Animal Science
A section of Life (ISSN 2075-1729).
Section Information
This Section of the journal Life aims to rapidly publish contributions related to animal and poultry science. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that report significant advances in those fields. Topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Anatomy
- Behavior
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Embryo manipulation
- Environment
- Feeding
- Genetic engineering
- Genetics and breeding
- Livestock
- Nutrition
- Physiology and functional biology
- Poultry
- Reproduction
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Health Management of Farm Animals: Physiological and Pathological Aspects (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advances in Tissue Engineering in Reproduction (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Rumen Microbiome and Fermentation Function Research (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Advances in Sustainable Animal Nutrition: Impacts on Physiology, Health, and Production (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Wildlife Shifts: Species, Space, and Survival (Deadline: 19 May 2026)
- From Animal Models to Clinical Innovations: Translating Research into Medicine (Deadline: 22 May 2026)
- New Mechanisms and Insights into Insect Silk Gland Biology and Silk Production (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Vector-Borne Diseases and One Health (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Perspectives on Nutrition and Livestock Health (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Livestock Breeding, Nutrition and Metabolism (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Innovations in Dairy Cattle Health and Nutrition Management (Deadline: 18 July 2026)
- Genetics, Breeding, and Reproduction of Cattle (Deadline: 24 July 2026)
- Promising Therapeutic Horizons for Regenerative Medicine in Animals (Deadline: 28 July 2026)
- Molecular Mechanisms and Immune Regulation in Animal Diseases (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Building the Future of Veterinary Medicine: Foundational Data in Physiology and Pathology (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Metabolic Research in Animal Nutrition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Vetinformatics-Driven Approaches to Animal Health and Disease (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Gut Health and Nutritional Strategies in Animals (Deadline: 28 August 2026)
- Current Updates on Equidae Breeding and Genetics (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Conservation Ecology and Management of Mammalian Predators (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Novel Insights into Stress and Nutritional Regulation in Animals (Deadline: 1 September 2026)
- Spotlight on Veterinary Pathology and Toxicology (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Parasite Detection, Control Strategies and Risk Factors Related to Reproductive Health in Livestock (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Nutrition–Physiology Interactions in Aquatic Species (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Honeybees: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Animal Reproduction and Health (Deadline: 28 October 2026)
- Poultry Nutrition and Gut Microbiota Health (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Veterinary Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, and Control Strategies (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Developmental Programming in Cats and Dogs (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- The 15th Anniversary of Life—New Trends in Animal Health Science (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Insects in the Anthropocene (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Feature Review Collection in the Animal Science Section (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Comparative Immuno-Oncology and Translational Biomedicine in Veterinary Sciences (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Environmental Stress (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- New Horizons: Biology and Pathology of Viruses in Animals (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
