Special Issue "Biomarkers in Animal Health and Disease"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 20300
Special Issue Editors

2. Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED), University of Évora, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
Interests: biology of oral tissues; eating behavior and its effects on the health of people and populations; food, health and society and the “One Health” approach
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Interests: breeding management; genetic improvement; native farm breeds; critical thinking development in health sciences
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Interests: biological determinants of eating behavior; oral perception and salivary biochemistry associated with this perception; Mediterranean diet
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Interests: clinical pathology; non-invasive samples; one health; obesity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The identification and quantification of biomarkers are important for the evaluation of animal physiological and clinical responses, supporting therapeutic decisions, the definition of treatment and management programs, and the management of the determinants of changes observed in an individuals or the general population. Biomarkers should be obtained, whenever possible, from easily accessible, preferably noninvasive, or minimally invasive body fluids such as blood plasma, urine, milk, sweat, or saliva, or other materials, namely, hair and faeces. This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research, highlighting the importance of the use of biomarkers in animal health and disease. The submission of new and comparative methodologies and new analysis methods is welcomed. Review articles are also welcomed. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following: the characterization, applications, and validation of biomarkers; intake biomarkers and dietary preferences; stress biomarkers; prognostic biomarkers in cancer; toxicity biomarkers; biomarkers of inflammation; fertility-associated biomarkers; and acute and chronic disease biomarkers in companion animals. Preference will be given to works related to the study of biomarkers in farm and companion animals, as well as in wild and laboratory/model animals, which address issues related to their biology.
Prof. Fernando Capela e Silva
Prof. Rita Payan-Carreira
Dr. Elsa Lamy
Prof. Asta Tvarijonaviciute
Guest Editors
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