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Ruminant Health: Management, Challenges, and Veterinary Solutions

edited by

Dimitrios Gougoulis

submission deadline 22 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15405

Keywords: veterinary medicine; ruminant health management; cattle; small ruminants; sheep; goats; disease prevention; antimicrobial resistance; reproductive health; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Mitigating Heat Stress in Ruminants: Physiological Impacts and Nutritional Strategies

edited by Wonseob Kim

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat stress; nutritional strategies; ruminants; nutrients; feed additive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Advances in Swine Housing, Health and Welfare

edited by

Annalisa Scollo

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11063 | Submission Open

Keywords: housing; pig; welfare; health; management; production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

The Behaviour, Needs and Welfare of Pinnipeds in Human Care

edited by Susan C. Wilson

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: pinnipeds; seals; sea lions; walruses; captive care; zoos; aquaria; seal rescue; behaviour; welfare assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Zoo Animals)

Maternal Nutrition and Neonatal Development of Pigs

edited by

Sung Woo Kim

and Crystal L.L. Lévesque

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16128 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal nutrition; neonatal development; pig; fetus; mammary gland; epigenetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Imaging Techniques and Radiation Therapy in Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Massimo Vignoli

, Francesca Del Signore and Julia Buchholz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15262 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging; companion animals; radiology; ultrasound; computer tomography; magnetic resonance; oncology; radiation therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Current Research in Sheep and Goats Reared for Meat

edited by

Wei Zhang

Youji Ma

and Qingchang Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9247 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheep and goats; nutrition and feed; genetic breeding and reproduction; disease control; management and environment; dung resource utilization; production performance; meat quality; mutton processing and storage; lamb production; feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)

Maximizing Fiber Utilization for Sustainable, Efficient Ruminant Production

edited by Zhiyuan Ma,

Ting Liu

and Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6892 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber; carbohydrate; digestion; methane; performance; supplementation; ruminant; microbiota; rumen health; rumen development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Poultry Virology and Vaccines

edited by

Xiaorong Zhang

Chunchun Meng

and Minhua Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6315 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; pathogenesis; vaccine development; antiviral compound; virus-host interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Reproduction of Small Animals: Physiology, Pathology and Performance, Second Edition

edited by

Fiona K. Hollinshead

Greg Burns

and

Natali Krekeler

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6117 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial insemination; contraception; litter size; transcervical insemination; in vitro fertilization; ovulation; LH surge; semen cryopreservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Recent Advances in Equine Behavior and Welfare

edited by

Maria Rizzo

and

Francesca Arfuso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6071 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine welfare; horse management; behavior; health; nutrition and exercise physiology; stress indicators; welfare assessment tools

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Hidden Carriers: Cryptic Pathogens in Wildlife and Livestock

edited by

João R. Mesquita

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3026 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonosis; epidemiology; infectious diseases; reservoirs; cryptic pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Amino Acid Nutrition for Swine Production

edited by

Shengfa Liao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2895 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acid; nutrition; nutrient metabolism; nutrient function; swine; pork production; animal agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Advances in Animal Clinical Pathology

edited by

Stephan Neumann

and Barbara Riond

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open

Keywords: etiology; pathogenesis; diagnosis; therapy; biomarkers; disease mechanisms; clinical biochemistry; laboratory techniques; veterinary medicine; clinical pathology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Advanced Biomarker Research in Animal Pathological States: Second Edition

edited by

Urszula Lisiecka

, Dorota Pietras-Ożga and

Katarzyna Michalak

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; genomics; transcriptomics; proteomics; cytomics; metabolomics; livestock; companion animals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Equine Genetics, Evolution, and Breeds

edited by

Laura Patterson Rosa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open

Keywords: horses; genomics; conservation; population; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Companion Animal Nutrition and Gut Health

edited by

Ana Isabel Rey Muñoz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: pet nutrition; gut health; chronic gut diseases; microbiome; microbiota– gut– brain axis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Pig Castration: Strategies, Animal Welfare and Pork Quality

edited by

Alexandra Esteves

Severiano R. Silva

and

Rita Payan-Carreira

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open

Keywords: pig castration; castration strategies; pork quality; swine management; livestock welfare; swine industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)

Parasitic Helminths in Ruminants: The Genomics, Molecular Characterization, and Drug Resistance

edited by Junfeng Gao and Qiaocheng Chang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: helminths; ruminants; genomics; molecular characterization; drug resistance; epidemiology; molecular mechanism; diagnosis; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Mammal Evolution Explained Through Molecular and Morphological Data

edited by Claudio Gustavo Ustavo Barbeito, Phelipe Favaron and

Maria Angelica Miglino

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7563 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolution; evo– devo; comparative anatomy; molecular biology; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mammals)

Nutritional Strategies for Higher-Quality Products and Sustainable Animal Production

edited by

Daniel Mierlita

and

Danut Ioan Struti

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; animal production efficiency; animal product quality (milk; eggs and meat); bioactive compounds; sustainability; feeding management; advanced grazing management; feed additives; alternative feed ingredients; fish nutrition; nutrition and health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Alternative Protein Sources for Animal Feeds

edited by Karolina Kwasek

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3413 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; livestock nutrition; alternative proteins; nutritional programming; epigenetics; animal health; environmental sustainability; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Slaughterhouses as Sources of Data for Animal Epidemiology

edited by Carla Correia-Gomes and Natascha V. Meunier

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2698 | Submission Open

Keywords: slaughterhouses; data; surveillance; animal health; epidemiology; decision making; food chain; food safety; meat inspection; animal welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Feed Ingredients, Environmental Factors and Fish Mucosal Health

edited by Ignacio Fernández and Patrícia Díaz-Rosales

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal immunity; nutrigenomics; epigenomics; toxicogenomics; climate change; pollution; micronutrients and feed additives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

The Invasive Species Vespa velutina: A Current Challenge in European Eco-Systems: Second Edition

edited by

María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores

Olga Escuredo

and

M. Carmen Seijo

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: Vespa velutina; management strategies; life cycle; physiology; behavior; pathology; food resources; ecological impacts; economic effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Equine Musculoskeletal System: Advances and Clinical Applications of Diagnostic Imaging and Functional Research

edited by

Malgorzata Domino

, Bernard Turek and Tomasz Jasiński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9486 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle diseases; bone and joint diseases; tendon and fascia diseases; diagnostic imaging; CT; dual-energy CT; MRI; sEMG; FES; image and signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

The Raptors: Ecology, Behavior, Parasites, Life History and Conservation

edited by Zbigniew Kwieciński

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: the life history of raptors and owls; breeding biology; ecology; behavior; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Functional Prebiotics and Probiotics: Impact on Animal Growth, Development and Health

edited by

Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira

, Taís Mayumi Kuniyoshi and

Carlos Emilio Cabrera Matajira

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; antibiotic resistance; prebiotics; probiotics; sustainable solutions; gut microbiota; immune system; infectious diseases; biotechnological strategies; circular economy principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)

Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals

edited by

Eduardo De Mercado

and

Manuel Álvarez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20089 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryopreservation; sperm quality; genetic diversity; reproductive efficiency; livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Animal–Computer Interaction: New Horizons in Animal Welfare

edited by

Clara Mancini

and

Jake Veasey

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10656 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal– computer interaction; interaction design; animal-centered research; animal-centered design; animal-centered computing; animal-centered technology; animal welfare; animal behavior; animal cognition; animal management; animal welfare approaches; animal ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Contaminated Environments: The Effects of Toxic Waste on Animal Health and Conservation

edited by Li Ding

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazardous substances; environmental pollutants; ecotoxic effects; wildlife toxicology; pollution impacts; animal health; species survival; animal conservation; toxic waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Poultry Nutrition and Management

edited by

Guangtian Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13255 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; nutrition and management; multi-omics; antibiotic replacements; metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)

Equine Veterinary Surgery

edited by

Javier Lopez-Sanroman

and Manuel Iglesias-Garcia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11753 | Submission Open

Keywords: equine; surgery; minimally invasive; orthopedics; colic; integumentary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Domestic Animals

edited by

Sunday Peters

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10293 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic variants; important traits; genetic analysis; genomic selection; breeding strategies; multi-omics; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Animal-Assisted Interventions: Effects and Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Ann Hemingway

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5618 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal-assisted interventions; behavior change; human animal communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Wildlife Trade: Threats, Challenges, and Strategies for Prevention of Illegal Trade

edited by Anne-Lise Chaber and Philippe Gaubert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5498 | Submission Open

Keywords: illegal wildlife trade; IWT threats; IWT challenges; IWT mitigation; IWT tracing approaches; forensics; law enforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)

Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species

edited by Adolfo Jatobá and Bruno Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4246 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated multitrophic aquaculture; biofloc technology; aquaponics; aquaculture recirculation system; new species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Innovative Methods to Reduce Predation and Achieve Coexistence between Predators and Prey

edited by Jorge Tobajas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3523 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological conservation; wildlife management; coexistence conservation; predation control; non-lethal methods; predator– prey relationships; chemical camouflage; conditioned taste aversion; animal pre-conditioning; aversive conditioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)

Conservation and Restoration of Aquatic Animal Habitats

edited by

Yasufumi Fujimoto

and

Kenji Saitoh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3088 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-assisted design/prediction; case report; conservation; local to global action; nature positive; nature recovery; lessons from negative result; rehabilitation technology; resilience; restoration activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Advances in the Cytogenetics of Livestock

edited by

Ewa Wójcik

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; cytogenetic; karyotype; mitotic and meiotic chromosomes; chromosome stability; chromatin stability; genome stability; genome integrity; genetic techniques and assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)

Ruminant Production and Reproductive Performance in Tropical Environments

edited by

István Egerszegi

Nesrein M. Hashem

and

Rafael Goes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2985 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant; tropics; heat stress; production; fertility; welfare; management; feeding; local breeds; CSA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

Wild Animal Welfare: Science, Ethics and Law

edited by

Alexandre Azevedo

and

Manuel Magalhães-Sant'Ana

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2700 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; wildlife; wild animals; in situ conservation; ex situ conservation; wildlife management; biodiversity; predation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)

Clinical Examinations to Promote Diagnosis and Pathophysiological Understanding of Cardiac Disease in Small Animals

edited by

Ryohei Suzuki

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2415 | Submission Open

Keywords: echocardiography; electrocardiography; cardiac biomarker; myocardial function; mitral valve disease; cardiomyopathy; pulmonary hypertension; congenital heart disease; congestive heart failure; arrhythmias

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Streptococcus in the One-Health Prospective: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

edited by Alexandra Chiaverini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1751 | Submission Open

Keywords: streptococcus; One Health; surveillance; whole-genome sequencing; AMR; virulence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Innovative and Sustainable Ingredients for Redefining Aquaculture Feeds: Second Edition

edited by

Antonio Jesús Vizcaíno Torres

and

Francisco Javier Alarcón López

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquafeeds; marine fish; alternative ingredients; bioactive compounds; nutrients; fish nutrition; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)

Effects of Heat Stress on Animal Reproduction and Production

edited by Leonel Avendaño-Reyes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot environment; body temperature; milk production and composition; daily weight gain; growth rate; conception rate; reproductive efficiency; fertility; semen quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)

Sports Medicine, Health, Welfare, Rehabilitation, and Aftercare of Racehorses

edited by Ben Sykes and Amy Lovett

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open

Keywords: racehorses; health; wellbeing; welfare; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)

Advances in Canine and Feline Viruses

edited by Georgia Diakoudi and

Federica Di Profio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: feline and canine viruses; emerging viruses; molecular and serological diagnostics; next-generation sequencing; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)

Integrated Perspectives on the Urinary System: Anatomy, Physiology, and Disease

edited by

Isabel Pires

and

Filipe da Costa Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary system; kidney; urinary bladder; disease; anatomy; physiology; animal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)

Development and Application of Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Livestock and Companion Animals

edited by Szilárd Bodó, Vass Nóra, Gabriella Kútvölgyi and Tamas Somfai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: assisted reproduction; gene conservation; preimplantation genetic testing; sex sorted semen; animal welfare and reproduction; in vitro embryo production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)

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