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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

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 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. 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. 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, 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

Prof. Dr. María-Teresa Paramio

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Departament de ciencia Animal i Dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: goat; sheep; reproduction; oocyte competence; in vitro fertilization; embryo development; female fertility

Prof. Dr. Inmaculada Parrilla Riera

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1. Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
2. Biomedical Research Institute Pascual Parrilla of Murcia (IMIB), Campus of Health Sciences, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Interests: animal reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies related to spermatozoa and embryos
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Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Parrino

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Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: flow cytometry; bivalve immunology; blood parameters; hemocytes; insecticides toxicology
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Dr. Valeria Pasciu

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: animal reproduction; oxidative stress; hormones; pollutions; animal welfare
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Prof. Dr. Juan José Pascual

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Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: rabbit reproductive biology; insect nutrition
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Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Pastor

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Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Medical School, IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Interests: testes histology; testicular apoptosis; seasonal reproduction; aging testes; sertoli cells; leydig cells
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Dr. Grazia Pastorelli

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milano, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition; pig welfare; oxidative stress; feed additives; botanicals; meat quality
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Dr. Chris R. Pavey

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CSIRO Land and Water, Winnellie, PMB 44, Darwin, NT 0822, Australia
Interests: predator-prey interaction; habitat; threatened species policy and management, survey and monitoring of terrestrial vertebrates

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