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Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Mechanisms in Food Animal Pathogens: Implications for Veterinary Health and Food Safety

edited by

Sunghyun Yoon

and

Valentina Virginia Ebani

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); virulence factors; food animal pathogens; mobile genetic elements; next-generation sequencing (NGS); livestock; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Food Safety and Zoonosis)

Interaction Between Intestinal Microorganisms and Hosts to Regulate Animal Growth

edited by

Shifeng Pan

, Yanhong Zhang and

Penggang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 14772 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrients; intestinal microbiota; innate immunity; host– microbe interaction; molecular mechanisms; gut homeostasis; animal growth; microbial balance; nutrient absorption; immune response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Health and Welfare of Farm Animals and Their Impact on the Quality and Safety of the Derived Products

edited by

Panagiotis Simitzis

and

Athanasios I. Gelasakis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3788 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal diseases; milk; meat; egg

Genetic Diversity, Conservation, and Innovative Breeding in Pigs—2nd Edition

edited by

Ligang Wang

and Hongbo Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2377 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig; disease resistance; pathogenesis and mechanisms of diseases; biomedical engineering; genetic diversity; pig breeding; morphological traits; breed specialization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)

Histopathology and Therapy in Small Animals Oncology

edited by

Riccardo Finotello

and

Guido Rocchigiani

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21199 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; small animals; veterinary oncology; diagnostic pathology; immunohistochemistry; molecular biology; chemotherapy; electrochemotherapy; biomarkers; canine; feline

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Internal Medicine)

Innovations in Loco-Regional Anaesthesia Techniques in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Andrea Paolini

, Noemi Romagnoli and Dario Floriano

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8577 | Submission Open

Keywords: loco-regional anesthesia; veterinary pain management; anesthetic techniques; peripheral nerve blocks; epidural anesthesia; regional anesthetic innovations; multimodal analgesia; ultrasound-guided anesthesia; veterinary surgical anesthesia; analgesic drug delivery systems

Pathogenesis Mechanism of Swine Viral Diseases

edited by

Kwonil Jung

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5573 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogenesis; disease mechanism; swine; virus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Animal Clinical Pathology: Focus on Hematology and Biochemical Diagnostics

edited by

Ana Cristina Silvestre Ferreira

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3795 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal clinical pathology; hematology; biochemical diagnostics; veterinary medicine; disease diagnosis and treatment; biomarkers; coagulation; laboratory techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Biomedical Sciences)

Impact of Maternal Nutrition on Offspring Development and Health in Ruminants

edited by

Ana Clara Baião Menezes

and Manuel Vasquez-Hidalgo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: developmental programming; gestation; lactation; nutrition; offspring performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine)

Animal Anesthesia and Analgesia Management: Pain Relief and Sedation

edited by

David Alves Ferreira Évora

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal anesthesia; analgesia management; postoperative analgesia; sedation and analgesia; anesthesia monitoring; multimodal analgesia; new analgesics; anesthetic complications; animal welfare; local anesthesia

Wildlife Health and Disease in Conservation

edited by

Viviana Gonzalez Astudillo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9117 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife conservation; wildlife; disease; climate change; habitat encroachment; endangered species; natural disasters; host– pathogen relationships

Pre-, Pro-, Synbiotic and Metabolic Control of Inflammation and Infectious Diseases in Non-Ruminant Animals

edited by

Motoi Kikusato

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ruminant animals; prebiotics; probiotics; synbiotics; metabolic substrates; inflammation management; infectious diseases; antibiotic alternatives; antimicrobial resistance; lesion recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine)

Environmental Impact on the Reproductive Parameters of Domestic Animals—2nd Edition

edited by

Debora Groppetti

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; reproduction; ferility; cryptorchidism; pollution; endocrine disruptor chemicals; phthalates; bisphenol; plastic; season; temperature; humidity; sheep; goat; cattle; dog; cat; horse; pig

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Animals: Immunology, Vaccinology and Molecular Epidemiology

edited by Shuanghui Yin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5776 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic engineering vaccines; molecular immunology; pathogenic mechanism; diagnostic methods

Sperm Biotechnology in Animals Reproduction—2nd Edition

edited by

Inmaculada Parrilla Riera

Athina Basioura

and

Junwei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2259 | Submission Open

Keywords: spermatozoa; fertility; sperm fertilizing capacity; sperm sorting; assisted reproduction technologies; sperm biotechnological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics)

Emerging Insights into Animal Pathogens and Mucosal Immunology

edited by

Tao Qin

Jian Lin

and Lu Xia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal pathogens; host– pathogen interactions; mucosal immunity; infectious diseases; veterinary science; zoonotic diseases; diagnostic tools; pathogen biology; vaccine development; biosecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Anatomy, Histology and Pathology)

Viral Crossroads: The Interface Between Wildlife and Domestic Animal Health

edited by

Vesna Milicevic

and Teufik Goletić

submission deadline 9 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9037 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal viral diseases; transmission dynamics; viral spillover; cross-species transmission; disease surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Evaluation of Feeds and Additives on Metabolic or Metabolomic Research on Animal Production

edited by Héctor Aarón Lee-Rangel and German D. Mendoza

submission deadline 9 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5833 | Submission Open

Keywords: cattle; sheep and goats; swine; poultry; rabbit; feed additives; non-conventional ingredients; plant secondary metabolites; feed evaluation; animal performance; greenhouse gases; gut health; nutrient metabolism; sustainability; metabolism; metabolomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine)

Diagnosis, Epidemiology, and Vaccine Development of Swine Viral Diseases

edited by

Wentao Li

and Yifei Lang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18354 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine viral diseases; vaccine development; diagnosis; epidemiology; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Trends in Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology Patients Across Species

edited by

Rosanna Marsella

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRSA; antibiotic resistance; dogs; cats; horses; food animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Molecular Characterization of Various Viruses and Bacteria in Small Animals

edited by Mohamed Abouelkhair and

Raghavendra Amachawadi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4339 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular characterization; small animal pathogens; advanced sequencing technologies; bioinformatics; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

An Insight into Reptiles and Amphibians Pathology and Disease

edited by

Andreia Garcês

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3760 | Submission Open

Keywords: reptiles; amphibians; physiology; immunology; disease; conservation

Biomarkers in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Takashi Kuribayashi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2012 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; veterinary medicine; diagnosis; treatment; inflammation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Beyond Care: Exploring the Human–Animal Relationship in Veterinary Medicine

edited by Giacomo Riggio and Silvana Diverio

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress; pets; animal behaviour; animal welfare; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Education, Veterinary Communication and Animal Behavior)

Pathology of Marine Large Vertebrates

edited by

Cinzia Centelleghe

and

Guido Pietroluongo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine animals; pathology; veterinary histology; health surveillance; marine disease

Advancements in Livestock Histology and Morphology

edited by

Aris Pourlis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3909 | Submission Open

Keywords: body conformation; imaging techniques; microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Anatomy, Histology and Pathology)

Advancements in Livestock Staphylococcus sp.

edited by Nathália Cristina Cirone Silva

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRSA; livestock Staphylococci; multi-drug resistance; non-aureus Staphylococci; alternatives to antimicrobials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Comparative Oncology of Companion Animals

edited by

Ana Faustino

Paula Oliveira

and

Rui Gil da Costa

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1595 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; companion animals; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment

Diagnostic Research in Pathology of Neoplasia in Dogs and Cats

edited by

Heike Aupperle-Lellbach

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathology; feline; canine; neoplasm; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Anatomy, Histology and Pathology)

Farm Animal Health and Welfare Disorders: Recent Trends and Strategies of Prevention and Treatment

edited by

Vasileios Papatsiros

and

Georgios Papakonstantinou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5084 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; poultry; cattle; small ruminants; infectious diseases; non-infectious disease; zoonotic diseases; welfare; herd health management; prevention; treatment; vaccines; alternative to antibiotics

Exploring Innovative Approaches in Veterinary Health

edited by Zhenbang Zhu and

Zhendong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary innovation; animal disease diagnosis; precision veterinary medicine; novel therapeutics; vaccine development; digital veterinary health; artificial intelligence in veterinary science; big data in animal health; one health approach; sustainable veterinary solutions

Innovative Strategies for the Prevention and Control of Animal Infectious Diseases: Immunology, Vaccines, and Beyond

edited by

Adriana Soutullo

Teresa Freire

, Cecilia Dogi and

Nora Lía Padola

submission deadline 6 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnosis; vaccine; treatment; one health; animal health; integrative strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Future Perspectives in Pig Reproductive Biotechnology

edited by

Lingwei Sun

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig reproductive biotechnology; genome editing; somatic cell nuclear transfer; stem cell applications; precision breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics)

Advances in Zoo, Aquatic, and Wild Animal Medicine

edited by Teresa Encinas,

Pablo Morón-Elorza

and

Manuel Fuertes-Recuero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical treatments; surgical procedures; diagnostic procedures; pharmacokinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology)

Swine Management: Reproduction and Breeding

edited by

Ricardo Zanella

submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; reproduction; endocrinology; artificial insemination; semen preservation; embryo technologies; in vitro fertilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics)

Viral Infections in Wild and Domestic Animals

edited by Chrissy Eckstrand

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8026 | Submission Open

Keywords: virus; animals; zoonotic; emerging disease; pathogenesis; wildlife; domestic animals; veterinary; veterinary pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Special Issue for the 10th Anniversary of the Animal Welfare and Healthy Farming Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Jianzhu Liu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethology; microbiology; infectious diseases; toxicology; genetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology)

Research in Small Animal Clinical Dermatology

edited by

Luisa Cornegliani

submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: new treatment strategies; allergic diseases; dog and cat; skin microbioma

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Liver and Pancreas in Dogs and Cats

edited by

Katerina K. Adamama-Moraitou

, Albert E. Jergens and

Alexandros O. Konstantinidis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16481 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastrointestinal diseases; hepatobiliary diseases; pancreatic diseases; inflammatory enteropathies biomarkers; microbiome; probiotics; histopathology; diagnostic tests; imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Internal Medicine)

Nutritional Health of Monogastric Animals

edited by Ines Andretta, Alícia Zem Fraga and

Gabriela Miotto Galli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12464 | Submission Open

Keywords: broilers; feed additives; gut health; inflammation; nutrition; pigs; poultry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine)

Monitoring Wildlife Health: Surveillance and Management of Infectious Diseases

edited by Branislav Kureljušić, Diana Lupulović and Amer Alić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6326 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife disease surveillance ; zoonotic diseases ; emerging infectious diseases ; non-invasive sampling ; population fluctuations ; one Health approach ; chronic wasting disease ; biodiversity conservation ; pathogen detection ; surveillance frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Advanced Therapy in Companion Animals—2nd Edition

edited by Zhijun Zhong and

Ziyao Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative medicine; gene therapy; immunotherapy; precision medicine; companion animals; veterinary innovation; chronic conditions; personalized treatment; minimally invasive surgery; interdisciplinary collaboration

Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases in Small Animals

edited by Ramon Almela

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision medicine; One Health; transcriptomics; translational; biomarkers

Prevention and Control of Swine Infectious Diseases: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yafeng Qiu

and

Bin Zhou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiological investigations; detection methods; vaccine development; infectious diseases; genomic analysis; antigens; adjuvants; immune protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Diagnosis and Evolution Analysis of Virus Infection in Poultry and Wild Birds—2nd Edition

edited by

Jun Ji

and

Qingmei Xie

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1291 | Submission Open

Keywords: avian virus; detection; epidemiology; evolution; transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Multidimensional Impacts of Infectious Diseases on Animal Welfare

edited by

Katarina Nenadovic

Dejan Bugarski

and Tamara Ilić

submission deadline 11 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; infection diseases; behavior; health care; management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Advanced Sequencing and Bioinformatics for Tracking MDR Bacteria in Veterinary and One Health Interfaces

edited by

Ruichao Li

, Muhammad Shoaib and

Edward Feil

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria; whole-genome sequencing; One Health; surveillance; resistome; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology)

Advances in Companion Animal Cardiology: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Ana Patrícia Fontes-Sousa

Luís Lobo

and Maria João Miranda Pires

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9294 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animal cardiology; cardiac diagnostics in veterinary medicine; therapeutic approaches to animal heart disease; innovations in veterinary cardiology; cardiovascular diseases in dogs and cats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Internal Medicine)

Advancements in Small Animal Internal Medicine

edited by

Paolo Emidio Crisi

and Andrea Corsini

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7335 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animal internal medicine; advanced diagnostics; translational veterinary medicine; AI in veterinary internal medicine; precision medicine; rare disease; emerging therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Internal Medicine)