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
Retired from Wageningen University & Research, Livestock Research, PO Box 9101, 6700 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: stress physiology; pain assessment; electronic identification; transport; handling; stunning; euthanasia; welfare
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Interests: stress physiology; pain assessment; electronic identification; transport; handling; stunning; euthanasia; welfare
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1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
2. Key Laboratory of Swine Facilities Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: pigs; physical and social environmental richness; animal behaviour and welfare
2. Key Laboratory of Swine Facilities Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Harbin 150030, China
Interests: pigs; physical and social environmental richness; animal behaviour and welfare
Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Interests: animal welfare; reproductive endocrinology; gamete and embryo cryopreservation
Interests: animal welfare; reproductive endocrinology; gamete and embryo cryopreservation
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: comparative neurology; equine welfare; equine neonatology; disaster and emergency response
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Interests: comparative neurology; equine welfare; equine neonatology; disaster and emergency response
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Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Interests: animal welfare; livestock behaviour; animal motivation
Interests: animal welfare; livestock behaviour; animal motivation
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Produzione, Territorio, Agroenergia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, 20133 Milano, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; small ruminants; cattle; milk; wildlife conservation
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Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; small ruminants; cattle; milk; wildlife conservation
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AWARE Institute, 3212 NW Wilson Street, Portland, OR 97210-1249, USA
Interests: environmental enrichment; stereotypic behavior; zoo animal welfare; behavioral indicators of welfare; welfare epidemiology; elephant behavior; elephant management; zoo design; animal agency
Interests: environmental enrichment; stereotypic behavior; zoo animal welfare; behavioral indicators of welfare; welfare epidemiology; elephant behavior; elephant management; zoo design; animal agency
School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
Interests: birds; behavior; cognition; personality; welfare; conservation
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Interests: birds; behavior; cognition; personality; welfare; conservation
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School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton 4343, Australia
Interests: veterinary education; veterinary pharmacology
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Interests: veterinary education; veterinary pharmacology
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Department of Animal Production & Food Science, Agri-Food Institute of Aragon (IA2), University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; human-animal relationships; meat quality; slaughter stress; transport stress; social behaviour; farm animals
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; human-animal relationships; meat quality; slaughter stress; transport stress; social behaviour; farm animals
Department of Bio-Convergence Science, College of Biomedical and Health Science, Konkuk University, Chungju 27478, Korea
Interests: laying hens; Hanwoo cattle; nutrition of small ruminants
Interests: laying hens; Hanwoo cattle; nutrition of small ruminants
Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18, Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
Interests: laboratory animal; animal model; mammary tumor; veterinary biochemistry; molecular genetics
Interests: laboratory animal; animal model; mammary tumor; veterinary biochemistry; molecular genetics
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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Interests: biodiversity; alternative housing systems; animal welfare; product quality
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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
Interests: animal welfare; animal models for human disease; behaviour in farm animals; neurobiology in farm animals
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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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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Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
1. Curtin University Sustainable Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University, Kent St., Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia
2. Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland and Foundation Director, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; captive animal management; heavy metals in animals; animal nutrition; dairy cattle; sheep
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2. Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland and Foundation Director, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; captive animal management; heavy metals in animals; animal nutrition; dairy cattle; sheep
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National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), London, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal ethics; animal welfare; primatology; research methods; 3Rs
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Interests: animal behaviour; animal ethics; animal welfare; primatology; research methods; 3Rs
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Laboratory Animal Science, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: welfare of laboratory rodents; indicators and assessment
Interests: welfare of laboratory rodents; indicators and assessment
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Interests: laboratory animal medicine
Interests: laboratory animal medicine
Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell'Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: immunology; microbiology; innate immunity
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Interests: immunology; microbiology; innate immunity
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Animal Welfare Program, Institute for Food and Agriculture Research and Technology (IRTA), Monells, 17121 Girona, Spain
Interests: pig welfare; damaging behaviour (tail, ear biting); sustainable pig production; precision farming and welfare
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Interests: pig welfare; damaging behaviour (tail, ear biting); sustainable pig production; precision farming and welfare
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; effects of the environment on immune status, behavior, well-being of swine and other livestock
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Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; effects of the environment on immune status, behavior, well-being of swine and other livestock
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1. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
2. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; social science
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2. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; social science
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Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: environment/pollution/water quality effect on fish; fish disease; fish immunity; fish pathology; fish physiology; fish welfare; in vitro alternatives
Interests: environment/pollution/water quality effect on fish; fish disease; fish immunity; fish pathology; fish physiology; fish welfare; in vitro alternatives
Department of the Sciences of Agriculture, Food and Environment (SAFE), University of Foggia, Via Napoli, 25, 71122 Foggia,
Italy
Interests: animal welfare; meat quality; milk quality; animal immunology; livestock systems
Interests: animal welfare; meat quality; milk quality; animal immunology; livestock systems
Animal Behaviour and Laboratory Animal Science, Institute of Animal Welfare, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 67, D-14163 Berlin, Germany
Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; laboratory animals and education
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Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; laboratory animals and education
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Montréal, 1500 des Vétérinaires, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 7C6, Canada
Interests: human-animal bond; animal pain; pain assessment and quantification; pain management; artificial intelligence; pharmacology
Interests: human-animal bond; animal pain; pain assessment and quantification; pain management; artificial intelligence; pharmacology
Animal & Veterinary Sciences, SRUC, Roslin Institute Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: pigs; social behaviour; Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Interests: pigs; social behaviour; Animal Behaviour and Welfare
Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: welfare and behavior of cattle; estrus regulation and detection in cattle; housing and animal husbandry of cattle (and horses); welfare during transport
Interests: welfare and behavior of cattle; estrus regulation and detection in cattle; housing and animal husbandry of cattle (and horses); welfare during transport
