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Pork Quality: Evaluation and Factors Involved

edited by

Mercedes Izquierdo

and Francisco Hernandez-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Impact of Amino Acids on Production Efficiency and Nitrogen Utilization of Dairy Cows

edited by Daniel Luchini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; protein; nitrogen utilization efficiency; health; reproduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Bacterial and Viral Diseases in Aquatic Animals: Second Edition

edited by

Yi Geng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; bacterial diseases; viral diseases; pathogenesis; epidemiology; pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Brain Tumors in Dogs and Cats: New Advances in Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Maria Teresa Mandara

and Cristian Falzone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: tumors; nervous system; dog; cat; clinic; diagnostic; grading system; therapy; biological behavior; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Research in Veterinary Andrology: A Focus on Testicular Failures Affecting Male Fertility

edited by

Maria Albrizio

and

Mario Cinone

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: infertility male; comorbidity; testis; accessory glands; spermatozoa

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Equine Physiotherapy and Functional Recovery: Advances in Diagnostics and Therapeutic Approaches

edited by Maria Soroko-Dubrovina,

Wanda Górniak

and Karolina Śniegucka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine physiotherapy; functional recovery; rehabilitation; musculoskeletal disorders; performance optimization; equine welfare; diagnostic techniques; therapeutic approaches; biomechanics; veterinary medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Behavioral Insights into Shelter Dogs: Demographics, Interactions, and Welfare

edited by Anne McBride and

Wanda McCormick

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: shelter dogs; canine behavior; dog behavior; rehoming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Advances in Nutritional Modulation of Skeletal Development in Poultry

edited by Ayodeji Aderibigbe

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry bone health; skeletal biology; mineral nutrition; bone biomechanics; imaging technologies; gut-bone axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Grazing Behavior and Pasture Management for Sustainable Dairy Farming

edited by

Juan Pablo Keim

, Rubén Guillermo Pulido and

Oscar Balocchi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: perennial ryegrass; legumes; diverse pasture; grazing management; dairy cows; milk production; green house gas emissions; nutritive value; eating and rumination times

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

Canine and Feline Leishmaniosis: Research Advances and Diagnostic Innovations

edited by

Giulia Donato

Germano Castelli

and

Federica Bruno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: leishmaniosis; Leishmania; dogs; cats; pathogenesis; clinical aspects; diagnosis

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

Poultry Welfare—Behavioural Assessment of Affective State

edited by

Ana K. Rentsch

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; galliformes; anseriformes animal welfare; ethology; affective state; behavioural indicators; mental health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Perspectives of Stem Cells in Wildlife: From Domestic Animal Models to Applications in Conservation of Endangered Species

edited by Oscar A. Peralta

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: pluripotent stem cells; embryonic stem cells; induced pluripotent stem cells; wild animals; domestic animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Assessing Behavior and Welfare in Sheltered Animals: Research Progress and Challenges

edited by Meghan Herron

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10591 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior; welfare; companion animals; shelter; stress; behavior evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

One Health and Public Health Implications of Sterilization-Based Management in Free-Roaming Dogs and Cats

edited by María del Mar Travieso-Aja and

Octavio Pérez Luzardo

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; one welfare; dogs; cats; human– animal interactions; free-roaming animal-related population management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Innovations in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies for Companion Animal Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Diseases

edited by Maria Chiara Marchesi,

Domenico Caivano

and Giulia Maggi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal disease; respiratory disease; aerodigestive disease; interventional endoscopy; small animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Recent Advances in Veterinary Pathology

edited by

Francesca Parisi

and

Giuseppe Piegari

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarker identification; histopathology; molecular and digital diagnostics; precision medicine; veterinary forensic pathology; veterinary pathology; One Health

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

Cave Life: Creatures That Lurk in the Shadows

edited by Jonas Eduardo Gallão and Maria Elina Bichuette

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: subterranean fauna; conservation; behavior; morphology; taxonomy; physiology; evolution; troglobites; troglophiles; trogloxenes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Disease and Health in Free-Ranging and Captive Wildlife: Second Edition

edited by

Ho-Seong Cho

and

Yeonsu Oh

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14326 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; wildlife; surveillance; animal health; disease surveillance; disease monitoring; diagnostic techniques; zoonoses; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Protecting Endangered Species: Second Edition

edited by

Chunwang Li

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7228 | Submission Open

Keywords: endangered animals; threatened animals; recovered species; animal conservation; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; habitat conservation; human disturbance; wildlife management; conservation policy

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

Pathogen Elimination in Animal Populations

edited by Satoshi Otake and Scott Dee

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen; elimination; eradication; animals; population; transmission; biosecurity

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

Featured Papers in the 'Animal Products' Section

edited by

Guillermo Ripoll

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3605 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat; milk; cheese; wool; ham; meat products; cured; honey; fish; poultry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Birds in a Changing World: Current Challenges and the Future of Research

edited by Zbigniew Kwieciński

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: life history; bird biology and ecology; genetics; anatomy; histology; physiology; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Application of Radiology and Imaging in Farm Animals

edited by

Zbigniew Adamiak

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm animals; radiology; diagnostic imaging; ultrasonography; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; endoscopy; scintigraphy thermos visual imaging

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

Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Impact of Human-Animal Bonding on Companion Animals

edited by Giacomo Riggio

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-animal relationship; attachment bond; stress; emotion regulation; dogs; cats; behavioral problems; behavior; emotional support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Innovations in Equine Surgery: Laparoscopy and Beyond

edited by

Valeria Albanese

and Paola Straticò

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: horses; laparoscopy; thoracoscopy; robotic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

The Quality and Safety of Meat and Poultry Products and Byproducts in a One Health Perspective: Technology and Prospects

edited by

Zhi Yang

, Xiaoli Wan and Zhiyue Wang

submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry meat quality; functional meat products; one health; food safety; byproduct valorization; antimicrobial interventions; pet food safety; processing technology; foodborne pathogens; circular bioeconomy

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 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25953 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotics Development in Companion Animals

edited by Anat Shnaiderman Torban and

Amir Steinman

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4949 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; multi-drug resistance; infection control; surveillance; veterinary clinics; antibiotic stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Animal Production: Impact on Public Health

edited by Pragathi Belagola Shridhar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial disease; food-animal production; public health; animal health; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; disease prevention; epidemiology; disease surveillance

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

Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Animal Hematology: Insights into Blood Cell Production, Disease Pathogenesis, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by Sakurako Neo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs); bone marrow disorder; veterinary hematology; transplantation; leukemia; veterinary hematopoiesis; regenerative medicine

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

Behavioral and Cognitive Complexity in Great Apes

edited by Masaki Tomonaga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative cognition; behavioral complexity; social cognition; physical cognition; ecological cognition; evolution; great apes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)

The Detection, Prevention and Treatment of Calf Diseases

edited by

Sophie Anne Mahendran

and

Steven Van Winden

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16286 | Submission Open

Keywords: calf health; cattle; pathophysiology; epidemiology; infectious diseases; population; detection; prevention; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Advances in Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Poultry

edited by

Minli Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15087 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; breeding; economic traits; genetics; multi-omics integration; reproductive performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Advances in Diagnostic Imaging in Small Animal Cardiology

edited by

Lina Hamabe

and

Kazumi Shimada

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11298 | 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)

Infrared Thermography in Animals

edited by

Cord M. Brundage

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7167 | 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)

Advances in the Cytogenetics of Livestock

edited by

Ewa Wójcik

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6150 | 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)

Advances in Reptile and Amphibian Infectious Diseases

edited by Krista Keller

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5176 | Submission Open

Keywords: mycology; bacteriology; virology; parasitology; reptile; amphibian; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Environmental Physiology and Health in Animals: Mechanisms, Adaptations and Welfare

edited by Dan Shen and

Chunmei Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4689 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal physiology; animal– environment interaction; molecular adaptation; adaptation mechanisms; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Livestock Welfare in Extensive Production System

edited by

Mario Baratta

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4516 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; food quality; extensive systems; biosensors; biomarkers; biodiversity; climate change; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Fish Diseases and Healthy Farming

edited by

Jing Dong

and

Shun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4471 | 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)

Advanced Biomarker Research in Animal Pathological States: Second Edition

edited by

Urszula Lisiecka

, Dorota Pietras-Ożga and

Katarzyna Michalak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4071 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; cytomics; metabolomics; livestock; companion animals

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

Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans: Crabs, Shrimps and Lobsters

edited by

Hui Guo

and

Yafei Duan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3892 | Submission Open

Keywords: crustaceans; environmental stress; eco-physiology; biochemistry; pollutants; healthy aquaculture; adaptive mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Conservation, Ecology and Health Issues of Forest Bats

edited by Ricardo Bovendorp

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3711 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest mammals; bats; Brazil; rainforest; biodiversity conservation; population ecology; habitat fragmentation; agroforestry systems; wildlife monitoring; anthropogenic impacts on wildlife

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

Advances in Animal Poisoning and Investigative Diagnostic Toxicology: Mechanisms, Detection, and Intervention

edited by

Xishuai Tong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3595 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicology; in vitro toxicity models; environmental pollutants; agricultural toxicants; toxicity of nanomaterials; toxicogenomics and epigenetics; applications of artificial intelligence in poisoning diagnosis; toxicological risk assessment models; cross-species toxic transmission; biotoxins produced by drug-resistant bacteria

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

Physiological Responses of Fishes to Nutrition Management and Environmental Stresses—Second Edition

edited by

László Ardó

and

Janka Nagyné Biró

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3563 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental stress; aquaculture; stress resistance; feed composition; feed additives; fish physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Diagnostic Imaging Applications in Renal Diseases of Small Animals

edited by

Caterina Puccinelli

and

Simonetta Citi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3451 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute kidney injury; chronic kidney disease; nephropathy; ultrasound; radiology; computed tomography; contrast-enhanced ultrasound; small animals

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

Novel Approaches to Enhancing Poultry Health: From Bench to Farm

edited by Yueping Chen and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3450 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry gut health; feed nutrition; feed additives; feed processing; management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Morphological, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Advances in Fish Skin 3.0

edited by

Mauro Cavallaro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin; teleosts; skin appendages; glands; light organs; morphology; ultrastructure; molecular advances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Genetic Evaluation for Economically Relevant Traits in Small Ruminants

edited by Shanhe Wang and

Zehu Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2935 | 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)

Companion Animal Neurology

edited by Alejandra Mondino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2834 | 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)

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