Special Issues

Animals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Conservation and Evolution Biology of Endangered Animals
edited by Xiuyue Zhang and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 40586 | Submission Open
Keywords: endangered animals; conservation; evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Ruminant Welfare Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8713 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Nutrient Utilization, Requirements and Nutrigenomics in Sheep and Goats
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5267 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; nutrient requirements; sheep; goats; nutrigenomics; utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)
Advances in Functional Diets and Culture Conditions in Fish: Applications in Aquaculture
edited by M.Angeles Gallardo Romero and
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3385 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquafeeds; bioactive compounds; feeding strategies; fish farming conditions; fish nutrition; fish sustained swimming; fish welfare; prebiotics and probiotics; sustainability; value-added industrial waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Veterinary Parasitology: Epidemiology, Control and Prevention Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 23 articles | Viewed by 33771 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasites; parasitic disease; epidemiological investigations; meta-analysis; drug treatment; strategies for control and prevention; social burden and economic losses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Diagnostic and Treatment Methods for Joint Diseases in Dogs and Cats
edited by , and Filippo Maria Martini
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 27843 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; joint; osteoarthrosis; osteoarthritis; orthopedic disease; lameness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Management of Stress Impact on Domestic Animals Physiology and Welfare submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20263 | Submission Open
Keywords: stress; domestic animals physiology; stress biomarkers; antioxidants; management; performance; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Role of Trace Minerals in Livestock and Poultry Production submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13264 | Submission Open
Keywords: trace minerals; animal and poultry production; physiology; nutrition; immunological response and environmental ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Antimicrobial Usage Monitoring Systems and Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Animal Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11127 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic use; antimicrobials; antimicrobial resistance; livestock; pets; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Infectious Diseases in Animals: Community Ecology and Pathogen Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10895 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Emotional Contagion in Animals
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10613 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective science; arousal; collective behavior; empathy; mimicry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Recent Progress in Anatomy and Pathology of Marine Mammals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10589 | Submission Open
Keywords: anatomy; pathology; marine mammals; cetacean; dolphin; whale; conservation; one-health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Equine Upper Respiratory Tract Dynamics submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8261 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; equine upper respiratory tract; equine upper respiratory tract functional limitations; equine upper respiratory tract dynamic dysfunctions; equine ridden head position; welfare of the sport horse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Exploring the Antimicrobial Resistance Phenomenon in Wildlife: The Need for a Holistic Perspective for Global Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7938 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial-resistant genes; antimicrobial-resistant bacteria; wildlife; human– wildlife interface; microbiota community; metagenomics; qPCR; resistome; next-generation sequencing (NGS); multidrug resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Coccidiosis in Poultry: Current Thinking on Eimeria spp., Host–Parasite Relationships, and Potential for Advancements in Control
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7556 | Submission Open
Keywords: Eimeria of poultry; avian coccidiosis; host-Eimeria relationships; novel methods of coccidiosis control; intestinal health in chickens; commercial broiler production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology for Wildlife submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6646 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Plant Extracts as Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition and Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6451 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant extracts; phytogenic feed additive; phytoextracts; animal health; performance; livestock; aquaculture; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Problems of Veterinary Education, Science and Profession
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6440 | Submission Open
Keywords: veterinary education; continuing education; stress; conflict; professional burnout; veterinary expertise; veterinary inspection; food and animal law; animal advocacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Policy, Politics and Law)
The Application and Mechanism of Probiotics or Postbiotics on Improving Animal Gut Health
edited by Yanping Wu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6395 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; postbiotics; animal gut health; nutritional effects; disease prevention; mucosal barrier modulation; immunomodulating activity; antioxidant property; antibacterial activity; gut microbiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Nutrition and Reproduction Relationships in Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6207 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; reproduction; production; domestic animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine: Impact on Animal Health and Welfare submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6126 | Submission Open
Keywords: evidence-based veterinary medicine; clinical veterinary medicine; clinical reasoning; improvement of clinical care
Advances in Equine Genetics and Breeding submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5086 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
The Junction between Ruminants' Health Status and Quality of Animal Products submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4767 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant; health; quality; product
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Recent Progress and Diagnostic Innovations in Veterinary Neuropathology: In Dedication to Professor Martí Pumarola on the Occasion of His Retirement submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open
Keywords: companion animals; comparative neuropathology; degenerative disease; digital pathology; histopathology; immune-mediated; immunohistochemistry; large animals; molecular neuropathology; neuromuscular; neoplasia; nervous system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Nutritional Manipulation of Rumen Fermentation
edited by Lizhi Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3748 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant; nutritional manipulation; ruminal microbiota; rumen fermentation; rumen bloat; rumen acidosis; methane emission; rumen degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Comparative Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology in Animals submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3742 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; brain; neuron; glia; disorders; diseases; cognition; biophysics; neurophysiology; neurochemistry
Nutrition, Gut Microbiome and Health in Dogs and Cats
edited by , Ching-Yen Lin, Júlia Guazzelli Pezzali, and Jirayu Tanprasertsuk
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3476 | Submission Open
Keywords: dog; cat; companion animal; gut microbiome; nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
The Role of Chemical Signals in Animal Reproduction, Behavior and Communication submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3444 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiochemicals/ pheromones/interomones/chemical signatures; sources of pheromones; chemical signals detection/organs/receptors; olfactory system/vomeronasal system/septal organ (SO) of Masera/Grü neberg ganglion (GG); brain activity visualization/PET/fMRI; reproductive behavior/endocrinology; scent marking; volatile and nonvolatile signals; GC-MS/LC-MS; genomic/transcriptomic/proteomic/metabolomic; microbiota; welfare; disease detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Intervention Strategies to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3400 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; probiotics; prebiotics; organic acids anti-microbial peptides; Salmonella; Campylobacter; natural feed additives; diet; poultry; microbiome; metagenomics; toxins; antibiotic resistance; phage therapy; poultry health; vaccines; immunity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Genetic Diversity, Innovative Utilization and Microbiome Profile of Local Pig Breeds submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; local breeds; genetic improvement; genomics selection; QTL; pig production; microbiome; traceability; typical product; conservation; biodiversity; food safety; gene annotation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
The Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Prevention of Infectious Diseases in Wildlife—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife epidemiology; vector-borne diseases; zoonotic transmission; emerging infectious diseases; diagnostic strategies; surveillance and monitoring; climate change impact; wildlife health; prophylactic measures; wildlife– human interface; zoonotic potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Recent Advances in Probiotics Application on Animal Health
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open
Keywords: probiotics; animal health; microbiota; immune system; quorum sensing; gut; host signaling; productivity; health biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Research Advances in Pig Reproduction
edited by , Grzegorz Panasiewicz and Aleksandra Kurzyńska
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open
Keywords: pig; reproduction; advanced technologies; reproductive tract; artificial reproductive techniques; sow; boar; omics techniques; bioengineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Recent Advances in Poultry Respiratory and Immunosuppressive Viral Diseases, Volume II submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; epidemiology; vaccines; avian coronavirus; infectious laryngotracheitis; Newcastle disease; avian influenza
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Current Research in Waterfowl
edited by and Jacquelyn K. Grace
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open
Keywords: waterfowl; disease ecology; climate change; migration; conservation; One Health; microbiome; physiology; toxicology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)
Poultry Housing in 21st Century: Improving Production, Health and Welfare submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision livestock farming; environmental control; smart housing; animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Update on Role of Equine Microbiota in Health & Disease
edited by Joy Leng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1498 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; microbiome; DNA sequencing; gastrointestinal health; colic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Pet Foods Safety
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open
Keywords: pet foods; foodborne pathogens; human health; raw pet foods; raw meat-based diets; dry pet foods; semi-moist pet foods; pet treats; Salmonella; Listeria; Escherichia coli; cross-contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Current Challenges for Poultry Energy Utilization
edited by Mahmoud Mohamed Khalil and Laura S. David
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; dietary energy; feed processing; energy evaluation; energy metabolism; metabolic pathway; energy sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Advances in Omics to Enhance Livestock Production
edited by Loan Nguyen and Harrison Lamb
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock production; omics; animal growth; product quality; fertility; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Fats and Oils in Poultry Feed: Recent Scientific Insights submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry; lipids; fats; dietary; oxidation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Epigenetics in Animal Development
edited by Jéssica Ispada
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: epigenetics; animal development; DNA methylation; histone post-translational modifications; non-coding RNAs; environmental effects on gene expression; epigenetic reprogramming; embryonic stem cells; cell differentiation; comparative epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Wildlife Clinical Pathology: A One Health Key to Ecosystem Assessment
edited by J. Jill Heatley, Jessica A. Hokamp and Karen E. Russell
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife; clinical pathology; ecohealth; biochemistry; hematology; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Everlasting Battle against Animal Cruelty: Are We Making Progress? submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal cruelty; animal welfare; human– animal interactions; animal abuse; animal protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Ethics)
Second Edition of Fasciolosis and Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis of Ruminants and Equids
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open
Keywords: host resistance; anthelmintics; TST; Fasciola; gastrointestinal helminths
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Nutritional Factors Affecting Poultry Skeletal Growth and Health submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone development; bone disorders; poultry; broiler nutrition; laying hen nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Wild Canids of North America: Policy, Ethics and Science submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: canid conservation; human– wildlife conflict; coexistence; North America; animal ethics; hybridization; genetics; rewilding; human dimensions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)
Animal Welfare: Laws, Policy and Alternative Approaches to Drive Improvements across Animal Industries
edited by and Rochelle Palazzo nee Morton
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal law; animal welfare; welfare education; assurance schemes; welfare policy; GATT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Policy, Politics and Law)
Reproduction of Small Animals: Physiology, Pathology and Performance, Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial insemination; contraception; litter size; transcervical insemination; in vitro fertilization; ovulation; LH surge; semen cryopreservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Food from Equids: Production, Quality, Promotion, and Commercialization submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: equine; production; meat; meat products; consumers; food quality; value-add products; new methodology; sensory evaluation; carcass traits; physicochemical properties; pre-slaughter conditions; post-slaughter factors; food safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
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