Animal Welfare
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
The Animal Welfare section is committed to promoting the well-being of animals in diverse contexts, including agriculture, research, zoos, laboratories, sport and as companions and wildlife. It covers a wide range of topics, such as assessing animal welfare through indicators and tools. The welfare section publishes both original research on animal welfare and reviews of research studies. Additionally, this section explores the ethical and legal aspects of animal welfare, including animal rights and legislation. It emphasizes the significance of education in advocating for animal welfare. The goal is to enhance knowledge and encourage practices that guarantee humane treatment and improve the welfare of animals in various settings.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Animal Assisted Interventions: Effects and Mechanisms of Action (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Second Edition of Recent Advances in Companion Animals Neutering (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Environmental Enrichment for Aquatic Animals in Husbandry Environments (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Physiological Indices and Behavioural Indicators for the Evaluation of Animal Health and Welfare under the Changing Climate Scenarios—Second Edition (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Precision Livestock Farming: New Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animal (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Monitoring of Behavior, Affective States, and Health to Identify Welfare Concerns of Farm Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Omics in Economic Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Veterinary Nursing in Small Animal Medicine (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Understanding the "Human Dimension" of Animal Health and Welfare (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Care and Well-Being of Laboratory Animals (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Potential Role of Antioxidants and Advanced Management Strategies to Improve Animal Production, Reproduction, Health, and Welfare (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advances in Poultry Behaviour and Welfare (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Welfare Issues of "Fashionable" Dogs and Cats Breeding (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Animal–Computer Interaction: Advances and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Improving Animal Welfare: A Key Factor for a Shift towards More Sustainable Animal Agriculture (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Ruminant Welfare Assessment—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Research Animal Welfare: Current Practices and Future Directions (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare (Deadline: 1 May 2025)
- Impact of Climate Change on Animal Welfare, Health, and/or Product Quality of Livestock Species (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Lifelong Health and Performance in Working Dogs: Physical and Psychological (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Animal Stress and Welfare During Transport and Slaughtering: Second Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Integrating Ethics and Ethology in Laboratory Animal Welfare Research (Deadline: 2 June 2025)
- Modern Livestock and Poultry Farming Technologies to Improve Comfort and Animal Welfare Levels (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Wild Animal Welfare: Science, Ethics and Law (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
