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Animal Vectors of Emerging Disease—Latest Insights into Epidemiology and Ecology

edited by Leonor Camacho-Sillero and

Jaco Bakker

submission deadline 7 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; epidemiology; pathogen transmission; animal vectors; infectious diseases

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

Fasciolosis and Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis of Ruminants and Equids: Second Edition

edited by

Jacques Cabaret

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8606 | Submission Open

Keywords: host resistance; anthelmintics; TST; Fasciola; gastrointestinal helminths

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

Innovative Approaches in Veterinary Infectious Disease Epidemiology

edited by

Barbara Bażanów

and Dominika Stygar

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary infectious diseases; zoonotic pathogens; disease control strategies; vaccination methods; host– pathogen interactions; epidemiological modeling

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

New Developments in Macropod Ecology, Behaviour and Welfare

edited by

Graeme Coulson

and Catherine Herbert

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: macropods; kangaroo; wallaby; rat-kangaroo; ecology; behaviour; welfare; management; conservation; overabundance

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

Sustainable Poultry Production: Physiology and Nutrition (Second Edition)

edited by

Jayant Lohakare

Guillermo Tellez-Isaias

and

Ahmed Abdel-wareth

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8577 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; sustainability; physiology; nutrition; feed additives; microalgae; agricultural byproducts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Amino Acids Nutrition and Health in Farm Animals

edited by Zhenlong Wu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2614 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein; peptide; amino acids; intestinal health; immune response; oxidative stress; feeding and management; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

New Perspectives in Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV)—Second Edition

edited by Jianing Chen and

Jianbo Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; viral replication; virus– host interaction; pathogenesis and immunity; novel antiviral strategies; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

New Insights into Exploring the Development of the Animal Uterus during Pregnancy

edited by

Tadeusz Kamiński

Marta Kiezun

, Ewa Anna Zaobidna and

Jacek Kieżun

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: uterus; pregnancy; gestation; embryogenesis; molecular biology; fertility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Aquatic Animals—2nd Edition

edited by

Jonas A. R. Paschoal

Fabiana Pilarski

and André Gotardo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic organisms; medicines; diet; metabolism profile; contaminants; pesticides; veterinary drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Stomatology of Companion Animals—Second Edition

edited by

Mateusz Mikiewicz

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; surgery; oral cavity tumours; prevention; periodontal diseases; gingivitis; stomatitis; hyperplastic lesions; dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

The Complexity of the Human–Companion Animal Bond

edited by

Rosemary Strasser

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 44671 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– animal bond; human– animal relationships; companion animals; early life histories; social behavior; stress; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Feed Ingredients and Additives for Swine and Poultry

edited by

Beob Gyun Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 39883 | Submission Open

Keywords: chicken; pig; in vitro assay; digestibility; feed additives; feed ingredients; growth performance; nutrient utilization; prediction equation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Enhancing Sustainable Poultry Production: Innovations in Management and Nutrition

edited by

Vassilios Dotas

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 32712 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry production; nutritional strategies; sustainability; animal welfare; environmental impact; alternative protein sources; feed additives; gut microbiota; thermal stress; poultry meat and egg quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition

edited by

Aleksandro Schafer Da Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 23 articles | Viewed by 24410 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; minerals; vitamins; phytoactives; anti-mycotoxins; dyes; palatability; probiotics; prebiotics; exogenous enzymes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Diagnostic and Treatment Methods for Equine Gastrointestinal Diseases

edited by

Sara Busechian

Irene Nocera

and

Fabrizio Rueca

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20665 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine gastroenterology; equine gastric ulcer syndrome; equine pharmacology; equine infectious diseases; equine inflammatory bowel disease; equine neonatology; equine endoscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Diagnostic Imaging in Animal Oncology

edited by

Cláudia S. Baptista

Katia Pinello

and Carla Aparecida Batista Lorigados

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 13353 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiology; ultrasound; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; scintigraphy; positron emission tomography; oncology; animals

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

The Comprehensive Utilization of Edible Insects and Fish By-Products in Animal Feeding

edited by

Pier Paolo Danieli

and

Alessandra Roncarati

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11701 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects for feed; sustainability; fish by-products; socio-economic assessment; environmental impacts; food waste management; circular economy; antioxidant activity; growth performances; quality of products; valuable compounds; feed safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Genetics and Genomics of Small Ruminants Prolificacy

edited by

Gabriel Anaya Calvo-Rubio

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8969 | Submission Open

Keywords: prolificacy; ruminants; gene; genomic; selection; improvement

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

Comparative Oncology in Animals: Advancements in Diagnostics and Treatment

edited by

Joanna Mucha

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8827 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative oncology; veterinary oncology; novel oncotherapies; cancer; translational medicine

Research on the Factors Affecting the Performance of Sport Horses—Second Edition

edited by

Francisco Requena

Ana Muñoz

and

Estrella Agüera

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8632 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; animal welfare; equine sport medicine; equine sport performance; exercise test; loss of performance; lameness; rehabilitation; training; musculoskeletal ultrasound; clinical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Current Challenges and Targets for the Reproductive Management of Farm Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Víctor Hugo Parraguez Gamboa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7710 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction and synchronization of estrus and ovulation; seasonality of reproduction; assisted reproduction; OMICs; management of pregnancy and newborns

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Disease and Health in Free-Ranging and Captive Wildlife: Second Edition

edited by

Ho-Seong Cho

and

Yeonsu Oh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7350 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; wildlife; surveillance; animal health; disease surveillance; disease monitoring; diagnostic techniques; zoonoses; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Factors Affecting Fattened Ewe and Lamb Performance, Carcass Conformation, Meat Quality, and Flavor

edited by

Xiangpeng Yue

and

Long Guo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5434 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep; flavor precursors; meat quality; management; genetics; feed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Amino Acid Nutrition in Poultry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Csaba Szabó

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4132 | 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)

Wildlife Histopathology and Molecular Diagnosis

edited by Nakita Câmara and

Eva Sierra

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3669 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife; histopathology; molecular diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Wild and Domestic Animal Hemoparasites

edited by Grzegorz Karbowiak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3588 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemoparasite; vector-borne pathogens; biodiversity; pathology; immunology; global changes; thematically similar issues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Oxidative Stress in Aquaculture Organisms: Impact of Environmental Stressors and Nutritional Factors

edited by

José María Monserrat

and

Marcelo Borges Tesser

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3375 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemoprotection; bioactive molecules; precision nutrition; feeds; health; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Real-Time Sensors and Their Applications in Smart Animal Agriculture

edited by Isabella C. F. S. Condotta

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; animal monitoring sensors; real-time data analytics; smart farming technologies; sensor-based animal management

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

Reproductive Diseases in Ruminants

edited by

Sergio Gastón Caspe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals (IECA 2025)

edited by

Michael Hässig

and

Colin G Scanes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; companion animals; zoo animals; wildlife; aquatic animals

Morphological, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Advances in Fish Skin 3.0

edited by

Mauro Cavallaro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin; teleosts; skin appendages; glands; light organs; morphology; ultrastructure; molecular advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing and Ecological Models for Bird and Wildlife Conservation

edited by

Annalisa Viani

Tommaso Orusa

and

Samuele De Petris

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open

Keywords: birds; earth observation data; ecological model; remote sensing; wildlife conservation

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

Why Animals Die: Forensic Science in Veterinary Practice

edited by

Antonio Rodríguez-Bertos

and

Agustín Rebollada-Merino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal cruelty; production animals; pets; wildlife animals; traumatisms; asphyxia; drowning; sexual abuse; neglect; thermal injuries

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

Nutritional Regulation for Optimal Lipid Metabolism: Ensuring Sow Reproductive Capacity

edited by Zhiyong Fan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: sow; lipid metabolism; lipid deposition; nutritional regulation; reproductive performance; molecular biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Influence of Social Behaviours and Population on Conservation Breeding Programmes and Zoo Animal Welfare

edited by

Matthew Hartley

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation breeding; social behaviour; zoo animal welfare; bachelor groups; fission fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Training, Welfare, and Rehabilitation of Thoroughbred Racehorses

edited by

Maria Soroko-Dubrovina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: thoroughbred racehorses; training methods; equine welfare; rehabilitation; equine sports medicine; injury prevention; behavioral assessment; diagnostic imaging; exercise physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Pathogens in the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface: Second Edition

edited by

Sergio Migliore

Valeria Blanda

and Paola Galluzzo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; environment; wildlife; vector livestock; human parasite; virus bacteria; One Health; eco-systems interaction

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

The Role of Reproductive Microbiota in Animal Fertility and Reproductive Health

edited by

Aleksandar Cojkic

and

Michal Ďuračka

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive microbiota; animal fertility; male reproductive health; female reproductive tract; mammary gland microbiota; microbiome-host interactions; assisted reproductive technologies; animal conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Dietary Components in Animal Nutrition: Favoring Sustainability, Welfare and Safety

edited by

Xihong Zhou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 17219 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; animal welfare; farm animal; feed components; gut microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Recent Research on Shellfish Aquaculture and Reproduction

edited by

Sobhan Akhavan

and Mark Burdass

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7490 | Submission Open

Keywords: shellfish; aquaculture; physiology; selective breeding; innovative farming; sustainability; hatchery production; specific pathogen free; biosecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Diversity and Interactions Between Mites and Vertebrates

edited by

Maciej Skoracki

and Bozena Sikora

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4677 | 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)

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 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2797 | 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)

The Role of Wild Birds in the Global Spread of Avian Influenza Viruses

edited by Valentina Caliendo

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian influenza viruses; wild birds; migration; surveillance; epidemiological investigation; outbreak; intra- and cross-species transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Advances in Molecular Diagnostics in Veterinary Sciences

edited by Ailam Lim and Lifang Yan

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymerase chain reaction (PCR); next-generation sequencing (NGS); molecular diagnostics; infectious diseases; transboundary diseases; CRISPR

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

Clinical Research Advances in Intensive Neurorehabilitation in Animals

edited by

Ângela Martins

António J. A. Ferreira

and

Darryl Millis

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23115 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; myelopathies; peripheral nervous system; animals

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

Best Management Practices for Breeding Sows and Boars

edited by

Alexander Grahofer

and

Stefan Björkman

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8967 | Submission Open

Keywords: theriogenology; pig reproduction; breeding sows; boars; endocrinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Sex Determination and Differentiation in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Qiaomu Hu

and

Ke Feng

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6626 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; genetics; genomics; epigenetics; sequencing; sex determination; sex differentiation; gene; expression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

Min Xu

and

Zengqiang Yin

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5502 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; habitats; overfishing; fishery resource biology; economic aquatic animal behavior; stock enhancement by releasing; environmental DNA; fisheries management; climate change; ecosystems; ecological models; carbon-sink; aquatic ecological ranches; fisheries products

(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 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1451 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Advances in Animal Poisoning and Investigative Diagnostic Toxicology: Mechanisms, Detection, and Intervention

edited by

Xishuai Tong

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicology; in vitro toxicity models; environmental pollutants; agricultural toxicants; toxicity of nanomaterials; toxicogenomics and epigenetics; applications of artificial intelligence in poisoning diagnosis; toxicological risk assessment models; cross-species toxic transmission; biotoxins produced by drug-resistant bacteria

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

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