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Modern Livestock and Poultry Farming Technologies to Improve Comfort and Animal Welfare Levels

edited by

Zhonghong Wu

and

Yao Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20070 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock welfare; husbandry techniques; environmental management; animal behavior; stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Wild Animal Welfare: Science, Ethics and Law

edited by

Alexandre Azevedo

and

Manuel Magalhães-Sant'Ana

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15415 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; wildlife; wild animals; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; wildlife management; biodiversity; predation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Pet Nutrition and Health

edited by

Xiao Xiao

, Caimei Yang and

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10018 | Submission Open

Keywords: pet; nutrition and health; feed additives; multi-omics; intestinal homeostasis; animal models; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Rodents: Biology and Ecology

edited by Ricardo Bovendorp

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9757 | Submission Open

Keywords: rodent ecology; rodent biodiversity; population dynamics; trophic interactions; ecosystem functioning; habitat use; functional and phylogenetic diversity; rodent behavior; disease ecology; human– wildlife interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Recent Advances of Swine Viral Disease Research in China: Epidemiology, Virus-Host Interactions and Control: Second Edition

edited by

Su Li

and

Hua-Ji Qiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5363 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; diagnostic; virus– host interactions; viral replication; control; and prevention; vaccines; antivirals; emergence and evolution; viral immunology; viral structure

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

Novel Technologies in Ruminant Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Production, and Sustainability

edited by

Guoyao Wu

Fuller W. Bazer

and Kevin E. Washburn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4991 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; reproduction; disease; environment; health; productivity; sustainability

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

Effects of Feed Additives on the Health and Performance of Monogastric Animals

edited by

Yuan-Yu Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4897 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed additives; monogastric animals; poultry; swine; dogs; cats; probiotics; phytogenics; functional pet food; gut health; insect protein; novel feed ingredients; immune modula-tion; safety assessment; performance enhancement; sustainable nutrition; antibiotic al-ternatives; metabolomics; pet food supplements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Molecular Epidemiology of Animal-Associated Fungal and Viral Pathogens

edited by

Fouad S. El-Mayet

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4561 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular epidemiology; animal pathogens; fungal infections; viral infections; zoonotic diseases; genetic characterization; phylogenetic analysis; evolution

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

Advances in Sustainable Feed for Livestock: Impacts on Nutrition and Food Quality

edited by

Daniela-Mihaela Grigore

Petru Alexandru Vlaicu

and

Mădălina Ungureanu-Iuga

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4031 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial by-products; macroalgae; insect meal; microbial biomass; nutrition; feed; meat quality; egg quality; circular economy; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Genetic Variability and Selection of Equines

edited by

János Posta

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3812 | Submission Open

Keywords: population genetics; gene conservation; selection response; genetic improvement

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

Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Prevention Strategies for Transboundary Animal Diseases

edited by

Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3206 | Submission Open

Keywords: transboundary animal diseases; epidemiology; disease outbreak reporting system; prevention; control strategy; key drivers of disease spreading; disease modelling; spatial and spatio-temporal analyses; disease transmission pathway; disease risk mapping; cross-border coordination

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

The Role of Nutrition in Enhancing Health and Production Performance in Swine

edited by

Dongsheng Che

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; feedstuff; feed additives; health; production performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Environmental Adaptation and Metabolic Regulation in Aquatic Animals

edited by Fan Yu and Shengyan Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; health; growth; reproduction; environment stressor; metabolic regulation; physiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Applied Ethology and Welfare Assessment in Animals

edited by

Edward Narayan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3007 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; climate change; habitat conservation; farm animals; aquatic life; pollution; urban living; extinction; welfare ethics and policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Canine Olfaction

edited by

Irene Ortiz-Leal

and

Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine olfaction; scent detection; vomeronasal system; odor discrimination; sniffer dogs; pheromones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Cognitive Dysfunction and Neurodegenerative Diseases in Dogs and Cats

edited by

Dagmara Winiarczyk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2640 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive dysfunction; neurodegenerative diseases; dogs; cats; aging; biomarkers; veterinary neurology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Advances in Camelid Welfare: Housing, Feeding, Health, and Behavioral Best Practices

edited by Carlos Iglesias Pastrana

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2259 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelid welfare; animal behavior; health management; feeding strategies; housing systems; stress physiology; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Stomatology of Companion Animals—Second Edition

edited by

Mateusz Mikiewicz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; surgery; oral cavity tumours; prevention; periodontal diseases; gingivitis; stomatitis; hyperplastic lesions; dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Zoonotic Diseases: Etiology, Diagnosis, Surveillance and Epidemiology: Second Edition

edited by

Ana Cristina Ferreira

and

Sandra Cavaco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2133 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; diagnostic; epidemiology; One Health; surveillance; zoonotic diseases

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

Wildlife Diseases: Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation—2nd Edition

edited by

Lorenzo Domenis

and

Serena Robetto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathology; histopathology; bacteriology; microbiology; diseases; wildlife; captive and free-ranging wild animals; exotic species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Production, Breeding and Disease Management of Plateau Animals—Second Edition

edited by

Jiakui Li

and

Peng Shang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-altitude plateau; yaks; native forages; genetics and breeding; epidemiology

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

Equine Exercise Physiology: From Molecules to Racing

edited by Jonathan Foreman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; horse; sport; exercise; physiology; training; performance; competition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches for Companion and Exotic Animals

edited by

Margherita De Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; exotic pets; diagnostics; therapeutics; pharmacology; surgery; pathology; diagnostic imaging

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

Strategies for Monitoring and Managing Wild Ungulate Populations

edited by

Rita Tinoco Torres

and

Ana Manuel Figueiredo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1351 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife monitoring; wildlife management; ungulates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Equine Surfaces, Shoeing, and Musculoskeletal Injury

edited by

Michael Peterson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; arena surfaces; racetrack surfaces; shoeing; objective lameness; musculoskeletal disease; granular material mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advances and Applications for Improvement of Reproductive Function and Fertility in Dogs

edited by

Tatsuya Hori

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 994 | 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)

Small Animal Nutrition and Health

edited by

Attawit Kovitvadhi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; dog and cat nutrition; functional ingredients; gut microbiota; probiotics and prebiot-ics; alternative protein sources; sustainable pet food; nutrient metabolism; personalized nutrition; health and disease prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Female Genital Diseases and Reproductive Parameters in Animals

edited by

Vincenzo Cicirelli

and

Matteo Burgio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open

Keywords: genital disease; reproductive parameters; reproduction of domestic animals; dogs and cats; semen evaluation; genital pathologies

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

Biological Activities of Natural Compounds and Their Application in Animal Health

edited by

Watcharapong Mitsuwan

and

Phirabhat Saengsawang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; animal health; infections; biological activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Impact of Genetics and Feeding on Growth Performance of Pigs—2nd Edition

edited by

André Albuquerque

and

Nicolás Garrido De la Osa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal improvement; nutrition; transcriptomics; NGS; welfare; production; sustainability; meat quality traits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Equine Biomechanics and Gait Analysis: Insights into Locomotion, Performance, and Clinical Practice

edited by Victoria A. Walker and

Rachel C. Murray

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine biomechanics; gait analysis; objective assessment; lameness detection; rehabilitation; training; multidisciplinary team

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Livestock Reproduction: Sperm Capacitation and In Vitro Fertilization

edited by

John Parrish

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: spermatozoa; maturation; capacitation; fertilization; embryo development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Advances in Measuring and Mitigating Methane Emissions from Ruminants

edited by Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminants; greenhouse gases; sensors; methane; supplements

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

Species Framed as Invasive or Pests: Influence, Governance, and Storylines in Conservation Biology

edited by

Núria Almiron

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation biology; invasion biology; invasive species; pests management; interest groups; governance; narratives; animal ethics; critical animal studies; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Ethics)

Emerging Environmental Challenges: Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Aquatic Fauna

edited by

Muting Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiple stressors; environmental pressures; novel pollutants; ecotoxicology; aquatic biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Local Feed Resources in Ruminants Nutrition

edited by

Pichad Khejornsart

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: rumen manipulation; tropical; ruminant productivity; local feeds; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Innovations in Animal Virus Detection and Therapeutics

edited by Yanke Shan,

Fei Liu

and Jiahao Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative diagnostic technologies; rapid detection; point-of-care diagnostics; antiviral agents; functional additives; immunomodulators; nucleic acid detection; animal viral diseases; virus– host interactions; zoonotic diseases

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

Gastrointestinal Microbial Balance and Equine Health: Current Insights and Future Directions

edited by Jennifer L. MacNicol

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine microbiome; gastrointestinal microbiome; gastrointestinal health; horse health; bioinformatics; equids; gastroenterology; microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

High-Producing Ruminants: Energy Metabolism and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

edited by

Kritapon Sommart

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

Keywords: efficiency of energy utilization; feed digestibility; enteric methane mitigation; agro-industrial by-products; greenhouse gas emissions; nutrient partitioning; life cycle assessment; sustainable ruminant livestock production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

The Role of Genomics and Transcriptomics in Understanding Zoonotic Diseases

edited by Shivani Ojha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; transcriptomics; zoonosis; host; bacteria; fungi; virus; parasite; mRNA; expression; sequencing; resistance

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

Lactation Physiology and Milk Quality of Small Ruminants: Second Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Garzón

Javier Caballero-Villalobos

and

Elena Angon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy; small ruminants; udder health; milk technological properties; predictive models; coagulation efficiency; sustaina-bility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Applications and Impacts of Nanotechnology in Animals

edited by

Carolina Madeira Lucci

and Juliana Lis Mendes Brito

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotheragnosis; nanotechnology; nanotoxicology; nanoplastic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

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

edited by

Danilo Florentino Pereira

and

Gabriel Machado Dallago

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 319 | 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)

From Functional Genes to Precision Breeding: Advances in Sheep and Goat Genetics

edited by

Wenping Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional genes; sheep; goat; genetic breeding; gene editing; economic traits

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

Conservation Breeding in the Age of Mass Extinction: Ethics, Reproduction, and Emerging Biotechnologies

edited by

Robert K. Browne

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; genetic engineering; conservation breeding; reproduction biotechnologies; wildlife biobanking; climate change; terraforming; mass extinction; species perpetuation; deextinction

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

Diarrheal Diseases in Piglets: Pathogenic Mechanism, Prevention and Control

edited by Guiyan Yang and Jialu Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: viral diarrhea in piglets; bacterial diarrhea in piglets; parasitic diarrhea in piglets; piglets diarrhea caused by environment; nutrition and management; interaction between microorganism and the host; diarrhea control by vaccines; potential drugs for diarrhea treatment; nutrition and immunity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Animal Cognition and Nutritional Ecology in Changing Environments

edited by

Laura Teresa Hernández-Salazar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; behavior; neuroscience; nutritional ecology; environmental change; animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Livestock and Synanthropic Animals: Detection, Surveillance, and Control

edited by

Van Lun Low

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: vectors; infectious diseases; hematophagous arthropods; animals; tropical medicine

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

Innovative Education and Communication in Veterinary Clinical Practice

edited by Paul Mills

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary clinical education; hidden curriculum; effective clinical communication

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

Animal Cruelty: Causes, Behavioral Consequences, and Methods to Improve Animal Welfare

edited by

Victoria Cussen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal cruelty; animal welfare; psychological trauma; behavioral phenotypes; behavioral assessment; behavioral rehabilitation; animal shelter

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

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