Editorial Board
- Animal Nutrition Section
- Animal Genetics and Genomics Section
- Veterinary Clinical Studies Section
- Aquatic Animals Section
- Animal Reproduction Section
- Animal System and Management Section
- Animal Physiology Section
- Animal Welfare Section
- Cattle Section
- Companion Animals Section
- Pigs Section
- Poultry Section
- Equids Section
- Wildlife Section
- Small Ruminants Section
- Zoo Animals Section
- Human-Animal Interactions, Animal Behaviour and Emotion Section
- Ecology and Conservation Section
- Herpetology Section
- Mammals Section
- Birds Section
- Animal Products Section
- Animal Ethics Section
- Public Policy, Politics and Law Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
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
Interests: in vitro fertilization; genome editing
Department of Clinical Science and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, UK
Interests: animal behaviour; animal health; animal welfare; human–animal interactions; human behaviour change; companion animals; dogs; brachycephaly; epilepsy
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Interests: animal behaviour; animal health; animal welfare; human–animal interactions; human behaviour change; companion animals; dogs; brachycephaly; epilepsy
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Department of Agricultural and Food Science (DISTAL), University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 50, 40127 Bologna, Italy
Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Interests: equine internal and sports medicine; exercise physiology; horse behavior and welfare; equitation science; animal behavior and welfare; animal transport; human-animal interaction; animal welfare science
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Faculty of Science & Engineering, School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Interests: equine infectious diseases; immunology; vaccination; equine influenza
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Interests: equine infectious diseases; immunology; vaccination; equine influenza
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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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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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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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Interests: reproduction; infertility; assisted reproductive technology; cryopreservation; environmental pollutants; oocyte; ovarian follicles; spermatozoa; embryos; histology; electron microscopy
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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
Interests: animal reproduction; donkeys
Department of Sciences and Technologies, University of Sannio, 82100 Benevento, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition; feed manufacturing; animal product shelf-life; bioactive molecules; biopolymers
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Interests: animal nutrition; feed manufacturing; animal product shelf-life; bioactive molecules; biopolymers
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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
Interests: small animal soft tissue surgery; cardiothoracic, abdominal, upper airway, plastic, reconstructive and oncologic surgery of the dog and cat
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
Interests: goat; sheep; reproduction; oocyte competence; in vitro fertilization; embryo development; female fertility
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
Interests: animal welfare; animal behaviour; animal production; poultry welfare; horses welfare; beef and dairy cattle welfare
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain
Interests: animal reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies related to spermatozoa and embryos
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Interests: animal reproduction; reproductive biotechnologies related to spermatozoa and embryos
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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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Interests: flow cytometry; bivalve immunology; blood parameters; hemocytes; insecticides toxicology
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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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Interests: rabbit reproductive biology; insect nutrition
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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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Interests: testes histology; testicular apoptosis; seasonal reproduction; aging testes; sertoli cells; leydig cells
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Department of Veterinary Medicine, 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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Interests: animal nutrition; pig welfare; oxidative stress; feed additives; botanicals; meat quality
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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
Interests: predator-prey interaction; habitat; threatened species policy and management, survey and monitoring of terrestrial vertebrates
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
Interests: sheep; goat; local breeds; milk traits; milk coagulation properties and cheese-making ability; genetics
Clinic for Horses, Division of Movement Science Group, University of Veterinary Medicine, 1210 Vienna, Austria
Interests: biomechanics; movement analysis; modelling; simulation; material testing
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Interests: biomechanics; movement analysis; modelling; simulation; material testing
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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
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
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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Interests: animal behaviour; animal cognition; comparative psychology; drawing behaviour; human-animals interactions; primates
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1. Department of Veterinary Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
2. Service for animal Welfare in the University Teaching and Scientific Facilities, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
2. Service for animal Welfare in the University Teaching and Scientific Facilities, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: animal welfare; veterinary legislation; ethics; animal used for experimental purposes; animal health (ruminants)
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
Interests: animal and fish reproduction; aquaculture nutrition; embryo and gamete quality
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
Interests: quantitative genetics; genomics; biostatistics; dairy production; milk quality; functional traits; milk coagulation properties; phenotyping; crossbreeding
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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Interests: canine; equine; feline; longevity, morbidity; epidemiology, statistical analyis; gut microbiota; one health aspects
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Department of Veterinay Sciences, University of Messina, Via Palatucci 13, 98168 Messina, Italy
Interests: veterinary diagnostics; parasitic diseases; zoonotic diseases
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Interests: veterinary diagnostics; parasitic diseases; zoonotic diseases
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Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Av. de la Reina Mercedes, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: evolutionary biology; behavioural ecology; microbial ecology; highthroughput sequencing; microbiota; bacterial community; bacterial cultures
Interests: evolutionary biology; behavioural ecology; microbial ecology; highthroughput sequencing; microbiota; bacterial community; bacterial cultures
Department of Management, Development and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Av. Domingos da Costa Lopes, 780., Tupã 17602-496, SP, Brazil
Interests: poultry farming; heat stress; animal welfare assessment; image processing; computer vision; machine learning
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Interests: poultry farming; heat stress; animal welfare assessment; image processing; computer vision; machine learning
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Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Madrid, Spain
Interests: aquaculture; genetics; parentage; traceability; molecular identification; Taxonomy; gene expression
Interests: aquaculture; genetics; parentage; traceability; molecular identification; Taxonomy; gene expression
Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
Interests: population genetics; conservation genetics; endangered species; phylogenetics
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Interests: population genetics; conservation genetics; endangered species; phylogenetics
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