Veterinary Management in Wildlife Farming: Behavior, Welfare, Stress Physiology, and Artificial Rearing
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 296
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal behavior and welfare; ex situ conservation of medicinal animals; stress physiology; artificial rearing and domestication of wildlife; sustainable utilization and management of animals
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Interests: stress physiology; artificial rearing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wildlife farming and captive breeding can contribute to conservation and sustainable utilization, but success depends on rigorous veterinary management that safeguards animal welfare, health, and reproductive performance. Consequently, this Special Issue seeks to address veterinary management strategies for captive wildlife husbandry and breeding.
We welcome studies that integrate behavioral welfare assessment with stress physiology and endocrine monitoring, and submissions that evaluate how key management factors—such as stocking density, enclosure conditions, social environment, and photoperiod—shape welfare, stress responses, and production or breeding outcomes are especially encouraged.
We also invite contributions linking captive indicators to conservation practice. In particular, studies examining captivity-associated behavioral–physiological shifts and their implications for survival and fitness after release are of strong interest. Overall, this Special Issue aims to promote practical standards and measurable indicators that support ethical, sustainable, and effective wildlife farming and ex situ conservation.
Prof. Dr. Xiuxiang Meng
Prof. Dr. Zhengrong Yuan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- wildlife farming
- ex situ conservation of wildlife
- captive breeding
- veterinary management
- animal behavior and welfare
- stress physiology
- endocrine monitoring
- behavioral assessment
- stereotypic behavior
- behavioral structure and diversity
- social environment
- reproductive management
- artificial rearing
- conservation breeding
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