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Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals

edited by

Eduardo De Mercado

and

Manuel Álvarez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21542 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare

edited by

Clara Mancini

and

Jake Veasey

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11989 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal– computer interaction; interaction design; animal-centered research; animal-centered design; animal-centered computing; animal-centered technology; animal welfare; animal behavior; animal cognition; animal management; animal welfare approaches; animal ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Contaminated Environments: The Effects of Toxic Waste on Animal Health and Conservation

edited by Li Ding

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous substances; environmental pollutants; ecotoxic effects; wildlife toxicology; pollution impacts; animal health; species survival; animal conservation; toxic waste management

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

Poultry Nutrition and Management

edited by

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14887 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; nutrition and management; multi-omics; antibiotic replacements; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Equine Veterinary Surgery

edited by

Javier Lopez-Sanroman

and Manuel Iglesias-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12752 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; surgery; minimally invasive; orthopedics; colic; integumentary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Domestic Animals

edited by

Sunday Peters

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11654 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variants; important traits; genetic analysis; genomic selection; breeding strategies; multi-omics; bioinformatics

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

Animal-Assisted Interventions: Effects and Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Ann Hemingway

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7407 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-assisted interventions; behavior change; human animal communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species

edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Bruno Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6613 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated multitrophic aquaculture; biofloc technology; aquaponics; aquaculture recirculation system; new species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Wildlife Trade: Threats, Challenges, and Strategies for Prevention of Illegal Trade

edited by Anne-Lise Chaber and Philippe Gaubert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5840 | Submission Open

Keywords: illegal wildlife trade; IWT threats; IWT challenges; IWT mitigation; IWT tracing approaches; forensics; law enforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Innovative Methods to Reduce Predation and Achieve Coexistence between Predators and Prey

edited by Jorge Tobajas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3882 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological conservation; wildlife management; coexistence conservation; predation control; non-lethal methods; predator– prey relationships; chemical camouflage; conditioned taste aversion; animal pre-conditioning; aversive conditioning

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

Conservation and Restoration of Aquatic Animal Habitats

edited by

Yasufumi Fujimoto

and

Kenji Saitoh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3420 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-assisted design/prediction; case report; conservation; local to global action; nature positive; nature recovery; lessons from negative result; rehabilitation technology; resilience; restoration activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances in the Cytogenetics of Livestock

edited by

Ewa Wójcik

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3336 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; cytogenetic; karyotype; mitotic and meiotic chromosomes; chromosome stability; chromatin stability; genome stability; genome integrity; genetic techniques and assays

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

Ruminant Production and Reproductive Performance in Tropical Environments

edited by

István Egerszegi

Nesrein M. Hashem

and

Rafael Goes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3315 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant; tropics; heat stress; production; fertility; welfare; management; feeding; local breeds; CSA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Clinical Examinations to Promote Diagnosis and Pathophysiological Understanding of Cardiac Disease in Small Animals

edited by

Ryohei Suzuki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2804 | Submission Open

Keywords: echocardiography; electrocardiography; cardiac biomarker; myocardial function; mitral valve disease; cardiomyopathy; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; congestive heart failure; arrhythmias

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

Streptococcus in the One-Health Prospective: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

edited by Alexandra Chiaverini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: streptococcus; One Health; surveillance; whole-genome sequencing; AMR; virulence

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

Sports Medicine, Health, Welfare, Rehabilitation, and Aftercare of Racehorses

edited by Ben Sykes and Amy Lovett

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open

Keywords: racehorses; health; wellbeing; welfare; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Innovative and Sustainable Ingredients for Redefining Aquaculture Feeds: Second Edition

edited by

Antonio Jesús Vizcaíno Torres

and

Francisco Javier Alarcón López

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquafeeds; marine fish; alternative ingredients; bioactive compounds; nutrients; fish nutrition; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Effects of Heat Stress on Animal Reproduction and Production

edited by Leonel Avendaño-Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot environment; body temperature; milk production and composition; daily weight gain; growth rate; conception rate; reproductive efficiency; fertility; semen quality

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

Integrated Perspectives on the Urinary System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease

edited by

Isabel Pires

and

Filipe da Costa Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary system; kidney; urinary bladder; disease; anatomy; physiology; animal

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

Advancements in the Use of Reproductive Biotechnologies in Domestic Animal Breeding

edited by

Marzena Mogielnicka-Brzozowska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 670 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animals; reproduction; andrology; fertilization; sperm; oocyte; embryos; biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Applications of Doppler Ultrasound in Animal Reproduction

edited by

Riccardo Zelli

and

Tiberiu Constantin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: doppler ultrasound; animal reproduction; female and male monitoring; reproductive functions; testicular function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Pork Quality: Evaluation and Factors Involved

edited by

Mercedes Izquierdo

and Francisco Hernandez-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: pork; meat quality; product development; feeding strategies; animal welfare; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Advances in Animal Oncology: Diagnostic Innovations, Therapeutic Approaches, and One Health Perspectives

edited by

Orlando Paciello

, Evaristo Di Napoli,

Isabel Pires

and

Filipe da Costa Silva

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4943 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; diagnosis; therapeutic; precision medicine; One Health

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

Investigating Twin Pregnancies in Mono-Ovulatory Species

edited by Brian Kirkpatrick

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: twin; ovulation rate; fecundity; prolificacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Climate Change Impact on Blood Biomarkers in Domestic and Production Animals

edited by

Francesco Fazio

and Francesca Aragona

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: domestic animals; athletic horse; blood biomarkers; climate changes; performance; animal welfare; reproduction; breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Effect of Feed Additives/Supplements on the Quality of Animal Products

edited by Iolanda Altomonte

submission deadline 5 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9198 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk; meat; nutrients; nutraceuticals; ruminants; equids; feed; environmental impact; byproducts; circular economy; supplements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Quantitative Genetics of Livestock Populations

edited by Liga Paura and Rūta Šveistiene

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritability; variance components; genetic correlation; breeding value estimation; pure breeding and crossbreeding; inbreeding; selection response; animal breeding programmes

Recent Advances in Milk and Meat Products—the Influence of Animal Breed, Nutrition and Growth Conditions

edited by

Monika Modzelewska-Kapituła

and

Anna Ogrodowczyk

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11268 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-derived food quality; milk quality and safety; meat quality and safety; animal breed influence on food quality; animal feeding influence on food quality; animal welfare influence on food quality; animal growth conditions influence on food quality; functional milk products; functional meat products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Environmental Influence in Physiological, Endocrine, and Oxidative Stress Responses of Aquatic Invertebrates

edited by Marcelo Hermes-Lima,

Daniel Carneiro Moreira

and Víctor M. Cubillos

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6876 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative physiology; environmental change; hormesis; hormone; oxidative stress; redox biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Research Animal Welfare: Current Practices and Future Directions

edited by Bhupinder Singh and

Patricia V. Turner

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3994 | Submission Open

Keywords: research animals; welfare; refinement; ethics; innovation; digital biomarker; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

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

edited by Guanchen Liu and

Milan Sharma

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 216 | 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)

Diseases of the Small and Large Intestine, Liver and Pancreas in Small Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Alessio Pierini

and

Eleonora Gori

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12016 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animal gastroenterology; intestine; liver; pancreas; microbiota; gut; clinicopathological markers

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

Strategies to Improve Gut Health and Immunity in Monogastric Animals

edited by

Anna Czech

and

Justyna Batkowska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10361 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut; immunity; health; microbiome; monogastric animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Care and Well-Being of Laboratory Animals: Second Edition

edited by Stephanie Krämer

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3Rs; refinement; animal well-being; animal welfare; laboratory animal science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Feed Additives for Improving the Immunity of Aquatic Animals

edited by Yang Ding and Álvaro Fernández-Montero

submission deadline 29 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 925 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional feeds; prebiotics; probiotics; symbiotics; phytobiotics; essential oils; immunomodulation; fish and shellfish immunology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Buffalo Farming as a Tool for Sustainability

edited by Antonio Borghese, Antonella Chiariotti and Carlo Boselli

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13182 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water buffalo; Bubalus bubalis; meat; milk; food quality; animal welfare; precision farming; climate change; rumen; adaptation strategies; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Special Issue Conference on the 25th International Colloquium on Animal Cytogenetics and Genomics, Naples June 26–29, 2024

edited by

Leopoldo Iannuzzi

Sara Albarella

and

Pietro Parma

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal diagnostics; advanced genomics in water buffalo; comparative cytogenetics and genomics; mutagenesis and biomonitoring using cytogenetic and genomic tests; cytogenetics and genomics of non-mammalian vertebrates; advances in animal genomics and epigenomics; cytogenetic and genomic characterization of animal biodiversity; cytogenetics and genomics of invertebrates

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

Empirical Animal and Veterinary Medical Ethics

edited by

, Barry Kipperman and Sabine Salloch

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 39685 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal ethics; veterinary ethics; methods applies ethics; qualitative and quantitative research designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Ethics)

Advances in Camelid Reproduction

edited by

Davide Monaco

Monica Probo

and

Aliai Lanci

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16637 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; genital system; reproductive management; ultrasonography; assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; genital diseases; ovarian activity; male reproduction; neonatology; diagnostics; infectious diseases; calf management and diseases; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Precision Livestock Farming: New Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animal

edited by

Danilo Florentino Pereira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13191 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; big data; environmental control; image analysis; instrumentation; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning; remote monitoring; smart housing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

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

edited by

Hui Guo

and Liqiang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11569 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Production, Breeding and Disease Management of Plateau Animals

edited by

Jiakui Li

Md. F. Kulyar

and Quan Mo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9581 | Submission Open

Keywords: Plateau animals; production; breeding; disease management; Qinghai– Tibet Plateau

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

Effects of Plant Extracts on Meat Quality, Intestinal Microbiota and Resistance to Diseases and Stresses of Food Animals

edited by Shengchen Wang and Yun Hu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8771 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; feed additives; meat quality; intestinal; microbiota; disease resistance; stress; food animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Studies of Swine Coronavirus

edited by

Shenglong Wu

and

Zhengchang Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6810 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; coronavirus; TGEV; PEDV; PDCoV; SADS-COV; PRCV; PHEV; pathology; testing; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Animal Ontogeny, Plasticity and Ecology

edited by Robert M. Fagen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6144 | Submission Open

Keywords: agency; development; early life history; ethology; foraging; habitat; ontogeny; phylogeny; play; social behavior

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

Canine and Feline Cardiomyopathies—Current and Future Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Joshua A. Stern

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5591 | Submission Open

Keywords: translational; cardiology; cardiomyopathy; hypertrophic; dilated; arrhythmogenic; fibrosing; diagnostic; cardiac; genetics; pharmacology; sarcomere

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

Current Status and Advances in Semen Preservation—Second Edition

edited by

Anna Dziekońska

Agnieszka Partyka

and Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5432 | Submission Open

Keywords: semen preservation; liquid state; cryopreservation; semen quality; fertility; assisted reproductive technologies; energy metabolism; antioxidants; oxidative stress; proteomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Recent Advances in Reproductive Biotechnologies—Second Edition

edited by

Luis Águila Paredes

and

João Pedro Barbas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4919 | Submission Open

Keywords: reproductive biotechnologies; productivity; embryo development; andrology; sperm cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Livestock Omics

edited by

Lucas Lima Verardo

, Ana Magalhães,

Nuno Carolino

and

Gabriel Machado Dallago

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4108 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence as a Useful Tool in Behavioural Studies

edited by

Cino Pertoldi

and

Sussie Pagh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4031 | 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)

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