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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Early Embryo Development in Agricultural Animals submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16227 | Submission Open
Keywords: gametes; uterus; embryo; signaling; maternal recognition; nutrition; hormones; environmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Feed Additives in Broiler Nutrition
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15503 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler; feed additive; nutrition; growth; environment; gut; gastrointestinal tract; diet; welfare; meat; chicken
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Advances in Animal Anatomy Studies submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12760 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal anatomy; comparative anatomy; morphology; preclinical subjects; teaching
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Stem-Cell-Based Therapies in Veterinary Medicine—Current Status and Perspectives submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10387 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; lineages; animal models; wild animals; domestic animals; biobanking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Animal Reproduction: Semen Quality Assessment, Volume II
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9133 | Submission Open
Keywords: sperm analysis; semen; sperm quality; fertility; biology of reproduction; artificial insemination; andrology; semen storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Breed Preservation and Assisted Reproductive Technology of Small Ruminant submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5939 | Submission Open
Keywords: small ruminants; endangered species; animal genetic resources conservation; cryopreservation; assisted reproductive technologies; sperm; oocyte; embryo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Inflammation and Thrombosis in Small Animal Cardiovascular Diseases—an Emerging Therapeutic Target
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3968 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunothrombosis; thromboinflammation; platelets; cardiomyopathy; auto-immune disease; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Disease and Health in Free-Ranging and Captive Wildlife
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3369 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; wildlife; surveillance; animal health; wildlife; disease surveillance; disease monitoring; diagnostic techniques; zoonoses; microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Infectious Respiratory Diseases of Livestock Animals
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3341 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory pathogens; infectious respiratory disease; livestock; molecular typing; antimicrobials; risk factors; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Transdisciplinary Approach to Surveillance for Wildlife Health Epidemiology submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife; zoonosis; One Health; surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Health, Nutrition and Productivity: What Is the Connection to the Poultry Gastrointestinal Microbiota?
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiota; nutrition; genetics; management; immune system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Identifying and Monitoring Health-Based Threats to Animals: Contaminants and Pathogen Exposures submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11381 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutants; pathogens; environment; animal health; adverse effects; biomonitoring; bioindicators; threats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Heart Diseases in Small Animals
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2281 | Submission Open
Keywords: echocardiography; electrocardiography; cardiac biomarker; myocardial function; mitral valve disease; cardiomyopathy; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; congestive heart failure; arrhythmias
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Personality and Emotions of Parrots submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective state; behavioral syndrome; behavioral type; coping style; emotionality; personality; parrots; Psittaciformes; temperament
(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)
Behavior, Welfare, Health and Care of Aging Pets
edited by Ángela González-Martínez
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1049 | Submission Open
Keywords: geriatric pets; behavior; health; nutrition; cognition; dogs; cats; exotic animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth in Farm Animals
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal muscle; satellite cells; fibro-adipogenic progenitors; feed efficiency; fat-lean mass; meat production and quality; metabolic health; feed efficiency; farm animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Beavers: Nature's Master Builders and Environmental Engineers
edited by Róisín Campbell-Palmer
submission deadline 27 May 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem engineers; freshwater habitats; natural processes; reintroduction; restoration; management; mitigation; wetlands; wildlife conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4448 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryopreservation; sperm quality; genetic diversity; reproductive efficiency; livestock management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Comparative Animal Nutrition and Metabolism submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22450 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; gut; species differences; organ structure and function; microbiota; metabolic syndrome; hormonal factors; metabolism and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Morphological and Physiological Research on Fish submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22414 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; anatomy; basic research; physiology; aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Poultry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17150 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler chickens; laying hens; turkeys; quails; gene discovery; high-throughput analysis; GWAS; RNA-seq; functional genomics; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in Livestock submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16721 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; bioinformatics; livestock; climate change; wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Monitoring of Behavior, Affective States, and Health to Identify Welfare Concerns of Farm Animals
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15323 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; behavior; health; affective states; indicator; livestock; housing; transport; slaughter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Animal Stress and Welfare during Transport and Slaughtering
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14068 | Submission Open
Keywords: slaughter animals; welfare; meat quality; legislation; consumers concern; movement; handling; economic aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Large Animals
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12364 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; pain; production animals; cattle; sheep; pigs; poultry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Parasitic Arthropods of Vertebrates submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9572 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasitic arthropods; host– parasite relationship; biology and ecology; taxonomy and evolution; parasitic arthropods of medical and veterinary importance; arthropods as vectors of diseases
Sustainability of Local Dairy Farming Systems submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8709 | Submission Open
Keywords: improving sustainability; animal welfare and health; rural livelihoods; farm resilience; GHG mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Climate-Smart and Sustainable Animal Food Value Chains submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7326 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal food value chains; animal health and welfare; animal production; adoption; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Relationships between Animal Hosts and Microbiota, Animal Health and Response to Diseases
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5924 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock; companion animals; wild animals; microbiota; metabolites; physiology; non-communicable diseases; infectious diseases; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Nutritional Strategies and Management Methods to Improve Survival, Health and Growth Performance of Weaning Piglets
edited by , and Zhenya Zhai
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open
Keywords: special nutritional strategies; management methods; survival rate; health status; growth performance; weaning piglets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife: A Threat for Biodiversity and Global Health submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3867 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging infectious disease; wildlife; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Interrelationships between Animal Behaviors and Control of Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3190 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals behavioral strategies; behavioral adaptions; control of diseases; nursing care of sick conspecifics; survival and wellness; potentiation of the immune system; pathogens and parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Recent Advances in Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine
edited by and Lynn M. Pezzanite
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3042 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Changing Landscape in Consumer Perceptions and Preferences for Meat and Meat Alternatives submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behavior; consumer perceptions; attitudes; and preferences; economics; livestock; livestock products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals Surgery
edited by Vincenzo Nava, Giovanna Lucrezia Costa and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; companion animals; hematological; biochemical parameters; inflammatory oxidative status; surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Influence of Farm Animal Production and Processing Conditions on the Quality of Animal Origin Based Products
edited by and Marian Mihaiu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal products; quality; farm conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Genomic and Transcriptomic Studies in Aquaculture
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture; aquatic animals; evolution; gene expression regulation; pathogen– host interactions; omics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Advances in Poultry Behaviour and Welfare
edited by and Carolin Adler
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open
Keywords: poultry welfare; poultry behaviour; housing conditions; management practices; abnormal behaviour; welfare indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Modulating Immunometabolism in Transition Dairy Cows
edited by Pedro G. Melendez and Pablo Pinedo
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition cow; metabolic diseases; prepartum; postpartum; oxidative stress; immunomodulation; nutrition; feeding management; cow comfort; dairy cattle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
The Role of Melatonin in Animal Reproduction Using - Omic Technologies submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open
Keywords: male reproductive biology; female reproductive biology; melatonin; domestic animals; teleost fish; proteomics; genomics; transcriptomics; metagenomics; epigenomics; metabolomics; lipidomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Wildlife Trade and Crime
edited by Harry Wels
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife trade and crime; trafficking; syndicates; social movements and wildlife conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
The Raptors: Ecology, Behavior, Parasites, Life History and Conservation
edited by Zbigniew Kwieciński
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: the life history of raptors and owls; breeding biology; ecology; behavior; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Trace Element Analysis in the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Animal Diseases
edited by Krzysztof R. Lutnicki, Łukasz Kurek and Beata Abramowicz
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals; laboratory tests; micro and macronutrients deficiencies; metabolic diseases; animal health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Exploring Equine Metabolome: Insights from High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; climate conditions; equine physiology; equine nutrition; equine performance; equine management; equine sport; equine health; exercise; horse; metabolites; muscle physiology; neonatal period; peripartum; physiological stress; training; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Human Psychology of Animal Sentience
edited by Uri Lifshin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal rights; animal sentience; animal welfare; attitudes towards animals; human– animal relations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)
Second Edition of Tick-Borne Diseases in Animals
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: tick-borne diseases; tick-borne pathogens; tick control; companion animals; production animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Fat Metabolism and Deposition in Cattle
edited by Yoonseok Lee
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: bovine; intramuscular fat deposition; gene regulation; genetic variant; non-coding RNA
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
The Vertebrate Immune System: Insights from the Reptilian Perspective
edited by T. Franciscus Scheelings
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: reptile immunity; reptile innate immunity; adaptive immunity in reptiles; vaccination; cytokines; immuno-pathology; pathogens; haematology; evolution; disease resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)
Improving Animal Welfare: A Key Factor for a Shift towards More Sustainable Animal Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8911 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal-based measures; welfare assessment; physiology; behavior; stress indicators; best practices; sustainable development goals; sustainability; One Health; One Welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Saliva and Blood Markers in Animal Welfare and Health Monitoring
edited by and Maria Martín-Cuervo
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomarkers; saliva; serum; blood; health status; welfare; stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
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