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Prof. Dr. Siemowit Muszyński

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Department of Biophysics, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Interests: musculoskeletal system; osteoporosis; bone metabolism and development; bone loss; bone and tendon mechanical properties; animals
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Prof. Dr. Clara Naccari

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Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: environmentals toxicology; inorganic and organic contaminants; toxicological residues; food safety
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Dr. Francesco Napolitano

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: veterinary physiology; animal production

Dr. Edward Narayan

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School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
Interests: animal welfare; conservation biology; conservation physiology; neuroendocrinology; production animal health and welfare; reproductive health; stress; immune system; zoology
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Dr. Eugenia Natoli

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Canile Sovrazonale, ASL Roma 3 (Local Health Unit Rome 3), 00148 Rome, Italy
Interests: intraspecific cat and dog social behaviour; welfare behavioural indicators; personality

Prof. Dr. Gianluca Neglia

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production (DMVPA), University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: buffalo; goat; sheep; cattle; artificial insemination; reproduction; milk quality; meat quality
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Dr. Riccardo Negrini

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Istituto di Zootecnica, Facoltà di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Ambientali, Università Cattolica del S.Cuore, 29100 Piacenza, Italy
Interests: genetic diversity; domestic breeds; genetic improvement of livestock

Prof. Dr. Brian Nielsen

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Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: horse; equine; bone; exercise; nutrition; minerals; skeletal

Dr. Takehiro Nishida

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Department of Life and Food Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
Interests: animal nutrition; sustainable animal husbandry; global environment problems

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Niżański

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Department of Reproduction and Clinic of Farm Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Science, Wroclaw, Poland
Interests: dog and cat reproduction; assisted reproduction technologies; andrology; animal gynecology; endocrinology; infertility; artificial insemination; assisted reproduction technologies in endangered animal species

Dr. Rebecca E. Nordquist

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Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Interests: animal welfare; animal models for human disease; behaviour in farm animals; neurobiology in farm animals

Dr. Caitlin O'Connell

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1. Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
2. Utopia Scientific, San Diego, CA, USA
Interests: elephant behavioral ecology; dialects; communication; dominance hierarchies; cultural transmission; multi-generational knowledge
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Prof. Dr. Gaetano Odierna

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Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, I-80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: chromosome; karyotype; evolution; amphibia; reptilia; mollusks
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Dr. Mark Oliver

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The Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Interests: growth; endocrinology; metabolism; welfare; perinatology; pregnancy; nutrition; ethics; behaviour; pain

Dr. Miquel Planas Oliver

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CSIC - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), Vigo, Spain
Interests: syngnathidae; fish; rearing; aquaculture; biology; ecology; stable isotopes; food web
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Prof. Dr. Ike Olivotto

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Department of Environmental and Life Science (DISVA), Polytechnic University of Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: aquaculture; fish physiology; fish nutrition; fish reproduction; insect meal; alternative protein sources; microplastics
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Prof. Dr. Ettore Olmo

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Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche, IT-60131 Ancona, Italy
Interests: evolutionary biology; vertebrate genome; cytogenetics
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Dr. Pablo Orozco-terWengel

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School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UK
Interests: population genetics; genomics; conservation; evolution; phylogenetics; bioinformatics

Prof. Dr. Aurora Ortín

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Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2, Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA, C/Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Interests: welfare and pathology of small ruminants
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Dr. Fabio Ostanello

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Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, BO, Italy
Interests: swine; hepatitis E virus (HEV); epidemiology; veterinary public health; infectious diseases; diagnosis
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Prof. Dr. Takeshige Otoi

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Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry (Ishii campus), Tokushima University, Ishii, Myozai-gun, Tokushima 779-3233, Japan
Interests: in vitro fertilization; genome editing

Dr. Rowena Packer

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Department of Clinical Science and Services, The Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal health; animal welfare; human–animal interactions; human behaviour change; companion animals; dogs; brachycephaly; epilepsy
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Dr. Barbara Padalino

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1. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
2. Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; horse behavior and welfare; animal transport; equitation science; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Dr. Romain Paillot

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Intervacc AB, 129 22 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: equine infectious diseases; immunology; vaccination; equine influenza
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Dr. Elisabetta Palagi

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1. Ethology Unit, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Volta 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
2. Natural History Museum, University of Pisa, Via Roma 79, 56011 Calci, PI, Italy
Interests: intra- and inter-species communication; social behaviour; animal cognition; animal awareness; multimodal communication; conflict management; sexual behaviour; emotional contagion; motor resonance; human nonverbal communication
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Dr. Maria Grazia Palmerini

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Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: reproduction; infertility; assisted reproductive technology; cryopreservation; environmental pollutants; oocyte; ovarian follicles; spermatozoa; embryos; histology; electron microscopy
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Dr. Duccio Panzani

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Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
Interests: animal reproduction; donkeys

Prof. Dr. Marina Paolucci

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Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Interests: innovative integrators for feed nutrition; postbiotics; parabiotics; allobiotics
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Prof. Dr. Lysimachos G. Papazoglou

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Unit of Surgery and Obstetrics, Companion Animal Clinic, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of HealthSciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54627 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: small animal soft tissue surgery; cardiothoracic, abdominal, upper airway, plastic, reconstructive and oncologic surgery of the dog and cat

Prof. Dr. María-Teresa Paramio

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Departament de ciencia Animal i Dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: goat; sheep; reproduction; oocyte competence; in vitro fertilization; embryo development; female fertility

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