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
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
Livestock Research, Wageningen University & Research, 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. The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Head of Unit Animal Protection and Laboratory Animal Science, Diedersdorfer Weg 1 Building 6, 12277 Berlin, Germany
2. Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Interests: laboratory animal science; animal welfare; animal behavior
2. Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
Interests: laboratory animal science; animal welfare; animal behavior
Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Veterinary Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: welfare; heat stress; environmental health; temperature
Interests: welfare; heat stress; environmental health; temperature
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: disasters; welfare; equine; neonatal; neurology
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Interests: disasters; welfare; equine; neonatal; neurology
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1. Department of Psychology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2. Lindsay Matthews & Associates Research International,Viale Mario Torinese 38, Scerne di Pineto, 64025 Teramo, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; livestock behaviour; animal motivation
2. Lindsay Matthews & Associates Research International,Viale Mario Torinese 38, Scerne di Pineto, 64025 Teramo, Italy
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 and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 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 pharmacology; veterinary education
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Interests: veterinary pharmacology; veterinary education
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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
Interests: laboratory animal; animal model; mammary tumor
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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Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany
Interests: large and small ruminants; cattle health
Interests: large and small ruminants; cattle health
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
Department of Agricultural and Food Science (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 50, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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UNESP, Faculdade de Ciências Agrarias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Pesquisador CNPq, 14884–900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; animal production; poultry welfare; horses welfare; beef and dairy cattle welfare
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; animal production; poultry welfare; horses welfare; beef and dairy cattle welfare
1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2. Service for animal Welfare in the University Teaching and Scientific Facilities, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
2. Service for animal Welfare in the University Teaching and Scientific Facilities, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
1. Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
2. Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Kent St., Bentley 6102, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; captive animal management; heavy metals in animals
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2. Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Kent St., Bentley 6102, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; animal ethics; captive animal management; heavy metals in animals
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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, Leiden, The Netherlands
Interests: welfare of laboratory rodents; indicators and assessment
Interests: welfare of laboratory rodents; indicators and assessment
Office of Animal Resources, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, 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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Comparative Biology Centre, The Medical School University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Interests: pain; analgesia; rat; mouse; mice; rabbit; anaesthesia; meloxicam; carprofen; buprenorphine; self-administration; behaviour; automated behaviour analysis
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Interests: pain; analgesia; rat; mouse; mice; rabbit; anaesthesia; meloxicam; carprofen; buprenorphine; self-administration; behaviour; automated behaviour analysis
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Professor and Meadow Brook Farm Animal Chair, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; and effects of the environment on immune status; behavior; and well-being of swine and other livestock
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Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; and effects of the environment on immune status; behavior; and 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
