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Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions

edited by

Dimitrios Gougoulis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1659 | 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)

Anatomy of Equids: Morphological and Anatomical Aspects of Clinical Studies

edited by

Dominik Poradowski

and

Aleksander Chrószcz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; horse; clinical sciences; morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Thermoregulatory and Physiological Adaptations of Reptiles and Amphibians to Changing Environments

edited by

Kostas Sagonas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 347 | 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 317 | 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 710 | 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 552 | 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 230 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29601 | 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 28650 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Pet Behavioral Medicine

edited by

Valarie V. Tynes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15241 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Plant Extracts as Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition and Health

edited by

Valentina Serra

and

Alessandro Guerrini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14871 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytogenic feed additive; phytoextracts; animal health; performance; livestock; aquaculture; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

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

edited by

Luiene M. Rocha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14560 | 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)

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 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13827 | 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)

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 11700 | 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)

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 10463 | 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)

Advances in Nutritional Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation

edited by Lizhi Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10161 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9120 | 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)

Fish Nutrition, Physiology and Management

edited by

Carlos Alfonso Alvarez-González

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8992 | 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 6371 | 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 4513 | 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

Daniella Jorge De Moura

and

Jairo Alexander Osório Saraz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3614 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; precision livestock farming; social environment; animal behavior

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

Antibiotic Use in Farms and Its Relation to Husbandry Practices and Animal Welfare

edited by

Nancy De Briyne

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; AMR; antibiotic resistance; husbandry practices; farm animals; livestock; animal well-being; ethical farming

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

Everlasting Battle against Animal Cruelty: Are We Making Progress?

edited by

Simona Normando

and

Laura Contalbrigo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal cruelty; animal welfare; human– animal interactions; animal abuse; animal protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Ethics)

EMG and Biomechanical Analysis of the Equine Gait

edited by

Jane M. Williams

and Russell Mackechnie-Guire

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1883 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport horse; racehorse; equine performance; muscle; training; fitness; fatigue; gait analysis; lameness; performance analysis; electromyography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Metabolic Disorders of Poultry

edited by

Victoria Anthony Uyanga

and

Felix Kwame Amevor

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; metabolic disorder; skeletal disorders; nutritional deficiencies; heat stress; ascites; sudden death syndrome; fatty liver hemorrhage syndrome; nutrition; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Nutrition and Health of Aquatic Animals

edited by

Jianan Xian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; immunity; disease resistance; aquatic animals; feed

Optimizing Farm-Raised Fish Production: Nutritional Requirements, Precision Feed Formulations, Sustainable Feeding Strategies, and Health and Welfare

edited by

Simon Davies

and Ehab El-Haroun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish nutritional requirements; feed formulation; functional feed additives; immuno-nutrition; gene expression; gut integrity; microbiome; disease resistance; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances and Limitations of In Vitro Embryo Production Technologies in Small Ruminants

edited by Lu Zhang and

Gongxue Jia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: small ruminants; goat; sheep; IVEP; in vitro; fertilization; embryo; assisted reproductive technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Animals

edited by

Fenglei Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanotoxicology; cytotoxicity; developmental toxicity; reproductive toxicity; acute toxicity; subchronic toxicity; chronic toxicity; toxic mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Beef Cattle Feedlot: Nutrition, Production and Management

edited by Renata Pilarczyk, Malgorzata Bakowska and Piotr Sablik

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: beef cattle; breeds; nutrition; production indicators; growth; meat quality; management; health and animal welfare; technological innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Amino Acid Nutrition for Swine Production

edited by

Shengfa Liao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acid; nutrition; nutrient metabolism; nutrient function; swine; pork production; animal agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Better Fattening Performance, Better Pig Meat Quality

edited by

Jie Yin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; fattening; meat quality; pork; growth performance; genetics; nutrients; feed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Second Edition of Oxidative Stress in Animal Production: Molecular Mechanisms and Protection

edited by

Peter F. Surai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; antioxidants; poultry; pigs; ruminants; selenium; vitamin E; carnitine; taurine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Advances in Animal Clinical Pathology

edited by

Stephan Neumann

and Barbara Riond

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: etiology; pathogenesis; diagnosis; therapy; biomarkers; disease mechanisms; clinical biochemistry; laboratory techniques; veterinary medicine; clinical pathology

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

Insect Diversity and Biology

edited by Pavel B. Klimov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: phylogenetics; systematics; evolution and co-evolution; biodiversity; ecology; host associations; role of mites in agriculture and medicine

Pig Castration: Strategies, Animal Welfare and Pork Quality

edited by

Alexandra Esteves

Severiano R. Silva

and

Rita Payan-Carreira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig castration; castration strategies; pork quality; swine management; livestock welfare; swine industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Probiotic Effects in Fish and Crustaceans

edited by

Jorge S. Olmos-Soto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunostimulants; pathogen inhibition; metabolism modulation; feed digestion improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Reproductive Management Strategies for Dairy and Beef Cows

edited by Nicholas Wege Dias

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine reproduction; reproductive technology and management; theriogenology; endocri-nology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Surgical Procedures and Postoperative Complications in Animals

edited by Federico Massari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: complication; surgical procedure; postoperative; outcome; recovery

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

Genetic Diversity, Innovative Utilization and Microbiome Profile of Local Pig Breeds

edited by

Enrico D’ Alessandro

and

Cai Chen

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5657 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; local breeds; genetic improvement; genomics selection; QTL; pig production; microbiome; traceability; typical product; conservation; biodiversity; food safety; gene annotation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Genetics, Breeding, and Farming of Aquatic Animals

edited by Min Tao,

Chenghui Wang

and Qizhi Liu

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; genetics and breeding; breeding biotechnology; germplasm resource protection; germplasm utilization; growth and reproduction; healthy farming; disease resistance; animal nutrition

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

Anaphylaxis and Allergy in Animals

edited by Alba Pablos-Tanarro and Leticia Pérez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; food allergy; domestic animals; anaphylaxis; allergen; sensitization

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

Recent Advances in Equine Anesthesia and Analgesia

edited by María Mar Granados, Rocío Navarrete-Calvo and Juán Morgaz Rodríguez

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11054 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; anesthesia; analgesia; sedation; loco-regional block; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Environmental Influence in Physiological, Endocrine, and Oxidative Stress Responses of Aquatic Invertebrates

edited by Marcelo Hermes-Lima,

Daniel Carneiro Moreira

and Víctor M. Cubillos

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3457 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative physiology; environmental change; hormesis; hormone; oxidative stress; redox biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Diversity and Interactions Between Mites and Vertebrates

edited by

Maciej Skoracki

and Bozena Sikora

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open

Keywords: Acari; birds; diversity; ecology of parasites; mammals; parasites; reptiles; symbionts; host– parasite interactions

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

Integrated Perspectives on the Urinary System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease

edited by

Isabel Pires

and

Filipe da Costa Silva

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary system; kidney; urinary bladder; disease; anatomy; physiology; animal

Advances in Husbandry Science and Reintroductions for the Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles

edited by

Francesco Di Ianni

and Alessandro Vetere

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: reptiles; amphibians; reproduction; assisted fertilization; sex identification; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Advances in the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections in Animals

edited by

Theo de Waal

and

Elias Papadopoulos

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9421 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnosis; rapid-tests; parasitology; helminths; protozoa; entomology; PCR; immunoassays; antigen-assays; microscopy; biomarkers; rapid diagnostic tests; point-of-care tests

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

Feed Additives and Micronutrients on Performance, Nutrient Utilization, Immunity, Oxidative Stress, and Gut Health of Pigs and Sows — 2nd Edition

edited by

Young-Dal Jang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8501 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; sows; feed additives; minerals; vitamins; immunity; oxidative stress; gut health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Infectious Diseases on Livestock Reproduction

edited by

Walter Lilenbaum

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4660 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; abortion; infection; infertility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

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