Editorial Board for section 'Animal Welfare'
- Animal Nutrition Section
- Animal Genetics and Genomics Section
- Veterinary Clinical Studies Section
- Aquatic Animals Section
- Animal Reproduction Section
- Animal System and Management Section
- Animal Physiology Section
- Animal Welfare Section
- Cattle Section
- Companion Animals Section
- Pigs Section
- Poultry Section
- Equids Section
- Wildlife Section
- Small Ruminants Section
- Zoo Animals Section
- Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion Section
- Ecology and Conservation Section
- Herpetology Section
- Mammals Section
- Birds Section
- Animal Products Section
- Animal Ethics Section
- Public Policy, Politics and Law Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, Italy
Interests: meat inspection; meat science; slaughtering technique; animal welfare; hygiene; chemical contamination; post-mortem inspection; ante-mortem inspection
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Interests: meat inspection; meat science; slaughtering technique; animal welfare; hygiene; chemical contamination; post-mortem inspection; ante-mortem inspection
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Interfaculty Biomedical Research Facility (IBF), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: cognition; mice; behaviour
Interests: cognition; mice; behaviour
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: laboratory animal sciences; animal welfare; anesthesiology
Interests: laboratory animal sciences; animal welfare; anesthesiology
Centre for Behaviour and Evolution & Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Interests: animal and human behavanimal and human behaviour; cognition; emotions; applications to antisocial behaviour; overeating and obesity and animal welfareiour; overeating and obesity and animal welfare
Interests: animal and human behavanimal and human behaviour; cognition; emotions; applications to antisocial behaviour; overeating and obesity and animal welfareiour; overeating and obesity and animal welfare
Laboratory Animal Science Specialist, Deptartment of Animals, Science and Society, Division Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: laboratory animals; welfare; behaviour; housing
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Interests: laboratory animals; welfare; behaviour; housing
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Animal Welfare Science and Bioethics Centre, Massey University, Private Bag 11-222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Interests: animal welfare; welfare assessment; pain; breathlessness; dyspnoea; wildlife welfare; animal behaviour; conservation welfare
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Interests: animal welfare; welfare assessment; pain; breathlessness; dyspnoea; wildlife welfare; animal behaviour; conservation welfare
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Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7068, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: animal behaviour; animal welfare; welfare assessment; injurious pecking; sleep and rest in broilers
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Interests: animal behaviour; animal welfare; welfare assessment; injurious pecking; sleep and rest in broilers
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Institut de Recerca I Technologia Agroalimentaries, Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Interests: animal welfare program
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Interests: animal welfare program
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Department of Agricultural Science, University of Sassari, Viale Italia 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: precision livestock farming; animal welfare; milking management; milking systems; wearable technologies; mechanization of livestock farms; ergonomic and safety issues; energy and environmental sustainability of dairy farms; smart glasses for augmented reality; logistics of milk collection
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Interests: precision livestock farming; animal welfare; milking management; milking systems; wearable technologies; mechanization of livestock farms; ergonomic and safety issues; energy and environmental sustainability of dairy farms; smart glasses for augmented reality; logistics of milk collection
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Canine Behaviour and Research Department, Dogs Trust, London, UK
Interests: companion animal; dog; cat; horse; welfare; behaviour; epidemiology; cohort study; training; personality
Interests: companion animal; dog; cat; horse; welfare; behaviour; epidemiology; cohort study; training; personality
Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: dairy cattle health, management, and welfare
Interests: dairy cattle health, management, and welfare
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: Best Available Technique (BAT); animal enclosed confinement; swine buildings; crates; poultry buildings; animal welfare; gas emission remediation; particulate matter reduction; manure removal systems; recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); nitrogen remediation in RAS; photocatalysis, photo-electrocatalysis; fish welfare indicators
Interests: Best Available Technique (BAT); animal enclosed confinement; swine buildings; crates; poultry buildings; animal welfare; gas emission remediation; particulate matter reduction; manure removal systems; recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); nitrogen remediation in RAS; photocatalysis, photo-electrocatalysis; fish welfare indicators
Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
Interests: brain lateralization; animal behaviour; animal cognition; perceptual learning and memory
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Interests: brain lateralization; animal behaviour; animal cognition; perceptual learning and memory
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Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DA, UK
Interests: cognition; learning and memory; stress; welfare; predator-prey interaction; gastropod; fish; dog
Interests: cognition; learning and memory; stress; welfare; predator-prey interaction; gastropod; fish; dog
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy
Interests: adipokines; orexins; cannabinoids; immunohistochemical techniques; domestic animals; exocrine glands; genital tract; diets; metabolism
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Interests: adipokines; orexins; cannabinoids; immunohistochemical techniques; domestic animals; exocrine glands; genital tract; diets; metabolism
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Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy
Interests: farm animal behaviour and welfare
Interests: farm animal behaviour and welfare
Director of Applied Research, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New York, NY 10018, USA
Interests: design and implementation of animal welfare studies and analyses
Interests: design and implementation of animal welfare studies and analyses
Animal & Veterinary Sciences, SRUC, Roslin Institute Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: mother-offspring interactions; offspring survival and development; animal welfare; animal behaviour; sheep welfare; welfare assessment techniques
Interests: mother-offspring interactions; offspring survival and development; animal welfare; animal behaviour; sheep welfare; welfare assessment techniques
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke R & D Centre, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada
Interests: Animal Production; Animal Physiology; Meat Quality; Animal Husbandry; Meat Science
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Interests: Animal Production; Animal Physiology; Meat Quality; Animal Husbandry; Meat Science
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Zoonotic Disease and One Heatlh Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Campus Miguel Unamuno, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: human-animals interactions; parasitology; zoonotic parasite; one health; vector-borne disease; host-parasite relationship
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Interests: human-animals interactions; parasitology; zoonotic parasite; one health; vector-borne disease; host-parasite relationship
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Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: dogs; cats; behaviour; animal welfare; stress; comparative medicine: diseases in humans and animals; cognitive dysfunction; epilepsy; microbiota
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Interests: dogs; cats; behaviour; animal welfare; stress; comparative medicine: diseases in humans and animals; cognitive dysfunction; epilepsy; microbiota
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Department of Veterinary Science, Università di Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Interests: veterinary ethology; animal welfare; animal behaviour; small animals; veterinary internal medicine
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Interests: veterinary ethology; animal welfare; animal behaviour; small animals; veterinary internal medicine
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Center for Proper Housing: Poultry and Rabbits (ZTHZ), Division of Animal Welfare, University of Bern, Burgerweg 22, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland
Interests: laying hen; broiler; broiler breeder; free-range; keel bone; behavior; animal welfare; housing
Interests: laying hen; broiler; broiler breeder; free-range; keel bone; behavior; animal welfare; housing
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: animal behavior; primates; 3Rs; animal disease models; animal welfare; cell-based therapies; metabolic disease; surgery; transplantation
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Interests: animal behavior; primates; 3Rs; animal disease models; animal welfare; cell-based therapies; metabolic disease; surgery; transplantation
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Department of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
Interests: transport; handling; stress; welfare; environmental enrichment; stunning; behavior; slaughter; temperament; ethology
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Interests: transport; handling; stress; welfare; environmental enrichment; stunning; behavior; slaughter; temperament; ethology
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Animal Care Unit, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; ethics of research; alternative methods
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Interests: animal welfare; ethics of research; alternative methods
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Animals in Science Department, RSPCA, Wilberforce Way, Southwater, West Sussex RH13 9RS, UK
Interests: ethical review and the refinement of animal care and use to reduce suffering and improve welfare
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Interests: ethical review and the refinement of animal care and use to reduce suffering and improve welfare
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Laboratório de Etologia Aplicada e Bem-Estar Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 1346, Itacorubi, Florianópolis 88034-001, Brazil
Interests: agroecosystems; farm animal welfare and ethics; qualitative research
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Interests: agroecosystems; farm animal welfare and ethics; qualitative research
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Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
Interests: comparative analgesia; development of centrl pain pathways; mechanisms of anaesthesia
Interests: comparative analgesia; development of centrl pain pathways; mechanisms of anaesthesia
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester, Sparkford Road, Winchester SO22 4NR, UK
Interests: animal welfare and ethics
Interests: animal welfare and ethics
