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
Physiology of Reproduction Group, Department of Physiology, IMIB-Pascual Parrilla, University of Murcia, 30100 Murcia, Spain
Interests: oviductal cells; vitro fertilization; pigs cortical; gametes; embryos; fertilization; early embryo development
Interests: oviductal cells; vitro fertilization; pigs cortical; gametes; embryos; fertilization; early embryo development
Animal Behaviour and Welfare Group, Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Dolberry Building, Langford BS40 5DU, UK
Interests: companion animal; animal welfare; human-animal interactions; working dog; rabbits; play behaviour; medical alert dogs; wildlife
Interests: companion animal; animal welfare; human-animal interactions; working dog; rabbits; play behaviour; medical alert dogs; wildlife
Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
Interests: animal nutrition; monogastric species; nutrition, meat and product quality; sensory analysis of animal products; oxidative stress and animal welfare; natural antioxidants
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Interests: animal nutrition; monogastric species; nutrition, meat and product quality; sensory analysis of animal products; oxidative stress and animal welfare; natural antioxidants
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Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Federico II University, 80137 Naples, Italy
Interests: veterinary reproduction; diagnostic imaging in reproduction; small and large animal andrology; veterinary genetics
Interests: veterinary reproduction; diagnostic imaging in reproduction; small and large animal andrology; veterinary genetics
Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA 01536, USA
Interests: deer and wild horse immunocontraception; suburban deer controversies and population management; wild horse management; ungulate social organization
Interests: deer and wild horse immunocontraception; suburban deer controversies and population management; wild horse management; ungulate social organization
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production Systems, Tietotie 2, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
Interests: animal production; animal physiology; animal breeding; feed formulation; feeding; animal husbandry; animal genetics; forage; feed evaluation; pasture management; equine; canine
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Interests: animal production; animal physiology; animal breeding; feed formulation; feeding; animal husbandry; animal genetics; forage; feed evaluation; pasture management; equine; canine
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Smithsonian Institution, National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA 22630, USA
Interests: eco-epidemiology and One Health approaches; virus–host dynamics across wildlife, livestock, and human populations, with a focus on zoonotic spillover risk; epidemiological analysis of natural reservoirs integrating fieldwork, lab-based virology, and data-driven approaches to support conservation biology, public health response, and pandemic preparedness
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Interests: eco-epidemiology and One Health approaches; virus–host dynamics across wildlife, livestock, and human populations, with a focus on zoonotic spillover risk; epidemiological analysis of natural reservoirs integrating fieldwork, lab-based virology, and data-driven approaches to support conservation biology, public health response, and pandemic preparedness
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Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Interests: honeybees; bee products; diet; biochemistry; proteomic; enzymes; immune system; animals
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Interests: honeybees; bee products; diet; biochemistry; proteomic; enzymes; immune system; animals
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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; effects of the environment on immune status, behavior, well-being of swine and other livestock
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Interests: stress and environmental physiology; sow housing; maternal-fetal interaction; prenatal stress; effects of the environment on immune status, behavior, well-being of swine and other livestock
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Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
Interests: clinical microbiology; antimicrobial resistance; zoonosis; bacterial ecology and evolution pathogenesis; metagenomics
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Interests: clinical microbiology; antimicrobial resistance; zoonosis; bacterial ecology and evolution pathogenesis; metagenomics
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1. Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 1958 Frederiksberg, Denmark
2. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; social science
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2. Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Interests: animal ethics; animal welfare; social science
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Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: spermatogenesis; steroidogenesis; excitatory amino acid; sex hormones; endocrine and exocrine secretions
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Interests: spermatogenesis; steroidogenesis; excitatory amino acid; sex hormones; endocrine and exocrine secretions
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Dipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Interests: animal breeding and genetics; molecolar genetics and genomics; Copy Number Variation; pedigree reconstruction
Interests: animal breeding and genetics; molecolar genetics and genomics; Copy Number Variation; pedigree reconstruction
Instituto de Ganadería de Montaña (CSIC-Universidad de León), Finca Marzanas, s/n, 24346 Grulleros, Spain
Interests: rumen; microbiota
Interests: rumen; microbiota
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment-DAFNAE, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Interests: animal breeding; quantitative genetics; selection response; evolutionary biology; animal behaviour; functional traits; genetic diversity; horse; cattle; small populations
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Interests: animal breeding; quantitative genetics; selection response; evolutionary biology; animal behaviour; functional traits; genetic diversity; horse; cattle; small populations
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1. Laboratory of Biomedical Science, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa 252-0880, Japan
2. Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
Interests: zoonosis; molecular epidemiology; conservation medicine vector; Leucocytozoon; Haemoproteus; avian malaria (Plasmodium); wildlife; veterinary medicine
2. Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan
Interests: zoonosis; molecular epidemiology; conservation medicine vector; Leucocytozoon; Haemoproteus; avian malaria (Plasmodium); wildlife; veterinary medicine
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2471, USA
Interests: placenta; pregnancy; amino acids; brown adipose tissue; fetal programming; ruminants
Interests: placenta; pregnancy; amino acids; brown adipose tissue; fetal programming; ruminants
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
Interests: animal welfare, sustainability and endocrine physiology
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Interests: animal welfare, sustainability and endocrine physiology
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Clinic for Birds and Reptiles (Faculty of veterinary medicine), Leipzig University, An den Tierkliniken 17, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
Interests: diseases in birds and reptiles; fungal diseases; apicomplexan parasites; clinical pathology; pathology and histopathology; poultry diseases
Interests: diseases in birds and reptiles; fungal diseases; apicomplexan parasites; clinical pathology; pathology and histopathology; poultry diseases
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA
Interests: evolutionary ecology and genetics; behavior; life history; population genetics; biogeography
Interests: evolutionary ecology and genetics; behavior; life history; population genetics; biogeography
Department Head of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA
Interests: behavior; conservation; mammalian ecosystem engineers; elephants
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Interests: behavior; conservation; mammalian ecosystem engineers; elephants
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Roslin EH25 9RG, UK
Interests: veterinary diagnostic imaging; veterinary computed tomography; imaging of respiratory, vascular and urogenital diseases in animals; fish imaging
Interests: veterinary diagnostic imaging; veterinary computed tomography; imaging of respiratory, vascular and urogenital diseases in animals; fish imaging
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino (MC), 62032 Camerino, Italy
Interests: histochemistry; morphometry; animal welfare; food intake; digestive apparatus; reproductive apparatus; mammary gland; ruminants; environmental sustainability
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Interests: histochemistry; morphometry; animal welfare; food intake; digestive apparatus; reproductive apparatus; mammary gland; ruminants; environmental sustainability
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Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, USA
Interests: innate immunity; disease pathogenesis; Rickettsiales infections; animal models of tick-borne infections; co-infections
Interests: innate immunity; disease pathogenesis; Rickettsiales infections; animal models of tick-borne infections; co-infections
School of Animal Rural & Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Interests: species responses to anthropogenic landscape change and management; human-wildlife coexistence; landscape conservation genetics; behavioural responses to management to inform conservation practice
Interests: species responses to anthropogenic landscape change and management; human-wildlife coexistence; landscape conservation genetics; behavioural responses to management to inform conservation practice
Biology Program and Honors College, Oregon State University—Cascades, 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702, USA
Interests: microbiology
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Interests: microbiology
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Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Firenze, via delle Cascine 5, 50144 Firenze, Italy
Interests: fish products; aquaculture; alternative protein sources; fish welfare; fillet quality; poultry and rabbit meat production
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Interests: fish products; aquaculture; alternative protein sources; fish welfare; fillet quality; poultry and rabbit meat production
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Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, 3001 Bern, Switzerland
Interests: environment/pollution/water quality effect on fish; fish disease; fish immunity; fish pathology; fish physiology; fish welfare; in vitro alternatives
Interests: environment/pollution/water quality effect on fish; fish disease; fish immunity; fish pathology; fish physiology; fish welfare; in vitro alternatives
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Interests: steroid biosynthesis; endocrinology; mechanisms of energy metabolism; cholesterol
Interests: steroid biosynthesis; endocrinology; mechanisms of energy metabolism; cholesterol
CNR IRBIM National Research Council—Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Biotechnologies Via Vaccara, 61-91026 Mazara del Vallo, TP, Italy
Interests: marine ecology; natural resource management; invasive species; ecology; endangered species; biodiversity; conservation biology; conservation; species diversity; ecosystem ecology
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Interests: marine ecology; natural resource management; invasive species; ecology; endangered species; biodiversity; conservation biology; conservation; species diversity; ecosystem ecology
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