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Best Management Practices for Breeding Sows and Boars

edited by

Alexander Grahofer

and

Stefan Björkman

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10911 | Submission Open

Keywords: theriogenology; pig reproduction; breeding sows; boars; endocrinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Sex Determination and Differentiation in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Qiaomu Hu

and

Ke Feng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7525 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; genetics; genomics; epigenetics; sequencing; sex determination; sex differentiation; gene; expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

Min Xu

and

Zengqiang Yin

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7129 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; habitats; overfishing; fishery resource biology; economic aquatic animal behavior; stock enhancement by releasing; environmental DNA; fisheries management; climate change; ecosystems; ecological models; carbon-sink; aquatic ecological ranches; fisheries products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Evolution, Diversity, and Conservation of Herpetofauna: Second Edition

edited by Jianping Jiang,

Bin Wang

and

Wei Zhu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 37875 | 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)

Antimicrobial Usage Monitoring Systems and Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Animal Health: Second Edition

edited by

Carla Miranda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12782 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; livestock; pets; One Health

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

Small Animal Internal Medicine: Current Status and Future Challenges of Chronic Enteropathy in Dogs

edited by Yu Tamura

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8697 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine; chronic enteropathy; clinical features; diagnosis; treatment; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Genomics for Camelid Biodiversity Management and Conservation

edited by

Carlos Iglesias Pastrana

Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo

and

Elena Ciani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3125 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; genetic diversity; genomics; population genetics; genome-wide association study; conservation biology; adaptive traits; sustainable breeding; animal welfare

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

Anatomy of Equids: Morphological and Anatomical Aspects of Clinical Studies

edited by

Dominik Poradowski

and

Aleksander Chrószcz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; horse; clinical sciences; morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Latest Advances in Neutering and Reproduction Control in Dogs

edited by

Rachel Moxon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine; dog; neuter; spay; reproduction control; castration; ovariohysterectomy; ovariectomy; hysterectomy; health; behaviour; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Extracellular Vesicles in Animal Reproduction

edited by

Anna Lange-Consiglio

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproduction; gametes; embryos; extracellular vesicles; microRNA; biomarkers; fertility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Impact of Diet Nutritional Quality on Swine Gastrointestinal Health and Growth Performance

edited by

Mayra Anton Dib Saleh

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7438 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative feedstuffs; feed additives; immunomodulation; intestinal biomarkers; intestinal microbiota; intestinal morphometry; metabolism; multi-omics; physiological stress; pig immunity and welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

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

edited by

Giuseppe Esposito

Silvia Colussi

and

Paolo Pastorino

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4686 | 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)

Best Practices for Zoo Animal Welfare Management

edited by Oriol Talló-Parra and

Xavier Manteca

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8791 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare assessment; environmental enrichment; euthanasia; geriatric animals; feeding practices; facility design; human– animal interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Beyond the Home: Exploring Human–Animal Relationships in Veterinary, Agricultural, and Workplace Contexts

edited by

Ana Junça-Silva

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4227 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– animal interactions; human– animal bonds; pets; companion animals; pet-owners

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

New Developments in Livestock Production Systems: Improving Meat Production

edited by

José Segura

, Luis Calvo and Stephanie Lam

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3672 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; meat; novel production systems; lean meat yield; retail cut yield; welfare; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Thermoregulatory and Physiological Adaptations of Reptiles and Amphibians to Changing Environments

edited by

Kostas Sagonas

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

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

edited by Lindsay Murray and Janine Carroll

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30684 | 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)

Second Edition: Research on the Human–Companion Animal Relationship

edited by

Udo Ganslosser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24381 | Submission Open

Keywords: social behaviour in mammals; zoobiology; human– nonhuman– animal relationship; behavioural aspects of animal welfare and conservation biology

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

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

edited by

Kamil Drabik

and Kornel Kasperek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21132 | 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)

Changes in Population Characteristics of Marine and Freshwater Organisms and Their Environmental Driving Factors

edited by

Heng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 21011 | Submission Open

Keywords: population characteristics; spatial– temporal dynamics; biology; environmental factor; climate change; species distribution; eDNA; resource abundance; marine and freshwater organisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Avian Haemosporidian Parasites: Causes and Consequences of Infection

edited by

Santiago Merino Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18029 | Submission Open

Keywords: factors affecting Haemosporidian transmission and effects on birds and vectors; bird-related factors; climate effects on transmissions and host infections; factors affecting distribution and incidence of infections; bird– Haemosporidian– vector interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)

Recent Advances in Canine Mammary Tumors—2nd Edition

edited by

Debora Aparecida Pires de Campos Zuccari

Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Chuffa

and

Guilherme Henrique Tamarindo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16514 | Submission Open

Keywords: dogs; cancer; biomarkers; diagnosis; prognosis; extracellular vesicles; therapeutics; liquid biopsy; comparative oncology; translational models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Novel Insights into Lipid Metabolism in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Xiangfei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14774 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid homeostasis; fatty acid sensing; lipid metabolism disorder; organelle dysfunction; intestinal microbiota; fish welfare; flesh quality; precise nutrition; nutritional intervention; omics technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Enhancing Aquatic Animal Health Through Feed Additives

edited by Lourenço Ramos-Pinto, Marina Machado and

Rita Teodósio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13682 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional feeds; aquaculture; fish and shrimp health; disease resistance; immune response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Selected Papers of the XXIV Congress of the Italian Society of Sheep and Goat Pathology and Production (SIPAOC) “Sustainability of Sheep and Goat Farming”

edited by Giuseppe Moniello,

Maria Teresa Manfredi

and

Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12881 | Submission Open

Keywords: ovines; goats; small ruminant production; sheep and goat breeding and pathologies; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Mathematical Modeling and Computer Vision in Animal Activity or Behavior: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haiming Gan

and

Yueju Xue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12536 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal behavior; mathematical modeling; computer vision; machine learning; behavior prediction; image processing; automated monitoring; sensor-based systems; animal welfare; livestock farming

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

Infections and Diarrhea of Enteric Coronaviruses in Pigs

edited by

Changchao Huan

, Yanrong Zhou and Longjun Guo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11484 | Submission Open

Keywords: PEDV; PDCoV; TGEV; SADS-CoV; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis; immunity; antiviral strategies; evolution; viral replication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Advances in Cattle Genetics and Breeding

edited by Ferenc Szabó and

Gabriella Holló

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11284 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; population genetics; molecular genetics; breeding value; reproduction; production; longevity; conformation

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

Respiratory Diseases of Companion Animals

edited by

Olga Szaluś-Jordanow

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11069 | Submission Open

Keywords: dog; cat; respiratory medicine; nose; trachea; bronchus; lung; mediastinum; pleural cavity; neoplasia; infections disease; inflammatory disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

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

edited by

Francesco Di Ianni

and Alessandro Vetere

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10498 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Canine and Feline Obesity

edited by

Patrícia Massae Oba

Maria Cattai de Godoy

, Júlia Guazzelli Pezzali and

Márcia De Oliveira Sampaio Gomes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10488 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals& rsquo; obesity; obesity management; weight management; obesity-related diseases; preventive veterinary care; companion animals& rsquo; nutrition; pet-owner relationship; canine and feline health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding Management

edited by

Yuguo Yuan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9186 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal genetics; breeding management; gene editing; genomic selection; livestock improvement; reproductive health; performance traits; cloning technologies; bioinformatics in breeding

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

Genetic Research for Improving Livestock Heat Stress Resistance

edited by

Kun-Lin Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9027 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; production performance; stress response

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

Recent Advances in Mare Reproduction

edited by

Ana Amaral

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8679 | Submission Open

Keywords: mare; equine; reproduction; fertility; pregnancy; assisted reproductive technologies; reproductive physiology; reproductive disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Apicomplexan Parasites in Animals: Insights into Epidemiology, Control, Vaccination, and Host Interactions

edited by

Mingming Liu

Kun Li

and Jixu Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8435 | Submission Open

Keywords: Apicomplexa; animals; epidemiology; control; vaccine; host interactions

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

Small Mammals as Contributors to Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning

edited by

Linas Balčiauskas

and Alexander Csanády

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8055 | Submission Open

Keywords: small mammals; long-term studies; monitoring; climate change; environmental changes; disease ecology; trophic interactions; genetic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Advancements in Nutritional Management of Companion Animals

edited by

Ricardo D. Ekmay

and Andrew Magnuson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7877 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; companion animal; longevity; nutrition strategies; pet food; precision nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Animal Stress and Welfare During Transport and Slaughtering: Second Edition

edited by

Elbert Lambooij

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7628 | Submission Open

Keywords: slaughter animals; welfare; meat quality; legislation; consumers concern; movement; handling; economic aspects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Genetics, Breeding, and Farming of Aquatic Animals

edited by Min Tao,

Chenghui Wang

and Qizhi Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7268 | 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)

Reproductive Management Strategies for Dairy and Beef Cows

edited by Nicholas Wege Dias

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7116 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Transcriptomics in Livestock: Unveiling Genetic Insights for Enhanced Productivity and Health

edited by

Jun-Mo Kim

, Byeonghwi Lim and Seung-Hoon Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7052 | Submission Open

Keywords: transcriptomics; RNA-seq; gene expression; functional genomics; gene regulation; genomic technologies; livestock; health; productivity

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

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 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6891 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Internal Medicine in Equids

edited by Alejandro Pérez-Écija and

Francisco J. Mendoza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6487 | Submission Open

Keywords: horse; donkey; internal medicine; cardiology; neonatology; neurology; immunology; endocrinology; clinical pathology; physiology; infectious diseases; pharmacology; critical care; emergencies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Lifelong Health and Performance in Working Dogs: Physical and Psychological

edited by Melissa Singletary

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6041 | Submission Open

Keywords: working dog; health; welfare; mental health; physical health; performance; career longevity; psychological health; canine aging; enrichment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Advancing Nutrient Utilization, Product Quality, and Production Efficiency in Livestock Through Omics and Targeted Molecular Approaches

edited by

Janghan Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5668 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; gut and systemic health; meat quality; omics analyses; microbiome analysis; genotyping; RNA sequencing; proteomics; metabolomics; lipidomics; nutrient utilization; production efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Pet Nutrition and Health

edited by

Xiao Xiao

, Caimei Yang and

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5032 | Submission Open

Keywords: pet; nutrition and health; feed additives; multi-omics; intestinal homeostasis; animal models; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Impacts of Silage-Based Forages on Ruminant Health and Welfare

edited by

Fulin Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4925 | Submission Open

Keywords: silage nutrition; ruminant production; sustainable agriculture; silage preservation techniques; rumen fermentation; nutrient absorption; animal health enhancement; growth performance; environmental sustainability; silage-based diets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

General Epidemiology of Animal Viruses (Second Edition)

edited by

Anna Szczerba-Turek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4441 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; viruses; one health; zoonoses; molecular evolution; public health; wildlife conservation; cross-species transmission; prevention and control; biosecurity; virus ecology

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

Effects of Heat Stress on Animal Reproduction and Production

edited by Leonel Avendaño-Reyes

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4414 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot environment; body temperature; milk production and composition; daily weight gain; growth rate; conception rate; reproductive efficiency; fertility; semen quality

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

Sperm Quality Assessment in Domestic Animals

edited by

Krzysztof Górski

and Stanisław Kondracki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open

Keywords: sperm quality; sperm morphology; semen preservation; semen storage; sperm dimension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

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