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Advances in Animal Reproductive Biology and Technologies

edited by

Qing Yang

and

Jiaojiao Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal reproduction; assisted reproductive technologies; in vitro fertilization; cryopreservation; embryo manipulation; reproductive physiology; hormonal regulation; animal fertility; ovarian dysfunction; embryonic development; reproductive toxicity; reproductive endocrinology; reproductive disorders

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

Genetic Diversity and Sustainable Breeding of Livestock and Companion Animals

edited by

Hao Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1464 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic diversity; sustainable breeding; conservation genomics; animal genetic resources; livestock; local breeds; companion animals; breeding programs

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

Nutritional Modulation of the Gut Microbiome in Domestic and Farm Animals

edited by Xianghui Zhao and Yanjiao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiome; nutritional modulation; microbial health; fermentable fiber; gut microbiota balance; animal health; farm animals; domestic animals; microbial diversity; feed efficiency

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

Focus on Tumours in Pet Animals: 3rd Edition

edited by

Louise van der Weyden

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: dog; cat; horse; rabbit; pet; neoplasia; tumour; cancer; oncology; genetics; pathology; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment; resistance; biomarker; presentation

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

Advances in Pathogen Biology and Control of Important Bacterial Diseases in Waterfowl

edited by Qinghai Hu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial diseases; waterfowl; riemerella anatipestifer; salmonella; avian pathogenic Escherichia coli; duck; goose; bacterial-host interaction; virulence factor; biofilm; iron-uptake; drug resistance; vaccine; bacteriophage; diagnosis

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

Advances in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology: From Molecule to Clinical Practice

edited by Shuiping Liu and Yunhuan Liu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2747 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary pharmacology; veterinary toxicology; drug action; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; toxicity mechanisms; biomarkers; therapeutic optimization; environmental toxicants; animal health and welfare

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

Integrating Precision Nutrition into Sustainable Ruminant Production Systems: From Monitoring to Management

edited by

Yukun Sun

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; ruminant; gut microbiota/microbiome; feed digestibility; feed conversion ratio (FCR); precision farming

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

Comparative and Functional Anatomy in Veterinary and Animal Sciences—2nd Edition

edited by

Lucianna Maruccio

Muhammed Elayadeth Meethal

and

Maria Dolores García-Manzanares

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open

Keywords: comparative anatomy; functional morphology; veterinary science; animal physiology; morphological adaptation; imaging techniques; histology; evolutionary anatomy; species differences; musculoskeletal system

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

Advances in Veterinary Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics: From Empirical Dosing to Precision Therapeutics

edited by

Kamil Üney

Orhan Corum

and

Pedro Marín Carrillo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PK/PD); ADME across all veterinary species ; PBPK and in silico modeling ; One Health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR); drug residues and food safety

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

Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infection in Wild and Domestic Animals

edited by

Wei Liu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular epidemiology; infection; genetic polymorphism; nematode; tapeworm; trematode; protozoon

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

Vision in Focus: Advances in Veterinary Ophthalmology

edited by

Marie-Odile Benoit-Biancamano

and

Maria Vanore

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular pathology; histopathology; ocular diagnostic; ocular therapy; systemic diseases

Porcine Health Management: Virus Infection and Epidemic Disease

edited by

Gang Wang

and

Ning Kong

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosecurity; viral epidemics; swine viral pathogens; surveillance and detection; prevention and control; African swine fever virus (ASFV); porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV); porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV); porcine circovirus (PCV); classical swine fever virus (CSFV); foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV); seneca A virus; porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV); porcine rotavirus (PoRV); porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)

Probiotics in Veterinary Medicine: Mechanisms, Gut Microbiota Modulation, and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Hongying Cai

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; veterinary medicine; gut microbiota; microbiota modulation; therapeutic applications; mechanisms of action

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

Advances in Morphology and Histopathology in Veterinary Medicine

edited by Ilaria D'Aquino,

Davide De Biase

and

Lorenzo Riccio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10239 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary histopathology; morphological pathology; diagnostic techniques; comparative pathology; animal tissue analysis

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

Advanced Therapy in Companion Animals—3rd Edition

edited by

Ziyao Zhou

and Zhijun Zhong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2734 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; advanced therapy; regenerative medicine; gene therapy; immunotherapy; precision medicine; novel diagnostics; minimally invasive procedures; veterinary clinical trials; personalized treatment

Swine Nutrition and Feed

edited by

Xianren Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine nutrition; functional additives; gut health; intestinal microbiota; growth performance; stage-specific nutrition; weaned piglets

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

Immunohistochemistry Research in Veterinary Health and Disease

edited by

Fred Sinowatz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunohistochemistry; veterinary morphology; veterinary pathology; histopathology; biomarkers; diagnostic pathology; prognostic markers

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infectious Diseases in Companion Animals

edited by

George Valiakos

and

Konstantinos Papageorgiou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: companion animals; dogs; cats; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; one health; veterinary microbiology; infection prevention and control

Veterinary Microbial Genomics: Advances in Animal Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Yanan Wang

Rongxian Guo

and

Shulei Jia

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; whole-genome sequencing; metagenomics; resistome; plasmids; mobile genetic elements; genomic surveillance; One Health; veterinary pathogens

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

Control of Postweaning Multisystem Wasting Syndrome (PMWS) in Farm Breeding: Biosecurity, Prophylactic Measures , Environmental Influence, Nutrition, Reproduction, Pathology, Zoohygiene, and Epidemiology

edited by Jovan Bojkovski and

Marina Spinu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary; PMWS; pigs; biosecurity; prophylactic; breeding

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

Emerging Viral Pathogens in Domestic and Wild Animals

edited by

Vittorio Sarchese

submission deadline 29 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3301 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; emerging viruses; domestic animals; wildlife animals; domestic– wildlife interface

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

Evaluation of Novel Nutritional Strategies for Livestock Using Metabolic or Mathematical Method

edited by

José Felipe Orzuna-Orzuna

and

Lorenzo Danilo Granados-Rivera

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1607 | Submission Open

Keywords: meta-analysis; mathematical simulation modeling; computational metabolomics; machine learning; predictive analytics; sheep and goats; beef and dairy cattle; poultry; rabbits and swine; feed additives; animal metabolism; metabolomic

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

Zoonotic Diseases: Early Detection, Surveillance, and Control in Veterinary Practice

edited by Santi Maneewatchararangsri

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic diseases; early detection; disease surveillance; One Health; veterinary practice; epidemiology; rapid diagnostic techniques; emerging zoonoses; risk assessment; disease control strategies; public health; climate change and disease transmission; veterinary public health

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

Veterinary Microbial Infectious Diseases in the One Health Era: Pathogenesis, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Innovative Control Strategies in Zoonoses

edited by Qinfang Liu and Yingjie Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5995 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary infectious diseases; One Health; zoonotic pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; pathogenesis; molecular epidemiology; novel diagnostics; vaccines and therapeutics; microbiome modulation; precision livestock management

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

Natural Products in Veterinary Therapy: Evidence, Applications, and Integrative Approaches to Improve Animal Health and Welfare

edited by

Fabio Castagna

and

Giovanna Liguori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotherapy; apitherapy; natural products; essential oils; phytocomplexes; nutraceuticals; veterinary medicine; animal health; animal welfare; farm animals; companion animals; exotic animals; pets; One Health

Recent Developments in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology from Molecular Insights to Clinical Applications

edited by Lingchen Yang and Yan Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary pharmacology; drug mechanisms; veterinary toxicology; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; toxic substance management; species-specific drug therapy; therapeutic efficacy; drug delivery systems; personalized veterinary medicine

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

Veterinary Management in Wildlife Farming: Behavior, Welfare, Stress Physiology, and Artificial Rearing

edited by

Xiuxiang Meng

and

Zhengrong Yuan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

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

Pet Nutrition and Gut Health

edited by

Bing Han

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; pet nutrition; dogs; cats; gut health; functional pet foods; ingredients; immune regulation

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

Progress in Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Strategies for Livestock

edited by

Senyan Du

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: broad-spectrum antivirals; livestock viral infections; molecular epidemiology; virus– host interactions; antiviral mechanisms; viral evolution; veterinary virology; One Health

Advances in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology Research: From Tumor Biology to Therapy

edited by

Tiago Ferreira

, Fernanda Seixas and

Adelina Gama

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal models; neoplasia; comparative oncology; molecular oncology; cancer biomarkers

Current Method and Perspective in Animal Reproduction—2nd Edition

edited by Yongxun Jin,

Shuang Liang

Chunjin Li

and

Yeon Woo Jeong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal reproduction; assisted reproductive technologies; fertility; gamete biology; embryo transfer; artificial insemination; reproductive physiology; reproductive biotechnology; cryopreservation; hormonal regulation

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

Challenges in Diagnostics and Control of Parasitic Zoonoses

edited by Danica Bogunović and

Milan Rajkovic

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasitic zoonoses; integrated approach; methodology; one health; diagnostics

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

Microbiome and Its Impact on Animal Health and Production

edited by

Xiaolong Hu

, Tianxiang Zhang and Yimeng Li

submission deadline 3 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal microbiome; gut microbiota; host– microbe interactions; animal health and production; microbiome-based interventions

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

Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Companion Animals

edited by Clarissa Souza

submission deadline 5 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic; antifungal

Advances in Veterinary Theriogenology: Reproduction and Fertility

edited by Silviu-Ionuț Borș and Ahmed S. Abdoon

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal reproduction; management; biotechnologies; therapy

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

Reproduction, Health and Pathology of Fish in a Changing Climate

edited by

Aldo Corriero

Gianluca Ventriglia

and

Rosa Zupa

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish reproduction; climate change; embryonic and larval development; fish health and pathology; wild and cultured populations

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

Inflammatory and Degenerative Disorders in Veterinary Medicine: Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Strategies

edited by Hui Bai and

Tianwen Ma

submission deadline 11 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; inflammatory diseases; degenerative diseases; animal diseases; pathogenesis; disease mechanisms; diagnostic methods; biomarkers; therapeutics; preventive measures; immunology; oxidative stress; apoptosis (cell death); comparative medicine; translational research; phytotherapy; regenerative medicine; canine; feline; bovine; porcine; equine medicine

Integrative Bioinformatics for Veterinary Physiology and Animal Health

edited by

Md Azizul Haque

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrative bioinformatics; veterinary physiology; animal health; veterinary genomics; functional genomics; multi-omics integration; systems biology; precision livestock farming; genomic selection; animal disease genomics; machine learning in veterinary science

Sperm Biotechnology in Animals Reproduction—2nd Edition

edited by

Inmaculada Parrilla Riera

Athina Basioura

and

Junwei Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8500 | 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)

Innovations in Small Animal Reproduction and Fertility Management

edited by

Maja Zakošek Pipan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: small animal reproduction; fertility management; assisted reproductive technologies; gamete preservation; hormonal regulation; genetic and epigenetic factors; molecular diagnostics; contraceptive strategies; reproductive imaging; breeding programs

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

Advances in Small Animal Reproduction: Clinical, Molecular and Biotechnological Perspectives

edited by

Plamen Ivanchev Georgiev

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: canine and feline theriogenology; hormonal therapy and prevention; estrous cycle regulation; contraception; climate change

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

The Progress of Equine Medical Research in China

edited by

Jing Li

and Rebecca Sarah Victoria Parkes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: China; equine medicine; equine surgery; sports medicine; diagnostic imaging; reproduction; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; infectious diseases; public health

One Health Perspectives on Ruminant Mastitis: Animal Health and Nutrition, Milk Safety, Microbiome, and Public Health Interfaces

edited by

Rine Christopher Reuben

and

Kiran Ambatipudi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: mastitis; milk safety; One Health; public health

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

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Disease Diagnostics in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Luc Duchateau

and

Sofie Van Hoecke

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; veterinary diagnostics; medical imaging; condition monitoring; machine learning; digital pathology; animal health monitoring; trustworthy AI

Genomic Selection and Precision Breeding in Livestock and Companion Animals

edited by Huiming Ju

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomic selection; precision breeding; livestock genetics; companion animal genetics; genomic prediction; functional genomics; GWAS; disease resistance; multi-omics integration

Viral Diseases in Animals: Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Control

edited by Shuanghui Yin

submission deadline 4 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; viral diseases; vaccine development; zoonotic infections; diagnostic methods; disease prevention

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

Innovative Approaches in Precision Oncology and Translational Advances of Small Animal Cancer Research

edited by Raffaella De Maria,

Valeria Martini

and

Matteo Olimpo

submission deadline 11 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: target therapy; pre-clinical models; clinical oncology; immunotherapy

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

New Insights into Zoonotic Bacterial Diseases in Domestic and Wild Animals

edited by

Valentina Virginia Ebani

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonosis bacterial pathogens; companion animals; unconventional pets; livestock; wildlife; mammals; birds; reptiles and amphibians; fish; antimicrobial resistance

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

Evaluation of Feeds and Additives on Metabolic or Metabolomic Research on Animal Production—2nd Edition

edited by Héctor Aarón Lee-Rangel and Pedro Abel Hernandez Garcia

submission deadline 18 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 57 | 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)