Animals

Recent Advances and Innovation in Wildlife Population Estimation

edited by

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife technology; monitoring wildlife; new technology in wildlife conservation; wildlife ecology; wildlife surveys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Application and Development of New Technologies in Breeding Healthy and Animals Resilience: Precision Livestock Farming, Genomics and Their Interaction Can Contribute to Sustainable Management of the Livestock Sector

edited by

Roberto Steri

and

David Meo Zilio

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9928 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; precision feeding; genomics; genetics; large ruminants; small ruminants; poultry; rabbits; welfare; safety; security; resilience; quality products; Aquaculture and Aquaponics

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

Diagnostic Strategies in Bovine Respiratory Disease

edited by

Selwyn Arlington Headley

and

João Paulo Elsen Saut

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7288 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical evaluations; diagnosis; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization; new-generation sequencing; ‎ molecular detection; pulmonary infection; patterns of pulmonary disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Maternal Nutrition and Neonatal Development of Pig

edited by

Sung Woo Kim

and Crystal L.L. Lévesque

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal nutrition; neonatal development; pig; fetus; mammary gland; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

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

edited by Marcelo Hermes-Lima,

Daniel Carneiro Moreira

and Víctor M. Cubillos

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Behavior and Welfare of Canids

edited by

Angélica Vasconcellos

,

Aline Cristina Sant'Anna

and

Cristiano De Azevedo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16320 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral measures; cognition; dogs; human– dog interactions; physiological indicators; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Advances in the Diagnosis of Parasitic Infections in Animals

edited by

Theo de Waal

and

Elias Papadopoulos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6724 | 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)

Salmonella and Salmonellosis: Implications in Public Health

edited by Rafael Jesús Astorga, Angela Galán Relaño and

Antonio Valero Díaz

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6666 | Submission Open

Keywords: Salmonella and salmonellosis; characterization and typing; epidemiology and public health; food chain; antimicrobial resistance; risk assessment; control strategies; one health

Welfare Issues of "Fashionable" Dogs and Cats Breeding

edited by

Greta Veronica Berteselli

, Susana Le Brech and

Simona Cannas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4915 | Submission Open

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)

Animals, Media, and Re-presentation

edited by

Debra Merskin

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4050 | Submission Open

Keywords: animals; media; popular culture; portrayals; representation; stereotypes; intersectionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

New Insights on Immunity and Disease Resistance in Farm Animals

edited by

Linda Petrucci

and

Martina Torricelli

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: SNP genotyping; breeding; resistance; infectious diseases; immunogenetic; genetic markers; genetic diversity

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

Application of Regenerative Medicine in the Field of Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Young-Sam Kwon

and

Min-Soo Seo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative medicine; stem cells; platelet-rich plasma; tissue engineering; gene therapy; exosome therapy

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

One Health Approaches: Tackling Emerging Threats to Animal Health

edited by

Gilberto Sabino-Santos

, Renata L. Muylaert, Lina Moses,

Kirk Douglas

and

Alex Pauvolid-Corrêa

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; epizootic; enzootic; zoonotic diseases; ecosystem; surveillance

Clinical Research Advances in Intensive Neurorehabilitation in Companion Animals

edited by

Ângela Martins

,

António J. A. Ferreira

and

Darryl Millis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10978 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; myelopathies; peripheral nervous system; small animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Innovative Production Strategies for High-Quality, Traditional Pig Products—2nd Edition

edited by

Giovanna Martelli

and

Eleonora Nannoni

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5772 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; traditional products; geographical indication; meat quality; fat quality; animal welfare; feeding; sustainability; pig farming; pig breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Advances in Companion Animal Pain Assessment

edited by

Caterina Di Bella

,

Marzia Stabile

and

Angela Palumbo Piccionello

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4572 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain assessment; pain scales; acute pain; chronic pain; animal welfare; nociception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Advances in Deer Physiology and Reproduction

edited by

Francisco Ceacero

and

Katarzyna Tajchman

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

The Complexity of the Human–Companion Animal Bond

edited by

Rosemary Strasser

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– animal bond; human– animal relationships; companion animals; early life histories; social behavior; stress; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Intestinal Microbiota of Fish: Current Findings and Future Perspectives

edited by

Shifeng Wang

and Yan Cai

submission deadline 22 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish health; microbiota; probiotics; microecology; plant extracts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Lactation Physiology and Milk Quality of Small Ruminants

edited by

Ana Isabel Garzón

,

Javier Caballero-Villalobos

and

Elena Angón

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5416 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy; small ruminants; udder health; milk technological properties; predictive models; coagulation efficiency; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Advances in Equine Neonatal Care

edited by

Pamela A. Wilkins

and

Annette Marie McCoy

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Physiological Responses of Fishes to Nutrition Management and Environmental Stresses

edited by

László Ardó

and

Janka Nagyné Biró

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10163 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Reproductive Management of Farm Animals

edited by

Aristotelis G. Lymberopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8849 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; buffaloes; sheep; goat; pigs; reproduction; fertility; reproductive management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Ecological Impact of Feral Animals

edited by

Lars Hillström

and

Antonio Carpio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7294 | Submission Open

Keywords: feral animal; domestic animals; ecological impact; biodiversity; conservation biology; wildlife biology

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

Equine Exercise Physiology and Feeding Management: How to Keep Energy Balance

edited by

Clarisse Simões Coelho

,

Hélio Cordeiro Manso Filho

and

Joana de Sousa Azevedo Simões

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5145 | Submission Open

Keywords: equestrian performance; equine sports medicine; training; feeding; nutritional needs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Novel Technology in Poultry Production and Nutrition: Role in Disease Prevention, Performance and Welfare Improvement and Sustainability

edited by

Vasilios Tsiouris

, Georgios C. Papadopoulos,

Ilias Giannenas

and

Paschalis Fortomaris

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4178 | Submission Open

Keywords: broiler; layer; breeder; health; welfare; feed technology; management technology; poultry pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Diagnostic Imaging of Equines

edited by

Irene Nocera

and David Argüelles

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3586 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; radiology; MRI; equids; diagnostic imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Livestock Intensification: Focusing on Animal Welfare Improvements

edited by

Arlene Garcia

and

John J. McGlone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3301 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock intensification; animal welfare; stress; pain; livestock farm design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Nutritional and Energy Metabolism Strategies in Pigs

edited by Nadeem Akhtar and Shanmugasundaram Karuppusamy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine nutrition; energy metabolism in swine; pathogenicity and virulence; swine gut microbiome; natural antimicrobials in swine nutrition; swine health and management; one-health approach in swine; dietary supplements in swine; alternative to antibiotics in the pork industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Equine Internal Medicine

edited by

María Martín-Cuervo

and Judit Viu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2588 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine internal medicine; foal; gastrointestinal; respiratory; intensive care; cardiovascular; liver; neurology; ophthalmology; dermatology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Novel Epidemiological Tools for Disease Control and Prevention in Food Animals

edited by

Laura Huber

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: surveillance; machine learning; forecasting models; surveys; sequencing database; big data analysis; environmental sampling; microbiology; parasitology; antimicrobial resistance; emerging infectious diseases; economy

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

Reproductive Management of Ruminants

edited by Vittoria Lucia Barile and

Olimpia Barbato

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2281 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminants; animal breeding; biology of reproduction; endocrinology; biotechnologies; assisted reproductive technologies; molecular biology; gene expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

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 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2180 | Submission Open

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)

Factors Affecting Poultry Meat Quality and Flavor: Physico-Chemical Attributes and Sensory Evaluation

edited by

Robert Gąsior

and

Władysław Migdał

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry meat quality; housing conditions; welfare; stress; diseases; native breeds; regional products; flavor; sensory analysis; olfactometry; volatile compounds; aroma compounds; fatty acids; lipids; HS-SPME-GC/MS; chemometrics; classification; chemometric discrimination; PCA; LDA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

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 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1954 | 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)

Advances in Equine Sports Medicine, Therapy and Rehabilitation

edited by

Roberta F. Godoy

and

David Marlin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1657 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports medicine; sporting horses; equine sports training; nutrition in sporting horses; equine sports demands; biomechanics; sports injuries in horses; physiotherapy and rehabilitation in sporting horses; regenerative therapies in sporting horses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Bacteria Disease Research in Livestock and Poultry: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity, Drug Resistance and Control

edited by

Yang Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock and poultry; pathogens; pathogenesis; antimicrobial resistance; vaccines; antivirulence therapies and drugs; pathogen detection methods

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

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

edited by

Malgorzata Domino

, Bernard Turek and Tomasz Jasiński

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | 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)

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Wildlife Disease Ecology

edited by

Camilla Smoglica

, Laura Grassi,

Selene Rubiola

and

Giulia Graziosi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1196 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease ecology; bacteriology; virology; parasitology; food safety; epidemiology; prevention; control; zoonoses; cross-species transmission; wildlife; wild– domestic animal interface; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Eco-Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases in Wild Ungulates

edited by

Rita Tinoco Torres

and

Ana Manuel Figueiredo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Aquatic Animal Medicine and Pathology

edited by

Márcio Júlio Vicente Moreira

and

Florbela Soares

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease; host-pathogen interactions; pathogen characterization; treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Enhancing Product Excellence in Poultry: Key Factors Influencing Egg and Meat Quality

edited by

Kamil Drabik

and Kornel Kasperek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of poultry raw materials; poultry farming; poultry welfare; rearing systems; chemical composition of meat and eggs; shelf life of poultry raw materials; modification of bird nutrition; use of niche poultry species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Research on the Factors Affecting the Performance of Sport Horses—Second Edition

edited by

Francisco Requena

,

Ana Muñoz

and

Estrella Agüera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; animal welfare; equine sport medicine; equine sport performance; exercise test; loss of performance; lameness; rehabilitation; training; musculoskeletal ultrasound; clinical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Step by Step: Detection, Diagnosis, Control and Treatment of Ruminant Lameness and Foot Diseases

edited by Laura E. Green

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 915 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant lameness; detection and diagnosis; prevention and treatment; housing and environment; automation; diagnostic tools; epidemiology and modelling

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

Sustainable Management of Ruminants: Feed Utilization, Nitrogen Dynamics, Physiology, and Metabolism

edited by Omar Al-Marashdeh and

Arjan Jonker

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable farming; feed utilisation; ruminant management; nitrogen metabolism and excretion; greenhouse gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Comparative Genomics and Genetic Diversity in Local Cattle

edited by

El Hamidi Hay

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative genomics; cattle; genomic; local breeds; genome; genetic diversity

Minimally Invasive Surgery in Equines

edited by

Francisco José Vázquez Bringas

and

Javier López San Roman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; surgery; minimally invasive surgery; laparoscopy; arthroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare

edited by

Clara Mancini

and

Jake Veasey

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal– computer interaction; interaction design; animal-centered research; animal-centered design; animal-centered computing; animal-centered technology; animal welfare; animal behavior; animal cognition; animal management; animal welfare approaches; animal ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Fish Parasitology: Ecology, Risk Assessment and Environmental Implications

edited by Gustavo Viozzi and Ricardo M. Takemoto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; fishes; pathology; co-invasions; aquatic ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Recent Advances in Milk and Meat Products—The Influence of Animal Breed, Nutrition and Growth Conditions

edited by

Monika Modzelewska-Kapituła

and

Anna Ogrodowczyk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived food quality; milk quality and safety; meat quality and safety; animal breed influence on food quality; animal feeding influence on food quality; animal welfare influence on food quality; animal growth conditions influence on food quality; functional milk products; functional meat products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

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