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Dr. Michele Mortarino

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: veterinary parasitology; parasitic diseases of animals; cattle parasites; honey bee parasites; molecular diagnostics of parasitic diseases in animals; biomarkers of parasitic infections in animals
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Prof. Dr. Francesca Mossa

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: ovarian reserve; fertility; cattle; developmental programming

Prof. Dr. Francisco J. Moyano

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Department of Biology and Geology, Engineering School, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: nutrition; digestion; digestive enzymes; feed ingredients
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Prof. Dr. Paul Mozdziak

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Physiology Graduate Program, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7608, Raleigh, NC 27695-7608, USA
Interests: avian species conservation and muscle performance; animal cell culture techniques; transgenic animal production; muscle biology

Prof. Dr. Cecilia Mugnai

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Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, Italy
Interests: biodiversity; alternative housing systems; animal welfare; product quality
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Dr. Maria Munoz

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Mejora Genética Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrarias, Carretera de la Coruña km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: transcriptomics; genomics; Iberian pig; heat stress; meat quality; metagenomics; metabolomics
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Dr. Marta Muñoz

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Centro de Biotecnología Animal, Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA), Camino de Rioseco 1225, 33394 Gijón, Spain
Interests: bovine; reproductive biology; developmental biology; assisted reproductive technologies; early embryo-maternal interactions; reproduction and omics

Dr. Peter Murray

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School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, West St., Darling Heights, QLD 4350, Australia
Interests: ruminant nutrition and meat production; goat and sheep husbandry, management and utilisation; goat and sheep fibre biology and production; Australian wildlife biology and ecology; game and vertebrate pest management; human-wildlife conflict management; animal experimentation; laboratory analytical techniques
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Dr. Rachel C. Murray

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Rossdales Veterinary Surgeons, Cotton End Road, Exning, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7NN, UK
Interests: equine; orthopedics; osteochondral pathology; rehabilitation; biomechanics; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; diagnostic imaging; water treadmill

Dr. Gabrielle C. Musk

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Animal Care Services, the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Interests: analgesia; pain; production animals; cattle; sheep; pigs; poultry
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Dr. Francesco Napolitano

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: veterinary physiology; animal production

Dr. Edward Narayan

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School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; conservation biology; conservation physiology; neuroendocrinology; production animal health and welfare; reproductive health; stress; immune system; zoology
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Dr. Eugenia Natoli

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Canile Sovrazonale, ASL Roma 3 (Local Health Unit Rome 3), Rome, Italy
Interests: intraspecific cat and dog social behaviour; welfare behavioural indicators; personality

Prof. Dr. Gianluca Neglia

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production (DMVPA), University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: buffalo; goat; sheep; cattle; artificial insemination; reproduction; milk quality; meat quality
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Prof. Dr. Riccardo Negrini

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Istituto di Zootecnica, Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del S.Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: genetic diversity; domestic breeds; genetic improvement of livestock

Prof. Dr. Brian Nielsen

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Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: horse; equine; bone; exercise; nutrition; minerals; skeletal

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. 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. 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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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 Life and Environmental Sciences (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, 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. 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

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. 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

Dr. Rowena Packer

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Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal health; animal welfare; human–animal interactions; human behaviour change; companion animals; dogs; brachycephaly; epilepsy
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