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Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Companion Animals

edited by

Mila Benito

and

Francisco Miró Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 31768

Keywords: veterinary sports medicine; sporting and utility dogs; management of sports units k9; canine sports training; nutrition in sporting and utility dogs; benefits of canine sports; role of the veterinarian in sports competitions; pathologies associated with canine sports; physiotherapy and rehabilitation in companion animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Bacterial and Viral Diseases in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Yi Geng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 27226

Keywords: bacterial diseases; viral diseases; pathogenesis; epidemiology and pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Recent Advances in Animals Anesthesia, Analgesia and Pain Management during Gonadectomy

edited by

Nicolo Columbano

and Alberto Maria Crovace

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 27183

Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; pain; pain management; nociception; gonadectomy; ovariectomy; ovariohysterectomy; orchiectomy; small animals; large animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Challenges in Poultry Production Systems and Nutritional Interventions

edited by

Janghan Choi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25615

Keywords: Eimeria infection; bacterial infection; heat stress; foot pad dermatitis; gut health; meat quality; poultry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Reproductive Physiology of Ruminants

edited by

Michelle Garcia

and

Fang Xie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20268

Keywords: ruminant; reproduction; ovary; puberty; reproductive cycle; behavior; environment; testes; uterus; mammary/udder/lactation; hormone; infertility/fertility; gonadotropin; parturition; gestation; photoperiod; management; gamete; obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Zoo Animals: How Actual Zoological Institutions Assess, Ensure, and Promote Their Animals’ Welfare?

edited by

Fabienne Delfour

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19438

Keywords: zoo; behavior; enrichment; captivity; stressors; welfare of animals in captivity; restricted mobility; effects of stressors on animal behaviour; non-living sources of stress; captivity-specific stressors; socialisation; social interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Welfare Issues of "Fashionable" Dogs and Cats Breeding

edited by

Greta Veronica Berteselli

, Susana Le Brech and

Simona Cannas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16021

Keywords: companion animals; dogs; cats; animal welfare; animal behavior; animal health; designer breeds; human-animal interaction; human-animal bond; breed-related diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Animal–Computer Interaction: Advances and Opportunities

edited by

Fiona French

and

Christopher Flynn Martin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15544

Keywords: animal computer interaction; animal; enrichment; interaction design; perception and cognition; behaviour analysis; technology for animals; automated methods; conservation; emotional health and wellbeing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Ungulate Ecology, Population Dynamics, and Conservation

edited by

Stefano Focardi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14170

Keywords: population dynamics; bovids; cervids; mathematical models; interspecific competition; stable age distribution; environmental stochasticity; demographic stochasticity; survival; dispersal; migration; demographic rates; elasticity; population assessment; individually based models; extinction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Novel Feed Ingredients: Improving Health Status, Milk and Meat Quality in Small Ruminants, Second Edition

edited by

Panagiotis Simitzis

and

Athanasios I. Gelasakis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9052

Keywords: novel feed ingredients; bioactive compounds; antioxidants; dietary additives; health status; welfare; milk quality; meat quality; microbial spoilage; oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Advances in Poultry Behaviour and Welfare

edited by

Birgit Spindler

and Carolin Adler

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7723

Keywords: poultry welfare; poultry behaviour; housing conditions; management practices; abnormal behaviour; welfare indicators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Cancer Immunotherapy Research in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Francesca Millanta

and

Francesca Parisi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6766

Keywords: cancer; immunobiomarkers; immunotherapy; immune signal pathways; immune system; veterinary oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Antimicrobial Use in the Swine Production Chain and Implications for Environmental Impacts and Human Health: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects

edited by

Laila Darwich

Pedro Rodríguez-López

and

Carolina Ripolles-Avila

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3977

Keywords: animal welfare; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobials; biocides; biofilm; disinfection; food safety; One Health; risk assessment; swine production chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Waterbird Ecology and Conservation from Freshwater Marshes to Open Seas

edited by

Dominik Marchowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2738

Keywords: waterbird ecology; conservation; freshwater marshes; marine habitats; rivers; life strategies; spatial modeling; population viability analysis; ecosystem protection; threat identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

A Nonspeciesist Approach to Animal Abuse

edited by Rochelle Stevenson and Roxanne D. Hawkins

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338

Keywords: animal abuse or cruelty; animal maltreatment; cruelty prevention/intervention; morality; One Welfare; violence link; companion animals; farm animals; wild animals; witnessing animal abuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Policy, Politics and Law)

Heat Stress in Farm Animals: The Impacts of Climate Change on Animal Comfort Conditions

edited by

Welligton Conceição da Silva

, José de Brito Lourenço-Júnior and Jamile Andréa Rodrigues da Silva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853

Keywords: animal welfare; heat stress; cattle; buffalo; small ruminants; animal physiology; animal behavior; sustainability

Advances in Equine Oncology: Causes, Molecular Changes, Clinicopathologic and Treatment

edited by

Ewelina Semik-Gurgul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1713

Keywords: equine; tumor; veterinary oncology; next generation sequencing; genomics; transcriptomics; epigenomics; gene expression; methylation; miRNA; biomarkers; diagnosis; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advancements and Trends in Transcriptomics Research on Livestock Parasites

edited by

Xin Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 251

Keywords: parasites; livestock; transcriptomics; invasion; development; host– parasite interactions; drug target

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Identifying and Monitoring Health-Based Threats to Animals: Contaminants and Pathogen Exposures

edited by

Ewa M. Skibniewska

and

Michal Skibniewski

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17729 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; pathogens; environment; animal health; adverse effects; biomonitoring; bioindicators; threats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Genetics and Breeding in Ruminants

edited by Huaiping Shi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5226 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminants; genetics; variety improvement; reproductive physiology; genetic diversity; genetic variability; product quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Eco-Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Wild Ungulates

edited by

Rita Tinoco Torres

and

Ana Manuel Figueiredo

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4224 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild ungulates; wildlife; public health; infectious diseases; zoonoses; pathogens; epidemiology; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Saliva and Blood Markers in Animal Welfare and Health Monitoring

edited by

María Dolores Contreras-Aguilar

and Maria Martín-Cuervo

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3618 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; saliva; serum; blood; health status; welfare; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Pathogens in the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface

edited by

Sergio Migliore

, Paola Galluzzo and

Guido Ruggero Loria

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9004 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; environment; wildlife; vector livestock; human parasite; virus bacteria; One Health; eco-systems interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Evaluation of the Use of Antimicrobial Intravenous Limb Perfusion to Treat Septic Digital Lesions in Cattle: Why and How to Reduce the Use of These Drugs in Systemic and Local Therapy

edited by

Vincenzo Varasano

Gianluca Celani

, Carlo Maria Mortellaro and

Lucio Petrizzi

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdigital phlegmon; deep digital septic condition; cattle; intravenous regional limb perfusion; antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Amino Acid Supplementation in Fish Nutrition and Welfare

edited by

Cláudia Aragão

Sofia Engrola

and

Benjamín Costas

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23914 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acid metabolism; amino acid requirements; amino acid nutrition; amino acid supplements; non-proteinogenic amino acids; taurine; amino acids and immunological status; amino acids and antioxidant status; amino acids and stress response; amino acids and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Current Research in Waterfowl

edited by

Terri J. Maness

and Jacquelyn K. Grace

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3124 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterfowl; disease ecology; climate change; migration; conservation; One Health; microbiome; physiology; toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)

Advances in Small Animal Ophthalmic Surgery (Volume II)

edited by

Barbara Lamagna

Maria Pia Pasolini

and

Luigi Navas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9849 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animals' ocular surgery; small animals' ocular imaging; ocular diagnostic tools; anterior segment surgery; eyelids; third eyelid; cornea; cataract; glaucoma; ocular trauma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Evolution, Diversity, and Conservation of Herpetofauna: Second Edition

edited by Jianping Jiang,

Bin Wang

and

Wei Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8492 | Submission Open

Keywords: herpetology; amphibians; reptiles; zoology; adaptive evolution; biodiversity; biogeography; cladistics; conservation biology; ecology and evolution; environmental adaptation; environmental DNA; environmental stresses; evolution and development; evolutionary biology; genetics; genomics; meta-genomics; microbial symbioses; molecular phylogenetics; phylogeography; physiology and metabolism; population genetics; species diversity; systematics; systems biology; taxonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Genetics and Genomics to Enhance the Welfare, Production Efficiency, and Disease Resistance of Farmed Fish and Shellfish Species

edited by Robert Mukiibi and

Sara Faggion

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3312 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture genomics; disease genomics; genome-wide association studies; genomic prediction; aquaculture breeding; population genomics; transcriptomics; epigenetics; fish and shellfish

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Comparative Oncology in Animals: Advancements in Diagnostics and Treatment

edited by

Joanna Mucha

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3156 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative oncology; veterinary oncology; novel oncotherapies; cancer; translational medicine

Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions

edited by

Dimitrios Gougoulis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; ruminant health management; cattle; small ruminants; sheep; goats; disease prevention; antimicrobial resistance; reproductive health; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Advances in Deer Physiology and Reproduction

edited by

Francisco Ceacero

and

Katarzyna Tajchman

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3037 | Submission Open

Keywords: antler cycle; endocrinology; reproductive biology; reproductive ecology; sexual selection; sperm quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Thermoregulatory and Physiological Adaptations of Reptiles and Amphibians to Changing Environments

edited by

Kostas Sagonas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal biology; metabolism; adaptation; climate change; ecology; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Aquatic Animal Pathogens Favoured by Climate Change and Other Abiotic Factors

edited by

Ioannis A. Giantsis

and

Dimitrios Karagiannis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; epidemiology; marine and freshwater ecosystems; conservation; viruses; bacteria; fungal diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Lactococcosis: A Single Disease for Multiple Lactococcus Species

edited by

Silvia Colussi

Giuseppe Esposito

and Khalid Shahin

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: lactococcosis; fish diseases; antimicrobial resistance; host– pathogen interactions; epidemiology; diagnostic methods

Cutting-Edge Breakthroughs in Animal Reproductive Endocrinology

edited by Julianna Thuróczy

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; infertility; fertility; metabolism; assisted reproductive technologies; hormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

The Invasive Blue Crab: Implications for Fisheries, Aquaculture and One Health Perspective

edited by

Giuseppe Esposito

Silvia Colussi

and

Paolo Pastorino

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: Callinectes sapidus; animal health; invasive alien species; biodiversity; habitat structures; ecosystem services; animal genetics; environmental pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

The Influence of Human Behaviour and Cognition on Sustainable Equine Welfare and Horse–Human Interaction

edited by

Inga A. Wolframm

and

Gemma Pearson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 35417 | Submission Open

Keywords: human behaviour change; equestrianism; equestrian psychology; sustainable equine welfare; horse– human interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advancements in Dog Training: Techniques, Welfare and Human–Canine Interactions

edited by

Helen Whiteside

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 33814 | Submission Open

Keywords: dog; training; learning; cognition; behavior; people– dog relationship; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Automated Monitoring of Livestock and Poultry with Machine Learning Technology, Volume II

edited by

Guoming Li

, Ahmad Banakar, Hamed Ahmadi and

Lilong Chai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19127 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; modelling; precision livestock farming; machine learning; deep learning; metaheuristic optimization; IoT; sensor; computer vision; big data; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Improving Animal Welfare: A Key Factor for a Shift towards More Sustainable Animal Agriculture

edited by

Luiene M. Rocha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17712 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-based measures; welfare assessment; physiology; behavior; stress indicators; best practices; sustainable development goals; sustainability; One Health; One Welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Pet Behavioral Medicine

edited by

Valarie V. Tynes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17146 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine behavior; feline behavior; anxiety; aggression; house soiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Investigations of the Oral Microbiota in Health and Disease in Companion Animals

edited by

Jamie Gail Anderson

Holly H. Ganz

and

Elisa Scarsella

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12910 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral; microbiota; microbiome; dysbiosis; mucosal immune system; next-generation-sequencing; veterinary species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Advances in Nutritional Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation

edited by Lizhi Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12802 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant; nutritional manipulation; ruminal microbiota; rumen fermentation; rumen bloat; rumen acidosis; methane emission; rumen degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

People and Pets: Factors Affecting the Acquisition, Characteristics and Relinquishment of Companion Animal Relationships

edited by Lindsay Murray and Janine Carroll

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12430 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– animal interactions; companion animals; pets; dogs; cats; characteristics; health; COVID-19 pandemic; cost of living; adoption; relinquishment; relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)

Pastoralism and Animal Management within Agroecosystems and Society

edited by

Xiaomeng (Sharon) Lucock

Keith Bernard Woodford

and

Derrick Moot

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12225 | Submission Open

Keywords: pastoralism; pastoral systems; transdisciplinary research; animal management; agroecosystems; socio-economic environment; society; pastures and society; pastures in the landscape

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Fish Nutrition, Physiology and Management

edited by

Carlos Alfonso Alvarez-González

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10690 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish; aquaculture; production; physiology; sustainable production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

The Role of Chemical Signals in Animal Reproduction, Behavior and Communication

edited by

Michał Dzięcioł

Tadeusz Jezierski

and

Sankar Ganesh Devaraj

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7397 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiochemicals/ pheromones/interomones/chemical signatures; sources of pheromones; chemical signals detection/organs/receptors; olfactory system/vomeronasal system/septal organ (SO) of Masera/Grü neberg ganglion (GG); brain activity visualization/PET/fMRI; reproductive behavior/endocrinology; scent marking; volatile and nonvolatile signals; GC-MS/LC-MS; genomic/transcriptomic/proteomic/metabolomic; microbiota; welfare; disease detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Research Advances in Pig Reproduction

edited by

Agata Żmijewska

Grzegorz Panasiewicz

and Aleksandra Kurzyńska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5457 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; reproduction; advanced technologies; reproductive tract; artificial reproductive techniques; sow; boar; omics techniques; bioengineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Environmental Enrichment in Farm Animals

edited by