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Impact of Genetics and Feeding on Growth Performance of Pigs—2nd Edition

edited by

André Albuquerque

and

Nicolás Garrido De la Osa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1705 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal improvement; nutrition; transcriptomics; NGS; welfare; production; sustainability; meat quality traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Innovations in Animal Virus Detection and Therapeutics

edited by Yanke Shan,

Fei Liu

and Jiahao Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1436 | 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)

From Functional Genes to Precision Breeding: Advances in Sheep and Goat Genetics

edited by

Wenping Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genes; sheep; goat; genetic breeding; gene editing; economic traits

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

Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology

edited by

Núria Almiron

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation biology; invasion biology; invasive species; pests management; interest groups; governance; narratives; animal ethics; critical animal studies; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Ethics)

Gastrointestinal Microbial Balance and Equine Health: Current Insights and Future Directions

edited by Jennifer L. MacNicol

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine microbiome; gastrointestinal microbiome; gastrointestinal health; horse health; bioinformatics; equids; gastroenterology; microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

High-Producing Ruminants: Energy Metabolism and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

edited by

Kritapon Sommart

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficiency of energy utilization; feed digestibility; enteric methane mitigation; agro-industrial by-products; greenhouse gas emissions; nutrient partitioning; life cycle assessment; sustainable ruminant livestock production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Livestock Reproduction: Sperm Capacitation and In Vitro Fertilization

edited by

John Parrish

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: spermatozoa; maturation; capacitation; fertilization; embryo development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Animal Cruelty: Causes, Behavioral Consequences, and Methods to Improve Animal Welfare

edited by

Victoria Cussen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal cruelty; animal welfare; psychological trauma; behavioral phenotypes; behavioral assessment; behavioral rehabilitation; animal shelter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

The Role of Genomics and Transcriptomics in Understanding Zoonotic Diseases

edited by Shivani Ojha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; zoonosis; host; bacteria; fungi; virus; parasite; mRNA; expression; sequencing; resistance

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

Animal Cognition and Nutritional Ecology in Changing Environments

edited by

Laura Teresa Hernández-Salazar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Livestock and Synanthropic Animals: Detection, Surveillance, and Control

edited by

Van Lun Low

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: vectors; infectious diseases; hematophagous arthropods; animals; tropical medicine

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

Lactation Physiology and Milk Quality of Small Ruminants: Second Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Garzón

Javier Caballero-Villalobos

and

Elena Angon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy; small ruminants; udder health; milk technological properties; predictive models; coagulation efficiency; sustaina-bility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Conservation Breeding in the Age of Mass Extinction: Ethics, Reproduction, and Emerging Biotechnologies

edited by

Robert K. Browne

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; genetic engineering; conservation breeding; reproduction biotechnologies; wildlife biobanking; climate change; terraforming; mass extinction; species perpetuation; deextinction

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

Ruminant Gametes and Reproductive Physiology

edited by

Javier Moran Martinez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant reproductive physiology; assisted reproductive technologies (ART); gametogenesis and em-bryogenesis; sustainable livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Viral Diseases and Immune Mechanisms in Animals

edited by

Kaituo Liu

, Shujie Ma and

Xiaolong Lu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral pathogenesis; immune response; host–pathogen interaction; antiviral immunity; immune evasion

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

Alternative Feeds for Ruminants: Sustainability and Nutritional Innovation

edited by

Suban Foiklang

and

Anusorn Cherdthong

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10253 | Submission Open

Keywords: rumen fermentation; sustainable nutrition; methane emissions; non-conventional forages; bio-circular economy; agricultural by-products; agro-industrial by-products; insects and algae; novel feed; feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Artificial Intelligence Applications for Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Sofia Alves-Pimenta

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5944 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic imaging; disease surveillance and outbreak prediction; predictive analytics for disease; clinical decision support systems

(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 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5795 | 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)

Advances in Approaches and Tools for the Assessment of Animal Welfare

edited by

Laura Menchetti

and

Livio Galosi

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; behaviour; assessment methods; welfare indicators; physiological biomarkers; welfare monitoring tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Working Dogs: Health, Diseases, Behavior, Welfare and as Sentinels

edited by

Emilie Ulrikka Andersen-Ranberg

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: working dogs; sentinels; behavior; welfare; infectious diseases; zoonoses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Population Ecology, Behavior, and Ecosystem Impacts of Large Herbivores

edited by

João Luís Oliveira Carvalho

and

Rita Tinoco Torres

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem functionality; habitat selection; interspecific interactions; nutrient cycling; population dynamics; trophic cascades; vegetation structure

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

Advances in Reproductive Technologies for Anuran Conservation

edited by Utpal Smart

submission deadline 3 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: anuran conservation; reproductive technologies; assisted reproduction; cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Population Genetics and Conservation Genetics of Wildlife

edited by

Philip Lavretsky

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9968 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genetics; genomic sequencing; adaptive evolution; wildlife management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Dietary Supplement in Companion Animals

edited by

Yi Wu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6800 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animal health; companion animal welfare; nutrients; feed additives; immunity; metabolism; gut microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Applications of Probiotics in Aquaculture

edited by

Yukun Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3167 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture sustainability; synbiotics; postbiotics; quorum quenching; immunomodulation; microencapsulation; functional feed; gut microbiota; multi-omics; disease resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

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

edited by Guanchen Liu and

Milan Sharma

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2109 | 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)

Microplastics in Aquatic Animals: Investigating Ingestion, Accumulation, and Health Effects

edited by

Kar Hoe Loh

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1885 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic contamination; microplastic pollution; aquatic animals' health; aquatic ecosystems; ingestion pathways; bioaccumulation dynamics; toxicological impacts; trophic transfer; bioremediation; ecosystem resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances in Moose Ecology and Management

edited by

Lars Hillström

and Christer Kalén

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1106 | Submission Open

Keywords: moose ecology; Alces alces; restoration ecology; nutritional ecology; population dynamics

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

Genetic Selection and Breeding for Improved Traits in Aquaculture Animals

edited by

Guodong Zheng

and Wenzhi Guan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8509 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; genetic improvement; molecular breeding; whole genome selection breeding; polyploidy and hybrid breeding

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

Genomics for Camelid Biodiversity Management and Conservation

edited by

Carlos Iglesias Pastrana

Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo

and

Elena Ciani

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6284 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; genetic diversity; genomics; population genetics; genome-wide association study; conservation biology; adaptive traits; sustainable breeding; animal welfare

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

Advances in Reproductive Biotechnologies in Swine

edited by

Naomi Kashiwazaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; reproductive efficiency; reproductive technology; artificial insemination; embryo transfer; genome editing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Advanced Approaches to Companion Avian Species Medicine

edited by Jennifer Jill Heatley

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian clinical medicine; exotic bird medicine; diagnostic techniques; companion avian health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)

Donkey Milk: Nutritional Potential, Safety, and Novel Applications

edited by

Dragana Ljubojević Pelić

Milica Živkov Baloš

and

Suzana Vidaković Knežević

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: donkey milk; nutritional quality; bioactive compounds; antimicrobial activity; food safety; functional foods; artisanal food products; dairy products/technology; donkey welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

New Developments in Macropod Ecology, Behaviour and Welfare

edited by

Graeme Coulson

and Catherine Herbert

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Canine Disease Genetics

edited by

Mehdi Momen

submission deadline 26 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine disease genetics; comparative genomics; genetic risk prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); whole-genome sequencing; complex traits

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

Feed Additives and Functional Ingredients for Aquaculture Health and Performance

edited by

José María Monserrat

and

Marcelo Borges Tesser

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6346 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed additives; functional ingredients; probiotics and prebiotics; bioactive peptides; aquatic health and immunity; sustainable aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advancements in Robotics and Automation for Precision Livestock and Poultry Farming: Prospects and Innovations

edited by

Guoming Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4820 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; robotics; automation; path planning; soft robotics; algorithms; sensors; end effector; collaborative robot; kinematics

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

Environmental Pollutant Effects on the Physiological and Immune Functions of Aquatic Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Hui Guo

and Liqiang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; environmental pollutants; stress response; physiological functions; immune

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Genetic Basis of Complex Traits and Breeding Innovation in Pigs

edited by Zitao Chen, Jinyan Teng and Zhiting Xu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig genotype-tissue expression; pig breeding; genomic selection; molecular QTL mapping; gene expression; GWAS; TWAS; colocalization; mendelian randomization

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

The Current Landscape of Endocrine Disorders in Small Animals: Science, Technology, and Clinical Practice

edited by

María Dolores Pérez-Alenza

Paula García San José

and Carolina Arenas Bermejo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animal endocrinology; endocrine disorders; diabetes mellitus; glifocines; adrenal neoplasia; canine and feline hypercortisolism; feline hyperthyroidism; feline acromegaly; diagnostic imaging; biomarkers; minimally invasive surgery

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

Additives in Fish Stress: Comparative Endocrine and Physiological Responses

edited by

Xiaodan Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12667 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; physiological response; fishes; adaptive mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Metabolic, Health, and Productivity Challenges in Poultry Production

edited by

Victoria Anthony Uyanga

and

Felix Kwame Amevor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11422 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; metabolic disorder; skeletal disorders; nutritional deficiencies; heat stress; ascites; sudden death syndrome; fatty liver hemorrhage syndrome; nutrition; welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Amino Acids Nutrition and Health in Farm Animals

edited by Zhenlong Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9314 | 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)

Innovations in Sustainable Animal Nutrition: From Feed Evaluation to Precision Feeding

edited by

Jian Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 9158 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut health; nutrient excretion reduction; microbiome modulation; unconventional feed resources; feed addi-tives; precision feeding; circular feed systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Nutritional and Management Strategies for Heat-Stressed Ruminants

edited by Farhad Ahmadi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8422 | 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)

Advances in Pig Microbiome: Gut Influences and Beyond

edited by

Yong Su

and Yang Lu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8257 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigs; microbiome; gut health; dietary regulation; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Fish Gut Microbiota and Host Health: Current Advances and Emerging Frontiers

edited by

Francisco Vargas-Albores

, Estefania Garibay-Valdez and

Marcel Martínez-Porchas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6709 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; intestinal immunity; growth performance; intestinal health; immune response; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Current Research on Donkeys and Mules: Second Edition

edited by Alejandro Pérez-Écija and

Francisco J. Mendoza

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6487 | Submission Open

Keywords: donkey; mule; internal medicine; behavior; pathology; clinical pathology; welfare; physiology; pathogens; milk; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6120 | 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)

Feature Papers in Veterinary Clinical Studies: From Current to Emerging Technologies and Innovative Approaches for the Future

edited by

Cinzia Benazzi

Giuseppe Sarli

Leonardo Della Salda

and

Luisa Vera Muscatello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5436 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold standard diagnostic techniques; pathology of domestic and wild animals; fish; zoonosis; environmental pollutants

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

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