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Animal Transgene and Gene Editing Technologies: Applications and Future Perspectives
edited by , Jianfeng Qiu and Xueling Xu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3105
Keywords: CRISPR; transgenic animals; genome editing; livestock biotechnology; disease resistance; animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Recent Progress in the Anatomy and Pathology of Marine Mammals: Second Edition submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 251
Keywords: anatomy; pathology; marine mammals; cetacean; dolphin; whale; conservation; one-health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Surveillance of Microbial and Parasitic Agents in Wildlife: Second Edition
edited by Matheus Weber and Mariana Soares Da Silva
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4613 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbials; zoonosis; wildlife; pathogens; outbreaks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Advances in Nutrition, Sustainability and Ecology of Salmonids
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open
Keywords: salmonidae; nutrition; feed; sustainable aquaculture; fish ecology; climate change; habitat degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
African Swine Fever Virus Transmission and Control: The Role of Wild and Domestic Suids—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 53352 | Submission Open
Keywords: ASF; ASFV; transmission pathways; risk factors; pathogenesis; host immune responses; molecular epidemiology; novel mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Exploration of Sustainable Feed Resources and Pig Dietary Strategies
edited by and Ruihua Huang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 40162 | Submission Open
Keywords: feedstuff evaluation; nutrient availability; low-protein diet; feed additives; pre-processing; nitrogen excretion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Enhancing Sustainable Poultry Production: Innovations in Management and Nutrition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 39514 | 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)
New Strategies for Efficient Livestock Farming: Nutritional Regulation, Disease Prevention, and Environmental Sustainability Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16337 | Submission Open
Keywords: feed additives; animal health; animal productivity; immunoregulation; immune response; methane emission; microbial community
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Developments in Therapeutic Drugs for Pain Management in Animals submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11227 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; animal welfare; drug delivery; pharmacology; pain management; pain therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Application of Geometric Morphometrics to Understand Vertebrate and Invertebrate Morphological Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10474 | Submission Open
Keywords: morphological variation; geometric morphometrics; morphometrics; disparity; allometry
Advancements in Veterinary Laparoscopic Surgery: Techniques, Applications, and Outcomes submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10245 | Submission Open
Keywords: laparoscopic surgery; minimally invasive techniques; perioperative management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Poultry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9340 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; breeding; economic traits; genetics; multi-omics integration; reproductive performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Exploring Advanced Techniques in Radiography and Ultrasonography in Veterinary Medicine submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8794 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic techniques; radiography; ultrasonography; veterinary medicine; imaging technology; diagnostic accuracy; exotic animals; multiparametric imaging; contrast enhancement; elastography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Diagnostic Imaging in Small Animal Cardiology
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8679 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced techniques; cardiac imaging; cardiology; cardiovascular disease; diagnostic imaging; small animal cardiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
The Heart Under the Microscope: Congenital and Acquired Heart Defects in Dogs and Cats—from Diagnosis to Therapy and Beyond—Unveiling Future Frontiers
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8600 | Submission Open
Keywords: congenital heart defects; veterinary cardiology; cardiac surgery; electrocardiography; cardiac X-ray; angiography; CT; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiac computed tomography; transesophageal echocardiography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Beef Cattle Feedlot: Nutrition, Production and Management
edited by Renata Pilarczyk, Malgorzata Bakowska and Piotr Sablik
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7691 | Submission Open
Keywords: beef cattle; breeds; nutrition; production indicators; growth; meat quality; management; health and animal welfare; technological innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
Advances in Pig Reproductive Endocrinology
edited by , Katarzyna Kisielewska, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7001 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; reproduction; endocrinology; hormones; artificial insemination; estrus cycle synchronization; embryo transfer; genomic selection; pregnancy; litter; implantation; weaning; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Infrared Thermography in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5134 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared thermography; thermal imaging; veterinary physiology; animal health diagnostics; non-invasive veterinary diagnostics; diagnostic imaging; applications of thermography; veterinary diagnostic tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Ecotoxicology in Aquatic Animals: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4389 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; pesticides; personal care products and pharmaceuticals; nanoparticles; oxidative stress; biotransformation; water animals; environmental pollution; immune toxicity; cytotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods: Advancing Metabolic, Reproductive and Immune Health in Animals submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal physiology; nutraceuticals; functional foods; reproduction; immune function; metabolism; metabolic regulation; fertility; animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Livestock Fertility and Artificial Insemination
edited by Stanisław Kondracki and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertility; artificial insemination; traits of ejaculate; sperm morphology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Relationships Between Herd Health and Reproductive Management of Dairy Animals
edited by , Dalia Ivette Carrillo-Moreno and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3390 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; AI; welfare; health; mastitis; ethology; nutrition; dairy; milk yield; herd
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Theileriosis in Livestock and Wildlife submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open
Keywords: Theileriosis; Theileria orientalis; Theileria parva; Theileria annulata; Theileria equi; Theileria haneyi; livestock; wildlife; therapeutics; diagnostics; vaccines  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Companion Animal Neurology
edited by Alejandra Mondino
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1872 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary neurology; companion animals; canine neurology; feline neurology; epilepsy; intervertebral disc disease; neuroinflammation; neuroimaging; neurosurgery; comparative neurology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Genetic Evaluation for Economically Relevant Traits in Small Ruminants
edited by Shanhe Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1802 | Submission Open
Keywords: small ruminants; genetic evaluation; genetic mechanistic; economically relevant traits; multi-omics; causal variants; precision breeding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Potential Feed with Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Ruminants
edited by Halina Tkaczenko and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytogenic feed additives; bioactive compounds; oxidative stress; anti-inflammatory nutrition; ruminant health; functional feed ingredients; immune response in livestock; sustainable animal nutrition; natural anti-oxidants; rumen microbiota modulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Use of Antioxidants as Feed Additives to Enhance Farm Animal Production submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; nutrition; farm animals; production; microelements; herbs; vitamins; oxidative stress; free oxygen radicals; reactive oxygen species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Non-Invasive Strategies for Biomonitoring Pollution and Pathogens submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution; contaminant; pathogen; non-invasive; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Anaphylaxis and Allergy in Animals
edited by Alba Pablos-Tanarro and Leticia Pérez-Rodríguez
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open
Keywords: atopic dermatitis; food allergy; domestic animals; anaphylaxis; allergen; sensitization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Prepartum and Postpartum Diseases in Dairy Cattle: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: dairy cows; diagnosis; treatment; prevention; prepartum disease; postpartum disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Explorations of Pet Owners’, Veterinarians’, Farmers’, and Animal Experimenters’ Relationship to Animals submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: human-animal relationship(s); human-animal relationship(s) in professional settings; companion animals; veterinarians; veterinary care; farmers; animal experiments; laboratory work; job stressors; occupation-al stressors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Advances and Applications for Improvement of Reproductive Function and Fertility in Dogs
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: female dog; male dog; assisted reproductive technologies; frozen semen; artificial insemination; optimal mating period; sperm quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Application of Metabolomics in Animal Nutrition Research
edited by Héctor Aarón Lee-Rangel and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5135 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolomic; meat; milk; performance; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Hormone Shifts in Ruminant Reproduction in a Changing Climate
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; ruminants; reproductive hormones; heat stress; endocrine disruption; fertility; hypothalamic– pituitary– gonadal axis; seasonal reproduction; melatonin; livestock adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Advances in Veterinary Pharmacology: Improving Treatment Modalities for Animal Pathology
edited by Halina Tkaczenko and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14424 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary pharmacology; animal pathology; drug discovery; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; dosage optimization; targeted therapies; personalized medicine for animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Leishmania Infection in Animals submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14195 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal; cat; diagnostic techniques; dog; epidemiology; exotic pet; Leishmania; preventive measures; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Canine and Feline Nephrology and Urology
edited by Joseph Bartges
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8290 | Submission Open
Keywords: small animals; nephrology; urology; urinary tract disorders
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
The Science of Working and Sporting Dog Performance
edited by Jacqueline Boyd
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8278 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine science; working dog; training; conditioning; nutrition; sporting dog; canine performance; dog health; dog welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Sperm Preservation and Sexing Technologies in Large- and Small-Ruminant Reproduction: Current Status and Future Perspectives submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2905 | Submission Open
Keywords: semen; cryopreservation; liquid storage; sperm lyophilization; sexed semen; sperm quality; biotech-nology; domestic and wild ruminants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Aquatic Organisms Biomarkers in Toxicology: Assessing Exposure and Effects
edited by and Camila de Fátima Pereira de Faria
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish biomarkers; aquatic toxicology; chemical exposure; environmental monitoring; ecotoxicology; biological indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Research on Fish Population Dynamics
edited by and Xiujuan Shan
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish population dynamics; stock assessment; recruitment; mortality; fisheries modeling; sustainable management; spatial population ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Parasitic Helminths in Ruminants: The Genomics, Molecular Characterization, and Drug Resistance
edited by Junfeng Gao and Qiaocheng Chang
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: helminths; ruminants; genomics; molecular characterization; drug resistance; epidemiology; molecular mechanism; diagnosis; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Ungulate Science: Behavior, Physiology, Reproduction and Conservation submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open
Keywords: captive breeding; functional ecosystems; habitat restoration; reintroduction; rewilding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Advances in Pharmacokinetics in Minor and Exotic Species submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacokinetics; small ruminants; PK/PD integration; withdrawal periods; bioavailability; drug dosage adjustment; exotic species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Their Impact on Animal Health
edited by
submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging infectious diseases; animal health; zoonotic diseases; pandemic prevention; disease surveil-lance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Gut Microbiota in Aquatic Animals submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17830 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut microbiota; aquatic animals; nutrition; physiology; host– microbe interaction; production efficiency; feed conversion ratio; antibiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Revolutionizing Animal Care: Enriching the Lives of Companion Animals and Equids Through Advanced Rehabilitation Techniques submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16374 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation; water treadmill; electrophysical therapies; stretching; equine; small animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Modern Livestock and Poultry Farming Technologies to Improve Comfort and Animal Welfare Levels
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15928 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock welfare; husbandry techniques; environmental management; animal behavior; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Maximizing Fiber Utilization for Sustainable, Efficient Ruminant Production
edited by Zhiyuan Ma, and Weiwei Wang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15699 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber; carbohydrate; digestion; methane; performance; supplementation; ruminant; microbiota; rumen health; rumen development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Genetics and Breeding Advances in Poultry Health and Production: 2nd Edition
edited by and Xi Lan
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15054 | Submission Open
Keywords: breeding and genetics; bioinformatics; immunology; poultry; disease resistance; stress tolerance; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
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