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The Comprehensive Utilization of Edible Insects and Fish By-Products in Animal Feeding

edited by

Pier Paolo Danieli

and

Alessandra Roncarati

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3989 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects for feed; sustainability; fish by-products; socio-economic assessment; environmental impacts; food waste management; circular economy; antioxidant activity; growth performances; quality of products; valuable compounds; feed safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Animal Breeds and Muscle Growth Potential: Opportunities for Sustainable Farming

edited by Maria Lucia Matela da Silva Aidos and

Maria Chiara Di Meo

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; muscle growth; muscle development; meat production; meat quality; sustainability; breeding systems

Innate Host Defence Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Marcia Saraiva

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunology; virus; bacteria; fungus; fungus-like

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Organic Livestock Farming: New Trends, Health and Welfare Issues

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

submission deadline 12 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic livestock farming; welfare; zoonoses; parasites; bacteria; viruses; consumer

Common Infectious Diseases in Poultry

edited by Nitish Boodhoo and Dagmara Bialy

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4679 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; zoonotic pathogens; epidemiology; pathogenesis; immune response; host– pathogen interactions; wildlife surveillance; disease prevention; transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Herbal Extracts and Herbal-Derived Products to Support Animal Health and Productivity

edited by

Mihaela Niculae

Daniela Hanganu

and

Daniela Neagu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2081 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; phytoconstituents; biological properties; in vitro screening; in vivo evaluation; animal health; animal production

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

Pathogen Elimination in Animal Populations

edited by Satoshi Otake and Scott Dee

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen; elimination; eradication; animals; population; transmission; biosecurity

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

Diagnostic Approach and Treatment of Orthopedic Disease in Dogs and Cats: Second Edition

edited by

Francesco Macrì

and

Marco Tabbì

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: dog; cat; feline; orthopedic disease; lameness; radiology; ultrasound; TC; MRI; CEUS; elastography; surgery; arthroscopy

Impact of Nutrition on Reproduction and Fetal Programming of Beef Cattle

edited by Marcelo Vedovatto and Matheus Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6619 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; pregnancy rate; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Sustainable Strategies for Intensive Livestock Production Systems

edited by

Ilda de Fátima Ferreira Tinôco

Valentina Becciolini

Matteo Barbari

, Rafaella Resende Andrade and

Fernanda Campos de Sousa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental footprint; animal health and welfare; animal behavior; indoor livestock systems; animal housings and buildings; technologies for livestock production; waste management; energy efficiency; renewable energy; circular economy

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

Bat Diversity, Systematics, Taxonomy, and Phylogeny

edited by Xiuguang Mao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: Chiroptera; systematics; phylogenetics; phylogeography; evolution; mito-nuclear discordance; incomplete lineage sorting; introgressive hybridization; speciation; chromosome rearrangements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Biomineralogy: Interactions Between Benthic Organisms and Rocky Substrates

edited by

Martina Canessa

and Giorgio Bavestrello

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: benthic communities; quartz; mineral composition; lithology; calcite; surface roughness; thermal capacity; hardness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Diagnostic Imaging Applications for Acute Kidney Injury in Small Animals

edited by

Caterina Puccinelli

and

Simonetta Citi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute kidney injury; ultrasound; radiology; computed tomography; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; small animals

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

Koalas Management: Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Mathew Crowther

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: koalas; conservation; ecology; wildlife management; habitat; chlamydia; climate change; disease; euca-lyptus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity: Assisted Reproduction in Wildlife Species

edited by

Barbara Wolfe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife biodiversity; conservation; assisted reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Heat Stress in Animal Oocytes: Impacts, Evaluation, and Alleviation

edited by

José Roberto Viana Silva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: oocyte; follicles; heat stress; ovary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Physiological Responses of Fishes to Nutrition Management and Environmental Stresses—Second Edition

edited by

László Ardó

and

Janka Nagyné Biró

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; aquaculture; stress resistance; feed composition; feed additives; fish physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Pathogeny, Diagnosis, and Management Strategies in Diseases Threatening Terrestrial Wildlife

edited by

Víctor Lizana

and Eduardo Alfonso Díaz-Alcázar

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife diseases; terrestrial wildlife; disease management; ecopathology; conservation medicine; One Health; population fragmentation; diagnostic techniques; biodiversity preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Environmental Pollutant Effects on the Physiological and Immune Functions of Aquatic Animals

edited by Hui Guo and Liqiang Zhao

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6541 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; environmental pollutants; stress response; physiological functions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery—Recent Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Ryou Tanaka

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: exotic animal health; exotic animal surgery techniques; avian medicine; reptile surgery; small mammal anesthesia; exotic pet veterinary care; wildlife medicine; zoological medicine; exotic species pathology; exotic animal pharmacology

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

The Behaviour, Needs and Welfare of Pinnipeds in Human Care

edited by Susan C. Wilson

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: pinnipeds; seals; sea lions; walruses; captive care; zoos; aquaria; seal rescue; behaviour; welfare assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Imaging Techniques and Radiation Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Massimo Vignoli

, Francesca Del Signore and Julia Buchholz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6509 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging; companion animals; radiology; ultrasound; computer tomography; magnetic resonance; oncology; radiation therapy

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

Reproduction of Small Animals: Physiology, Pathology and Performance, Second Edition

edited by

Fiona K. Hollinshead

Greg Burns

and

Natali Krekeler

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial insemination; contraception; litter size; transcervical insemination; in vitro fertilization; ovulation; LH surge; semen cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Assistance Dogs: Health and Welfare in Animal-Assisted Services

edited by Carlie Driscoll

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistance dogs; autism dogs; guide dogs; hearing dogs; human– animal interactions; medical alert dogs; mobility dogs; psychiatric assistance dog; service dogs; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Parasitic Helminths in Ruminants: The Genomics, Molecular Characterization, and Drug Resistance

edited by Junfeng Gao and Qiaocheng Chang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: helminths; ruminants; genomics; molecular characterization; drug resistance; epidemiology; molecular mechanism; diagnosis; treatment

Alternative Protein Sources for Animal Feeds

edited by Karolina Kwasek

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; livestock nutrition; alternative proteins; nutritional programming; epigenetics; animal health; environmental sustainability; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Equine Musculoskeletal System: Advances and Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Imaging and Functional Research

edited by

Malgorzata Domino

, Bernard Turek and Tomasz Jasiński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4955 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle diseases; bone and joint diseases; tendon and fascia diseases; diagnostic imaging; CT; dual-energy CT; MRI; sEMG; FES; image and signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Wildlife Trade: Threats, Challenges, and Strategies for Prevention of Illegal Trade

edited by Anne-Lise Chaber and Philippe Gaubert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: illegal wildlife trade; IWT threats; IWT challenges; IWT mitigation; IWT tracing approaches; forensics; law enforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Advancements in the Use of Reproductive Biotechnologies in Domestic Animal Breeding

edited by

Marzena Mogielnicka-Brzozowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animals; reproduction; andrology; fertilization; sperm; oocyte; embryos; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Wild Animal Welfare: Science, Ethics and Law

edited by

Alexandre Azevedo

and

Manuel Magalhães-Sant'Ana

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; wildlife; wild animals; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; wildlife management; biodiversity; predation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Sports Medicine, Health, Welfare, Rehabilitation, and Aftercare of Racehorses

edited by Amy Lovett and Ben Sykes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: racehorses; health; wellbeing; welfare; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Enhancing Sustainable Poultry Production: Innovations in Management and Nutrition

edited by

Vassilios Dotas

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15378 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry production; nutritional strategies; sustainability; animal welfare; environmental impact; alternative protein sources; feed additives; gut microbiota; thermal stress; poultry meat and egg quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Advances in Camelid Reproduction

edited by

Davide Monaco

Monica Probo

and

Aliai Lanci

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9756 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; genital system; reproductive management; ultrasonography; assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; genital diseases; ovarian activity; male reproduction; neonatology; diagnostics; infectious diseases; calf management and diseases; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Production, Breeding and Disease Management of Plateau Animals

edited by

Jiakui Li

Md. F. Kulyar

and Quan Mo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5179 | Submission Open

Keywords: Plateau animals; production; breeding; disease management; Qinghai– Tibet Plateau

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

Pathogenesis and Preventive Methods of Animal Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

edited by

Laura Huber

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug resistance; infectious diseases; One Health; veterinary preventative medicine

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

Current Status and Advances in Semen Preservation—Second Edition

edited by

Anna Dziekońska

Agnieszka Partyka

and Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: semen preservation; liquid state; cryopreservation; semen quality; fertility; assisted reproductive technologies; energy metabolism; antioxidants; oxidative stress; proteomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Artificial Intelligence as a Useful Tool in Behavioural Studies

edited by

Cino Pertoldi

and

Sussie Pagh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; Yolo; DeepLabCut; SLEAP; Create ML; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; behavioural studies; wildlife biology; animal production; ethograms; time budget

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

Livestock Omics

edited by