Animal Welfare
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
The Animal Welfare section is committed to promoting the well-being of animals in diverse contexts, including agriculture, research, zoos, laboratories, sport and as companions and wildlife. It covers a wide range of topics, such as assessing animal welfare through indicators and tools. The welfare section publishes both original research on animal welfare and reviews of research studies. Additionally, this section explores the ethical and legal aspects of animal welfare, including animal rights and legislation. It emphasizes the significance of education in advocating for animal welfare. The goal is to enhance knowledge and encourage practices that guarantee humane treatment and improve the welfare of animals in various settings.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Effects of Environmental Factors on Animal Performance: A Focus on the Occurrence of Genotype–Environment Interaction and Epigenetic Effects (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Ruminant Welfare Assessment (Deadline: 25 June 2024)
- Veterinary Nursing in Small Animal Medicine (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Care and Well-Being of Laboratory Animals (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Companion Animal Welfare: Focusing on the Future (Deadline: 25 July 2024)
- Understanding the "Human Dimension" of Animal Health and Welfare (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Animal–Computer Interaction: Advances and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Welfare Issues of "Fashionable" Dogs and Cats Breeding (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Behavior and Welfare of Canids (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Animals, Media, and Re-presentation (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Livestock Intensification: Focusing on Animal Welfare Improvements (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Behavior, Applied Ethology and Welfare of Farmed Animals (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Laboratory Animals: Improving Husbandry Techniques and Pain Management (Deadline: 1 October 2024)
- Integrating Ethics and Ethology in Laboratory Animal Welfare Research (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- The Intersection between Animal Personality, Cognition and Behavior (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Second Edition of Recent Advances in Companion Animals Neutering (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Animal Assisted Interventions: Effects and Mechanisms of Action (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Environmental Enrichment for Aquatic Animals in Husbandry Environments (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Physiological Indices and Behavioural Indicators for the Evaluation of Animal Health and Welfare under the Changing Climate Scenarios—Second Edition (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Omics in Economic Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Monitoring of Behavior, Affective States, and Health to Identify Welfare Concerns of Farm Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Precision Livestock Farming: New Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animal (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Potential Role of Antioxidants and Advanced Management Strategies to Improve Animal Production, Reproduction, Health, and Welfare (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: