A warm welcome to our new recommender Hector Menendez III Ph.D. from @sdstate.bsky.social (USA) . Hector expertise covers rangeland, grazing, nutrition and modeling.

A new #preprint #OpenScience by C. Hautefeuille, @famuvie.oc.todon.fr.ap.brid.gy, G. Dauphin, M. Paul, @mpeyrecirad.bsky.social, @flavieluce.bsky.social. Comparative risk-assessment of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 viruses in French broiler & layer sectors. doi.org/10.1101/2024...

A new #preprint #OpenScience by Devailly et al.: "The future of systems genetics in farm animal sciences, a route out of the data jungle" Peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Animal Science. 🔗 hal.science/hal-05117608

A new #preprint #OpenScience by DHAOUI et al @mpeyrecirad.bsky.social @cirad.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social @woahglobal.bsky.social @envt.bsky.social. Public-Private Partnerships in the Veterinary Domain-Tunisia. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

A new #preprint #OpenScience by Baptiste Sorin, Antoine Poyard, Sébastien Assié, @sebastienpicault.bsky.social, @paulineezanno.bsky.social (2025). @umr-bioepar.bsky.social @inrae-france.bsky.social. doi.org/10.48550/arX...

Imagine if you make preprints and have them freely and transparently peer review with @peercomjournal.bsky.social ? 😇😇

A very important document by the European University Association, which clearly outlines the current challenges in scholarly communication and highlights ways to move forward! You can access it at: www.eua.eu/publications...

We invite you to support the initiative PCI Animal Science managed by scientists promoting a diamond publication model free for authors and readers that adopts #OpenScience practices. How? 👇

You can now watch the recording of Brandon Stell's PCI webinar! ⏯️ Check it out here youtu.be/PXshwcUmTog?...

A new #preprint #OpenScience by Paul Blondiaux et al. Dynamic sensitivity analysis of a mathematical model describing the effect of the macroalgae Asparagopsis taxiformis on rumen fermentation & methane production. Peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Animal Science. doi.org/10.1101/2024...

Thanks to the Société Française de Bioinformatique for the highlight 😊 www.sfbi.fr/en/blog/arti...

NEW: Statement from the PCI RR Managing Board on the withdrawal of Infant and Child Development as a PCI RR-friendly journal, and the decision by Wiley to refuse preprints that have been peer-reviewed by @peercommunityin.bsky.social / @pci-regreports.bsky.social Read here ➡️ osf.io/tn8mh

Welcome @psych.peercommunityin.org!

Now published in Peer Community Journal, #animalscience section: A pipeline with pre-processing options to detect behaviour from accelerometer data using Machine Learning tested on dairy goats.

The PCI team participated in #OpenScience Week at AgroParisTech and the Graduate School Biosphera. We thank the organizers for the insightful presentations on the current publishing landscape and enjoyed the engaging roundtable discussion about PCI.

A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by Henri Lagarde et al. ,..., Xavier Cousin (2025). Screening for links between behaviour and acute hyperthermia and hypoxia resistance in rainbow trout using isogenic lines. Peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Animal Science. doi.org/10.1101/2023...

A new #preprint by Sarah Mauny et al. A pipeline with pre-processing options to detect behaviour from accelerometer data using Machine Learning tested on dairy goats. Peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Animal Science. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @inrae-dpt-phase.bsky.social #MathNum

A new #preprint #OpenScience by Ginane et al. @umrherbivores.bsky.social s.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-phase.bsky.social. Shade use, welfare and performance of ewes grazing in temperate silvopastures differing in tree density. Peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Animal Science. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

A warm welcome to our new recommender Julie Duval from @inrae-france.bsky.social. Julie expertise covers agroecology and participatory research Julie is our 80th recommender!

A warm welcome to our new recommender Mutian Niu from @ethzurich.bsky.social (Switzerland.) Mutian is expert in Ruminant nutrition, data science and precision livestock farming. animsci.peercommunityin.org

The Queen Mary University of London is now supporting PCI and wrote a very nice post about it 😍 !

and cherry on the cake: published using the #OpenScience diamond model of publication @pci-animsci.bsky.social @peercommunityin.bsky.social

A warm welcome to our new recommender Mylène Delosière from @umrherbivores.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-phase.bsky.social (France). Mylène is expert in physiology of lactation. Join the future of scientific publishing: animsci.peercommunityin.org

Many thanks @bactouch.bsky.social for your contribution!

(1/2)A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview recommended by PCI Animal Science: Gobvu, Caron et al. (2025). Preferred livestock interventions for small-scale farmers in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area: a demand-driven and participatory approach. https://hal.science/hal-04060712

(1/4) We would like to express our warm thanks to Anna Olsson (i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal) for her excellent contribution as member of the managing board of PCI Animal Science since 2021.

(1/2) We start 2025 with our 30th recommended preprint !!! #OpenScience #PeerReview by PCI Animal Science: @Chloé Bâtie @flavieluce.bsky.social et al., (2024) Understanding the implementation of antimicrobial resistance policies in Vietnam https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.27.24309573

Want to learn more about the huge amounts of money institutions spend in APCs globally? 😱💵 I finally watched this video, you must watch it too!

A warm welcome to our new recommender Sylvie Combes from INRAE (France). Sylvie is expert in in gut microbial ecology and digestive health. Join the future of scientific publishing that promotes Open Science & adopts the Diamond model (free for authors and readers): animsci.peercommunityin.org

(1/5) Very happy for this invitation. I will present the novel model of publication @pci-animsci.bsky.social under the umbrella of the @peercommunityin.bsky.social in (PCI) project

A warm wecolme to our new recommender Núria Mach from INRAE (France). Núria is expert in host-pathogen interactions. Her research includes the following thematic fields: animal health, animal welfare, gut microbiology, infectious diseases, petagenomics, physiology, veterinary science

1/2 A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by PCI Animal Science: Ingrid Van Dixhoorn et al., (2024) From data on gross activity to the characterization of animal behaviour: which metrics for which purposes? https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10420600

½ A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCI_AnimSci: Chapuis et al (2024) Cost-efficient assignment panel for ducks. Setup of a cost-efficient assignment panel for duck populations. Peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Animal Science. https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04542880 (1/2)

½ A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCI_AnimSci: Chapuis et al (2024) Cost-efficient assignment panel for ducks. Setup of a cost-efficient assignment panel for duck populations. Peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Animal Science. https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-04542880 (1/2)

We are very happy to announce our LinkedIn account, which will be our main communication channel. Follow us to keep updated. Please republish to help us to disseminate our initiative and join us! shorturl.at/6YOA1

Do not miss the opportunity to meet @rafaelmunoztamayo.bsky.social and discuss about our initiative. Join us!

(1/2) A new #preprint #OpenScience recommended by PCI Animal Science. Deutsch et al (2024). Assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/d4nzk

📢 New open position at INRAE's Directorate for Open Science: Managing Editor for Peer Community In. More details at jobs.inrae.fr/en/ot-22319. Beginning: 01/09/2024. Application deadline: 01/08/2024.

1/ 📣 Excellent news! Any researcher in #Ecology can now submit their #preprint directly from #bioRxiv @biorxiv-ecology.bsky.social to Peer Community in Ecology ! 💫 peercommunityin.org/2024/06/24/d...

1/2 A new recommendation: @gafsi_nicolas et al (2024) Diversity of performance patterns in dairy goats @mosar_team @INRAE_DPT_PHASE @AgroParisTech @INRAE_BREED @InstitutElevage. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10101319

🗓️ Save the date! The 5th seminar of the PCI webinar series will take place on June 21st, 4 pm CET. Johan Rooryck from cOAlition S will present the "Towards Responsible Publishing" initiative. Mandatory registration at: univ-cotedazur.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our recommender Seyed Abbas Rafat given a talk on the #OpenScience project PCI Animal Science at the Central Library of University of Tabriz @peercommunityin.bsky.social CommunityIn @peercomjournal.bsky.social

A warm welcome to our new recommeder Nicolas Bédère from INRAE, France. Nicolas is expert in animal breeding and genetics and poultry science. PCI Animal Science is growing!

A warm welcome to our new recommeder Pol Llonch Obiols from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. Pol is expert in Animal Behaviour and Welfare

A warm welcome to François Meurens from the University of Montreal (Canada) as new member of the managing board of PCI Animal Science. Meet François at shorturl.at/pWZ37

Hello Bluesky! We're a non-gouvernemental and non business organisation (peercommunityin.org). We manage a platform hosting scientific communities evaluating and recommending scientific articles posted in open archives and preprint servers in their field, for free.

A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCI_AnimSci: Guilloteau et al (2024) @INRAE_DPT_PHASE @INRAE_DPT_GA peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Animal Science @peercommunityin.bsky.social. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.17.541117 (1/2)

A new #preprint #OpenScience #PeerReview by @PCI_AnimSci: Vianney Sicard, Sébastien Picault, Mathieu Andraud (2023) @INRAE_DPT_SA @BIOEPAR @bioepar_dynamo @Anses_fr Peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Animal Science. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.05.17.541128

We are renewing our managing board. BIG THANKS to Isabelle Veissier, Diego Morgavi (INRAE, France), Luis Tedeschi (Texas A&M University) and Matthias Hess (University of California, Davis) for their contributions. (1/3)

Spoiler: It's currently 400 €, likely to decrease with the increasing submissions.