Reviewer Board
Members of the reviewer board are selected from all Animals reviewers for regularly providing timely high quality reports on submitted manuscripts. Responsibilities of reviewers are available here.
Members
1. Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2. Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: avian host microbiome; integumentary microbiome; antimicrobials; chemosignals; volatile organic compounds; preen gland; feather; microbial ecology
2. Department of Animal Science, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Interests: avian host microbiome; integumentary microbiome; antimicrobials; chemosignals; volatile organic compounds; preen gland; feather; microbial ecology
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Interests: vasoactive intestinal peptide
Interests: vasoactive intestinal peptide
San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego, CA, USA
Interests: bird reproduction; reproductive physiology; germline stem cells; avian embryo development; primordial germ cell; avian fertilization; sperm; oocytes
Interests: bird reproduction; reproductive physiology; germline stem cells; avian embryo development; primordial germ cell; avian fertilization; sperm; oocytes
Instituto de Ciencia Animal, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Interests: beef; pork quality; carcass; palatability traits; muscle biochemistry; dark cutting; gene expression; meat quality
Interests: beef; pork quality; carcass; palatability traits; muscle biochemistry; dark cutting; gene expression; meat quality
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
Interests: probiotics; Bacillus species; Bacillus subtilis; microorganisms for industry; environmental bacteria; environmental probiotics; probiotic Bacillus sp.; expression systems; synthetic genes; DNA vectors
Interests: probiotics; Bacillus species; Bacillus subtilis; microorganisms for industry; environmental bacteria; environmental probiotics; probiotic Bacillus sp.; expression systems; synthetic genes; DNA vectors
Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: animal model; nutrient-gene interaction; perinatal development; iron metabolism; metabolomics; gut health
Interests: animal model; nutrient-gene interaction; perinatal development; iron metabolism; metabolomics; gut health
Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
Interests: biosecurity; situation analysis of animal health management; spatio-temporal analysis; chronological literature review
Interests: biosecurity; situation analysis of animal health management; spatio-temporal analysis; chronological literature review
Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Interests: wild amphibians
Interests: wild amphibians
Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Interests: ruminant nutrition; mycotoxin
Interests: ruminant nutrition; mycotoxin
Morphology Department, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
Interests: skeletal muscle cell development; muscle mass; muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy; skeletal muscle stem cells
Interests: skeletal muscle cell development; muscle mass; muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy; skeletal muscle stem cells
Farm Animal Behaviour and Husbandry Section/ Animal Breeding section, University of Kassel, Nordbahnhofstr. 1a, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany
Interests: poultry; laying hens; broiler breeders; breeding; welfare; automatic assessment; health indicators; keel bone damage; dual purpose breeds
Interests: poultry; laying hens; broiler breeders; breeding; welfare; automatic assessment; health indicators; keel bone damage; dual purpose breeds
Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, Animal Science Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, R. Žebenkos 12, 82317 Baisogala, Lithuania
Interests: animal welfare; animal nutrition; behaviour; climate change; GHG emissions; genetic resources
Interests: animal welfare; animal nutrition; behaviour; climate change; GHG emissions; genetic resources
Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan
Interests: comparative psychology; companion dogs; free ranging dogs; chimpanzee; social cognition; communication skills; human animal bonds; animal assisted interventions; cross cultural studies
Interests: comparative psychology; companion dogs; free ranging dogs; chimpanzee; social cognition; communication skills; human animal bonds; animal assisted interventions; cross cultural studies
School of Veterinary Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: ruminant internal medicine; special interest on metabolic diseases; research on farm conditions and monitoring diseases of the flock; clinical veterinary diagnosis and clinical pathology
Interests: ruminant internal medicine; special interest on metabolic diseases; research on farm conditions and monitoring diseases of the flock; clinical veterinary diagnosis and clinical pathology
Lin Lab, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Interests: genomic selection; genetic evaluation; genetic parameter estimation; genome-wide association study; animal breeding; linear mixed models
Interests: genomic selection; genetic evaluation; genetic parameter estimation; genome-wide association study; animal breeding; linear mixed models
National Veterinary Research Institute, al. Partyzantow 57, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland
Interests: parasitology; veterinary parasitology; zoonotic parasites; Echinococcus; parasitic helminths; parasitological diagnostics; molecular parasitology
Interests: parasitology; veterinary parasitology; zoonotic parasites; Echinococcus; parasitic helminths; parasitological diagnostics; molecular parasitology
Department of Ethology and Wildlife Management, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; companion animals; animal brain lateralization; small animal imaging diagnostics; wildlife management
Interests: animal welfare; animal behavior; companion animals; animal brain lateralization; small animal imaging diagnostics; wildlife management
Department of Agriculture, University of Western Macedonia, Terma Kontopoulou, 53100 Florina, Greece
Interests: meat; meat products; dairy; eggs; farm to food
Interests: meat; meat products; dairy; eggs; farm to food
Department of Ichthyology and Biotechnology in Aquaculture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Warsaw, Poland
Interests: aquaculture; nutrition; histology; skeletal development; digestive enzymes; immunology
Interests: aquaculture; nutrition; histology; skeletal development; digestive enzymes; immunology
Department of Pig Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Animal Breeding and Biodiversity Conservation, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland
Interests: pig; wild boar; pigs rearing technologies; pig breeding and nutrition; reproduction; pig performance; welfare; meat quality; nutritional value of meat; muscle structure; meat products
Interests: pig; wild boar; pigs rearing technologies; pig breeding and nutrition; reproduction; pig performance; welfare; meat quality; nutritional value of meat; muscle structure; meat products
University of Thessaly
Interests: proteomics; biomarkers; milk; 2D gel electrophoresis; mastitis; small ruminants; swine; swine diagnostics; sheep; goats; swine diseases; one health; one health initiative; cathelicidin; animal proteomics
Interests: proteomics; biomarkers; milk; 2D gel electrophoresis; mastitis; small ruminants; swine; swine diagnostics; sheep; goats; swine diseases; one health; one health initiative; cathelicidin; animal proteomics
Research Centre for Animal Welfare, Department of Production Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
Interests: broiler; laying hen; turkey; goose; poultry diseases; poultry welfare
Interests: broiler; laying hen; turkey; goose; poultry diseases; poultry welfare
Department of Clinical Sciences, North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC 27607, USA
Interests: education; communication; teamwork; writing; communication training; professional identity; clinician-client communication
Interests: education; communication; teamwork; writing; communication training; professional identity; clinician-client communication
Regulatory Affairs Department, Alltech European Bioscience Centre, A86 X006 Meath, Ireland
Interests: animal nutrition; feed additives; docosahexaenoic acid (DNA); animal production; parasitology; anthelmintic resistance; parasitic nematodes; Toxocara spp.
Interests: animal nutrition; feed additives; docosahexaenoic acid (DNA); animal production; parasitology; anthelmintic resistance; parasitic nematodes; Toxocara spp.
Department of Animal Production, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Interests: dairy cows; in vitro fermentation; rumen metabolism; feedstuffs nutritive value; grazing cows; pasture
Interests: dairy cows; in vitro fermentation; rumen metabolism; feedstuffs nutritive value; grazing cows; pasture
Animal and Bioscience Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland
Interests: molecular biology; biochemistry; nutritional physiology; bioinformatics
Interests: molecular biology; biochemistry; nutritional physiology; bioinformatics
School of Veterinary Science, the University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia
Interests: shelter medicine; animal welfare and behaviour
Interests: shelter medicine; animal welfare and behaviour
Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, St. George’s University, Guelph, ON, Canada
Interests: mare; intrauterine infusion; platelet; follicular development
Interests: mare; intrauterine infusion; platelet; follicular development
Head od Division of Animal Nutrition and Feedstuffs Science, Institute of Animal Nutrition and Bromatology, University of Life Science in Lublin, Lublin,
Poland
Interests: animals; nutrition; digestibility of nutrients; nutritional value of feed and food
Interests: animals; nutrition; digestibility of nutrients; nutritional value of feed and food
Department of Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Interests: nutrition; feed additives; gut microbiota modulation; non-ruminants; poultry; insects as food and feed; functional feed materials
Interests: nutrition; feed additives; gut microbiota modulation; non-ruminants; poultry; insects as food and feed; functional feed materials
