Health Management of Farm Animals: Physiological and Pathological Aspects
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 113
Special Issue Editor
Interests: porcine medicine; porcine herd health management; porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV); porcine-circovirus-associated diseases (PCVAD); porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC); reproductive diseases in sows and boars; welfare and production; heat stress; alternatives to antibiotics; vaccines; feed additives; mycotoxins; zoonoses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Health management in farm animals is the practice of ensuring optimal health and welfare in animals through diagnostics, preventive strategies, monitoring programs, and the management of diseases, which is crucial in improving both animal health and productivity. This Special Issue will focus on health management in farm animals, including physical and pathological aspects that influence animal health, disease prevention and treatment strategies, livestock production, and overall herd management. Our aim for this Special Issue is to showcase a collection of reviews or original research articles on health management in farm animals, covering all aspects of the link between the physical and pathological aspects in farm animals, such as ruminants, pigs, poultry, and rabbits. Experts in the field of the physiology and pathology of animals, veterinary medicine, veterinary microbiology/virology/parasitology, farm animal medicine, animal nutrition, and animal welfare are invited to submit manuscripts for peer review. Specifically, we welcome submissions that include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Developments in new technology for the diagnosis of farm animal diseases;
- The economic impact of health management in farm animals on livestock production;
- New aspects of the pathogenesis of farm animal diseases;
- Epidemiological studies on farm animal diseases;
- New aspects of farm animal nutrition;
- Links between climate change and farm animal diseases;
- Mycotoxins and health management in farm animals;
- Vaccinology in health management in farm animals;
- New prevention strategies for farm animal diseases;
- Monitoring programs for emerging and re-emerging farm animal diseases.
Prof. Dr. Vasileios Papatsiros
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cattle
- small ruminants
- pig
- poultry
- veterinary medicine
- health
- disease
- welfare
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