兽医生物技术是生物技术在兽医领域的应用，虽然起步相对滞后，但近十年来发展比较迅速。本专刊通过4个栏目，即综述、新技术、新方法和其他，介绍了新发和再发动物传染病的诊断、疫苗等领域的研究进展。

Veterinary biotechnologies that represent the applications of biotechnologies in veterinary science are advancing rapidly in the last decade in spite of relatively late kickoff. This special issue consists of four sections, reviews, new technologies, new methods and others, presenting the recent progress in diagnostic assays, vaccines and others of emerging and reemerging animal infectious diseases.