Small Ruminant Research

Editor-in-Chief: J.P.C. Greyling Bloemfontein, South Africa, Honorary Editors-in-Chief G.F.W. Haenlein Newark, NJ, USA, J. Boyazoglu Thessaloniki, Greece, Reviews and Special Issue Editor G.C. Fthenakis Karditsa, Greece, Associate Editors: , Genetics and Breeding E.S.E. Galal Cairo, Egypt, Health and Welfare M.S.A. Kumar North Grafton, MA, USA, Lactation and Dairy Technology (products and quality) N. Silanikove Bet-Dagan, Israel, Nutrition and Feeding Systems S.Y. Landau Bet Dagan, Israel, P. Morand-Fehr Paris, France, Physiology of Nutrition A.L. Goetsch Langston, OK, USA, Products (meat, wool and hair) B.A. McGregor Geelong, VIC, Australia, A.L. Goetsch Langston, OK, USA, Production Systems J.N.B. Shrestha Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, Reproductive Physiology G.R. Newton Prairie View, TX, USA, Editorial Advisory Board B.A. Blacklaws Melbourne, VIC, Australia, J.M. Burke Booneville, AR, USA, G. Campanile Naples, Italy, J. Capote Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, R.A. Cardellino Punta del Este, Uruguay, I. Cervantes Madrid, Spain, C. Devendra Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, A. Donohue-Rolfe North Grafton, MA, USA, L. Ekateriniadou Thessaloniki, Greece, J.A. Erasmus Glen, South Africa, M.H. Fahmy Ottawa, ON, Canada, N.M. Fogarty Orange, NSW, Australia, S.P. Ford Laramie, WY, USA, G. Freyer Dummerstorf, Germany, M. Galina Colima, Mexico, C. Genchi Milan, Italy, E.G. Grünwaldt Mendoza, Argentina, J.P. Gutiérrez Madrid, Spain, T. Kott Prague, Czech Republic, K.C. Lehloenya Pretoria, South Africa, C. Li Edmonton, AB, Canada, C. Ligda Thessaloniki, Greece, P.-G. Marnet Rennes, France, C. McSweeney St Lucia, QLD, Australia, G. Moatsou Athens, Greece, H.H. Montaldo Mexico, D.F., Mexico, J.P. Muir Stephenville, TX, USA, J. Mukherjee North Grafton, MA, USA, C. Papachristoforou Lemesos, Cyprus, T. Papachristou Thessaloniki, Greece, Y.W. Park Fort Valley, GA, USA, W.E. Pomroy Palmerston North, New Zealand, D.P. Rasali Regina, SK, Canada, A. Rodolakis Nouzilly, France, A.A.K. Salama Barcelona, Spain, E.G. Solaiman Tuskegee, AL, USA, K-H. Südekum Bonn, Germany, F. Torres-Acosta Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, A.-J. Trujillo Barcelona, Spain, H.M.J. Udo Wageningen, The Netherlands, E.C. Webb Pretoria, South Africa, S. Yuan Shanghai, PR China, M. Zarkawi Damascus, Syria