Advances in Livestock Reproductive Immunology: From Bench to Barn
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Reproduction".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: comparative reproductive immunology; placental biology; maternal–fetal immune tolerance; AI-assisted digital pathology; translational veterinary pathology; organoid and spatial biology models; immunopathology of reproduction; comparative oncology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The reproductive immune system combines local tissue tolerance with systemic homeostasis, shaping fertility and pregnancy outcomes in livestock. Understanding how immune mechanisms regulate conception, implantation, and placental development is essential in improving both animal health and production efficiency.
For this Special Issue, “Advances in Livestock Reproductive Immunology: From Bench to Barn”, we invite the submission of studies connecting mechanistic immunology with real-world reproductive performance. Topics of interest include maternal–fetal immune crosstalk, infection-driven infertility, immune–endocrine regulation of uterine function, cytokine and interferon signaling, and immune biomarkers predicting reproductive success. We particularly welcome integrative approaches that combine laboratory discoveries with field or herd-level applications, including in vitro models, spatial and AI-based tissue analysis, and immunomodulatory interventions improving fertility in cattle, small ruminants, pigs, and horses. The goal is to bridge the gap between fundamental immunology and applied animal science, advancing reproductive efficiency through a deeper understanding of immune health in livestock.
Dr. Lilian J. Oliveira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- reproductive immunology
- livestock
- fertility
- maternal–fetal tolerance
- placentation
- endometritis
- cytokines
- interferon-tau
- immunomodulation
- artificial intelligence
- field application
- digital pathology
- translational reproduction
- in vitro models
- organoids
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