Special Issues

Animals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Factors Affecting Milk Productivity, Milk Quality, and Dairy Cow Health submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16253
Keywords: dairy cows; milk quality; feed additives; diseases; epidemiology; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Reproductive Physiology of Ruminants
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submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11050
Keywords: ruminant; reproduction; ovary; puberty; reproductive cycle; behavior; environment; testes; uterus; mammary/udder/lactation; hormone; infertility/fertility; gonadotropin; parturition; gestation; photoperiod; management; gamete; obesity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Second Edition of Advances in Animal Novel Alternative Feed submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8666
Keywords: sustainability; feed efficiency; ruminant production; non-ruminant production; desertification; dry land; alternative feed; agroindustry waste; agroindustry residues; by-products; native crops; non-human-edible ingredients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Advances in In Vitro Oocyte Development in Domestic Animals submission deadline 1 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4610
Keywords: oocyte; preantral follicles; in vitro culture; oxidative stress; molecular mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Coccidiosis in Poultry: Current Thinking on Eimeria spp., Host–Parasite Relationships, and Potential for Advancements in Control
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submission deadline 4 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6214 | Submission Open
Keywords: Eimeria of poultry; avian coccidiosis; host-Eimeria relationships; novel methods of coccidiosis control; intestinal health in chickens; commercial broiler production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Genetics and Genomics of Livestock Health, Fertility and Product Quality: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4421 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal; genetics; genomics; production; product quality; reproduction; fertility; health; welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Current State of Knowledge on the Physiology and Reproduction of Bees submission deadline 10 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3458 | Submission Open
Keywords: honeybee; hormonal regulation; insect physiology; mating behavior; reproduction; wild bees
Early Embryo Development in Agricultural Animals submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15709 | Submission Open
Keywords: gametes; uterus; embryo; signaling; maternal recognition; nutrition; hormones; environmental stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Feed Additives in Broiler Nutrition
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15019 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler; feed additive; nutrition; growth; environment; gut; gastrointestinal tract; diet; welfare; meat; chicken
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Advances in Image-Guided Veterinary Surgery submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13104 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; surgery; minimally invasive surgery; interventional procedure; intraoperative imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Advances in Animal Anatomy Studies submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12351 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal anatomy; comparative anatomy; morphology; preclinical subjects; teaching
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Stem-Cell-Based Therapies in Veterinary Medicine—Current Status and Perspectives submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10111 | Submission Open
Keywords: stem cells; lineages; animal models; wild animals; domestic animals; biobanking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Animal Reproduction: Semen Quality Assessment, Volume II
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8026 | Submission Open
Keywords: sperm analysis; semen; sperm quality; fertility; biology of reproduction; artificial insemination; andrology; semen storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Breed Preservation and Assisted Reproductive Technology of Small Ruminant submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5679 | Submission Open
Keywords: small ruminants; endangered species; animal genetic resources conservation; cryopreservation; assisted reproductive technologies; sperm; oocyte; embryo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Inflammation and Thrombosis in Small Animal Cardiovascular Diseases—an Emerging Therapeutic Target
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3836 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunothrombosis; thromboinflammation; platelets; cardiomyopathy; auto-immune disease; precision medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Disease and Health in Free-Ranging and Captive Wildlife
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3250 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious diseases; wildlife; surveillance; animal health; wildlife; disease surveillance; disease monitoring; diagnostic techniques; zoonoses; microbiome
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Infectious Respiratory Diseases of Livestock Animals
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory pathogens; infectious respiratory disease; livestock; molecular typing; antimicrobials; risk factors; vaccines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Pathogens in the Wildlife–Livestock–Human Interface
edited by , Paola Galluzzo and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2975 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogens; environment; wildlife; vector livestock; human parasite; virus bacteria; One Health; eco-systems interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Transdisciplinary Approach to Surveillance for Wildlife Health Epidemiology submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1266 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife; zoonosis; One Health; surveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Health, Nutrition and Productivity: What Is the Connection to the Poultry Gastrointestinal Microbiota?
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiota; nutrition; genetics; management; immune system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Identifying and Monitoring Health-Based Threats to Animals: Contaminants and Pathogen Exposures submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11053 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollutants; pathogens; environment; animal health; adverse effects; biomonitoring; bioindicators; threats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology and Conservation)
Heart Diseases in Small Animals
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2071 | 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 Companion Animals)
Personality and Emotions of Parrots submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective state; behavioral syndrome; behavioral type; coping style; emotionality; personality; parrots; Psittaciformes; temperament
(This special issue belongs to the Section Birds)
Behavior, Welfare, Health and Care of Aging Pets
edited by Ángela González-Martínez
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open
Keywords: geriatric pets; behavior; health; nutrition; cognition; dogs; cats; exotic animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth in Farm Animals
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submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open
Keywords: skeletal muscle; satellite cells; fibro-adipogenic progenitors; feed efficiency; fat-lean mass; meat production and quality; metabolic health; feed efficiency; farm animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Beavers: Nature's Master Builders and Environmental Engineers
edited by Róisín Campbell-Palmer
submission deadline 27 May 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem engineers; freshwater habitats; natural processes; reintroduction; restoration; management; mitigation; wetlands; wildlife conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Conservation and Sperm Quality in Domestic Animals submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3663 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryopreservation; sperm quality; genetic diversity; reproductive efficiency; livestock management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Reproduction)
Comparative Animal Nutrition and Metabolism submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21659 | Submission Open
Keywords: nutrition; gut; species differences; organ structure and function; microbiota; metabolic syndrome; hormonal factors; metabolism and development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Morphological and Physiological Research on Fish submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21600 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish; anatomy; basic research; physiology; aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aquatic Animals)
Genetic Analysis of Important Traits in Poultry submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16179 | Submission Open
Keywords: broiler chickens; laying hens; turkeys; quails; gene discovery; high-throughput analysis; GWAS; RNA-seq; functional genomics; epigenetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Poultry)
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in Livestock submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16031 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology; bioinformatics; livestock; climate change; wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
Monitoring of Behavior, Affective States, and Health to Identify Welfare Concerns of Farm Animals
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14578 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal welfare; behavior; health; affective states; indicator; livestock; housing; transport; slaughter
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Animal Stress and Welfare during Transport and Slaughtering
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13268 | Submission Open
Keywords: slaughter animals; welfare; meat quality; legislation; consumers concern; movement; handling; economic aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anaesthesia and Pain Management in Large Animals
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11626 | Submission Open
Keywords: analgesia; pain; production animals; cattle; sheep; pigs; poultry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Parasitic Arthropods of Vertebrates submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9306 | Submission Open
Keywords: parasitic arthropods; host– parasite relationship; biology and ecology; taxonomy and evolution; parasitic arthropods of medical and veterinary importance; arthropods as vectors of diseases
Sustainability of Local Dairy Farming Systems submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8462 | Submission Open
Keywords: improving sustainability; animal welfare and health; rural livelihoods; farm resilience; GHG mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Climate-Smart and Sustainable Animal Food Value Chains submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7068 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal food value chains; animal health and welfare; animal production; adoption; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Relationships between Animal Hosts and Microbiota, Animal Health and Response to Diseases
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5607 | Submission Open
Keywords: livestock; companion animals; wild animals; microbiota; metabolites; physiology; non-communicable diseases; infectious diseases; environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Physiology)
Nutritional Strategies and Management Methods to Improve Survival, Health and Growth Performance of Weaning Piglets
edited by , and Zhenya Zhai
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5410 | Submission Open
Keywords: special nutritional strategies; management methods; survival rate; health status; growth performance; weaning piglets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pigs)
Nutritive Value or Bioutilization Technology of Alternative Forages for Ruminant Nutrition
edited by Dingfu Xiao and Tiantian Meng
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5409 | Submission Open
Keywords: ruminant feeding; nutritive value; corn soybean meal substitution; novel feedstuffs; unconventional feeds; by-products; in vitro digestibility; rumen fermentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife: A Threat for Biodiversity and Global Health submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3584 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging infectious disease; wildlife; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wildlife)
Interrelationships between Animal Behaviors and Control of Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2871 | Submission Open
Keywords: animals behavioral strategies; behavioral adaptions; control of diseases; nursing care of sick conspecifics; survival and wellness; potentiation of the immune system; pathogens and parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Recent Advances in Equine Surgery and Sports Medicine
edited by and Lynn M. Pezzanite
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2744 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Equids)
Animal Production in the Artificial Intelligence Era: Advances and Applications
edited by Saleh Shahinfar, , and Romdhane Rekaya
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; forecasting (prediction); animal production; animal health and welfare; breeding and genetics; reproduction; high-throughput phenotyping and big data; sensors; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal System and Management)
Changing Landscape in Consumer Perceptions and Preferences for Meat and Meat Alternatives submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behavior; consumer perceptions; attitudes; and preferences; economics; livestock; livestock products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Welfare)
Anesthesia and Analgesia in Companion Animals Surgery
edited by Vincenzo Nava, Giovanna Lucrezia Costa and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open
Keywords: anesthesia; analgesia; companion animals; hematological; biochemical parameters; inflammatory oxidative status; surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Veterinary Clinical Studies)
Influence of Farm Animal Production and Processing Conditions on the Quality of Animal Origin Based Products
edited by and Marian Mihaiu
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open
Keywords: animal products; quality; farm conditions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Products)
Free-Roaming Cats and Dogs: Ecology, Management and Inter-Species Interactions submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open
Keywords: One Health; One Welfare; dogs; cats; Felis catus; Canis familiaris; ecology; human– animal interactions; cat population management; dog population management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Companion Animals)
Factors Affecting Fattened Ewe and Lamb Performance, Carcass Conformation, Meat Quality, and Flavor
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open
Keywords: sheep; flavor precursors; meat quality; management; genetics; feed
(This special issue belongs to the Section Small Ruminants)
Modulating Immunometabolism in Transition Dairy Cows
edited by Pedro G. Melendez and Pablo Pinedo
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition cow; metabolic diseases; prepartum; postpartum; oxidative stress; immunomodulation; nutrition; feeding management; cow comfort; dairy cattle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Cattle)
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