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Wildlife Diseases: Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation—2nd Edition

edited by

Lorenzo Domenis

and

Serena Robetto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathology; histopathology; bacteriology; microbiology; diseases; wildlife; captive and free-ranging wild animals; exotic species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Animal Cognition and Nutritional Ecology in Changing Environments

edited by

Laura Teresa Hernández-Salazar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; behavior; neuroscience; nutritional ecology; environmental change; animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Equine Surfaces and Musculoskeletal Injury Diagnosis

edited by

Michael Peterson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; arena surfaces; racetrack surfaces; objective lameness; musculoskeletal disease; granular material mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Encephalomyocarditis—Latest Insights

edited by Leonor Camacho-Sillero and

Jaco Bakker

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: encephalomyocarditis virus; ECMV; infecious disease; zoonotic disease; emerging pathogen

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

Innovations in Animal Virus Detection and Therapeutics

edited by Yanke Shan,

Fei Liu

and Jiahao Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative diagnostic technologies; rapid detection; point-of-care diagnostics; antiviral agents; functional additives; immunomodulators; nucleic acid detection; animal viral diseases; virus– host interactions; zoonotic diseases

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

Eimeria Infections in Animals: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Control Strategies

edited by Guanchen Liu and

Milan Sharma

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: Eimeria infections; Eimeria epidemiology; coccidiosis control; drug resistance; poultry health; gut health; livestock and poultry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Nutritional and Management Strategies for Heat-Stressed Ruminants

edited by Farhad Ahmadi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3179 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-resilient feeding; global warming; heat stress mitigation; prenatal heat stress; sustainable ruminant production

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

Fish Microbiome, a Novel Tool to Improve Sustainable Production and Welfare in Aquaculture

edited by Federico Moroni and

Jaume Pérez-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1977 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; microbiome; fish nutrition; fish welfare; sustainability; ras system; microbiota biomarkers; host-microbiota relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

The Use of Stable Isotopes in Zooarchaeology

edited by

Elizabeth Arnold

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: zooarchaeology; human– animal– environment relations; multi-isotope; interdisciplinary; food habits and culture; palaeoenvironment; domestication and animal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)

Advances in the Understanding of Testicular Function and Semen Quality in Male Ruminants Implications for Fertility Management

edited by

Serafeim Papadopoulos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: male ruminants; testicular health; sperm function; semen quality; fertility; reproductive management; biotechnology; biomarkers; cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Ovarian, Uterine, and Embryo Dynamics in Horses and Innovative Research Methods in Equine Reproductive Studies and Practice

edited by

Dariusz J. Skarzynski

Graça Maria Ferreira Dias

and Joanna Jaworska

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: mare fertility; ovarian follicular dynamics and disorders; assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs); corpus luteum function; uterine physiology and pathology; endometritis and endometriosis; embryo and fetus development; early embryonic loss; implantation and placenta; molecular and genomic profiling in mare reproduction; translational reproductive research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Green Nutrition Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Tossaporn Incharoen

and

Juan J. Loor

submission deadline 16 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: green nutritional strategies; precision nutrition; sustainable feed resources; alternative feed ingredients; feed additives and supplements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Nutritional Regulation of Gut Microbiota in Animals

edited by

Huazhe Si

Shengru Wu

and Ning Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; nutritional regulation; microbe– metabolite– host interactions; short-chain fatty acids; bile acids; probiotics/prebiotics/postbiotics; multi-omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

New Technology Applications and Developments for Breeding Healthy and Resilient Animals: Precision Livestock Farming, Genomics and Their Interaction—Contributions to the Sustainable Management of the Livestock Sector: Second Edition

edited by

Roberto Steri

and

David Meo Zilio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; precision feeding; genomics; genetics; large ruminants; small ruminants; poultry; rabbits; welfare; safety; security; resilience; quality products; aquaculture and aquaponics; Artificial Intelligence

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

Tumors in Companion Animals: Detection, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment

edited by Sang-Ik Park and Seung-Hyun Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; veterinary oncology; tumor diagnosis; prognosis; treatment outcomes; surgical on-cology; therapeutic strategies; translational research; molecular diagnostics

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

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