURAL, FOODFOOD
 AGRICULTURAL, AND AND Responsabile UNIFI: Matteo Barbari
 FORESTRY SYSTEMS
 FORESTRY SYSTEMS

Develop economic sound free walk farming systems
elevating animal welfare, health and manure
quality, while being appreciated by society
 Duration: 36 months (28 May 2017 - 27 May 2020)

 Sustainability
 The innovative housing systems at the heart of this Animal welfare
 Economics
 project are the “bedded pack barn” or “compost barn”
 and the “cow garden”

 Environment

 Manure quality
 Milk quality
 Bedding materials

 11 partners
 - University of Ljubljana
 - Wageningen UR
 - University of Kassel/University of Giessen
 - Università degli Studi di Firenze
 - Technical University of Munich
 - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
 - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
 - National Agricultural and Food Centre (Slovakia)
 - Agricultural Research Organization (Israel)
 - University of Kentucky
 - HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein

DEPARTMENT
 DEPARTMENT OF OF
 AGRICULTURAL, FOODFOOD
 AGRICULTURAL, AND AND Responsabile UNIFI: Matteo Barbari
 FORESTRY SYSTEMS
 FORESTRY SYSTEMS

 PSR - Regione Emilia Romagna Ricerche in collaborazione con Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Brasile)
 Misura 16.1.01 – Focus 2A

Fondazione C.R.P.A.
Dipartimento GESAAF
ARA Emilia Romagna
7 aziende zootecniche
 Evaluation of the surface temperature of laying hens in different
 thermal environments based on thermographic images

 Alcuni esempi
compostbarn.crpa.it Correlation between egg quality parameters, housing thermal
 conditions and age of laying hens
 Diagnosis of air quality in broilers production facilities in hot
 Compost barn per le vacche da latte climates
 nell’area del Parmigiano Reggiano Productive performance of broilers submitted to different levels
 of metabolizable energy in different thermal environments

 Soluzioni innovative di stalle per bovini Ricerche in collaborazione con Cairo University (Egitto)
 Progettazione di stalle ecocompatibili con Proposal in progress
 applicazione dei principi di decostruibilità
 Rooting of local operative chains for sustainable
 integrated production of chickens and eggs in Egypt

DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF OF UNIFI-GESAAF
AGRICULTURAL, FOODFOOD
 AGRICULTURAL, AND AND for agricultural development Responsabile UNIFI: Matteo Barbari
 FORESTRY SYSTEMS
FORESTRY SYSTEMS of rural areas in South Iraq

 2005 1- Feasibility project for the support of the date palm
 production and the valorisation of the products
 I - 2006-2007
 2- Professional training plan for farmers and agricultural
 II - 2007-2008 operators, setting-up of a centre for agriculture support

 3- Training program for sustainable management of
 III - 2008-2010 the Dhi Qar Marshlands

 4- Rational management of water resources for
 IV - 2012-2013 agricultural development of rural areas in South Iraq

 5- Rational management of water
 resources for agricultural development
 V - 2014-2016 of rural areas in South Iraq

 Total participants 5 projects
 - 34 courses in Iraq
 - 11 courses in Italy

 6th Project – 2017-2018
 Enhancement of the production
 and processing chain of water-
 buffalo milk in South Iraq

Attività gruppo Prof. Guarino
 •Association between environmental predisposing
 risk factors and leg disorders in broiler chickens
 •Due to the strong connection between leg disorders, litter quality and
 thermal comfort, the aim of this study was to find the association
 between environmental predisposing factors and leg problems, in order
 to identify solution for the management of the micro-climate of the
 broiler house.

 •Micrometric titanium dioxide photoabates odor
 from swine manure storage
 •Intensive livestock farms emit gases and pose a problem for the health
 of nearby inhabitants. The catalyst used was a commercial micrometric
 TiO2 samples (Kronos 1077), on which we deposited silver
 nanoparticles, to give to our catalyst anti-bacterial properties.

 •Strategies for NH3 and PM Reduction from pig
 farms to improve air quality, animal welfare and
 urban environment. (SUBMITTED TO: LIFE17 ENV/IT/000292)
 •The main goal of the LIFE-SPRAy project is to reduce ammonia (NH3) and
 particulate matter (PM) emissions from agricultural practices through the
 demonstration of different innovative techniques (such as air
 scrubber, TiO2 slabs, LECA®, manure acidification, …) that are
 applicable/transferable to pig farming (barns, manure storage and land
 spreading).

Gestione sostenibile degli effluenti zootecnici (gruppo Prof. Provolo)

 Monitoraggio di impianti per la
 Valutazione delle prestazione di Uso di additivi per migliorare produzione di energia e la rimozione
 separatori solido-liquido l’efficienza di separazione del P dell’azoto

 Valutazione delle emissioni in aria dagli stoccaggi in condizioni Valutazione di tecniche per la rimozione
 controllate e di campo dell’azoto mediante strippaggio

Prof. Piero Borghi (Agr/10)
 Unità di Ricerca: TERRITORIO e COSTRUZIONI RURALI
 Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali
 Università degli Studi di Perugia
 Utilizzo Energia Solare Caratteristiche della Copertura

 Aspetto Paesaggistico
 dell’Edificio
 Corsia di Servizio Laterale
 Unità Impianti e
 Edilizie Attrezzature
Agrozootecniche Interne
 Caratteristiche del Pavimento e
 del Sottopavimento

 Disposizione delle Aperture
 Interventi Migliorativi sulle Unità Edilizie Agrozootecniche
 bypborghipg

Gianfranco Airoldi, Barbara Drusi
 UNIVERSITY OF TURIN
 Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sciences
 gianfranco.airoldi@unito.it ; barbara.drusi@unito.it

Reduction of
ammonia emissions:
effect of rationing, of
the waste evacuation
system and of the
storage and treatment
systems.
Thermal insulation and environmental control in a room set up with farrowing-
postweaning pen. The simulations
 consider different
 moments of the
 cycle, diverse
 materials for the
 realization of the
 envelope and various
 environmental
 conditions.

Referente: Francesco Da Borso

•Enhancing Innovation and Sustainability in
Adriatic Aquaculture
•Studio tecnico economico e progettazione di un
impianto avicolo pilota in Guinea Equatoriale
(AVIGEI)
•Evoluzione strutturale degli edifici per la
stabulazione libera delle bovine da latte adottanti
sistemi di distribuzione automatica degli alimenti
(Automatic Feeding Systems, AFS)
•Monitoraggio del comportamento delle bovine
da latte in stalla dotata di AMS (*ricerca futura)
•Studio tecnico per l’organizzazione delle strutture
di accoglienza di animali d’affezione

Analisi produzione scientifica del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
 Sensori - immagini - comportamento - suoni - identificazione - alimentazione -
PLF
 patologie/lesioni
Reflui Trattamento - gestione dei reflui
Controllo ambientale Controllo ambientale - emissioni - odori - polveri – materiali (benessere – reflui)
 Alimentazione - benessere - comportamento - mungitura - sicurezza – LCA (controllo
Edifici
 ambientale - reflui )
Varie Trasporto - gestione territorio - fauna selvatica

 LAVORI PER GRANDI TEMI Collaborazioni internazionali per
 PLF Reflui Cont. amb. Edifici Varie grandi temi
 30

 2% 25
 20
 19%
 15
 37%
 10
 5
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 22%

 20%
 Italia Internaz.

Analisi produzione scientifica del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
 N° lavori / sede
 VT
 UD Itallia Internaz.
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 PI
 PG
 PD
 PC
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 BO- CRPA
 CT - FI MI - FI NA-VT BA BO CT FI MI NA PC PD PG PI SS TO UD VT
 CT-VT RE
 Itallia 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 11 6 29 0 3 2 4 4 0 2 8 2
 Internaz. 3 1 1 5 8 30 1 1

Analisi produzione scientifica del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
 Lavori suddivisi per specie Dettaglio dei lavori suddivisi per specie
 35
Avicoli Suini Bovini/buf. Equini Altri

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 43 10

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Questionari sui progetti di ricerca del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
N° 17 su 67 questionari * 25,4%
* n. 1 incluso anche se censito Costruzioni e impianti agroalimentari

 PROGETTI PER SEDE Tipo di allevamento

 BOVINI DA LATTE 6
 1
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 4 BUFALI 1
 CT

 3 POLLI DA CARNE 3
 FI

 6 SUINI 1
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 2 ACQUACOLTURA 1
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Questionari sui progetti di ricerca del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
Key-words (38 parole chiave, in italiano)
PLF 6 Polli da carne 1
Stress 1 Clima cado 1
THI 1 Acquacoltura 1
Ventilazione 2 Gestione dei reflui 1
Analisi del rischio 1 Inquinamento ambientale 1
Gestione del rischio ambientale 1 Vacche da latte 2
Effluenti allevamento 1 Stalle per bovini 1
Riciclo dei nutrienti 1 Lettiera compost 1
Emissioni 1 Bufali 1
Porcilaie 1 Caseifici 1
Tecnologie innovative 1 Agricoltura di precisione 1
Sensori 1 Modellistica ambientale 1
Analisi dati 1 Comportamento animale 2
Big data 1 TAG 1
Strumenti diagnostici 1 Statistica 1
Allevamenti intensivi 1 Biologia 1
Benessere animale 2 Qualità dell'aria 1
Edilizia zootecnica 1 Monitoraggio automatico 1
Sistemi stabulazione 3 Comportamento bovine da latte 1

Questionari sui progetti di ricerca del settore
 AGR/10 – Edilizia zootecnica e PLF
 Strumento di finanziamento
 TIPO DI PROGETTO
 H2020 3
 PRIN -
 11
 PON -
 ALTRO 14
 FP7 1
 ERANET-SUSAN 1
 ERANET ICT-AGRI 1
 LIFE 1
 COST ACTION 1
 4 INTERREG Italia-Croazia 1
 AgroDigit 1
 AICS (MAECI) 1
 2 Cooperazione (Regione) 1
 FIR 1
 INTERNAZIONALI NAZIONALI LOCALI
 PSR (Emilia; Umbria; Lombardia) 3
 Fondi vari 1

Future hot topics in Ag Engineering research
 (AGR10-focused)
Future research is going to be more and
more linked with sustainability...
..so where are the missing links?
 •PLFSociety
 •PLFEnvironment
 Has PLF potential to improve
 environmental impact and
 societal acceptance?
 •WelfareEnvironment
 How welfare can affect the
 footprint of farming?
 •HousingSociety
 Can research on housing make
 farming more acceptable?
..and where there’s room for
improvement?
 •PLFEconomy
 •WelfareSociety
 •WasteSociety
 •WasteEconomy

Future hot topics in Ag Engineering research
 (AGR10-focused)

 “The visit appeared to mitigate some
 concerns (e.g., provision of adequate food
 and water, gentle humane care) while
 reinforcing or eliciting others (e.g., lack of
 pasture access, early cow-calf
 separation).”

 COW-CALF PASTURE

“Increased knowledge will help us design functional “In summary, the results from this review highlight that
high tech dairy management systems that respect there remain considerable animal welfare benefits from
the natural behaviour of cows and calves during the incorporating pasture access into dairy production
calf rearing period.” systems.”

Funding opportunities
H2020 – Work Program 2018-2020
9. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland
water research and the bioeconomy
•CALL: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURITY (H2020-SFS-2018-2020)
The Sustainable Food Security call is Horizon 2020's main contribution to research and innovation in relation to Food and
Nutrition Security in Europe and beyond. Its commitment to sustainability implies that particular attention is given to the
interfaces between the economic, environmental and social dimensions of food production.

 •From functional ecosystems to healthy food
 •Environment and climate-smart food production and consumption
 •Building capacities
 •Targeted international cooperation
•CALL: BLUE GROWTH (H2020-BG-2018-2020)
The Blue Growth Call aims at sustainably harvesting the potential of resources from seas, oceans and inland waters for different
uses and across the range of marine and maritime industries, while protecting biodiversity and enhancing climate resilience.

•CALL: RURAL RENAISSANCE (H2020-RUR-2018-2020)
The Rural Renaissance call will enhance the natural, social, cultural and economic potential of rural areas. It will boost economic
development, ecosystem services and entrepreneurial innovation.

 •From farm to society: understanding dynamics and modernising policies
 •Organising sustainable food and non-food value chains under changing conditions
 •Taking advantage of the digital revolution
 •Boosting innovation and enhancing the human and social capital in rural areas

Funding opportunities

MIUR’s PRIN 2017
LS9 Applied Life Sciences and Non-Medical Biotechnology: Applied plant and animal
sciences; food sciences; forestry; industrial, environmental and non-medical
biotechnologies, bioengineering; synthetic and chemical biology; biomimetics;
bioremediation

 •LS9_1 Non-medical biotechnology and genetic engineering (including transgenic
 organisms, recombinant proteins, biosensors, bioreactors, microbiology)
 •LS9_2 Synthetic biology, chemical biology and bio-engineering
 •LS9_3 Animal sciences (including animal husbandry, aquaculture, fisheries, animal welfare)
 •LS9_4 Plant sciences (including crop production, plant breeding, agroecology, soil biology)
 •LS9_5 Food sciences (including food technology, nutrition)
 •LS9_6 Forestry and biomass production (including biofuels)
 •LS9_7 Environmental biotechnology (including bioremediation, biodegradation)
 •LS9_8 Biomimetics
 •LS9_9 Biohazards (including biological containment, biosafety, biosecurity)

Funding opportunities
 Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA)

A new Partnership on Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) will develop much-needed solutions for a more
sustainable management of water and agro-food systems. The main objective of the ten-year initiative (2018 – 2028), which is
partly funded by EU's research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, is to devise new R&I approaches to improve
 water
availability and sustainable agriculture production in a region heavily distressed by climate
change, urbanisation and population growth.
The partnership will be financed through a combination of funding from participating countries (currently €274
million), and a €220 million contribution from the EU through Horizon 2020, its research and innovation
funding programme (2014 – 2020).

Journals
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Energy and Buildings Elsevier BV links to energy use in buildings. 11 4.64 4.067
Agricultural and Forest Agricultural and Forest Meteorology is an international journal for the
 publication of original articles and reviews on the inter-relationship between
Meteorology Elsevier BV meteorology, agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems. 2 4.62 3.887
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 papers and review articles on research, technology, and tool development
 related to building science and human interaction with the built environment, as
Building and Environment Elsevier Ltd. well as their applications to building design and operation. 1 4.51 4.053
 Biosystems Engineering publishes research in engineering and the physical
 sciences that represent advances in understanding or modelling of the
 performance of biological systems for sustainable developments in land use and
 the environment, agriculture and amenity, bioproduction processes and the
Biosystems Engineering Elsevier Inc. food chain 37 2.64 2.044
International Journal of Springer
 The Journal publishes original research papers, review articles and short
 communications on studies examining the interactions between living
Biometeorology Verlag organisms and factors of the natural and artificial atmospheric environment. 4 2.25 2.204
 An international journal published by the American Society of Agricultural
 Engineers, contains peer-reviewed technical articles on the current research
 being conducted to help solve problems in agriculture, food and other biological
Transactions of the ASABE ASABE systems. 15 1.29 0.975
 International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (IJABE,
International Journal of https://www.ijabe.org) is a peer reviewed open access international journal.
Agricultural and Biological IJABE, started in 2008, is a joint publication co-sponsored by US-based
 Association of Agricultural, Biological and Food Engineers (AOCABFE) and China-
Engineering IJABE (China) based Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering (CSAE). 0 1.01SCIE
Applied Engineering in Applied Engineering in Agriculture emphasizes the practical applications of
 leading-edge research in every area of engineering for agriculture, food, and
Agriculture ASABE other biological systems. 5 0.83SCIE
Journal of Agricultural The Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JAE) is the official journal of the Italian
 Society of Agricultural Engineering. The subject matter covers a complete and
Engineering PagePress interdisciplinary range of research in engineering for agriculture and biosystems. 84 0.51ESCI
Agricultural Engineering As CIGR expands its horizons to more and more countries around the world, it
 Not
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International: CIGR Journal CIGR journal. 6 0.48 indexed

Journals
 Animal welfare (health and behaviour)
 n. pubs Scopus ISI/JCR
 Journal Publisher Aim and scope
 AIIA CiteScore Imp.Fact.

 First published in 1953, Animal Behaviour is a leading international publication
 and has wide appeal, containing critical reviews, original papers, and research
Animal Behaviour Elsevier Inc. articles on all aspects of animal behaviour. 2 2.94 2.869
 American Dairy
 Science The official journal of the American Dairy Science Association®, Journal of Dairy
Journal of Dairy Science Association Science (JDS) is the leading general dairy research journal in the world. 1 2.66 2.474
 Poultry Science (PS) is an international journal publishing original papers,
 Poultry Science research notes, symposium papers, and reviews of basic science as applied to
Poultry Science Association Inc. poultry. 1 2.04 1.908
Applied Animal Behaviour
 This journal publishes relevant information on the behaviour of domesticated
Science Elsevier BV and utilized animals. 2 1.98 1.771
 Cambridge Animal attracts the best research in animal biology and animal systems from
Animal University Press across the spectrum of the agricultural, biomedical, and environmental sciences. 2 1.94 1.921
 Behavioural Processes is dedicated to the publication of high-quality original
Behavioural Processes Elsevier BV research on animal behaviour from any theoretical perspective. 0 1.76 1.746
 Livestock Science promotes the sound development of the livestock sector by
 publishing original, peer-reviewed research and review articles covering all
Livestock Science Elsevier BV aspects of this broad field. 3 1.58 1.377
 American The mission of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) is to foster
 Society of communication and collaboration among individuals and organizations
Journal of Animal Science Animal Science associated with animal science research, education, industry, or administration 2 1.51 2.014
 Animal Welfare is an international scientific and technical journal. It publishes
 the results of peer-reviewed scientific research, technical studies and reviews
 Universities relating to the welfare of kept animals (eg on farms, in laboratories, zoos and as
 Federation for companions) and of those in the wild whose welfare is compromised by human
Animal Welfare Animal Welfare activities. 2 1.39 1.462

 Research papers in Animal Production Science (continuing Australian Journal of
 CSIRO Experimental Agriculture) focus on improving livestock and food production, and
Animal Production Science Publishing on the social and economic issues that influence primary producers. 3 1.19 1.371

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 The journal recognises the complexity of issues and challenges relating to
 energy and environmental science and therefore particularly welcomes work of
 Royal Society an interdisciplinary nature across both the (bio) chemical and (bio)physical
Energy and Environmental Science of Chemistry sciences and chemical engineering disciplines 0 26.39 29.518
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Bioresource Technology Elsevier BV production. 6 5.94 5.651
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Environmental Pollution Elsevier Ltd. study and measurement. 0 5.27 5.099
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Energy Elsevier Ltd. development, assessment and management of energy-related programs. 1 5.17 4.52
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Science of the Total Environment Elsevier BV the environment with emphasis on changes caused by human activities. 2 5.09 4.9
 Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment publishes scientific articles dealing with
 the interface between agroecosystems and the natural environment, specifically
Agriculture, Ecosystems and how agriculture influences the environment and how changes in that
Environment Elsevier BV environment impact agroecosystems. 1 4.41 4.099

 Waste Management is an international journal devoted to the presentation and
 discussion of information on the generation, prevention, characterization,
 monitoring, treatment, handling, reuse and ultimate residual disposition of solid
Waste Management Elsevier Ltd. wastes, both in industrialized and in economically developing countries. 5 4 4.03
 Biomass and Bioenergy is an international journal publishing original research
 papers and short communications, review articles and case studies on biological
 resources, chemical and biological processes, and biomass products for new
Biomass and Bioenergy Elsevier Ltd. renewable sources of energy. 6 3.71 3.219
 Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with
 the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and
Land Use Policy Elsevier BV rural land use. 18 3.5 3.089
 Springer New BioEnergy Research fills a void in the rapidly growing area of feedstock biology
Bioenergy Research York LLC research related to biomass, biofuels, and bioenergy. 0 2.64 2.487

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 research, design, development and application of biosensors and
Biosensors and Bioelectronics Elsevier Ltd. bioelectronics. 0 7.22 7.78
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Information Fusion Elsevier BV contributing to its growth. 0 5.99 5.667
Computer Vision and Image The central focus of this journal is the computer analysis of pictorial
Understanding Elsevier Inc. information. 0 3.82 2.498
 Signal Processing incorporates all aspects of the theory and practice of signal
 processing (analogue and digital). It features original research work, tutorial
Signal Processing Elsevier BV and review articles, and accounts of practical developments. 0 3.6 3.11
 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture provides international coverage of
 advances in the development and application of computer hardware,
Computers and Electronics in software and electronic instrumentation and control systems for solving
Agriculture Elsevier BV problems in agriculture and related industries. 21 3.27 2.201
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IEEE Sensors Journal Engineers electronics and physics aspects of sensors and integrated sensor-actuators." 1 3.12 2.512
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 methods or significant developments of recognised methods, used to
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 biology, histo and cytochemistry, physiology, biophysics and pharmacology
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(Animal Reproduction Science) Elsevier BV on topics relating to reproduction and fertility in animals. 0 1.7 1.605
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Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research Elsevier BV technologies. 0 1.49 indexed