Special Issues List

Special Issues

The special issues aim to gather authors and readers on specific topics to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions in various fields of animal sciences.

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Title:

Heat Stress in Poultry: Functional Role of Medicinal Plants, Phytochemicals, and Nutritional Modulation

Guest Editor(s): 

Dr. Zeinab M.H. Mahasneh; Prof. Dr. Anas Abdelqader; Prof. Dr. Mohannad Abuajamieh; Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saeed; Dr. Basheer Nusairat; Prof. Dr. Sameh A. Abdelnour

Keywords:

Heat stress, poultry production, antioxidant, inflammatory responses, nutritional physiology, heat load, heat shock protein, gut integrity, immunity, phytogenic feed additives, medicinal plants, and sustainable poultry nutrition..

Deadline: 30 March 2027 (Submission is open).

Published papers:

 

Title:

Sustainable Animal Farming: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives

Guest Editor(s): 

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Bozkurt; Prof. Dr. Nicolaia Iaffaldano; Prof. Dr. Abdallah T. Mansour

Keywords: 

Sustainable animal farming, global food security, livestock production systems, aquaculture, cultured species, future of animal agriculture, biodiversity conservation, breeding technologies, reproductive biotechnologies, animal genomics, digital animal farming.

Deadline: 28 February 2027 (Submission is open).

Published papers:

 

Title:

Environmental Stressors and Reproductive Health Across Animal Systems: Mechanistic Insights, Adaptive Responses, and Biological Consequences

Guest Editor(s): 

Dr. Gabriel-Ionuț PLAVAN; Dr. Faiza Rao; Prof. Dr. Zeliha Selamoglu

Keywords:

Environmental stressors, physical stressors, chemical stressors, biological stressors, nutritional stressors, anthropogenic stressors, climate change, aquatic toxicology, stress adaptation, reproductive physiology, reproductive health, oxidative stress, endocrine disruption, embryonic development, transgenerational effects, conservation biology   , animal models, wildlife survival

Duration: 31 Dec. 2026 (submission is open).

Published papers:

 

Title:

Advancements in Precision Animal Farming: Enhancing Welfare, Productivity, and Sustainability

Guest Editor(s): 

Prof. Dr. Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz; Prof. Dr. Youssef A. Attia; Prof. Dr. Yousra A. Soltan; Prof. Dr. Shakira Ghazanfar; Prof. Dr. Abdallah Tageldein Mansour

Keywords:

Precision livestock farming, smart agriculture, sensors, twin technology, automated monitoring, big data analytics, machine learning, digital agriculture, smart poultry production, aquaculture-4, behavioral analysis, early disease detection, environmental impact, animal welfare, sustainable agriculture.

Duration: 31 Dec. 2026 (submission is open).

Published papers:

1- Technological innovations are driving precision aquaculture towards a future of transparent, automated, and sustainably efficient production

Hijran Yavuzcan, Abdallah Tageldein Mansour

Animal Reports, 2(1): 16-34.  https://doi.org/10.64636/ar.37

2- Intelligent data analysis for selecting suitable marine sites for mariculture: The use of Aidos intelligent system in Saudi Arabia as a case study

Musafau Oloyede Sanni, Vladimir Ryabtsev

Animal Reports 2 (1): 35-58. https://doi.org/10.64636/ar.45