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Antimicrobial Resistance and Innovative Strategies in Veterinary Medicine: 2nd Edition

edited by Eduarda Silveira and

Tiago Lima

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; veterinary medicine; antimicrobial stewardship; bacteria; genetics and genomics; food safety; antimicrobial therapies; diagnostics tools; public health

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

Reproductive and Metabolic Physiology in Animals

edited by

Katarzyna Kirsz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive physiology; metabolic physiology; neuroendocrinology; endocrine regulation; energy balance; fertility; reproductive seasonality; photoperiod; animal metabolism; developmental programming; heat stress; microbiome; biomarkers; epigenetics; multiomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Livestock Omics: Second Edition

edited by

Lucas Lima Verardo

, Ana Magalhães,

Nuno Carolino

and

Gabriel Machado Dallago

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 38 | 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)

Advances in Carcass Traits and Meat Quality in Cattle

edited by

Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; carcass traits; meat quality; beef production; genetic selection; genomics; muscle growth; intramuscular fat; marbling; meat tenderness; nutritional regulation; precision breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Sustainable Diets in Farmed Fish: Innovative Ingredients, Nutritional Strategies, and Impacts

edited by Carlos Eduardo Copatti and

Leonardo Susumu Takahashi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish nutrition; lipid nutrition; carbohydrate nutrition; alternative feed ingredients; nutritional strategies; nutrient utilization; fish health; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Adaptive Animal Health Policy and Investment for Sustainable Livestock Systems

edited by Bouda Vosough Ahmadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health economics; transboundary animal diseases; integrated policy analysis; disease control and eradication; economic evaluation; sustainable livestock systems; farmer incentives; One Health; Sustainable Development Goals; animal health financing

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

Advances in Environmental and Feed Toxicity on Poultry Health

edited by

Ziwei Zhang

, Bendong Shi, Ruifeng Fan and Fan Yang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicology; ecotoxicity; immunotoxicity; hepatotoxicity; nephrotoxicity; carcinogenicity; gastrointestinal toxicities; poultry; chicken; duck; goose; pigeon; guinea fowl; quail; soil contamination; air pollution; water pollution; metals; herbicide; pesticides; pharmaceuticals; biocides; nanomaterials; E-waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Feature Papers in the Section ‘Pigs’—Nutritional Strategies for the Enteric Health of Pigs

edited by

Sung Woo Kim

and

Shihai Zhang

submission deadline 9 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; gastrointestinal tract; nutritional intervention; feed formulation; feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Recent Research on Shellfish Aquaculture and Reproduction—2nd Edition

edited by

Sobhan Akhavan

and Mark Burdass

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1140 | 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)

Integrative Stress Physiology and Toxicological Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Emerging Contaminants

edited by

Mingzhe Yuan

and Shan Chen

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; aquatic organisms; integrative stress physiology; toxicological responses; growth impairment; behavioral disruption; aquatic animal welfare; molecular ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Insect Evolutionary and Functional Genomics: Toward a Genomic Understanding of the Most Diverse Animal Group

edited by

Xiaolei Huang

and Chengmin Shi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; insect behavior; phenotypic plasticity; species interaction

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

Animal Diseases, Inflammatory Responses, and Rational Antibiotic Use

edited by

Shulin Fu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: animals; inflammation; antibiotics; natural products; control

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

Nutritional and Management Approaches to Enhance Growth, Health, and Immunity in Beef Calves

edited by Luciana Navajas Rennó,

Cristina Mattos Veloso

and Matheus Fellipe de Lana Ferreira

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: Heifer; post-weaning; pre-weaning; steer; weaning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Applications of Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Metabolomics in Fish Health and Disease

edited by Hyeongjin Roh

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; metabolomics; multi-omics; fish health; fish disease; fish pathogens; host–pathogen interactions; comparative genomics; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances in Pathogenic Mechanisms and Drug Strategies of Veterinary Pathogens: 2nd Edition

edited by

Quanxi Wang

and Jian Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary pathogens; pathogenesis; host–pathogen interactions; antimicrobial resistance; anti-infective agents; natural products; animal infectious diseases

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

Molecular Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Animals: Growth, Metabolism, Regeneration, and Aging

edited by

Wan Lee

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: skeletal muscle; muscle plasticity; muscle growth; myogenesis; satellite cells; muscle regeneration; muscle metabolism; mitochondrial function; protein turnover; mechanotransduction; non-coding RNAs; muscle aging; livestock; animal physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Panzootic H5N1 HPAIV: Surveillance, Pathogenesis and One Health

edited by Victor Neira

submission deadline 21 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: H5N1; highly pathogenic avian influenza; clade 2.3.4.4b; panzootic; One Health; wildlife surveillance; genomic epidemiology; viral pathogenesis; cross-species transmission; mammalian adaptation

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

Heifer Nutrition and Management

edited by Yaogeng Lei,

Aghata Silva

and Désirée Gellatly

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: heifer development; nutrition; beef cattle; dairy cattle; first parturition; post-weaning; prepubertal nutrition; precision technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Fish Diseases and Healthy Farming

edited by

Jing Dong

and

Shun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6609 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish diseases; pathogenesis; virulence factors; fishery drugs; drug discovery; antibiotics; vaccines; probiotics; immunology; antimicrobial resistance; disease prevention; healthy farming; sustainable aquaculture; genomics & disease-resistant breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Innovative Strategies in Nutrition, Health and Welfare of Small Ruminants and Alternative Farm Animal Species

edited by Renata Pilarczyk, Malgorzata Bakowska and Magdalena Jędrzejczak-Silicka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: small ruminants; alternative farm animal species; sheep; goats; farmed cervids; alpacas; animal nutrition; animal welfare; livestock production; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Impacts of Heat Stress on Animal Welfare and Their Adaptive Management

edited by

Cristina Castillo Rodríguez

and

Elena Niceas Martinez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal stress; animal welfare; heat stress; thermoregulation; biomarkers; behavioral indicators; thermal resilience; precision livestock farming; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Nutritional Metabolic Disorders in Ruminants: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Prevention and Nutritional Intervention

edited by Lizhi Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminants; nutritional metabolic disorders; rumen fermentation; ruminal microbiota; nutritional intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Animal Stress and Welfare During Transport and Slaughtering: Third Edition

edited by

Elbert Lambooij

submission deadline 12 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: slaughter animals; welfare; meat quality; legislation; consumers concern; movement; handling; economic aspects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Swine Health Management: Biosecurity and Epidemiological Strategies for Sustainable Pig Farming

edited by

Annalisa Scollo

submission deadline 30 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine health management; farm biosecurity; disease prevention and control; veterinary epidemiology; disease surveillance; emerging and endemic diseases; antimicrobial stewardship; pig health and welfare; sustainable pig production; precision livestock farming; stakeholder engagement; farm resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Livestock Stress Adaptation and Resilience: Implications for Gut Health, Performance and Meat Quality, with the Inclusion of Nutritional Solutions

edited by

Majid Shakeri

submission deadline 30 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; meat quality; nutritional strategies; stress; gut health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Emerging Aquatic Stressors and Their Potential Impacts on Fish Health

edited by

Bartolomeo Gorgoglione

Cahya K. Fusianto

and

Mwihia W. Evalyn

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; fisheries; wildlife; global climate change; stressors; co-infections; emerging pathogens; fish disease; host–pathogen interactions; aquatic toxicology; fish immunology; pathobiology; toxics–pathogens–host interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances in Cattle Genetics and Breeding—2nd Edition

edited by Ferenc Szabó and

Gabriella Holló

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; population genetics; molecular genetics; breeding value; reproduction; production; longevity; conformation

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

Smart and Sustainable Pig Production Systems

edited by Luis Calvo,

Clemente López-Bote

and

José Segura

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming (PLF); data-driven swine management; early disease detection; behavioral recognition; individual animal care; integrated sanitary status; welfare assessment; biological heterogeneity; life cycle assessment

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

Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuguo Yuan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal genetics; breeding management; gene editing; genomic selection; livestock improvement; reproductive health; performance traits; cloning technologies; bioinformatics in breeding

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

Advances in Evaluation of Nutritional Value in Feed Ingredients for Poultry

edited by

Jianmin Yuan

, Wei Nie and Dafei Yin

submission deadline 17 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed ingredients; nutritional value evaluation; prediction models; poultry; metabolizable energy; amino acid digestibility; near-infrared spectroscopy; precision nutrition; methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Use of Agro-Industrial Co-Products in Animal Nutrition: Second Edition

edited by

Xiaokang Ma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; agro-industrial co-products; feed raw materials and additives; precision diet optimization technology; efficient utilization of feed raw materials; intestinal microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

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