Announcements

It is our great honor to present the highly viewed papers published by Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2306-7381) in 2023 in the Section “Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics”. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding individuals and teams whose work inspires their fellow researchers and profoundly influences the field of veterinary science. We invite you to read these outstanding works listed below.

1. “Cocaine Effects on Reproductive Behavior and Fertility: An Overview”
by Luigi Rosati, Teresa Chianese, Aldo Mileo, Maria De Falco and Anna Capaldo
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(8), 484; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10080484
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/8/484

2. “Effect of Immunocastration on Culled Sows—A Preliminary Study on Reproductive Tract, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality”
by Sofia Botelho-Fontela, Gustavo Paixão, Ricardo Pereira-Pinto, Manuela Vaz-Velho, Maria dos Anjos Pires, Rita Payan-Carreira, Luís Patarata, José Lorenzo, António Silva and Alexandra Esteves
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(10), 600; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10100600
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/10/600

3. “Effect of Feeding Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Peel and Garlic (Allium sativum) on Antioxidant Status and Reproductive Efficiency of Female Rabbits”
by Omnia Y. Abd-Elfadiel Hagag, Fawzy El-Essawy Younis, Rasha A. Al-Eisa, Eman Fayad and Nahla S. El-Shenawy
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 179; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030179
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/3/179

4. “Ovarian Dynamics and Changes in Estradiol-17β and Progesterone Relationship with Standing Estrus, Preovulatory Follicles, and Ovulation Using Single Prostaglandin F2α Injection in Barbari Goats”
by Tariq Sohail, Muhammad Farhab, Liuming Zhang, Yan Kang, Xiaomei Sun, Dejun Ji and Yongjun Li
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(10), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10100624
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/10/624

5. “Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical Characterization of Maternal Myofibroblasts in the Bovine Placenta around Parturition”
by Valentina Kuczwara, Gerhard Schuler, Christiane Pfarrer, Louiza Tiedje, Ali Kazemian, Miguel Tavares Pereira, Mariusz P. Kowalewski and Karl Klisch
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/44

6. “The Endometrial Microbiota—16S rRNA Gene Sequence Signatures in Healthy, Pregnant and Endometritis Dairy Cows”
by Anne A. M. J. Becker, Stacie Munden, Evonne McCabe, Daniel Hurley, Séamus Fanning, Aspinas Chapwanya and Patrick Butaye
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 215; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030215
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/3/215

7. “Treatment of a Recurrent Pyometra by Surgical Uterine Drainage in a Main Coon Cat”
by Gianluca Martini, Roberta Bucci, Salvatore Parrillo, Augusto Carluccio and Maria Carmela Pisu
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 60; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010060
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/60

8. “Isolated Bacteria from the Uteri of Camels with Different Reproductive Backgrounds: A Study on Sampling Methodology, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance”
by Behnam Asadi, Fahimeh Seyedasgari, Iradj Ashrafi Tamai, Mehdi Yarmohammadi, Reza Ebadi, Ellen Kim and Abbas Barin
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010039
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/39

9. “Nutritional Strategies to Promote Bovine Oocyte Quality for In Vitro Embryo Production: Do They Really Work?”
by Miguel A. Velazquez
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(10), 604; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10100604
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/10/604