Special Issues

Animals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Morphological and Physiological Research on Fish submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 23521 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; anatomy; basic research; physiology; aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Comparative Animal Nutrition and Metabolism submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 23309 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; gut; species differences; organ structure and function; microbiota; metabolic syndrome; hormonal factors; metabolism and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Poultry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17965 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler chickens; laying hens; turkeys; quails; gene discovery; high-throughput analysis; GWAS; RNA-seq; functional genomics; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in Livestock submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17449 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; bioinformatics; livestock; climate change; wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Animal Stress and Welfare during Transport and Slaughtering
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14829 | Submission Open
Keywords: slaughter animals; welfare; meat quality; legislation; consumers concern; movement; handling; economic aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Large Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13155 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; pain; production animals; cattle; sheep; pigs; poultry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Parasitic Arthropods of Vertebrates submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9830 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasitic arthropods; host– parasite relationship; biology and ecology; taxonomy and evolution; parasitic arthropods of medical and veterinary importance; arthropods as vectors of diseases
Sustainability of Local Dairy Farming Systems submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8949 | Submission Open
Keywords: improving sustainability; animal welfare and health; rural livelihoods; farm resilience; GHG mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Climate-Smart and Sustainable Animal Food Value Chains submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7641 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal food value chains; animal health and welfare; animal production; adoption; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Relationships between Animal Hosts and Microbiota, Animal Health and Response to Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6687 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock; companion animals; wild animals; microbiota; metabolites; physiology; non-communicable diseases; infectious diseases; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Nutritional Strategies and Management Methods to Improve Survival, Health and Growth Performance of Weaning Piglets
edited by , and Zhenya Zhai
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6182 | Submission Open
Keywords: special nutritional strategies; management methods; survival rate; health status; growth performance; weaning piglets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Interrelationships between Animal Behaviors and Control of Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3458 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals behavioral strategies; behavioral adaptions; control of diseases; nursing care of sick conspecifics; survival and wellness; potentiation of the immune system; pathogens and parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Poultry Behaviour and Welfare
edited by and Carolin Adler
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry welfare; poultry behaviour; housing conditions; management practices; abnormal behaviour; welfare indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Changing Landscape in Consumer Perceptions and Preferences for Meat and Meat Alternatives submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behavior; consumer perceptions; attitudes; and preferences; economics; livestock; livestock products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals Surgery
edited by Vincenzo Nava, Giovanna Lucrezia Costa and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1678 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; companion animals; hematological; biochemical parameters; inflammatory oxidative status; surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Influence of Farm Animal Production and Processing Conditions on the Quality of Animal Origin Based Products
edited by and Marian Mihaiu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1625 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal products; quality; farm conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Genomic and Transcriptomic Studies in Aquaculture
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; evolution; gene expression regulation; pathogen– host interactions; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Modulating Immunometabolism in Transition Dairy Cows
edited by Pedro G. Melendez and Pablo Pinedo
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition cow; metabolic diseases; prepartum; postpartum; oxidative stress; immunomodulation; nutrition; feeding management; cow comfort; dairy cattle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
The Role of Melatonin in Animal Reproduction Using - Omic Technologies submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open
Keywords: male reproductive biology; female reproductive biology; melatonin; domestic animals; teleost fish; proteomics; genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; epigenomics; metabolomics; lipidomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
The Raptors: Ecology, Behavior, Parasites, Life History and Conservation
edited by Zbigniew Kwieciński
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: the life history of raptors and owls; breeding biology; ecology; behavior; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Trace Element Analysis in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Animal Diseases
edited by Krzysztof R. Lutnicki, Łukasz Kurek and Beata Abramowicz
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals; laboratory tests; micro and macronutrients deficiencies; metabolic diseases; animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Exploring Equine Metabolome: Insights from High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; climate conditions; equine physiology; equine nutrition; equine performance; equine management; equine sport; equine health; exercise; horse; metabolites; muscle physiology; neonatal period; peripartum; physiological stress; training; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Human Psychology of Animal Sentience
edited by Uri Lifshin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal rights; animal sentience; animal welfare; attitudes towards animals; human– animal relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Second Edition of Tick-Borne Diseases in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne diseases; tick-borne pathogens; tick control; companion animals; production animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Fat Metabolism and Deposition in Cattle
edited by Yoonseok Lee
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: bovine; intramuscular fat deposition; gene regulation; genetic variant; non-coding RNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Vertebrate Immune System: Insights from the Reptilian Perspective
edited by T. Franciscus Scheelings
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptile immunity; reptile innate immunity; adaptive immunity in reptiles; vaccination; cytokines; immuno-pathology; pathogens; haematology; evolution; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)
Improving Animal Welfare: A Key Factor for a Shift towards More Sustainable Animal Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9366 | 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)
Theoretical and Empirical Research on Animal Welfare Policy submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; policy evaluation; farm-level compliance; farm animal; international trade; decision support systems; welfare management; welfare monitoring; welfare assurance; food labelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Learning and Social Behavior in Parrots
edited by Amelia Wein and Raoul Schwing
submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: parrot cognition; parrot behavior; bird cognition; bird behavior; cognitive abilities; problem solving; technical intelligence; parrot; kea; cockatoo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)
Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals
edited by , Tilemahos Anagnostou, , Kiriaki Pavlidou and Dimitris Raptopoulos
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 40229 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaesthesia; analgesia; companion animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Companion Animals submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13063 | Submission Open
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)
Monitoring of Cows: Management and Sustainability submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12174 | Submission Open
Keywords: monitoring of cows grazing on pasture or in confinement systems (productivity; health; behaviour; welfare; reproduction; environment; gases; milk quality; etc.); sustainability of the system and production; social and economic impact; management of cattle system; precision livestock (technologies; mathematical modelling; techniques of data measurements; monitor devices; analysis algorithms; precision technologies; sensors; software; sound analysis; images analysis; etc.); traceability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
Recent Advances in Animals Anesthesia, Analgesia and Pain Management during Gonadectomy
edited by and Alberto Maria Crovace
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9797 | Submission Open
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)
Diagnostic Imaging in Equine Lameness Diagnosis—Where Are We in 2024?
edited by and Myra F. Barrett
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6302 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; radiography; comparative imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; scintigraphy; positron emission tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
In Vitro and In Vivo Digestibility Studies in Ruminants submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4572 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas production technique; Rusitec; in situ; respiration chambers and metabolic cages
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Infectious Diseases, Pathology and Immunology in Rabbits
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open
Keywords: rabbits; infectious diseases; epidemiology; immunology; diagnostic tools; vaccines; antibiotic resistance; alternative methods for infectious diseases control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Mammal Evolution Explained through Molecular and Morphological Data
edited by Claudio Gustavo Ustavo Barbeito, Phelipe Favaron and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; evo– devo; comparative anatomy; molecular biology; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Insect Diversity and Biology
edited by Pavel B. Klimov
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: phylogenetics; systematics; evolution and co-evolution; biodiversity; ecology; host associations; role of mites in agriculture and medicine
Cancer Immunotherapy Research in Veterinary Medicine submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2473 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; immunobiomarkers; immunotherapy; immune signal pathways; immune system; veterinary oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Parasites and Parasitic Diseases in Small Animals submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11066 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; phylogeny; taxonomy; epidemiology; zoonosis; small animals; diagnosis; pathogenesis; vaccination; parasitic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Second Edition of Stress Management in Poultry submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8538 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; stress; inflammation; oxidative stress; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3458 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobials; veterinary; clinical microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Canine and Feline Endocrinology: Research Progress and Challenges
edited by Rodolfo Oliveira Leal and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2750 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine endocrine diseases; feline endocrine diseases; thyroid gland; parathyroid gland; adrenal glands; pancreas; insulin; continuous glucose monitoring systems; pituitary; endocrine tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Role of Alimentary Factors Used in Animal Diets on Gut Microbiota and Immune Regulation submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2286 | Submission Open
Keywords: alimentary factors; feed additives; alternative feed materials; animal health; gut microbiota modulation; immunological and physiological response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Innate Immune Responses of Fish to Infectious Diseases
edited by and Adef Kordon
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish immunology; fish innate immunity; host defense; trained immunity; phagocytosis; cytotoxicity; innate lymphoid cells; TLR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Wild and Domestic Animal Hemoparasites
edited by Grzegorz Karbowiak
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemoparasite; vector-borne pathogens; biodiversity; pathology; immunology; global changes; thematically similar issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Advances in Wildlife and Exotic Animals Anatomy submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 22 articles | Viewed by 52818 | Submission Open
Keywords: wild animals; exotic pets; gross anatomy; microscopic anatomy; image-based anatomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Advances in Equine Respiratory Disease: Severe Equine Asthma Syndrome submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14326 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; asthma; lung; inflammation; chronic; diagnosis; therapy; genetic; immunology; respiratory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Infectious Diseases on Livestock Reproduction
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; abortion; infection; infertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Effects of Environmental Factors on Animal Performance: A Focus on the Occurrence of Genotype–Environment Interaction and Epigenetic Effects submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1643 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; epigenetics; genotype by environment interaction; geographic location; management practices; nutritional constraints; quantitative genomics; resilience; thermal stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
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