Foreword

I am immensely delighted to write this foreword for the book titled “Systems Biology and Bioinformatics and Livestock Sciences” edited by Drs. Anupam Nath Jha, Sandeep Swargam, and Indu Kumari. This book is an amalgamation of integrated omics with systems biology, within which readers from interdisciplinary sciences will find valuable information on the application of system biology for livestock sciences, including but not limited to signaling transduction cascades, metabolic pathways, mathematical modeling, disease management, and increased cattle production. As next-generation sequencing has taken the scientific community to a new era, integrated sciences have emerged with a better course of action for research scientists of animal sciences to better understand the health of cattle and increase the yield (milk and meat). This field is currently explored by scientists and scholars in veterinary, bioinformatics, and basic sciences. The chapters in review provide a critical analysis of the ongoing studies, tools and techniques that are being developed. The databases developed for livestock animals and disease-causing pathogens (bacteria and viruses) have been discussed in detail in the chapters. Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, translational omics, single-cell transcriptomics, and integration of artificial intelligence-machine learning with system biology and livestock are the terms that are used and elaborated in the chapters. The authors of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics and Livestock Sciences clearly demonstrate the impact system biology can have in the reproduction, early biological development, and immunological studies of livestock.

This book is intended to be helpful to students and early/mid-career scientists from veterinary, bioinformatics, animal, basic and applied sciences. This book will be a noteworthy component of the interdisciplinary sciences in India and worldwide. I believe the book will reach a broad audience, and there will be readers who will gain significant knowledge and insights into this important field of science (both basic and applied) because of their collective efforts.