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Diagnostic Imaging of Equines submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5462 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; radiology; MRI; equids; diagnostic imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Beef Cattle Production and Management submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 24126 | Submission Open
Keywords: beef cattle; efficiency; environment; global; practices; production; management; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
Lactation Physiology and Milk Quality of Small Ruminants submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8044 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy; small ruminants; udder health; milk technological properties; predictive models; coagulation efficiency; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)
Adapting Novel Nutritional Practices to Enhance Product Quality and Environmental Sustainability in Ruminant Livestock Sector
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submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5575 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal nutrition; bioactive compounds; high-quality animal products; environmental burdens; green-house gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
New Nutrition Strategies: Prenatal and Postnatal Growth in Livestock Animals
edited by Héctor O. Orozco-Gregorio and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3165 | Submission Open
Keywords: growth; nutrition; livestock; pregnancy; diet; performance; metabolism; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
On-Farm Factors Affecting Organoleptic Properties and Sensory Evaluation of Meat
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submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensory quality; acceptability; preference studies; hedonic assessment; consumer; reformulated foods; healthy meat products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Effects of Feed Ingredients on Growth Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Animals—Second Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal nutrition; feed ingredients; feed additives; feed quality; growth performance; carcass traits; meat quality
Feed Additives in Pig Feeding: 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15849 | Submission Open
Keywords: pigs; intensive production; feed additives; pollutants reduction; gas emission
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Companion Animals’ Molecular Oncology submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5878 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular mechanisms; veterinary oncology; treatments; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Livestock Reproduction: Reproductive Technologies in Animal Science
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14417 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproductive technologies; in vitro fertilization; genomic selection; oocytes; MOET; ovum-pick-up; animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Second Edition: Loco-Regional Anaesthesia in Veterinary Medicine submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4767 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; large animal; non-conventional pet; local anaesthetic; ultrasound; needle; adjuvant; nerve blocks; regional anaesthesia; perineural catheter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Improving Sustainability of Ruminant Agriculture: New Strategies and Tools submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16469 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminants; environmental footprint; sustainable agriculture; production efficiency; nutrients utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Advances in Image-Guided Veterinary Surgery submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15995 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; surgery; minimally invasive surgery; interventional procedure; intraoperative imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Nutrients and Feed Additives in Ruminants submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10460 | Submission Open
Keywords: cattle; feed additives; feed evaluation; goat; greenhouse gases; gut health; nutrient metabolism; sheep; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Comparative Oncology in Animals: Advancements in Diagnostics and Treatment
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submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open
Keywords: comparative oncology; veterinary oncology; novel oncotherapies; cancer; translational medicine
Genetics and Breeding of Wild and Domestic Felines
edited by and Shujin Luo
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: wild felines; domestic cats; genetic diversity; population structure; genetic diseases; breed characteristics; selective breeding; conservation; genetics; breeding
Recent Advances in Animals Anesthesia, Analgesia and Pain Management during Gonadectomy
edited by and Alberto Maria Crovace
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 19298 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; pain; pain management; nociception; gonadectomy; ovariectomy; ovariohysterectomy; orchiectomy; small animals; large animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Challenges in Poultry Production Systems and Nutritional Interventions
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18960 | Submission Open
Keywords: Eimeria infection; bacterial infection; heat stress; foot pad dermatitis; gut health; meat quality; poultry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Enhancing Sustainable Poultry Production: Innovations in Management and Nutrition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12952 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry production; nutritional strategies; sustainability; animal welfare; environmental impact; alternative protein sources; feed additives; gut microbiota; thermal stress; poultry meat and egg quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Fish Immunology and Vaccination submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9288 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish immunology; vaccines; immunity; novel treatments; antibody
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Disease Epidemiology in Farm Animal Production submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9186 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary epidemiology; infectious disease surveillance; prevention and control of pathogens of veterinary interest; emerging infectious diseases in livestock; re-emerging infectious diseases in livestock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Camelid Reproduction submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9118 | Submission Open
Keywords: camelids; genital system; reproductive management; ultrasonography; assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; genital diseases; ovarian activity; male reproduction; neonatology; diagnostics; infectious diseases; calf management and diseases; precision livestock farming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Novel Technology in Poultry Production and Nutrition: Role in Disease Prevention, Performance and Welfare Improvement and Sustainability
edited by , Georgios C. Papadopoulos, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8308 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler; layer; breeder; health; welfare; feed technology; management technology; poultry pathogens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Advances in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Genetics and Genomics submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6624 | Submission Open
Keywords: buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); genomics; genetic improvement; production quality; reproduction; fertility; health; welfare; environmental sustainability  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Wildlife Genetic Diversity submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6202 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetic diversity; climate change; habitat loss; habitat fragmentation; endangered species; biodiversity; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Ecology and Conservation of Large Carnivores
edited by Erik R. Olson and Stephanie Dolrenry
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6105 | Submission Open
Keywords: large carnivores; mammalian; Carnivora; ecology; conservation; global human– carnivore coexistence; carnivore adaptation to the Anthropocene; behavior; human attitudes; population assessment; habitat connectivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Infection and Immunity Response Mechanism of Coronavirus in Animals
edited by , , and Yanke Shan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5590 | Submission Open
Keywords: coronavirus; infection; immunity; anti-virus; vaccines; mechanism  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Amino Acid Nutrition in Poultry
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5288 | Submission Open
Keywords: amino acid; protein; poultry; metabolism; in ovo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Management of Wild Boar Populations—Achievements and Problems submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4647 | Submission Open
Keywords: population dynamics; spatial behavior; habitat use; management; epidemiology; hunting regulations; human– wildlife interactions; human– wildlife conflicts; wild pig; genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Pathology of Wildlife in the Americas
edited by and Anibal G. Armien
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open
Keywords: anatomic pathology; wildlife; infectious diseases; metabolic/nutritional diseases; toxicology; neoplasms; nthropogenic activities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Echinoderm Aquaculture and Fisheries
edited by and Satomi Takagi
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2973 | Submission Open
Keywords: echinoderms; aquaculture; fisheries; reproduction; growth; development; environment; culture techniques; feeding regimes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Diagnosis and Prevention of Endemic Diseases in Ruminants submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; biosecurity; diagnostic techniques; endemic diseases; epidemiological studies; mitigation activities; nutrition; ruminants; vaccine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Common Infectious Diseases in Poultry
edited by Nitish Boodhoo and Dagmara Bialy
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: one health; zoonotic pathogens; epidemiology; pathogenesis; immune response; host– pathogen interactions; wildlife surveillance; disease prevention; transmission
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Advances in Equine Breeding and Fertility Technologies submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryopreservation; embryo; equine; fertility; ICSI; in vitro fertilization; omics; ovum pick up; SCNT; spermatology; stem cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Canine Nutritional Management: Effects on Disease Prevention and Wellbeing
edited by , Diana Brozić and Breda Jakovac-Strajn
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1965 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine; clinical nutrition; chronic pathologies; nutraceuticals; disease prevention; wellbeing; obesity; diabetes mellitus; gut health; microbiome; nutrients; diet
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Recent Advances in Waterbird Ecology and Conservation
edited by and María Vidal Malde
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1256 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation advances; endangered species; waterbird ecology; waterbird conservation; waterbirds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Infections in Cattle Production Systems
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open
Keywords: bovine; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; mastitis and milk quality; epidemiology; pneumonia; diarrhea; endometritis; lameness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
Herbal Extracts and Herbal-Derived Products to Support Animal Health and Productivity submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; phytoconstituents; biological properties; in vitro screening; in vivo evaluation; animal health; animal production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Pathogenesis and Preventive Methods of Animal Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidrug resistance; infectious diseases; One Health; veterinary preventative medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
The Science of Working and Sporting Dog Performance
edited by Jacqueline Boyd
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine science; working dog; training; conditioning; nutrition; sporting dog; canine performance; dog health; dog welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Recent Research on Shellfish Aquaculture and Reproduction
edited by and Mark Burdass
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open
Keywords: shellfish; aquaculture; physiology; selective breeding; innovative farming; sustainability; hatchery production; specific pathogen free; biosecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Molecular Characterisation and Control Strategies of Haemonchus contortus in Ruminants submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open
Keywords: Haemonchus contortus; small ruminants; nematode; parasitology; molecular characterization; infection; anemia diagnosis treatment; control strategies; prevention; integrated parasite management; drug resistance immune response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Sustainable Animal Production and Product Quality
edited by Edward Webb and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; animal production; meat quality; milk quality; profit; environment; planet; natural resources
Parasitic Nematodes in Animals: The Genomics, Control, and Drug Resistance
edited by and Guoyong Wang
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: nematode; genomics; drug resistance; resistant gene; molecular mechanism; drug development; treatment; breeding management; vaccine; clinical curative effect
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Current Status and Advances in Semen Preservation—Second Edition
edited by , and Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
Keywords: semen preservation; liquid state; cryopreservation; semen quality; fertility; assisted reproductive technologies; energy metabolism; antioxidants; oxidative stress; proteomic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Advances in Veterinary Pharmacology: Improving Treatment Modalities for Animal Pathology
edited by Halina Tkaczenko and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary pharmacology; animal pathology; drug discovery; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; dosage optimization; targeted therapies; personalized medicine for animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Comparative and Functional Genomics of Behavioral and Cognitive Phenotypes in Vertebrates
edited by Kristopher J. Irizarry
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: genetics; genomics; vertebrates; phenotype; cognition; behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Biosecuring Animal Populations
edited by Scott Dee and Gordon Spronk
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 20803 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosecurity; transmission; prevention; PRRSV; ASFV; porcine; avian; herds; flocks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Amino Acid Supplementation in Fish Nutrition and Welfare submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20217 | Submission Open
Keywords: amino acid metabolism; amino acid requirements; amino acid nutrition; amino acid supplements; non-proteinogenic amino acids; taurine; amino acids and immunological status; amino acids and antioxidant status; amino acids and stress response; amino acids and health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Animal Poisoning Related to Pathology and Toxicology submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8377 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal poisoning; chemical; pathogenesis; toxic; toxins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
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