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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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Research Progress in Growth, Health and Metabolism of Fishes

edited by

Rafael Lazzari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; additives; fish farming; production systems; food quality; feed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Infectious Diseases in Small Ruminants – Updates on Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Prevention

edited by Pedro Pinczowski and Javier Asin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep; goat; small ruminants; infectious diseases; PCR; IHC; histopathology; vaccines; loss of productivity; pathogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Studies of Swine Coronavirus

edited by

Shenglong Wu

and

Zhengchang Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: swine; coronavirus; TGEV; PEDV; PDCoV; SADS-COV; PRCV; PHEV; pathology; testing; vaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Unveiling the Anatomy of Animals: From Comparative Studies to Clinical Applications

edited by

Joanna Klećkowska-Nawrot

and

Karolina Goździewska-Harłajczuk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary anatomy; comparative study; histology; immunohistochemistry; CT; MRI; wild animals; clinical implications; surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Behavior, Welfare, Health and Care of Aging Pets

edited by Ángela González-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open

Keywords: geriatric pets; behavior; health; nutrition; cognition; dogs; cats; exotic animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Omics in Economic Aquatic Animals

edited by

Changxu Tian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic animals; economic traits; omics; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Application of Sustainable Agriculture in Animal Husbandry: Embracing a Holistic Approach

edited by

Marco Tassinari

and

Giovanni Buonaiuto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; resilience; welfare; health; fertility; product quality; animal genetics; animal feeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Current Research in Sheep and Goats Reared for Meat

edited by

Wei Zhang

Youji Ma

and Qingchang Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep and goats; nutrition and feed; genetic breeding and reproduction; disease control; management and environment; dung resource utilization; production performance; meat quality; mutton processing and storage; lamb production; feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Assistance Dogs—What Should We Focus On

edited by

Tia G.B. Hansen

and

Chalotte Glintborg

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: guide dogs; hearing dogs; mobility assistance dogs; psychiatric service dogs; human– animal attachment; assistance animal standards and wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)

Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Domestic Animals

edited by

Sunday Peters

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variants; important traits; genetic analysis; genomic selection; breeding strategies; multi-omics; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Molecular Approaches to Control Intestinal Parasites in Animals

edited by

Robert Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Identification and Use of Genetic Markers Influencing Animal Economic Traits

edited by

Sebastiano Luridiana

and

Maria Consuelo Mura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic markers; production; ruminants; economic trait; phenotypic correlation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Use of Regenerative Therapies in Canine Osteoarthritis: Volume II

edited by

Angela Palumbo Piccionello

and

Caterina Di Bella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone; joint; osteosynthesis; osteoarthritis; adipose micrograft; stem cells

Nutritional Strategies for Higher-Quality Products and Sustainable Animal Production

edited by

Daniel Mierlita

and

Danut Ioan Struti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; animal production efficiency; animal product quality (milk; eggs and meat); bioactive compounds; sustainability; feeding management; advanced grazing management; feed additives; alternative feed ingredients; fish nutrition; nutrition and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Insect Virology and Immunology

edited by

Min Feng

and

Luc Swevers

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: insect; virus; viral genes; immunity; immune response; immunity genes; insect– virus interaction; omics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Advances in the Cytogenetics of Livestock

edited by

Ewa Wójcik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; cytogenetic; karyotype; mitotic and meiotic chromosomes; chromosome stability; chromatin stability; genome stability; genome integrity; genetic techniques and assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Data-Mining Methods Applied to Livestock Management: Second Edition

edited by

Wilhelm Grzesiak

and

Daniel Zaborski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostatistics; animal science; prediction; cattle; machine learning; data mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Interactions and Relationship between Marine Mammal Ecology and Human Activities

edited by Benjamin De Montgolfier and Marion Poupard

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine mammals; human activities; ecosystems; interactions; conservation; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Advances and Repercussions of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome and Porcine Circoviruses Infection

edited by Gonzalo López-Lorenzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome; porcine circoviruses; swine surveillance; pig production; herd production; swine coinfections; pig vaccination; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Camelid Productions, Products and Welfare

edited by

Bernard Faye

and Allan Degen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelid productions; camelid products; camelid welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)

Gut Microbiota in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Gabriella do Vale Pereira

and

Fernando Yugo Yamamoto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; aquatic animals; nutrition; physiology; host– microbe interaction; production efficiency; feed conversion ratio; antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Precision Livestock Farming: New Techniques for Monitoring the Behaviour and Welfare of Farm Animal

edited by

Danilo Florentino Pereira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; big data; environmental control; image analysis; instrumentation; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning; remote monitoring; smart housing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

New Insights in Human-Animal Relationship: Emotions and Welfare

edited by

Serenella D'Ingeo

Angelo Quaranta

and

Marcello Siniscalchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-animal relationship; emotion; welfare; cognition; human-animal interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion)

Animal Immune Response to Parasitic Infections

edited by

Maria Pereira

Gabriela Santos Gomes

and

Armanda Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: domestic animals; wild animals; host– parasite interaction; immunology of zoonosis; parasitic immunology; anti-parasitic drugs; anti-parasitic vaccines; immunomodulators for parasitic infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Feeding Strategies and Diet Formulation of Horses

edited by

Markku Saastamoinen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Role of Trace Element in Animal Health and Metabolic: Second Edition

edited by

Anna Winiarska-Mieczan

Małgorzata Kwiecień

and

Karolina Jachimowicz

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace elements; forage; animal nutrition; animal physiology; trace elements toxicity; biological processes; trace elements accumulation; animal health; human health; trace element deficiencies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

The Application of Probiotics for Sustainable Aquaculture

edited by Antonio Luna-González

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; probiotics; microorganisms; antibiotics; water quality; immune response; growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

African Swine Fever Virus Transmission and Control: The Role of Wild and Domestic Suids—2nd Edition

edited by

Juanita Van Emmenes

and

Armanda Bastos

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASF; ASFV; transmission pathways; risk factors; pathogenesis; host immune responses; molecular epidemiology; novel mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Technological Applications in Farm Animal Reproduction

edited by

Ioannis A. Tsakmakidis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Microbiome, Immune and Intestinal Health in Animals

edited by

Robert W. Li

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; immune; intestinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Wildlife, Exotic and Zoo Animals Disease

edited by

Isabel Pires

Andreia Garcês

and

Filipe da Costa Silva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 14730 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildlife; exotic zoological animals; diagnosis; therapeutic; conservation; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Innovative Methods to Reduce Predation and Achieve Coexistence between Predators and Prey

edited by Jorge Tobajas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological conservation; wildlife management; coexistence conservation; predation control; non-lethal methods; predator– prey relationships; chemical camouflage; conditioned taste aversion; animal pre-conditioning; aversive conditioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Poultry Nutrition and Management

edited by

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; nutrition and management; multi-omics; antibiotic replacements; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Waterbird Ecology and Conservation from Freshwater Marshes to Open Seas

edited by

Dominik Marchowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: waterbird ecology; conservation; freshwater marshes; marine habitats; rivers; life strategies; spatial modeling; population viability analysis; ecosystem protection; threat identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)

Pathogens in the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface

edited by

Sergio Migliore

, Paola Galluzzo and

Guido Ruggero Loria

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3405 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; environment; wildlife; vector livestock; human parasite; virus bacteria; One Health; eco-systems interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Evaluation of the Use of Antimicrobial Intravenous Limb Perfusion to Treat Septic Digital Lesions in Cattle: Why and How to Reduce the Use of These Drugs in Systemic and Local Therapy

edited by

Vincenzo Varasano

Gianluca Celani

, Carlo Maria Mortellaro and

Lucio Petrizzi

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdigital phlegmon; deep digital septic condition; cattle; intravenous regional limb perfusion; antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)

Thermoregulatory and Physiological Adaptations of Reptiles and Amphibians to Changing Environments

edited by

Kostas Sagonas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal biology; metabolism; adaptation; climate change; ecology; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Herpetology)

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Animals

edited by

Fenglei Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanotoxicology; cytotoxicity; developmental toxicity; reproductive toxicity; acute toxicity; subchronic toxicity; chronic toxicity; toxic mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Probiotic Effects in Fish and Crustaceans

edited by

Jorge S. Olmos-Soto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunostimulants; pathogen inhibition; metabolism modulation; feed digestion improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Factors Affecting Fattened Ewe and Lamb Performance, Carcass Conformation, Meat Quality, and Flavor

edited by

Xiangpeng Yue

and

Long Guo

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep; flavor precursors; meat quality; management; genetics; feed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Effect of Farming Systems on Growth Performances and Meat Traits of Farm Animals

edited by Mariane Beline, Daniel Silva Antonelo and Juan Fernando Morales Gómez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2820 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal growth; animal production; growth performance; management practices; meat quality; production systems; rearing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Exploring Equine Genetics: Quantitative, Molecular, and Genomic Insights

edited by

Davinia I. Perdomo-González

and

Nora Laseca

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine populations; population structure; genetic diversity; quantitative analysis; genomics; molecular analysis; breeding programs; population health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Exploring Advanced Techniques in Radiography and Ultrasonography in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Massimo De Majo

, Filippo Spadola and

Marco Quartuccio

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic techniques; radiography; ultrasonography; veterinary medicine; imaging technology; diagnostic accuracy; exotic animals; multiparametric imaging; contrast enhancement; elastography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Gamete and Stem Cell Vitrification in Animals

edited by

Muren Herrid

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitrification; sperm; oocyte; embryo; stem cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)

Organic Livestock Farming: New Trends, Health and Welfare Issues

edited by