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We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2024. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have consistently delivered exceptional review reports to our journal. Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, the journal Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2023, 91% of our authors rate the peer review as good or excellent thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in the peer-review process of Animals. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.

The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in April 2024. Each quarter, we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.

Q1:

Name: Dr. Sławomir Mitrus
Affiliation: Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
Interests: life history of animals; physiological ecology of animals; ecology and conservation of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis); ecology of ants

Name: Dr. Linda Van Bomme
Affiliation: ¹ School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia; ² Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Interests: human wildlife conflict; wildlife management; predator ecology; conservation

Name: Dr. Richard D. Murray
Affiliation: Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, United Kingdom
Interests: animal science; veterinary medicine; lameness in cattle; pathophysiology of pregnancy; digital dermatitis and dairy cattle

Name: Dr. Betty McGuire
Affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
Interests: mammalian social behavior; parental care, and ecology; applied animal behavior; human–animal interactions; animal shelters; animal welfare

Name: Dr. Alejandro Casas-Alvarado
Affiliation: Neurophysiology, Behavior and Animal Welfare Assessment, DPAA, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Mexico City 04960, Mexico
Interests: anesthesiology; pain assessment; pain management; animal behavior

Q2:

Name: Dr. Alejandro Plascencia
Affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan 80260, Mexico
Interests: ruminal fermentation; ruminal metabolism

Name: Dr. Claudia Gittel
Affiliation: Rossdales Equine Hospital, Newmarket CB8 7NN, UK
Interests: veterinary medicine; equine science; regenerative medicine; ventilation; animal welfare; anesthesia; intensive care; pain management

Name: Dr. Marek Gaworski
Affiliation: Department of Production Management and Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: animal behavior; dairy equipment; dairy technology; progress; welfare

Name: Dr. Luis M. Bautista Sopelana
Affiliation: Department of Evolutionary Ecology, National Museum of Natural History (MNCN - CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain
Interests: ethology; animal ecology; conservation biology; behavioral ecology; ornithology

Name: Prof. Dr. Aleksandro Schafer Da Silva
Affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC), Chapecó 89815-000, SC, Brazil
Interests: animal health; veterinary parasitology; biochemistry; clinical pathology; animal additives and supplementation

Q3:

Name: Prof. Dr. Ewa Joanna Godzińska
Affiliation: Laboratory of Ethology, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: ethology; neuroethology; altruism; aggression; entomology; myrmecology; ants; behavior of domestic animals (dogs and cats)

Name: Dr. Martin Maquivar
Affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Interests: applied reproductive management and physiology of beef and dairy cattle

Name: Prof. Dr. Han-Tsung Wang
Affiliation: Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10672, Taiwan
Interests: digestive tract microbes; rumen fermentation regulation; ruminant diet assessment; feed additives; protein and Enzyme; purification; biomaterials

Name: Dr. Sue Dyson
Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Suffolk, UK
Interests: improving the diagnosis of lameness and poor performance and maximizing the opportunity for horses to fulfill their athletic potential at whatever level

Name: Prof. Dr. Malcolm Jobling
Affiliation: Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges Arktiske Universitet, Tromso, Norway
Interests: fish feeding and nutrition; physiological energetics of cold-water ectotherms; physiological ecology; behavioral ecology - applications to aquaculture

Q4:

Name: Dr. Phillip Lancaster
Affiliation: Beef Cattle Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Interests: energy metabolism; feedlot nutrition; grazing management; liver abscess; production systems; sustainability

Name: Dr. Ralf Blank
Affiliation: Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany
Interests: animal nutrition; feed additives; mycotoxins; ruminants; feed formulation; feed science; pigs; poultry; antinutritional factors

Name: Dr. Sylvia Masson
Affiliation: Clinique vétérinaire de la Tivollière, 38340 Voreppe, France
Interests: dogs and cats’ behavior and welfare

Name: Dr. Robin Foster
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Puget Sound, WA 98416, USA
Interests: promote welfare of horses and dogs; improve human-animal interactions; dog and horse behavior and cognition

Name: Dr. Marcos Busanello
Affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, High Uruguay and Missions Regional Integrated University, Frederico Westphalen 98400-000, Brazil
Interests: dairy cattle nutrition, feed composition, management, milk quality, and mastitis