Special Issue "Biomarkers of Stress in Animals"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Welfare".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stress biomarkers; equine; ruminants; swine; stress; non-invasive samples; animal welfare; pain and distress; equine reproduction
2. Department of Animal Production, Veterinary School, Regional Campus of International Excellence ‘Campus Mare Nostrum’, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: animal welfare; behavioral experiment; behavioral analysis; non-invasive techniques; saliva, stress
Interests: stress biomarkers; pig; dog; saliva; hair; non-invasive samples; welfare biomarkers; AlphaLISA
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biomarkers for evaluating stress have been gaining importance in animal science in the last several years, with many applications to monitor welfare and health in a broad number of species. There are some particular areas with growing interest, such as identifying new biomarkers by “omics” techniques and developing new, more robust, and sensitive assays for biomarker quantification. In addition to the use of blood, other easily accessible and non-invasive alternative samples such as saliva, milk, hair, urine, or feces that avoid pain, discomfort, or stress when they are obtained, are also of current interest. This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research regarding biomarkers to evaluate acute or chronic stress in any animal species. The research can be basic, such as discovering new biomarkers or the development of new assays, but can also be focused on applying traditional and/or new biomarkers in real-life situations.
Dr. María Dolores Contreras-Aguilar
Dr. Damián Escribano
Dr. Marina López-Arjona
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- stress biomarkers
- non-invasive
- welfare
- distress
- eustress
- discomfort
- acute stress
- chronic stress
- diseases
- pain