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Biology and Life Sciences Forum, Volume 45, Issue 1

IECA 2025 2025 - 3 articles

The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals

Online | 12–14 March 2025

Volume Editors:
Clive J. C. Phillips, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia
Colin G. Scanes, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
Michael Hässig, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Cover Story: The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals (IECA 2025) was organized by the MDPI open access journal Animals from 12 to 14 March 2025. Animals face unprecedented challenges worldwide, including declining genetic diversity, climate change, pollution, and intensive production systems. The conference provided some insights In response to these challenges, by revolving around the following topics: Animal Nutrition, Animal Genetics and Genomics, Sustainable Animal Physiology and Reproduction, Environmental Challenges to Animals and Precision Livestock Farming, Sustainable Animal Welfare, Ethics and Human–Animal Interactions, Sustainability of Products Derived from Animals and One Health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and The Environment.

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Proceeding Paper

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Analysing Aquatic Invertebrate Health in Terms of Artificial Light at Night

Farhan Jamil and
Chayan Munshi

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 45(1), 3;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025045003

1 August 2025

Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is a recent issue of concern for researchers primarily working on the anthropogenic impacts on animal and ecosystem health. Our concern is associated with the ALAN exposure to an aquatic ecosystem by disrupting the na...

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“Animals Are My Friends”: Exploring the Relationship Between Animal Companionship in Childhood and Moral Concerns in Adulthood

Léa Berger-Meunier,
David S. Smith,
Nathalie Marec-Breton and
Nathalie Bonneton-Botté

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 45(1), 2;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025045002

29 July 2025

Research on human–animal relationships suggests that close bonds with animals can enhance empathy, reduce speciesism, and improve human physical and psychological health. This study investigated whether pet ownership—particularly attachme...

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Alteration in Gut Microbiome of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L., 1758) Mediated by Probiotics and Yeast Prebiotic

Elshafia Ali Hamid Mohammed,
Milán Fehér,
Péter Bársony and
Károly Pál

Biol. Life Sci. Forum2025, 45(1), 1;https://doi.org/10.3390/blsf2025045001

28 May 2025

The objective of the present study was to examine the impact of dietary supplementation with probiotics and yeast cell wall prebiotics on the intestinal microbiota of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). A total of 96 carp, with an average body weight...

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