Animals

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, Västertorpsvägen 135, Hägersten, 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

Dr. Mateus J. R. Paranhos Da Costa

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UNESP, Faculdade de Ciências Agrarias e Veterinárias, Departamento de Zootecnia, Pesquisador CNPq, 14884–900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; animal production; poultry welfare; horses welfare; beef and dairy cattle welfare

Prof. Dr. Inmaculada Parrilla Riera

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1. Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
2. Biomedical Research Institute Pascual Parrilla of Murcia (IMIB), Campus of Health Sciences, El Palmar, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Interests: animal reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies related to spermatozoa and embryos
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Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Parrino

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Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: flow cytometry; bivalve immunology; blood parameters; hemocytes; insecticides toxicology
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Prof. Dr. Juan José Pascual

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Institute for Animal Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Interests: rabbit reproductive biology; insect nutrition
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Prof. Dr. Luis Miguel Pastor

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Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Medical School, IMIB-Arrixaca, Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Interests: testes histology; testicular apoptosis; seasonal reproduction; aging testes; sertoli cells; leydig cells
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Dr. Grazia Pastorelli

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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milano, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition; pig welfare; oxidative stress; feed additives; botanicals; meat quality
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Dr. Chris R. Pavey

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CSIRO Land and Water, Winnellie, PMB 44, Darwin, NT 0822, Australia
Interests: predator-prey interaction; habitat; threatened species policy and management, survey and monitoring of terrestrial vertebrates

Dr. Michele Pazzola

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Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: sheep; goat; local breeds; milk traits; milk coagulation properties and cheese-making ability; genetics

Prof. Dr. Christian Peham

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Movement Science Group, Clinical Centre for Equine Health and Research, Clinical Department for Small Animals and Horses, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Interests: biomechanics; movement analysis; modelling; simulation; material testing
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Dr. Jaana Peippo

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Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Helsinki, Finland
Interests: in vivo and in vitro embryo production; factors affecting oocyte and embryo quality; sex-related development in embryos; cryopreservation of embryos; embryo diagnostics (genomic selection in embryos, embryo transcriptomics); lipid metabolism in relation to reproduction; functional characterization of reproduction; species: cattle, sheep, reindeer, zebrafish

Dr. Marie Pelé

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ETHICS, Lille Catholic University, F-59000 Lille, France
Interests: animal behaviour; animal cognition; comparative psychology; drawing behaviour; human-animals interactions; primates
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Prof. Dr. Angelo Peli

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Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)

Prof. Dr. David Sánchez Peñaranda

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Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio Natural, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Interests: animal and fish reproduction; aquaculture nutrition; embryo and gamete quality

Prof. Dr. Mauro Penasa

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Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Interests: quantitative genetics; genomics; biostatistics; dairy production; milk quality; functional traits; milk coagulation properties; phenotyping; crossbreeding

Dr. Johanna Penell

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Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Veterinary Nursing, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
Interests: canine; equine; feline; longevity, morbidity; epidemiology, statistical analyis; gut microbiota; one health aspects
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Prof. Dr. Maria Grazia Pennisi

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1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci 13, 98168 Messina, Italy
2. “I Periodeuti” ASC, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: veterinary diagnostics; parasitic diseases; zoonotic diseases
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Dr. Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

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Departament of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Seville. Avda. de la Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: evolutionary biology; behavioural ecology; microbial ecology; highthroughput sequencing; microbiota; bacterial community; bacterial cultures

Prof. Dr. Danilo Florentino Pereira

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Department of Management, Development and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, São Paulo State University, 780 Domingos da Costa Lopes Avenue, Tupã, São Paulo 17602-496, Brazil
Interests: computer vision; poultry farming; animal welfare assessment
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Prof. Dr. Montse Pérez

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AquaCOV, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo (IEO, CSIC), 36390 Pontevedra, Spain
Interests: aquaculture; genetics; parentage; traceability; molecular identification; Taxonomy; gene expression

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