
The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals
Part of the International Electronic Conference on Animals series
12–14 March 2025



Farm Animals, Companion Animals, Zoo Animals, Wildlife, Aquatic Animals
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- A. Sustainable animal nutrition
- B. Animal genetics and genomics
- C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction
- D. Environmental challenges to animals and precision livestock farming
- E. Sustainable animal welfare, ethics and human-animal interactions
- F. Sustainability of products derived from animals
- G. One health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
- Event Details
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Program details
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If you have any inquiries, please contact us at: ieca2025@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chairs
It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals (IECA 2025). The conference is organized by the MDPI open access journal Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615; Impact Factor: 2.7) and will be held online from 12th to 14th March 2025.
On behalf of the Conference Chairs for IECA 2025, I invite you to participate in this important meeting. Animals face unprecedented challenges worldwide, including declining genetic diversity, climate change, pollution, and intensive production systems, to name but a few. The main topics and sessions of the conference are as follows:
C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction;
All the accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
Please join in the discussion about how we can care for the planet's animal heritage better. You cannot afford to miss this conference!
Kind regards,
Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips
Prof. Dr. Colin G. Scanes
Prof. Dr. Michael Hässig
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Program Overview
12th Morning | 13th Morning | 14th Morning |
Session A. Sustainable animal nutrition |
Session C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction Session F. Sustainability of products derived from animals |
Session G. One health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment |
12th Afternoon | 13th Afternoon | 14th Afternoon |
Session B. Animal genetics and genomics |
Session D. Environmental challenges to animals and precision livestock farming |
Session E. Sustainable animal welfare, ethics and human-animal interactions |
IECA 2025 Program (DAY 1)
IECA 2025 Day 1
Session A. Sustainable animal nutrition
Date: 12th March 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips |
Opening Speech |
09:10-09:20 |
Dr. Elisabete Matos |
Welcome from the session chair |
09:20-09:50 |
Prof. Ana Rita Cabrita |
New Functional Protein Sources for Dog Foods: A Sustainable Approach |
9:50-10:05 |
Qiujin Liu |
Effects of the partial substitution of whole plant corn silage co-fermented with bacteria and enzymes on growth performance, slaughter performance and serum parameters in Taizhou geese |
10:05-10:20 |
Marina Gálvez López |
Including up to 15% pomegranate by-product in the diet does not affect physiological parameters in dairy goats |
10:20-10:35 |
Reda El Boukhari |
Innovative Use of Lamiaceae Extracts in Animal Feeding-Stuffs and Nutritional Supplementations: A Patent-Based Analysis |
10:35-10:50 |
Patricia Cavaleiro Diogo |
New VitaBloom® products range: microalgae combined with probiotics for green water, rotifers nutrition and live feed enrichment |
10:50-11:05 |
Marco Tulio Santos Siqueira |
Effect of totally extruded diets with different roughage:concentrate ratios on the body performance of lambs |
11:05-11:20 |
Karla Alves Oliveira |
Energy metabolites and glycemic curve of sheep fed with different fiber levels in extruded roughage |
11:20-11:35 |
Juan Sebastián Vittone |
Performance of steers with finishing diets with r-zeta® additive to regulate intake |
11:35-11:50 |
Aldo Fraijo-Valenzuela |
Effect of cricket meal on transcriptional response of immune related genes of blue Tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) |
11:50-14:00 |
BREAK |
Session B. Animal genetics and genomics
Date: 12th March 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
14:00–14:10 |
Prof. Zissis Mamuris |
Welcome from the session chair |
14:10-14:30 |
Dr. Marcello Mezzasalma |
Chromosome diversification and karyotype evolution in squamate reptiles |
14:30-14:50 |
Dr. Mónica Lopes-Marques |
De Novo Variants and Gene Loss in Animals: Unconventional Models for Insights into Genetic Disease |
14:50-15:10 |
Dr. Arianna Manunza Invited Speaker |
Correlation Between Livestock Domestication and Human Migration Routes |
15:10-15:25 |
Maria-Anna Kyrgiafini |
Genetic Insights into Thermotolerance: Identifying miRNA Variants Linked to Heat Stress Resilience in Dairy Cows |
15:25-15:40 |
Chiraz Ziadi |
Genetic evaluation with major gene in the Tunisian Barbarine Sheep |
15:40-15:55 |
Sabah Ahmed Abdelmaged Mohammed |
Interspersed repeated elements analysis of Camelus dromedarius lactoferrin gene |
15:55-16:10 |
Telma Esteves |
Effects of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon benzo[k]fluoranthene at two temperatures in 3D-cultured rainbow trout RTL-W1 cells |
16:10-16:25 |
Carlos Arbizu |
Genomic profiling of production traits of the Arequipa fighting cattle in Peru |
16:25-16:40 |
Nora Laseca |
SNP-Based heritability of morphological traits in the Pura Raza Español Horse |
IECA 2025 Program (DAY 2)
IECA 2025 Day 2
Session C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction
Session F. Sustainability of products derived from animals
Date: 13th March 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
9:00–9:10 |
Dr. Claudia Giannetto |
Welcome from the session chair |
9:10–9:40 |
Dr. Nucharin Songsasen |
Roles of Reproductive Sciences in Species Conservation |
9:40-10:00 |
Dr. Robert K. Browne |
Reproductive and Advanced Biotechnologies, Intergenerational Justice, and Humanities Future |
10:00-10:15 |
Godswill Arinzechukwu Iwuchukwu |
Effect of Light Color during Incubation on Post-hatch Serotonin and Corticosterone Concentration in Gerze Turkish Indigenous Chickens |
10:15-10:30 |
Tariq Sohail |
Single Prostaglandin F2α Injection in Barbari Goats: Ovarian Dynamics and Alterations in the Relationship of Estradiol-17β and Progesterone with Standing Estrus, Preovulatory Follicles, and Ovulation |
10:30-10:45 |
Huan Yang |
Mechanistic Systems Modelling to Predict and Monitor Animal Health and Production: Case Study of Laying Hens |
10:45-10:55 |
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips |
Welcome from the conference chair |
10:55-11:10 |
Dilek GÖKÇEK |
Gender Effect on Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics in Gerze Native Chickens |
11:10-11:25 |
Clara Naccari |
Study of toxic and essential metals in honey apiculture and consumers safety |
11:25-11:40 |
Anna Kasprzyk |
Meat quality of red deer (Cervus elaphus) farmed in the organic system |
11:40-14:00 |
Break |
Session D. Environmental challenges to animals and precision livestock farming
Date: 13th March 2025 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
14:00–14:10 |
Dr. Andrea Pezzuolo |
Welcome from the session chair |
14:10-14:30 |
Prof. Dr. Thomas Banhazi |
The utilisation of smart PLF technologies on commercial livestock farms to record environmental and other relevant parameters for improved management options |
14:30-14:50 |
Prof. Alberto Finzi |
Daily trends of emissions and air quality in pig houses with different floor types |
14:50-15:10 |
Dr. Mullakkalparambil Velayudhan Silpa |
Skin based NGS approaches to assess climate resilience in goats |
15:10-15:30 |
Chiraz Ziadi |
Comparison of mathematical functions in modelling lactation curves based on automatic milking system records in the Spanish Florida dairy goat |
15:30-15:45 |
Amira A. Goma |
Climate Resilience in Livestock Farming: Egypt Model |
15:45-16:00 |
Karolini de Sousa |
Daily Mean Temperature Humidity Index drives water intake but not visits or duration at water-trough in beef cattle |
16:00-16:15 |
Isis Oliveira |
A neural network to identify the usage of mechanical brushes by dairy cows |
16:15-16:30 |
Andreea Mădălina Ciucă |
Microplastics contamination in European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) from the Romanian Black Sea coast—an emerging environmental threat |
IECA 2025 Program (DAY 3)
IECA 2025 Day 3
Session G. One health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
Date: 14th March 2025 (Friday)
Time: 9:00 (CET, Basel) | 03:00 (EDT, New York) | 16:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
09:00-09:10 |
Prof. Dr. Michael Hässig |
Welcome from the session chair |
9:10–9:40 |
Dr. Jacques Cabaret |
Parasites of animal, human and plants: A one health perspective evidenced by dictionnary text analysis |
9:40-10:00 |
Dr. Silvia Preziuso |
The need for One Health approach for identification of emerging zoonoses: the case of Hepatitis E virus |
10:00-10:15 |
Ethel Ukaegbu |
Strengthening capacity for food surveillance of human pathogenic microsporidian spores on pig farms in Makeni, Sierra Leone |
10:20-10:35 |
Antonio Peña-Fernández |
First detection of human-associated microsporidia species in urban and suburban pigeons in the city of Leicester and surrounding areas, UK |
10:35-10:50 |
Ishika Pal |
Assessment of aquatic arthropod health in terms of heavy metal contamination: using Macrobrachium lamarrei as a representative |
10:50-11:05 |
Farhan Jamil |
Analysing aquatic invertebrate health in terms of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) |
11:05-11:20 |
Andreia Manuela Vieira Garces |
Collateral Damage: Secondary Exposure to Anticoagulant Rodenticides in European Nocturnal Birds of Prey |
11:20-11:35 |
Gianmarco Ferrara |
Serological and molecular survey of Q fever in the dog population in southern Italy |
11:35-11:50 |
Muhammad Hussain Ghazali |
Mitigating the Impact of Lyme Disease on One Health: A Holistic Approach |
11:35-11:50 |
Break |
Session E. Sustainable animal welfare, ethics and human-animal interactions
Date: 14th March 2025 (Friday)
Time: 14:00 (CET, Basel) | 08:00 (EDT, New York) | 21:00 (CST Asia, Beijing)
Time in CET |
Speaker |
Title |
14:00–14:10 |
Prof. Dr. Colin G. Scanes |
Welcome from the session chair |
14:10-14:30 |
Dr. Zoltan M. Varga |
The overlap of the 3Rs of animal welfare and environmental sustainability using zebrafish as a laboratory biomedical species |
14:30-14:50 |
Dr. Linas Balčiauskas |
Two sides of roadkill |
14:50-15:05 |
Meng Jia |
Research on Zhuangzi’s Philosophy of Animal Ethics |
15:05-15:20 |
João Pedro Donadio da Silva Pereira |
Rethinking environmental enrichment for dairy calves: improvements for basic biological needs? |
15:20-15:35 |
Inês Laranjeira |
Environmental enrichment, are we doing enough? A systematic review of protocols in rats and mice |
15:35-15:50 |
Moutaz Alhamada |
Development of a Comprehensive Evaluation Grid for Dairy Cow Welfare in Organic Farms |
15:50-16:05 |
Hingryd Olmo |
Gender effects in Brazilian livestock advisors' attitudes toward dairy cattle welfare and cow-calf contact |
16:05-16:20 |
Gary Comstock |
Imagining Other Species’ Pains: Four Challenges |
Event Chairs

Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia,
Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Australia
Clive Phillips was Australia’s first Professor of Animal Welfare, at the University of Queensland, and foundation director of the Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics. His PhD focused on dairy cow nutrition and behaviour. He was previously a lecturer at the Universities of Cambridge and Wales. He has authored about 400 scientific journal articles on the welfare of farm, zoo and companion animals, animal nutrition, transport and production. His books include Principles of Cattle Production, The Animal Trade and The Welfare of Animals - the Silent Majority. He recently co-edited the Routledge Handbook in Animal Welfare. Clive chairs the Queensland and Western Australian Governments’ Animal Welfare Boards, is editor-in-chief of the journal Animals and Springer’s Animal Welfare book series. His interview series, ‘Conversations with Clive’ can be found at https://tinybeamfund.org/Conversations-With-Clive

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA
Colin Scanes was educated in the UK - B.Sc (1st class honours), D.Sc. (University of Hull), Ph.D. (University of Wales). He has published 21 books, 108 reviews/chapters, & 304 refereed papers. He has held faculty/administrative positions at the University of Leeds (UK), Rutgers University (professor/department chair), Iowa State University (professor/executive associate dean), Mississippi State University (professor/Vice president research) and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (professor/vice chancellor research). He is presently president (Scanes Technology & Research llc. consulting for industry, NGOs and governments). He has received awards for teaching, research and contributions to agriculture (e.g. Honorary doctorate, University for Agriculture, Krakow).

Department for Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Michael Hässig was a professor at Vetsuisse Faculty, the University of Zurich. His main scientific interests are the etiology of bovine abortion, especially infectious etiology, basics on immunology related to abortion and the perinatal time, epidemiological studies and herd problems. Personal additional scientific projects include influence of NIR on bovine health; adverse effects after vaccination; GIS in clinical epidemiology. He is an Expert to the federal commission of the parliament for animal protection, is the Section Editor-in-Chief of "Animal Physiology" in Animals. He has authored about 268 publications and published 54 scientific journal articles as the first author.
Session Chairs

Dr. Elisabete Matos
CiiEM - Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Portugal

Prof. Zissis Mamuris
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece

Dr. Claudia Giannetto
Department of veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Italy

Dr. Andrea Pezzuolo
Università degli Studi di Padova, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, Italy

Prof. Dr. Colin G. Scanes
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

Prof. Dr. Xinxia Wang
Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, China

Prof. Dr. Michael Hässig
Department for Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Event Committee

Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Science, University of Messina, Italy
ecotoxicology; heavy metals; mycotoxins; biochemistry; inflammation; biotechnology

Centre de Sant Carles de la Ràpita (IRTA-SCR), Institut de Recerca i Tecnologìa Agroalimentaries (IRTA), Spain
fish; nutrition; digestive physiology; functional feeds

Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Norway
immunity; inflammation; H-M interactions; epigenetics; teleost; zebrafish

Animal Health and Welfare Group, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK
animal health; animal welfare; animal behaviour; veterinary science; farm animals; aquatic animals; animal paleopathology; zooarchaeology

Key Laboratory of Aquatic Nutrition and Feed Science of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
aquaculture nutrition; feed science; intermediary metabolism; mitochondria; molecular biology

herpetology; assisted reproductive technologies; endocrinology; cryobiology; biobanking; evolutionary ecology; sustainable management; conservation breeding programs; biodiversity; space colonisation

Swine and Poultry Infectious Diseases Research Center (CRIPA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
porcine viruses; coronaviruses; vaccines; PEDV; PRRSC; mink viruses; antivirals

dairy cow; follicle; oestrus; calf; growth; health; endocrine; ultrasound

egg; sperm; fertilization; embryology; genetics; zebrafish (Danio rerio); fish; biomedical research; cryopreservation; cryobanking; (aquatic) animal husbandry; animal welfare in research

Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
nutrition and lactation physiology; colostrum feeding and immune system development; mammary gland physiology; metabolic diseases; ruminal acidosis; ketosis; hypocalcemia; novel proteomics approaches; dairy cows; newborn ruminants; sheep; goats

Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, USA
assisted reproductive technology; ovarian follicle development; reproductive endocrinology; wildlife conservation; cryopreservation

veterinary ethology; animal welfare; animal behaviour; small animals; veterinary internal medicine

Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
hoofed, semi-aquatic, carnivore and small mammal ecology; threatened and invasive mammal species; large carnivores; spatial distribution; population management and computer modeling; biodiversity and ecological diversity

Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Biosciences, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
nutritional physiology; natural antioxidants; molecular metabolism; bioactive compounds; oxidation mechanisms; antioxidants; prevention of oxidation; functional peptides; antioxidant markers; circular economy; Immune-oxidative status

Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Italy
amphibian; reptiles; evolution; cytogenetics; morphology; phylogenetics; biogeography

Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecologia, Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Mexico
meat production; fresh and processed meat quality; preservation; shelf life; sensory

1. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland
2. University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Sensor developments, machine vision, data analysis/modelling, artificial intelligence, environment/climate management, environmental sustainability, emission reduction from livestock farms, ventilation control, manure/odour management, general livestock m
Keynote Speakers

Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry (LAQV), Network of Chemistry and Technology (REQUIMTE), Department of Veterinary Clinics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (ICBAS), University of Porto, Portugal
New Functional Protein Sources for Dog Foods: A Sustainable Approach
nutrition and feeding; livestock; companion animals; feed evaluation; feed efficiency; environmental impact; circular economy

Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, USA
Roles of Reproductive Sciences in Species Conservation

UMR Infectiologie et Santé Publique, INRAE & SantéSocioVéto, France
Parasites of animal, human and plants: A one health perspective evidenced by dictionnary text analysis.
Invited Speakers

Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Science, University of Calabria, Italy
Chromosome diversification and karyotype evolution in squamate reptiles
amphibian; reptiles; evolution; cytogenetics; morphology; phylogenetics; biogeography

CIIMAR/CIMAR—Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal
De Novo Variants and Gene Loss in Animals: Unconventional Models for Insights into Genetic Disease.

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore via Emilia Parmense 84, Italy; Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council, Italy
Correlation Between Livestock Domestication and Human Migration Routes

Reproductive and Advanced Biotechnologies, Intergenerational Justice, and Humanities Future.
herpetology; assisted reproductive technologies; endocrinology; cryobiology; biobanking; evolutionary ecology; sustainable management; conservation breeding programs; biodiversity; space colonisation

The utilisation of smart PLF technologies on commercial livestock farms to record environmental and other relevant parameters for improved management options.
Sensor developments, machine vision, data analysis/modelling, artificial intelligence, environment/climate management, environmental sustainability, emission reduction from livestock farms, ventilation control, manure/odour management, general livestock m

Daily trends of emissions and air quality in pig houses with different floor types

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, India
Skin based NGS approaches to assess climate resilience in goats

The overlap of the 3Rs of animal welfare and environmental sustainability using zebrafish as a laboratory biomedical species.
egg; sperm; fertilization; embryology; genetics; zebrafish (Danio rerio); fish; biomedical research; cryopreservation; cryobanking; (aquatic) animal husbandry; animal welfare in research

Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology, Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
Two sides of roadkill
hoofed, semi-aquatic, carnivore and small mammal ecology; threatened and invasive mammal species; large carnivores; spatial distribution; population management and computer modeling; biodiversity and ecological diversity

School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Italy
infectious diseases of animals; small ruminants; zoonosis
Sessions
B. Animal genetics and genomics
C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction
D. Environmental challenges to animals and precision livestock farming
E. Sustainable animal welfare, ethics and human-animal interactions
F. Sustainability of products derived from animals
G. One health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
Registration
The registration for IECA 2025 will be free of charge! The registration includes attendance to all conference sessions.
If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Please note that the submission and registration are two separate parts. Only scholars who registered can receive a link to access the conference live streaming. The deadline for registration is 7th March 2025.
Instructions for Authors
The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Animals will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference.
1. Deadline for abstract submission: 13th November 2024 27th November 2024.
2. Deadline for abstract acceptance notification: 13th December 2024 27th December 2024. You will be notified of the acceptance of an oral presentation in a separate email.
Abstract submissions should be completed online by registering with www.sciforum.net and using the "New Submission" function once logged into the system. No physical template is necessary.
1. The structure abstract should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections of about 200–300 words in length.
2. All abstracts should be submitted and presented in clear, publication-ready English with accurate grammar and spelling.
3. You may submit multiple abstracts. However, only one abstract will be selected for oral presentation.
Detailed Requirements:
1. The submitting author must ensure that all co-authors are aware of the contents of the abstract.
2. Please select only one presenter for each submission. If you would like to change the presenter after submission, please email us accordingly.
Note: We only accept live presentations.
b. File format: PDF (.pdf).
c. Size in cm: 60 width x 80 height–portrait orientation.
d. Font size: ≥20.
e. Maximum size: 250 M
Authors who wish to present a poster are invited to upload it to the conference website. Once your submission is accepted, you can upload your poster in the 'My submission' section by selecting the correct conference and submission, then clicking the upload button. If you encounter any difficulties during the upload process, please contact ieca2025@mdpi.com for assistance. All accepted posters will be permanently displayed online in the Poster Gallery.
It is the authors' responsibility to identify and declare any personal circumstances or interests that may be perceived as inappropriately influencing the representation or interpretation of clinical research. If there is no conflict, please state "The authors declare no conflicts of interest." This should be conveyed in a separate "Conflict of Interest" statement preceding the "Acknowledgments" and "References" sections at the end of the manuscript. Any financial support for the study must be fully disclosed in the "Acknowledgments" section.
MDPI, the publisher of the Sciforum.net platform, is an open access publisher. We believe authors should retain the copyright to their scholarly works. Hence, by submitting an abstract to this conference, you retain the copyright to the work, but you grant MDPI the non-exclusive right to publish this abstract online on the Sciforum.net platform. This means you can easily submit your full paper (with the abstract) to any scientific journal at a later stage and transfer the copyright to its publisher if required.
Publication Opportunity
1. Animals Journal Publication
Participants in this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to a Special Issue published in Animals (ISSN: 2076-2615, Impact Factor 2.7), with a 10% discount on the publication fee. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers.
2. Proceeding Paper Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference report of IECA 2025 in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976); if you wish to publish an extended proceeding paper (4-8 pages), please submit it to the same journal after the conference.
Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the IECA 2025 conference paper in their cover letter.
Proceedings submission deadline: 28th April 2025
Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
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Event Awards
To acknowledge the support of the conference's esteemed authors and recognize their outstanding scientific accomplishments, we are pleased to announce that the conference will provide six awards including Best Oral Presentation Awards and Best Poster Awards.
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
The Best Oral Presentation Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant oral contribution to the conference.
The Best Poster Awards are given to the submission judged to make the most significant and interesting poster for the conference.
There will be six winners selected for these awards. The winner will receive a certificate and 200 CHF each.
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A. Sustainable animal nutrition
Nutrition is one of the most significant pillars of successful animal production, and we need to improve the overall efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of animal production through the development of new and alternative feed resource technologies, and feeding techniques that optimize the potential of the feed and the animal, while promoting environmental sustainability and circular economy. We will explore innovative approaches to feed production, nutritional strategies, and ecosystem preservation. The session will focus on the latest advancements in sustainable practices, emphasizing animal welfare, environmental conservation, and technology.
Session Chair
Dr. Elisabete Matos, CiiEM - Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Portugal
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B. Animal genetics and genomics
The “Animal Genetics and Genomics” session will showcase the latest breakthroughs in genetic research, emphasizing innovations like genome sequencing, gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR, and the expanding role of RNA studies. This session will also explore the transformative impact of these tools on improving animal breeding, health, and biodiversity conservation. Moreover, the session offers an opportunity to all researchers to showcase the latest findings on how genomic insights are revolutionizing the fields of agriculture, veterinary medicine, and species preservation, thus offering a glimpse into the future of animal science through the lens of genetics.
Session Chair
Professor Zissis Mamuris, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Greece
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C. Sustainable animal physiology and reproduction
Nowadays, sustainable animal production is an essential component in achieving good production potential without compromising animal welfare. With this aim in mind, the inclusion of technological interventions in this alliance would promote greater performance efficiency, guaranteeing better profits and sustainability. The application of biotechnological tools is an important innovation that can meet specific needs and purposes for animal production. Increasing the sustainability of productive biotechnology in livestock can enhance food production systems.
Session Chair
Dr. Claudia Giannetto, Department of veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, Messina, Italy
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D. Environmental challenges to animals and precision livestock farming
Nowadays, a sustainable livestock production system requires profitable production for the minimization of environmental impacts. In response to current challenges, precision livestock farming (PLF) technologies have emerged as a promising solution for sustainable livestock production. PLF technologies offer farmers the opportunity to increase their efficiency while mitigating environmental impacts, securing livelihoods, and promoting animal health and welfare. This session aims to highlight research across the entire breadth of modern livestock farming, focusing on current challenges, future perspectives, and new advances in environmental monitoring and assessment.
Session Chair
Dr. Andrea Pezzuolo, Università degli Studi di Padova, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, Italy
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E. Sustainable animal welfare, ethics and human-animal interactions
Session Chair
Prof. Dr. Colin G. Scanes, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
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F. Sustainability of products derived from animals
The session is designed to delve into the multifaceted aspects of sustainability within the realm of animal-derived products. As we grapple with the challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, and the growing demand for food, the way we produce and consume animal products has come under scrutiny. This session aims to bring together researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and thought leaders to discuss, debate, and share innovative solutions for a more sustainable future. We will explore a range of critical topics, including but not limited to environmental impact assessments; animal welfare and ethics; production efficiency; innovations in technology; health and nutritional considerations; consumer behavior and market dynamics; and regulatory frameworks and policies.
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Prof. Dr. Xinxia Wang, Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, China
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G. One health: Improve Disease Manifestation and Management in Animals, Humans, and the Environment
The session will focus on the interaction of animals, humans and the environment. We will discuss the following questions: what is the impact of new medical solutions and how can we deal with emerging diseases in a broader context?
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Prof. Dr. Michael Hässig, Department for Small Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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