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Molecular Genetics in Aquaculture: Practical Applications for Sustainable Production

edited by Ming Wen, Yuqin Shu and Shi Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; disease resistance; gene editing; sustainable aquaculture; broodstock development; climate resilience; feed efficiency; sex control; multi-omics; molecular breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

New Nutritional Strategies for Inducing Growth and Controlling Diseases in Aquaculture

edited by

Jorge Olmos-Soto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nutrition; bioactive compounds; probiotics; prebiotics and phytobiotics; nutrigenomics; epigenetic; antimicrobial compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Innovative Nutritional Strategies for Sustainable and High-Quality Animal Production

edited by

Daniel Mierlita

and

Danut Struti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision nutrition technologies; innovative solutions in animal nutrition; animal product quality (milk; eggs and meat); bioactive compounds; sustainability; feeding management; feed additives; alternative feed; fish nutrition; nutrition and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Aligning Nutrition with Genetic Progress in Pigs: Optimizing Health, Growth, and Sustainability

edited by Eric Weaver

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig nutrition; feeding strategies; genetic progress; prolific sows; lean growth; reproduction; sow longevity; piglet vitality; carcass quality; precision feeding; sustainability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Recent Research in Animal Taxonomy

edited by

Hongbo Pan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative taxonomy; systematics; phylogeny; cryptic species; species delimitation; morphology

Advances in Equine Respiratory Diseases

edited by

Chiara Bozzola

and

Enrica Zucca

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine respiratory disease; diagnostic innovation; advanced imaging; pulmonary biomarkers; translational research; therapeutic strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Animal Disease Control: Genetics and Nutrigenomic Approach and Perspective

edited by

Martina Torricelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic markers; genetic resistance; animal diseases; nutrigenomics; immune-inflammatory pathway; oxidative stress pathway; metabolic pathway

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

Bacterial Diseases in Animal Production

edited by David Roy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious disease; virulence; pathogen; antibiotic resistance; animal production; mobile genetic elements; host– pathogen interactions

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

Strategies to Improve Feed Efficiency in Pigs

edited by

Qingwei Meng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed efficiency; residual feed intake (RFI); nutrient utilization; precision nutrition; feed processing; microbial fermentation; enzymatic hydrolysis; gut health; microbiome; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Modification of Pig Feeding as a Need for Sustainable Agriculture: Strengths and Weaknesses of Such Activities

edited by Janusz Wojtczak,

Joanna Kobus-Cisowska

and

Krystyna Szymandera-Buszka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision nutrition and feed modification; pork quality and sensory attributes; sustainable animal production; nutritional biofortification; valorization of waste-based raw materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Probiotics and Synbiotics in Poultry: Impacts on Gut Microbiota

edited by

Daniel Adams

and Shahna Fathima

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; synbiotics; microbiome; gut health; intestinal ecology; intestinal morphology; immune response; growth performance; nutrient utilization prebiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Exploring the Interplay Between Animal Gut Microbiota and Stress: Mechanisms, Impacts and Interventions

edited by

Qinghua Qiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; stress; monogastric animals; ruminants; aquatic animals; mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Fish Reproductive Biology in a Changing Environment

edited by

Foivos Alexandros Mouchlianitis

and

George Minos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish reproduction; climate change impacts; anthropogenic stressors; environmental change; reproductive ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Feline Behaviour and Environmental Modification Strategies

edited by Kevin James McPeake

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychopharmacology; cat/feline behaviour; cat/feline problem behaviour; companion animal behaviour; animal welfare; human– animal bond

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Postpartum Dairy Cow Mammary Health and Mastitis Prevention and Control

edited by Qiang Shan and

Yanan Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy cow mastitis; postpartum health; mammary immunity; inflammatory response; pathogenesis; mastitis control; lactation physiology; herd management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Use of Agro-Industrial Co-Products in Animal Nutrition

edited by

Xiaokang Ma

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5131 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; agro-industrial co-products; feed raw materials and additives; precise feed formulation technology; feed material utilization efficiency; intestinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Genetics Meets Shape: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Biological Invasions

edited by Margarita Correa and

Hugo A. Benítez

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological invasions; adaptation; invasiveness; invasion routes; morphometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Advances in Nutrition and Feeding Strategies for Dairy Cows

edited by

Damiano Cavallini

submission deadline 3 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2427 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant nutrition; dairy cattle; rumen metabolism; feed efficiency; sustainability in dairy farming; feed additives; nutrient partitioning; feedstuff evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Omics in Economic Aquatic Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Changxu Tian

and Xinxin You

submission deadline 5 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; economic traits; omics; next-generation sequencing

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

Current Research in Veterinary Hematology

edited by

Marek Kulka

and

Małgorzata M. Gieryńska

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematology and biochemistry; onco-hematology; leukemia; lymphoma; blood diseases; infectious diseases; liquid biopsies; extracellular vesicles (EVs); coagulopathies; all animal species

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

Diversity and Interactions Between Mites and Vertebrates

edited by

Maciej Skoracki

and Bozena Sikora

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5198 | Submission Open

Keywords: Acari; birds; diversity; ecology of parasites; mammals; parasites; reptiles; symbionts; host– parasite interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

The Role of Genetics and Breeding in Livestock Management: Second Edition

edited by

Natascha Vukasinovic

and

Jorge Hidalgo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetics; genomics; selection index; mating plan; AI; algorithm; management; adaptability

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

Advances in Farm Animal Feed and Nutrition

edited by

Don Viet Nguyen

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal feed; ruminant nutrition; non-ruminant nutrition; feed efficiency; fatty acid profile; sustainable livestock production; feed additives; alternative feed resources; animal performance; meat quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Fish Immunology: Novel Strategies for Disease Prevention

edited by

Antonio Luna-González

and

Carlos Angulo

submission deadline 16 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish immunology; innate and adaptive immunology; mucosal immunology; host-pathogen interactions; vaccines; probiotics; postbiotics; medicinal plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Eduardo De Mercado

and

Manuel Álvarez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryopreservation; sperm quality; genetic resources; reproductive efficiency; livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Male Germ Cell Development in Animals

edited by

Yi Zheng

and

Zhendong Zhu

submission deadline 29 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: spermatogenesis; spermatogonia; spermatocyte; spermatid; sperm; Sertoli cell; Leydig cell; testis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

The Behaviour, Needs and Welfare of Pinnipeds in Human Care

edited by Susan C. Wilson

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open

Keywords: pinnipeds; seals; sea lions; walruses; captive care; zoos; aquaria; seal rescue; behaviour; welfare assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

The Ecology of Ticks and their Ecological Roles

edited by Gerrut Norval

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: host specificity; off-host environment; pathogens; biodiversity; parasite– host interactions; parasite conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Apex Predators and Predator-Prey Interactions Under Climate Change

edited by

Achyut Aryal

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: apex predators; predator-prey dynamics; climate change; wildlife conservation; ecological modeling; human-wildlife conflict; biodiversity; animal behavior; climate adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Artificial Intelligence as a Useful Tool in Behavioural Studies

edited by

Cino Pertoldi

and

Sussie Pagh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9054 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; Yolo; DeepLabCut; SLEAP; Create ML; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; behavioural studies; wildlife biology; animal production; ethograms; time budget

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

Livestock Omics

edited by

Lucas Lima Verardo

, Ana Magalhães,

Nuno Carolino

and

Gabriel Machado Dallago

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7505 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal production; sustainability; animal welfare; animal breeding; animal genetics; precision livestock farming

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

Novel Feed Additives in Livestock and Poultry Nutrition

edited by

In Ho Kim

Shanmugam Sureshkumar

and Vetriselvi Sampath

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6782 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; phytogenic; emulsifiers; organic acids; bacteriophages; livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Koalas Management: Ecology and Conservation

edited by

Mathew Crowther

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5153 | Submission Open

Keywords: koalas; conservation; ecology; wildlife management; habitat; chlamydia; climate change; disease; euca-lyptus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Amino Acid Nutrition in Poultry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Csaba Szabó

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4987 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; amino acid; requirement; performance; quality; immune status; antioxidant status; intestinal morphology; in ovo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Local Poultry Breeds

edited by Bolin Cai,

Xiquan Zhang

and

Zhijun Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4855 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry genetic resources; genetic diversity; molecular evolution; high-quality genome; primordial germ cell; conservation and utilization; multi omics

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

Livestock Genetic Evaluation and Selection

edited by

Heather Huson

and Srikanth Krishnamoorthy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4299 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; genetic selection; gEBV; genetic evaluations; gBLUP; machine learning

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

A Paradigm Shift—Advances in Poultry Nutrition and Management, and Alternative Poultry Feed Ingredients Using Novel Feed Processing Methods: Second Edition

edited by Pramir Maharjan and Md Raihanul Hoque

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3890 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative feed ingredients; agricultural processing by-products; value-added feed ingredients; feed additives; feed ingredients; plant proteins; functional feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Assistance Dogs: Health and Welfare in Animal-Assisted Services

edited by Carlie Driscoll

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3882 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistance dogs; autism dogs; guide dogs; hearing dogs; human– animal interactions; medical alert dogs; mobility dogs; psychiatric assistance dog; service dogs; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Reproductive Diseases in Ruminants

edited by

Sergio Gastón Caspe

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3767 | Submission Open

Keywords: abortion; ruminants; stillbirth; dystocia; congenital abnormalities; epididymitis; placentitis; endometritis; metritis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Uterine Homeostasis and Disease in Dairy Cows

edited by

Guillaume St-Jean

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2491 | Submission Open

Keywords: uterus; endometritis; metritis; inflammation; repair; signaling pathways; morphologic adaptations; sexual hormones; estrous cycle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals

edited by

Carlotta Lambertini

and

Domenico Ventrella

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1997 | Submission Open

Keywords: analgesia; anesthesia; animal models; biomedical research; experimental surgery; refinement; translational medicine; 3Rs

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

Developmental Genetics of Adaptation in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Shubo Jin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1786 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental genetics; environmental stress; aquatic animals; GWAS; transcriptome; gene regulation; phenotypic plasticity; SNPs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Diagnosis, Monitoring and Treatment of Physiological Inflammatory in Equids

edited by

Francesca Arfuso

Maria Rizzo

and

Giuseppe Piccione

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; equids; stress; exercise; homeostasis; acute phase response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Equine Genetics, Evolution, and Breeds

edited by

Laura Patterson Rosa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1677 | Submission Open

Keywords: horses; genomics; conservation; population; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advancing Cattle Breeding and Production Through Genomics, Phenotyping, Bioinformatics, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Vinicius Silva Junqueira

Jorge Hidalgo

, Gabriel Soares Campos and Delvan Alves da Silva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1522 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; cattle breeding; high-throughput phenotyping; bioinformatics; feed efficiency; genetic improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Physiology and Pathology of Bovine Reproduction

edited by

Dong Zhou

Mingchao Liu

and Guiyan Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: bovine reproduction; reproductive physiology; reproductive pathology; peripartum health; assisted reproductive technologies; fertility genomics; metabolic disorders; infectious diseases; animal welfare; livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Veterinary Drug Residues

edited by Amnart Poapolathep, Saranya Poapolathep and Kraisiri Khidkhan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; toxicokinetics; veterinary drugs; drug residues; contaminants; analytical toxicology; animals; animal products; food safety; risk assessment

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

Infectious Diseases in Animals: Community Ecology and Pathogen Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by

João R. Mesquita

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal infectious diseases; transmissible diseases; ecology; pathogens

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

Molecular Mechanisms, Immunological, and Physiological Aspects Impacting Animal Fertility

edited by

Alireza Mansouri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: female reproductive tract; reproduction; assisted reproductive technologies; reproductive diseases; endometritis; molecular mechanisms; immunological/physiological factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Parasites, Parasitic Diseases, and Control Measures in Bovidae Animals

edited by

Tamara Muñoz-Caro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; parasites; helminths; protozoa; ectoparasites; control; epidemiology; immunology; parasitic diseases; epidemiology; antiparasitic resistance; alternative methods of control; livestock; small ruminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

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