Special Issues

Animals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Exploring Equine Metabolome: Insights from High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; climate conditions; equine physiology; equine nutrition; equine performance; equine management; equine sport; equine health; exercise; horse; metabolites; muscle physiology; neonatal period; peripartum; physiological stress; training; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Innovative Methods to Reduce Predation and Achieve Coexistence between Predators and Prey
edited by Jorge Tobajas
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 144 | 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)
Human Psychology of Animal Sentience
edited by Uri Lifshin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal rights; animal sentience; animal welfare; attitudes towards animals; human– animal relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Fat Metabolism and Deposition in Cattle
edited by Yoonseok Lee
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: bovine; intramuscular fat deposition; gene regulation; genetic variant; non-coding RNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Second Edition of Tick-Borne Diseases in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne diseases; tick-borne pathogens; tick control; companion animals; production animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
The Vertebrate Immune System: Insights from the Reptilian Perspective
edited by T. Franciscus Scheelings
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptile immunity; reptile innate immunity; adaptive immunity in reptiles; vaccination; cytokines; immuno-pathology; pathogens; haematology; evolution; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)
Improving Animal Welfare: A Key Factor for a Shift towards More Sustainable Animal Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7579 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal-based measures; welfare assessment; physiology; behavior; stress indicators; best practices; sustainable development goals; sustainability; One Health; One Welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Saliva and Blood Markers in Animal Welfare and Health Monitoring
edited by and Maria Martín-Cuervo
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; saliva; serum; blood; health status; welfare; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Theoretical and Empirical Research on Animal Welfare Policy submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; policy evaluation; farm-level compliance; farm animal; international trade; decision support systems; welfare management; welfare monitoring; welfare assurance; food labelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Learning and Social Behavior in Parrots
edited by Amelia Wein and Raoul Schwing
submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: parrot cognition; parrot behavior; bird cognition; bird behavior; cognitive abilities; problem solving; technical intelligence; parrot; kea; cockatoo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)
Anaesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals
edited by , Tilemahos Anagnostou, , Kiriaki Pavlidou and Dimitris Raptopoulos
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 36568 | Submission Open
Keywords: anaesthesia; analgesia; companion animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Companion Animals submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11345 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary sports medicine; sporting and utility dogs; management of sports units k9; canine sports training; nutrition in sporting and utility dogs; benefits of canine sports; role of the veterinarian in sports competitions; pathologies associated with canine sports; physiotherapy and rehabilitation in companion animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Monitoring of Cows: Management and Sustainability submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9874 | Submission Open
Keywords: monitoring of cows grazing on pasture or in confinement systems (productivity; health; behaviour; welfare; reproduction; environment; gases; milk quality; etc.); sustainability of the system and production; social and economic impact; management of cattle system; precision livestock (technologies; mathematical modelling; techniques of data measurements; monitor devices; analysis algorithms; precision technologies; sensors; software; sound analysis; images analysis; etc.); traceability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
Recent Advances in Animals Anesthesia, Analgesia and Pain Management during Gonadectomy
edited by and Alberto Maria Crovace
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7557 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; pain; pain management; nociception; gonadectomy; ovariectomy; ovariohysterectomy; orchiectomy; small animals; large animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Diagnostic Imaging in Equine Lameness Diagnosis—Where Are We in 2024?
edited by and Myra F. Barrett
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6344 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; radiography; comparative imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; scintigraphy; positron emission tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Advances in Small Animal Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5211 | Submission Open
Keywords: small animal; endocrinology; hormone regulation; endocrine disorders; reproductive physiology; reproductive biotechnology; andrology; pregnancy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
In Vitro and In Vivo Digestibility Studies in Ruminants submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4110 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas production technique; Rusitec; in situ; respiration chambers and metabolic cages
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Infectious Diseases, Pathology and Immunology in Rabbits
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open
Keywords: rabbits; infectious diseases; epidemiology; immunology; diagnostic tools; vaccines; antibiotic resistance; alternative methods for infectious diseases control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Mammal Evolution Explained through Molecular and Morphological Data
edited by Claudio Gustavo Ustavo Barbeito, Phelipe Favaron and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; evo– devo; comparative anatomy; molecular biology; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Insect Diversity and Biology
edited by Pavel B. Klimov
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: phylogenetics; systematics; evolution and co-evolution; biodiversity; ecology; host associations; role of mites in agriculture and medicine
Cancer Immunotherapy Research in Veterinary Medicine submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; immunobiomarkers; immunotherapy; immune signal pathways; immune system; veterinary oncology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Parasites and Parasitic Diseases in Small Animals submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8915 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; phylogeny; taxonomy; epidemiology; zoonosis; small animals; diagnosis; pathogenesis; vaccination; parasitic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Second Edition of Stress Management in Poultry submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7438 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; stress; inflammation; oxidative stress; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Veterinary Clinical Microbiology submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2983 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobials; veterinary; clinical microbiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
The Role of Alimentary Factors Used in Animal Diets on Gut Microbiota and Immune Regulation submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open
Keywords: alimentary factors; feed additives; alternative feed materials; animal health; gut microbiota modulation; immunological and physiological response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Canine and Feline Endocrinology: Research Progress and Challenges
edited by Rodolfo Oliveira Leal and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open
Keywords: canine endocrine diseases; feline endocrine diseases; thyroid gland; parathyroid gland; adrenal glands; pancreas; insulin; continuous glucose monitoring systems; pituitary; endocrine tumors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Innate Immune Responses of Fish to Infectious Diseases
edited by and Adef Kordon
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1328 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish immunology; fish innate immunity; host defense; trained immunity; phagocytosis; cytotoxicity; innate lymphoid cells; TLR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Wild and Domestic Animal Hemoparasites
edited by Grzegorz Karbowiak
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: hemoparasite; vector-borne pathogens; biodiversity; pathology; immunology; global changes; thematically similar issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Advances in Wildlife and Exotic Animals Anatomy submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 22 articles | Viewed by 47656 | Submission Open
Keywords: wild animals; exotic pets; gross anatomy; microscopic anatomy; image-based anatomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Advances in Equine Respiratory Disease: Severe Equine Asthma Syndrome submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12932 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; asthma; lung; inflammation; chronic; diagnosis; therapy; genetic; immunology; respiratory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Effects of Environmental Factors on Animal Performance: A Focus on the Occurrence of Genotype–Environment Interaction and Epigenetic Effects submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; epigenetics; genotype by environment interaction; geographic location; management practices; nutritional constraints; quantitative genomics; resilience; thermal stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Infectious Diseases on Livestock Reproduction
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open
Keywords: reproduction; abortion; infection; infertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Genetics and Genomics to Enhance the Welfare, Production Efficiency, and Disease Resistance of Farmed Fish and Shellfish Species
edited by Robert Mukiibi and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture genomics; disease genomics; genome-wide association studies; genomic prediction; aquaculture breeding; population genomics; transcriptomics; epigenetics; fish and shellfish
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Conservation and Evolution Biology of Endangered Animals
edited by Xiuyue Zhang and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 38938 | Submission Open
Keywords: endangered animals; conservation; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Ruminant Welfare Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7521 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Nutrient Utilization, Requirements and Nutrigenomics in Sheep and Goats
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3842 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; nutrient requirements; sheep; goats; nutrigenomics; utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)
Advances in Functional Diets and Culture Conditions in Fish: Applications in Aquaculture
edited by M.Angeles Gallardo Romero and
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1696 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquafeeds; bioactive compounds; feeding strategies; fish farming conditions; fish nutrition; fish sustained swimming; fish welfare; prebiotics and probiotics; sustainability; value-added industrial waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Veterinary Parasitology: Epidemiology, Control and Prevention Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 23 articles | Viewed by 30684 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; parasitic disease; epidemiological investigations; meta-analysis; drug treatment; strategies for control and prevention; social burden and economic losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Diagnostic and Treatment Methods for Joint Diseases in Dogs and Cats
edited by , and Filippo Maria Martini
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 25592 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; joint; osteoarthrosis; osteoarthritis; orthopedic disease; lameness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Management of Stress Impact on Domestic Animals Physiology and Welfare submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 17801 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; domestic animals physiology; stress biomarkers; antioxidants; management; performance; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Role of Trace Minerals in Livestock and Poultry Production submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11948 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace minerals; animal and poultry production; physiology; nutrition; immunological response and environmental ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Emotional Contagion in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9748 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective science; arousal; collective behavior; empathy; mimicry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Antimicrobial Usage Monitoring Systems and Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Animal Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9472 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic use; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; livestock; pets; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Recent Progress in Anatomy and Pathology of Marine Mammals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9460 | Submission Open
Keywords: anatomy; pathology; marine mammals; cetacean; dolphin; whale; conservation; one-health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Infectious Diseases in Animals: Community Ecology and Pathogen Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8996 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Equine Upper Respiratory Tract Dynamics submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7959 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; equine upper respiratory tract; equine upper respiratory tract functional limitations; equine upper respiratory tract dynamic dysfunctions; equine ridden head position; welfare of the sport horse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Exploring the Antimicrobial Resistance Phenomenon in Wildlife: The Need for a Holistic Perspective for Global Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7398 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial-resistant genes; antimicrobial-resistant bacteria; wildlife; human– wildlife interface; microbiota community; metagenomics; qPCR; resistome; next-generation sequencing (NGS); multidrug resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology for Wildlife submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5838 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Problems of Veterinary Education, Science and Profession
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5775 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary education; continuing education; stress; conflict; professional burnout; veterinary expertise; veterinary inspection; food and animal law; animal advocacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Policy, Politics and Law)
Nutrition and Reproduction Relationships in Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5516 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; reproduction; production; domestic animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
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