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Bivalves as Bioindicators of Environmental Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Valentina Meucci

Rosa Freitas

and

Lucia De Marchi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1433

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; environmental pollution; bivalves; bioindicators; anthropogenic contaminants; organic pollutants; inorganic pollutants; metabolomic approach; biological responses; water quality monitoring; bioaccumulation; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Cutting-Edge Breakthroughs in Animal Reproductive Endocrinology

edited by Julianna Thuróczy

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3977 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; infertility; fertility; metabolism; assisted reproductive technologies; hormones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Sanitation and Waste Control in Poultry Farming

edited by

Yan Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; order; waste management; environmental sustainability; sanitation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Abdominal Imaging in Small Animals: New Insights

edited by Agustina Ansón

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiology; ultrasound; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; dog; cat; gastrointestinal; hepatobiliary; pancreatic; genitourinary; adrenal; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Bacterial Aquaculture Pathology

edited by Noemí Buján Gómez and Beatriz Magariños Ferro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2604 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animal diseases; bacteriology; fish; bivalve; crustacean; virulence factors; disease control and molecular diagnosis

Utilization of Natural Supplements to Enhance the Well-Being of Poultry During Clostridium and Coccidiosis Challenges

edited by

Ala E. Abudabos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; phytobiotics; organic acids; gut health; bacterial challenge; coccidial challenge; performance; gene expression; immune system and interleukins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions

edited by

Dimitrios Gougoulis

submission deadline 22 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14543 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; ruminant health management; cattle; small ruminants; sheep; goats; disease prevention; antimicrobial resistance; reproductive health; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Mitigating Heat Stress in Ruminants: Physiological Impacts and Nutritional Strategies

edited by Wonseob Kim

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat stress; nutritional strategies; ruminants; nutrients; feed additive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Swine Housing, Health and Welfare

edited by

Annalisa Scollo

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10730 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing; pig; welfare; health; management; production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

The Behaviour, Needs and Welfare of Pinnipeds in Human Care

edited by Susan C. Wilson

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: pinnipeds; seals; sea lions; walruses; captive care; zoos; aquaria; seal rescue; behaviour; welfare assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Maternal Nutrition and Neonatal Development of Pigs

edited by

Sung Woo Kim

and Crystal L.L. Lévesque

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15544 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal nutrition; neonatal development; pig; fetus; mammary gland; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Imaging Techniques and Radiation Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Massimo Vignoli

, Francesca Del Signore and Julia Buchholz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14690 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging; companion animals; radiology; ultrasound; computer tomography; magnetic resonance; oncology; radiation therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Current Research in Sheep and Goats Reared for Meat

edited by

Wei Zhang

Youji Ma

and Qingchang Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8952 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep and goats; nutrition and feed; genetic breeding and reproduction; disease control; management and environment; dung resource utilization; production performance; meat quality; mutton processing and storage; lamb production; feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Maximizing Fiber Utilization for Sustainable, Efficient Ruminant Production

edited by Zhiyuan Ma,

Ting Liu

and Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6514 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber; carbohydrate; digestion; methane; performance; supplementation; ruminant; microbiota; rumen health; rumen development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Poultry Virology and Vaccines

edited by

Xiaorong Zhang

Chunchun Meng

and Minhua Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6101 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; pathogenesis; vaccine development; antiviral compound; virus-host interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Recent Advances in Equine Behavior and Welfare

edited by

Maria Rizzo

and

Francesca Arfuso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5703 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine welfare; horse management; behavior; health; nutrition and exercise physiology; stress indicators; welfare assessment tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Reproduction of Small Animals: Physiology, Pathology and Performance, Second Edition

edited by

Fiona K. Hollinshead

Greg Burns

and

Natali Krekeler

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5686 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial insemination; contraception; litter size; transcervical insemination; in vitro fertilization; ovulation; LH surge; semen cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Beef Cattle Feedlot: Nutrition, Production and Management

edited by Renata Pilarczyk, Malgorzata Bakowska and Piotr Sablik

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3521 | Submission Open

Keywords: beef cattle; breeds; nutrition; production indicators; growth; meat quality; management; health and animal welfare; technological innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Hidden Carriers: Cryptic Pathogens in Wildlife and Livestock

edited by

João R. Mesquita

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2959 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonosis; epidemiology; infectious diseases; reservoirs; cryptic pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Amino Acid Nutrition for Swine Production

edited by

Shengfa Liao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2732 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acid; nutrition; nutrient metabolism; nutrient function; swine; pork production; animal agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Assistance Dogs: Health and Welfare in Animal-Assisted Services

edited by Carlie Driscoll

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2157 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistance dogs; autism dogs; guide dogs; hearing dogs; human– animal interactions; medical alert dogs; mobility dogs; psychiatric assistance dog; service dogs; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Advances in Animal Clinical Pathology

edited by

Stephan Neumann

and Barbara Riond

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: etiology; pathogenesis; diagnosis; therapy; biomarkers; disease mechanisms; clinical biochemistry; laboratory techniques; veterinary medicine; clinical pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Innovative Strategies in Veterinary Medicine

edited by Eduarda Silveira and

Tiago Lima

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; veterinary medicine; antimicrobial stewardship; bacteria; genetics and genomics; food safety; antimicrobial therapies; diagnostics tools; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Advanced Biomarker Research in Animal Pathological States: Second Edition

edited by

Urszula Lisiecka

, Dorota Pietras-Ożga and

Katarzyna Michalak

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; cytomics; metabolomics; livestock; companion animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Equine Genetics, Evolution, and Breeds

edited by

Laura Patterson Rosa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: horses; genomics; conservation; population; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Companion Animal Nutrition and Gut Health

edited by

Ana Isabel Rey Muñoz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: pet nutrition; gut health; chronic gut diseases; microbiome; microbiota– gut– brain axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Pig Castration: Strategies, Animal Welfare and Pork Quality

edited by

Alexandra Esteves

Severiano R. Silva

and

Rita Payan-Carreira

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig castration; castration strategies; pork quality; swine management; livestock welfare; swine industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Parasitic Helminths in Ruminants: The Genomics, Molecular Characterization, and Drug Resistance

edited by Junfeng Gao and Qiaocheng Chang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: helminths; ruminants; genomics; molecular characterization; drug resistance; epidemiology; molecular mechanism; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

In Vitro, In Vivo and Ex Vivo Veterinary Oncology Research and Treatment for Companion Animals

edited by

Alessandra Sfacteria

, Cecilia Vullo,

Roberto Puleio

and

Giada Giambrone

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro; in vivo; ex vivo methods; veterinary oncology; tumour microenvironment; tumour cell cultures; companion animals; cancer treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Mammal Evolution Explained Through Molecular and Morphological Data

edited by Claudio Gustavo Ustavo Barbeito, Phelipe Favaron and

Maria Angelica Miglino

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolution; evo– devo; comparative anatomy; molecular biology; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Nutritional Strategies for Higher-Quality Products and Sustainable Animal Production

edited by

Daniel Mierlita

and

Danut Ioan Struti

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; animal production efficiency; animal product quality (milk; eggs and meat); bioactive compounds; sustainability; feeding management; advanced grazing management; feed additives; alternative feed ingredients; fish nutrition; nutrition and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Alternative Protein Sources for Animal Feeds

edited by Karolina Kwasek

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3119 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; livestock nutrition; alternative proteins; nutritional programming; epigenetics; animal health; environmental sustainability; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Slaughterhouses as Sources of Data for Animal Epidemiology

edited by Carla Correia-Gomes and Natascha V. Meunier

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2625 | Submission Open

Keywords: slaughterhouses; data; surveillance; animal health; epidemiology; decision making; food chain; food safety; meat inspection; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Feed Ingredients, Environmental Factors and Fish Mucosal Health

edited by Ignacio Fernández and Patrícia Díaz-Rosales

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal immunity; nutrigenomics; epigenomics; toxicogenomics; climate change; pollution; micronutrients and feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

The Invasive Species Vespa velutina: A Current Challenge in European Eco-Systems: Second Edition

edited by

María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores

Olga Escuredo

and

M. Carmen Seijo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vespa velutina; management strategies; life cycle; physiology; behavior; pathology; food resources; ecological impacts; economic effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Ecology and Biogeography of Aquatic Alien Invasive Species

edited by

Lourdes Encina

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; ecology; biogeography; feeding habits; behavior; life cycle; distribution; detection; hydroacoustic; eDNA; management; plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Equine Musculoskeletal System: Advances and Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Imaging and Functional Research

edited by

Malgorzata Domino

, Bernard Turek and Tomasz Jasiński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9023 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle diseases; bone and joint diseases; tendon and fascia diseases; diagnostic imaging; CT; dual-energy CT; MRI; sEMG; FES; image and signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

The Raptors: Ecology, Behavior, Parasites, Life History and Conservation

edited by Zbigniew Kwieciński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: the life history of raptors and owls; breeding biology; ecology; behavior; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Functional Prebiotics and Probiotics: Impact on Animal Growth, Development and Health

edited by

Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira

, Taís Mayumi Kuniyoshi and

Carlos Emilio Cabrera Matajira

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; antibiotic resistance; prebiotics; probiotics; sustainable solutions; gut microbiota; immune system; infectious diseases; biotechnological strategies; circular economy principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals

edited by

Eduardo De Mercado

and

Manuel Álvarez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19566 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryopreservation; sperm quality; genetic diversity; reproductive efficiency; livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare

edited by

Clara Mancini

and

Jake Veasey

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10126 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal– computer interaction; interaction design; animal-centered research; animal-centered design; animal-centered computing; animal-centered technology; animal welfare; animal behavior; animal cognition; animal management; animal welfare approaches; animal ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Contaminated Environments: The Effects of Toxic Waste on Animal Health and Conservation

edited by Li Ding

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous substances; environmental pollutants; ecotoxic effects; wildlife toxicology; pollution impacts; animal health; species survival; animal conservation; toxic waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Poultry Nutrition and Management

edited by

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12672 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; nutrition and management; multi-omics; antibiotic replacements; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Equine Veterinary Surgery

edited by

Javier Lopez-Sanroman

and Manuel Iglesias-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11477 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; surgery; minimally invasive; orthopedics; colic; integumentary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Domestic Animals

edited by

Sunday Peters

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9913 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variants; important traits; genetic analysis; genomic selection; breeding strategies; multi-omics; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Wildlife Trade: Threats, Challenges, and Strategies for Prevention of Illegal Trade

edited by Anne-Lise Chaber and Philippe Gaubert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5370 | Submission Open

Keywords: illegal wildlife trade; IWT threats; IWT challenges; IWT mitigation; IWT tracing approaches; forensics; law enforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Animal-Assisted Interventions: Effects and Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Ann Hemingway

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3910 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-assisted interventions; behavior change; human animal communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species

edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Bruno Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3509 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated multitrophic aquaculture; biofloc technology; aquaponics; aquaculture recirculation system; new species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Innovative Methods to Reduce Predation and Achieve Coexistence between Predators and Prey

edited by Jorge Tobajas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological conservation; wildlife management; coexistence conservation; predation control; non-lethal methods; predator– prey relationships; chemical camouflage; conditioned taste aversion; animal pre-conditioning; aversive conditioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Conservation and Restoration of Aquatic Animal Habitats

edited by

Yasufumi Fujimoto

and

Kenji Saitoh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2980 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-assisted design/prediction; case report; conservation; local to global action; nature positive; nature recovery; lessons from negative result; rehabilitation technology; resilience; restoration activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

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