Reproductive Physiology and Pathology in Livestock
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental and Reproductive Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 4076
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal physiology; placentation and placenta; morphology; livestock
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reproductive aspects in livestock are complex, as the line between increased productivity and the onset of reproductive complications is often thin. To mention just a few examples, high embryonic death in pigs or placental retention in dairy cattle are reproductive disorders that largely depend on production characteristics. This Special Issue aims to collect original articles and reviews that broadly address the physiology and pathology of reproduction in production animals, including experimental models and non-conventional species.
Knowledge about animal reproduction increases every day. The development of new technologies has generated important advances in the normal reproductive biology and pathology of reproduction. The production demand favors the development of alterations and abnormal situations that do not appear in wild animals. Currently, there is also a demand for successful production to not forget animal welfare. Knowing the basic aspects of reproduction in the different species and breeds that are used for productive purposes is essential to improving production, while respecting the species’ characteristics to maintain welfare conditions. The reproductive system is one of the organic systems with the greatest interspecific variation, even between related species; for example, there are variations in the characteristics of the cycle, in the annexed glands in the male, in gestation and placenta, in the volume and characteristics of the ejaculate, etc. This Special Issue aims to collect articles and reviews that present results or gather knowledge on various aspects of reproduction both under normal and altered conditions. The concept of livestock is considered in a broad sense, and works on non-conventional animal production and experimental models generated to analyze reproductive aspects of livestock will be accepted.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
The biology and pathology of the reproductive cycle in domestic animals (or in other species used for production);
Gametogenesis;
The morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of reproductive organs;
The morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of gametas;
The pathology of reproductive systems in males and females;
Experimental models applied to livestock reproduction and the pathology of reproduction;
Fertilization, embryo development, implantation, placentation, gestation, and partum in normal and pathological conditions;
Stress and reproduction;
Reproduction and biotechnology;
Reproduction in non-conventional animal’s productions;
The immunology of reproduction.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Claudio Gustavo Ustavo Barbeito
Prof. Dr. Fabiano José Ferreira De Sant’Ana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- livestock
- animal reproduction
- reproductive biology
- physiology and pathology of reproduction
- experimental models
- non-conventional species
- biotechnology
- immunology
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