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Dr. Takehiro Nishida

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Department of Life and Food Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Interests: animal nutrition; sustainable animal husbandry; global environment problems

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Niżański

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Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: dog and cat reproduction; assisted reproduction technologies; andrology; animal gynecology; endocrinology; infertility; artificial insemination; assisted reproduction technologies in endangered animal species

Dr. Kazuharu Nomura

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Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Minami-Ise 516-0193, Japan
Interests: breeding; genomic selection; larval rearing; sperm cryopreservation; Japanese eel

Dr. Rebecca E. Nordquist

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Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: animal welfare; animal models for human disease; behaviour in farm animals; neurobiology in farm animals

Dr. Caitlin O'Connell

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1. Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
2. Utopia Scientific, San Diego, CA, USA
Interests: elephant behavioral ecology; dialects; communication; dominance hierarchies; cultural transmission; multi-generational knowledge
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Prof. Dr. Masahito Oba

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Department of Agricultural Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada
Interests: dairy; ruminant nutrition; metabolism; feed evaluation

Prof. Dr. Gaetano Odierna

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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: chromosome; karyotype; evolution; amphibia; reptilia; mollusks
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Prof. Dr. George Oikonomou

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Institute of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Chester High Road, Neston, Cheshire CH647TE, UK
Interests: cattle health and welfare; dairy cattle genetics and microbiomics
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Dr. Mark Oliver

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The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Interests: growth; endocrinology; metabolism; welfare; perinatology; pregnancy; nutrition; ethics; behaviour; pain

Dr. Miquel Planas Oliver

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CSIC - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), Vigo, Spain
Interests: syngnathidae; fish; rearing; aquaculture; biology; ecology; stable isotopes; food web
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Prof. Dr. Ike Olivotto

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Department of Environmental and Life Science (DISVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: aquaculture; fish physiology; fish nutrition; fish reproduction; insect meal; alternative protein sources; microplastics
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Prof. Dr. Ettore Olmo

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Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, IT-60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: evolutionary biology; vertebrate genome; cytogenetics
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Dr. Jorge Olmos-Soto

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Department of Marine Biotechnology, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Interests: functional feeds with high levels of plant ingredients and probiotic bacteria for improving fish and shrimp digestion, pathogen control, and water bioremediation; microalgae molecular characterization; microalgae growth conditions; microalgae pigment production; marine natural products; shrimp microbial pathogens; marine biotechnology
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Dr. Pablo Orozco-terWengel

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School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
Interests: population genetics; genomics; conservation; evolution; phylogenetics; bioinformatics

Prof. Dr. Aurora Ortín

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Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA, C/Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: welfare and pathology of small ruminants
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Dr. Anna Ortuño

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Department de Sanitat Animal, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Avda dels Turons, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: canine and feline parasitology; canine and feline shelter medicine and parasite zoonoses transmitted by dogs and cats
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Dr. Fabio Ostanello

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Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, BO, Italy
Interests: swine; hepatitis E virus (HEV); epidemiology; veterinary public health; infectious diseases; diagnosis
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Prof. Dr. Takeshige Otoi

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Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry (Ishii campus), Tokushima University, Ishii, Myozai-gun, Tokushima 779-3233, Japan
Interests: in vitro fertilization; genome editing

Prof. Dr. Cynthia M. Otto

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1. Penn Vet Working Dog Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA
2. Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Interests: working dogs; canine sports medicine; olfaction; veterinary physiology; disease detection
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Prof. Dr. Karen Overall

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Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
Interests: behavioral medicine

Dr. Karen L. Overall

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Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
Interests: canine behaviour; behavioural genetics; feline behaviour; canine and feline welfare; neuropsychopharmacology; noise phobia/reactivity; canine anxieties

Dr. Jeb P. Owen

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Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Interests: parasitology; entomology; vector biology; ecological immunology; host-parasite interaction; infectious disease

Dr. Rowena Packer

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Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal health; animal welfare; human–animal interactions; human behaviour change; companion animals; dogs; brachycephaly; epilepsy
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Dr. Barbara Padalino

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1. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
2. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; horse behavior and welfare; animal transport; equitation science; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Dr. Romain Paillot

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Intervacc AB, 129 22 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: equine infectious diseases; immunology; vaccination; equine influenza
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Dr. Elisabetta Palagi

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1. Ethology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Volta 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
2. Natural History Museum, University of Pisa, Via Roma 79, 56011 Calci, PI, Italy
Interests: intra- and inter-species communication; social behaviour; animal cognition; animal awareness; multimodal communication; conflict management; sexual behaviour; emotional contagion; motor resonance; human nonverbal communication
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Dr. Maria Grazia Palmerini

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Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: reproduction; infertility; assisted reproductive technology; cryopreservation; environmental pollutants; oocyte; ovarian follicles; spermatozoa; embryos; histology; electron microscopy
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Dr. Duccio Panzani

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Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
Interests: animal reproduction; donkeys

Prof. Dr. Marina Paolucci

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Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition; feed manufacturing; animal product shelf-life; bioactive molecules; biopolymers
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Prof. Dr. Lysimachos G. Papazoglou

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Unit of Surgery and Obstetrics, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of HealthSciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: small animal soft tissue surgery; cardiothoracic, abdominal, upper airway, plastic, reconstructive and oncologic surgery of the dog and cat

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