Editorial Board

The editorial team of Animal Reports brings expertise across animal production, veterinary medicine, aquaculture, fisheries, and wildlife research. Editorial roles, decision-making responsibilities, independence, and conflict-of-interest procedures are described in the Editorial Policies.

Page revised: August 2026.

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Abdallah Tageldein Mansour, Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Dr. Abdallah Tageldein Mansour

Affiliation: Animal and Fish Production Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.

Areas of expertise: Aquatic animal physiology, innate immunity, feed additives, and the effects of biotic and abiotic stressors on aquatic animals.

Email: amansour@kfu.edu.sa

ORCID: 0000-0002-5963-5276

Senior Editors

Prof. Dr. Cristóbal Espinosa-Ruiz, Senior Editor

Prof. Dr. Cristóbal Espinosa-Ruiz

Affiliation: Murcia Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Development, Murcia, Spain.

Areas of expertise: Toxicology, immunology, antioxidants, histology, molecular biology, and metabolic disorders in aquatic animals.

Email: cristobal.espinosa@carm.es

ORCID: 0000-0002-3063-1634

Prof. Dr. Hosam Mohamed Safaa, Senior Editor

Prof. Dr. Hosam Mohamed Safaa

Affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.

Areas of expertise: Animal and poultry physiology, nutrition, metabolism, immunology, cryopreservation, and husbandry.

Email: hosamsafaa@ub.edu.sa; hosam.safaa@agr.cu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0009-0007-4514-4779

Associate Prof. Neeraj Kumar, Senior Editor

Associate Prof. Neeraj Kumar

Affiliation: ICAR–National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati, Pune 413 115, India.

Areas of expertise: Fish stress physiology, nanonutrients, and aquatic pollution.

Email: neeraj_journal@live.in

Researcher profile: Scopus Author ID

Prof. Dr. Adham A. Al-Sagheer, Senior Editor

Prof. Dr. Adham A. Al-Sagheer

Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Animal nutrition and production, ruminant science, and gas production.

Email: adham_alsaht@zu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0000-0002-9895-4106

Associate Editors

Prof. Dr. Nesrein M. Hashem, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Nesrein M. Hashem

Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Ruminant physiology, animal biology, and veterinary science.

Email: nesreen.hashem@alexu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0000-0003-0058-9671

Associate Prof. Ahmed Eisa Elhag, Associate Editor

Associate Prof. Ahmed Eisa Elhag

Affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.

Areas of expertise: Veterinary virology, antivirals, emerging viral diseases, viral diagnosis and transmission, and virus-induced changes in host gene expression.

Email: aelhag@ibb.waw.pl

ORCID: 0000-0002-0738-1825

Prof. Dr. Haytham Ali, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Haytham Ali

Affiliation: Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

Areas of expertise: Veterinary anatomic pathology, histopathology, molecular pathology, and epidemiology.

Email: h.ali@squ.edu.om

ORCID: 0000-0002-3273-9593

Prof. Dr. Mian Adnan Kakakhel, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Mian Adnan Kakakhel

Affiliation: China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.

Areas of expertise: Aquatic biology and pollution; ecological and physiological effects of emerging pollutants, including microplastics, nanoparticles, and heavy metals.

Email: zoology863@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-8069-1563

Prof. Dr. Talal Anwer Abdulkareem, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Talal Anwer Abdulkareem

Affiliation: College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.

Areas of expertise: Semen cryopreservation; early pregnancy detection; fertility prediction in cattle, buffalo, sheep, and horses using seminal and blood plasma biomarkers; and sperm DNA damage assessment using comet assays and flow cytometry.

Email: talal.a@coagri.uobaghdad.edu.iq

ORCID: 0000-0003-4103-5835

Prof. Dr. Alaa El-Din Hamid Sayed, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Alaa El-Din Hamid Sayed

Affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Fish biology, fish physiology, environmental pollution, and aquatic toxicology.

Email: alaasayed@aun.edu.eg; alaa_h254@yahoo.com

ORCID: 0000-0001-7487-4729

Prof. Dr. Anas Abdelqader, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Anas Abdelqader

Affiliation: Department of Animal Production, School of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

Areas of expertise: Poultry nutrition, feed additives, alternative feedstuffs, poultry health, and sustainable animal farming.

Email: a.abdelqader@ju.edu.jo

ORCID: 0000-0001-7611-7633

Research Prof. Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Associate Editor

Research Prof. Mohammad Moniruzzaman

Affiliation: Jeju National University, Jeju City, Republic of Korea.

Areas of expertise: Monogastric animal nutrition and health.

Email: monir1983@jejunu.ac.kr

ORCID: 0000-0002-5266-2087

Editorial Board Members

Dr. Maria Julia Judson, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Maria Julia Judson

Affiliation: Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUC-PR), Brazil.

Areas of expertise: Wildlife medicine, conservation, zoonoses, and public health.

Email: maria.judson@pucpr.edu.br

ORCID: 0000-0002-1243-7969

Associate Prof. Sameh Abdelnour, Editorial Board Member

Associate Prof. Sameh Abdelnour

Affiliation: Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, El-Sharkia, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Reproductive biotechnology, semen cryopreservation, in vitro fertilization, livestock reproduction under heat stress, nanotechnology for sustainable animal production, and dietary mitigation of heat stress.

Email: samehtimor86@gmail.com; saelnour@zu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0000-0002-6873-0718

Prof. Dr. Walaa El-Houseiny El-Desoukey Selim, Editorial Board Member

Prof. Dr. Walaa El-Houseiny El-Desoukey Selim

Affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Aquatic animal medicine, infectious diseases, fish immunology, and stress responses.

Email: Welhouseiny@zu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0000-0001-6745-6772

Associate Prof. Mohannad Khaled Abuajamieh, Editorial Board Member

Associate Prof. Mohannad Khaled Abuajamieh

Affiliation: Department of Animal Production, School of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

Areas of expertise: Animal science, poultry production, and the effects and management of heat stress in farm animals, including production, reproduction, inflammation, and histology.

Email: m.abuajamieh@ju.edu.jo; mo.ajamieh@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0003-4341-2761

Associate Prof. Faiza Rao, Editorial Board Member

Associate Prof. Faiza Rao

Affiliation: Center to Advance Level Research and Development (SMC-Pvt) Ltd, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.

Areas of expertise: Reproductive biology, animal physiology, endocrinology, oxidative stress, toxicology, genetics, and molecular biology applications in animal health and disease.

Email: faizarao@calrd.org

ORCID: 0000-0002-1054-4939

Prof. Dr. Kabir Mohammed Adamu, Editorial Board Member

Prof. Dr. Kabir Mohammed Adamu

Affiliation: Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria.

Areas of expertise: Fisheries biotechnology, fish nutrition and physiology, aquapreneurship, and aquatic toxicology.

Email: kabrmoh@ibbu.edu.ng

ORCID: 0000-0003-1467-0657

Dr. Muhammad Usman Mehmood, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Muhammad Usman Mehmood

Affiliation: Department of Theriogenology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Areas of expertise: Reproductive biotechnology; in vitro embryo production, including IVM, IVF, and embryo transfer; synchronization and hormonal regulation; semen cryopreservation; reproductive ultrasonography; and equine reproduction.

Email: usman.mehmood@uvas.edu.pk

ORCID: 0000-0002-2998-7510

Prof. Dr. Georgette Maree Pyoos, Associate Editor

Prof. Dr. Georgette Maree Pyoos

Affiliation: University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Areas of expertise: Animal breeding, genetics, conservation, reproductive biotechnologies, artificial insemination, and sustainable livestock practices.

Email: gmpyoos@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0001-5314-9616

 

Associate Prof. Abdulwahab Assiri

Affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Areas of expertise: Population genetics, animal breeding, and poultry production.

Email: alyaa30@nottingham.ac.uk

ORCID: 0000-0001-7372-0031

Prof. Dr. Shakira Ghazanfar, Editorial Board Member

Prof. Dr. Shakira Ghazanfar

Affiliation: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Areas of expertise: Microbiology and probiotics.

Email: shakira_akmal@yahoo.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-6277-5106

Associate Prof. Medhat R. Elfadadny, Editorial Board Member

Associate Prof. Medhat R. Elfadadny

Affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Fish breeding and production, fish physiology, bioinformatics, and the microbiome.

Email: mr.elfadadny@vetmed.dmu.edu.eg

ORCID: 0009-0008-6113-4981

Dr. Zahid Anwar, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Zahid Anwar

Affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Jiangxi Province, China.

Areas of expertise: Zoology, aquaculture, fish physiology, mycotoxins, heavy-metal toxicity, biotechnology, and developmental biology.

Email: zahidanwarktk2@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0003-1612-6639

Dr. Sally Salaah Eldin Elshalqamy, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Sally Salaah Eldin Elshalqamy

Affiliation: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Fish physiology, ecotoxicology, and water pollution.

Email: Sallysalaah84@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-0221-741X

Dr. Anna Octavera, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Anna Octavera

Affiliation: National Research and Innovation Agency, Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

Areas of expertise: Aquaculture, fish breeding, genetic engineering, fish health, and vaccination.

Email: anna.octavera@brin.go.id

ORCID: 0009-0005-0895-0339

Dr. Ahmed Hamdy Ghonaim, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Ahmed Hamdy Ghonaim

Affiliation: Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.

Areas of expertise: Veterinary science, epidemiology, infectious diseases, virology, and vaccinology.

Email: drcahmed91@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-6922-1798

Dr. Manjulesh Pai, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Manjulesh Pai

Affiliation: College of Fisheries, Kankanady Post, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka, India.

Areas of expertise: Fisheries, aquaculture, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), biofloc technology, and fish reproductive biology and breeding.

Email: mmpai888@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-2212-4712

Dr. Zeinab Mahasneh, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Zeinab Mahasneh

Affiliation: Department of Animal Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Jerash University, Jordan.

Areas of expertise: Poultry production and breeding, environmental physiology of animals, and animal welfare.

Email: z_mahasneh@ju.edu.jo

ORCID: 0009-0008-0751-879X

Dr. Mohammed Gaber Desouky, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Mohammed Gaber Desouky

Affiliation: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Fisheries, fish population dynamics, stock assessment, fisheries management, and conservation ecology.

Email: dr.mgaberniof@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-2171-2272

Dr. Shagufta Riaz, Editorial Board Member

Dr. Shagufta Riaz

Affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.

Areas of expertise: Fish biology, ecology, conservation, and wildlife.

Email: shagirajput7@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-9481-3058

Editorial Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Olivier H. F. Hanotte, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Olivier H. F. Hanotte

Affiliations:
  • Professor of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
  • ILRI Deputy Director for the Center for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (United Kingdom, Kenya, and Ethiopia).
  • Principal Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Areas of expertise: Population and conservation genetics, genetic adaptation of tropical livestock to production environments, next-generation sequencing (NGS), genome-wide molecular approaches, and bioinformatics.

Email: olivier.hanotte@nottingham.ac.uk; o.hanotte@cgiar.org

ORCID: 0000-0002-2877-4767

Prof. Dr. Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Hijran Yavuzcan Yildiz

Affiliation: Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye.

Areas of expertise: Biosecurity, fish welfare, fish health, immune responses, feed additives, and sustainable aquaculture.

Email: hijranyavuzcanyildiz@gmail.com; yavuzcan@ankara.edu.tr

ORCID: 0000-0001-6567-7467

Prof. Dr. Abdelfattah Z. M. Salem, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Abdelfattah Z. M. Salem

Affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex), Toluca, Mexico.

Areas of expertise: Animal science, ruminant nutrition, small ruminants, dairy science, animal production, feed evaluation and technology, feed additives, methane production, gas chromatography, animal husbandry, and animal physiology.

Email: salem@uaemex.mx

ORCID: 0000-0001-7418-4170

Prof. Dr. Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

Affiliations:
  • Full Professor, Department of Fisheries, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy.

Areas of expertise: Aquaculture nutrition, immunostimulants, mucosal immunity, and microbial interventions in aquaculture.

Email: hoseinifar@gau.ac.ir; hossein.hoseinifar@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0002-0210-9013

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Aliyu Paiko, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Aliyu Paiko

Affiliation: Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria.

Areas of expertise: Biochemistry, animal nutrition, aquaculture, and fish nutrition.

Email: mo.aleeyu.paiko@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0003-3400-7588

Dr. Reda Saleh Mohamed Azam, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Dr. Reda Saleh Mohamed Azam

Affiliation: Senior Aquaculture Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Areas of expertise: Aquaculture, fish nutrition, and marine biology.

Email: reda.azam@kaust.edu.sa

ORCID: 0000-0003-3598-1825

Prof. Dr. Ihab Mohamed Habib, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Ihab Mohamed Habib

Affiliation: College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Areas of expertise: Veterinary public health and food safety, zoonoses, One Health, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and antimicrobial resistance.

Email: i.habib@uaeu.ac.ae

ORCID: 0000-0002-0938-0607

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Bozkurt, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Prof. Dr. Yusuf Bozkurt

Affiliation: Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Mersin University, Mersin, Türkiye.

Areas of expertise: Conservation, cryobiology, genetic resources, and sustainable aquaculture.

Email: yusuf.bozkurt@mersin.edu.tr

ORCID: 0000-0002-6162-2466

Dr. Reda M. Fahim, Editorial Advisory Board Member

Dr. Reda M. Fahim

Affiliation: College of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt.

Areas of expertise: Fisheries biology, stock assessment, and fisheries management.

Email: reda.fahim.fisheries@gmail.com

ORCID: 0000-0001-9726-6988

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