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Trends in Canine Training Techniques submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine; training; behavior; communication; relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Bioaccumulation and Environmental Pollution: Assessment of Threats to Public and Veterinary Health submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioaccumulation; environmental pollution; One Health; veterinary toxicology; persistent pollutants; biomarkers; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Small Animal Internal Medicine: Current Status and Future Challenges of Chronic Enteropathy in Dogs
edited by Yu Tamura
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11967 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine; chronic enteropathy; clinical features; diagnosis; treatment; prognosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Ecology and Conservation of Marine Fish submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2965 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine ecosystems; conservation; management; sustainability; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Developments in Environmental Physiology, Nutrition Physiology, and Immunity Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2659 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment; nutrition; immunity; physiology; aquatic animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Diagnostic Imaging for Companion Animals: Advances in Radiology and Ultrasound
edited by Alicia Barbero
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1583 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathology; ultrasound; tomography; magnetic resonance; radiology; canine; feline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Extracellular Vesicles in Animal Reproduction submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; gametes; embryos; extracellular vesicles; microRNA; biomarkers; fertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Contaminated Environments: The Effects of Toxic Waste on Animal Health and Conservation
edited by Li Ding
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 577 | 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)
Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36262 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary medicine; ruminant health management; cattle; small ruminants; sheep; goats; disease prevention; antimicrobial resistance; reproductive health; animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Canine Nutritional Management: Effects on Disease Prevention and Wellbeing
edited by , Diana Brozić and Breda Jakovac-Strajn
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 27967 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine; clinical nutrition; chronic pathologies; nutraceuticals; disease prevention; wellbeing; obesity; diabetes mellitus; gut health; microbiome; nutrients; diet
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Advances in Cattle Genetics and Breeding
edited by Ferenc Szabó and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 24329 | 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)
Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species
edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Bruno Silva
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24202 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated multitrophic aquaculture; biofloc technology; aquaponics; aquaculture recirculation system; new species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Recent Advances in Canine Mammary Tumors—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22679 | Submission Open
Keywords: dogs; cancer; biomarkers; diagnosis; prognosis; extracellular vesicles; therapeutics; liquid biopsy; comparative oncology; translational models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Strategies to Improve Gut Health and Immunity in Monogastric Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20038 | Submission Open
Keywords: gut; immunity; health; microbiome; monogastric animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Diagnostic Approach and Treatment of Orthopedic Disease in Dogs and Cats: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15333 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; feline; orthopedic disease; lameness; radiology; ultrasound; TC; MRI; CEUS; elastography; surgery; arthroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Livestock and Poultry Genetics and Breeding Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13535 | 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)
Genetic Research for Improving Livestock Heat Stress Resistance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12678 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm animals; production performance; stress response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Small Mammals as Contributors to Terrestrial Ecosystem Functioning
edited by and Alexander Csanády
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10324 | Submission Open
Keywords: small mammals; long-term studies; monitoring; climate change; environmental changes; disease ecology; trophic interactions; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Advances in Internal Medicine in Equids
edited by Alejandro Pérez-Écija and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9883 | Submission Open
Keywords: horse; donkey; internal medicine; cardiology; neonatology; neurology; immunology; endocrinology; clinical pathology; physiology; infectious diseases; pharmacology; critical care; emergencies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Optimizing Farm-Raised Fish Production: Nutritional Requirements, Precision Feed Formulations, Sustainable Feeding Strategies, and Health and Welfare
edited by and Ehab El-Haroun
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9771 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish nutritional requirements; feed formulation; functional feed additives; immuno-nutrition; gene expression; gut integrity; microbiome; disease resistance; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Livestock Fertility and Artificial Insemination
edited by Stanisław Kondracki and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9193 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertility; artificial insemination; traits of ejaculate; sperm morphology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Wildlife Health and Medicine: Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Diagnosis, Treatment and Preventative Care
edited by , , and Jorge Ramón López-Olvera
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6773 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation medicine; One Health; wildlife health; wildlife disease monitoring; wildlife-livestock– human interface; gps-based radiotelemetry; ecosystem health; wildlife rehabilitation; post-release monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Phytochemicals and Feed Additives in Ruminant Nutrition: Effects on Health, Microbiota, and Methane Emissions
edited by , Sijia Liu and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6369 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; feed additives; animal nutrition; antioxidation; rumen fermentation; sustainable livestock production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Animal Breeds and Muscle Growth Potential: Opportunities for Sustainable Farming
edited by Maria Lucia Matela da Silva Aidos and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6007 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm animals; muscle growth; muscle development; meat production; meat quality; sustainability; breeding systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Sentinel Species and Environmental Pollutants Exposure in Animal Health
edited by Clara Naccari and Ernesto Palma
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5692 | Submission Open
Keywords: sentinel species; bio-indicators; inorganic and organic contaminats; environmental pollution; animals health status
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture: Enhancing Production Methods, Innovating Feeds, Promoting Animal Welfare and Minimizing Environmental Impact—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5208 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional feed additives; fish feed innovation; aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in Dogs and Cats: Second Edition
edited by Antonio Ortega-Pacheco and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4946 | Submission Open
Keywords: vector-borne disease; zoonoses; dogs; cats; diagnostic; epidemiology; treatment; One health; zoonotic diseases and animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Abdominal Imaging in Small Animals: New Insights
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4909 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiology; ultrasound; computed tomography; magnetic resonance; dog; cat; gastrointestinal; hepatobiliary; pancreatic; genitourinary; adrenal; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Unveiling the Breeding Biology and Life History Evolution in Birds
edited by Shaobin Li, Changcao Wang and Weibin Guo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4795 | Submission Open
Keywords: avian; breeding biology; life history; reproductive strategies; ecological adaptation; evolutionary ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Sea Turtle Nesting Behavior and Habitat Conservation submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4739 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; juveniles; foraging; migration; connectivity; conservation; restoration; population trends
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Advances in the Reproduction of Wild and Exotic Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open
Keywords: wild animals; exotic animals; morphology of male and female reproductive systems; genomics; reproduction and environmental adaptation; seasonality; breeding strategies; endangered animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Innovative Uses of Trace Elements and Plant-Derived Bioactive Additives in Swine Nutrition
edited by , and Jinming You
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4214 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; trace elements; plant-derived feed additives; productivity; pork quality; intestine and liver; skeletal muscle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Advances in Genetic and Metabolic Pathways for Enhanced Milk Yield and Quality
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3470 | Submission Open
Keywords: milk yield; milk composition; transcription factor; dairy; heredity; metabonomics; breeding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Advances in Mammary Gland Biology and Lactation of Ruminants: Second Edition
edited by Sam Peterson
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3345 | Submission Open
Keywords: mammary biology; mammogenesis; lactogenesis; galactopoiesis; mastitis; mammary histopathology; endocrine signals; epigenetic effects; lactational physiology; milk removal; colostrum; somatic cells; milk conductivity; mammary metabolism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)
Advanced Management of Small Animal Fractures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3291 | Submission Open
Keywords: fracture; bone healing; implants; surgical techniques; dogs; cats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Diseases of Marine Mammals: Prevention, Control and Beyond
edited by Suzana Tkalcic
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3228 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine mammals; ocean health; climate change; anthropogenic impacts; conservation; disease prevention and control; diagnostics; health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Bacterial Disease Research in Livestock and Poultry
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock and poultry; antimicrobial resistance; pathogenesis; antimicrobial agents; pathogen detection methods; vaccines; phage; plant extracts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Advances in Molecular Diagnostics in Veterinary Sciences
edited by Ailam Lim and Lifang Yan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2905 | 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)
Integrating Innovation and Sustainability in Livestock Feeding: Impacts on Carcass Traits and Meat Quality submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable; strategies; meat quality; optimizing composition; replacement; formulations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Advances in Fish Toxicology and Pharmacology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open
Keywords: contamination; fish; medaka; pharmacology; toxicology; zebrafish
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Reproductive Behavior of Wild Animals
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2137 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; wild mammals; behavior; biotope; reproductive seasonality; endocrine regulation; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Step by Step: Detection, Diagnosis, Control and Treatment of Ruminant Lameness and Foot Diseases: Second Edition
edited by Laura E. Green
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2129 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant lameness; detection and diagnosis; prevention and treatment; housing and environment; automation; diagnostic tools epidemiology and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Reproduction in Domestic and Wild Carnivores
edited by Cristina Gobello
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; domestic; wild; reproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Animal Environmental Physiology and Nutritional Modulation: From Mechanisms to Practical Solutions
edited by Minhong Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental adaptation; nutritional modulation; mechanism; metabolism and immunity; animal production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Poultry Housing in the 21st Century: Improving Production, Health and Welfare: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry housing; animal welfare; precision livestock farming; environmental control; sustainable production; automation; sensors; housing design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Advances in Genetic Improvement of Aquacultural Species
edited by and Wanchang Zhang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture species; genetic resources; molecular markers; genome-wide association studies (GWAS); genomic selection; gene editing (CRISPR/Cas); genetic improvement; multi-omics integration; breeding strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Molecular Mechanisms of Biodiversity, Adaptation and Evolution in Livestock
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock genomics; adaptation genetics; animal domestication; evolution; conservation genetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
The Effect of Early-Life Stress on the Welfare and Performance of Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open
Keywords: farm animals; early life stress; perinatal phase; gut microbiota; biomarkers; adaptability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Aquatic Animal Medicine and Pathology 2nd Edition: Host–Pathogen Interactions submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic animals; aquaculture; aquaria; wild communities; host– pathogen crosstalk; global warming; epidemiological models; health monitoring; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Advances in Pathogenic Mechanisms and Drug Strategies of Veterinary Pathogens
edited by and Jian Li
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals; pathogen infections; veterinary drugs; natural products; plant extracts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
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