Third volume and the first issue (Year 2020) of the scholarly open-access journal Translational Research in Veterinary Science (TRVS), Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) publishers is publishing five research papers devoted in the field of veterinary science. In this published issue of TRVS all five manuscripts based on the original research works. Olszewska- Tomczyk and Jasik (2020) published the original research paper based on the transcriptome analysis of avian pathogens; Stupar and Shostya (2020) published the original research paper based on the endocrine studies gilts affecting puberty and supplementary diets affecting reproduction in gilts; Henklewski and Spiewak (2020) published the original research paper describing etiologies and diagnostic procedures of sensory ligament injuries in Horses; Czarnik et al. (2020) published the original research paper based on the identification of two SNPs polymorphism of bovine cytokine genes in Polish HF cattle; and lastly, Bak et al. (2020) published the original research paper describing the analytical protocols of alignment mapping tools applied to the high throughput NGS data. During this difficult period of COVID-19 pandemic year, I would like to thank all authors for their contribution to this issue. Thanks are also extended to the editorial board members, manuscripts reviewers, TRVS editorial technical staff working at NCU publisher office (Mirosława Buczyńska, Elżbieta Kossarzecka, Grzegorz Kopcewicz, and Dariusz Żulewski), who supported at every stage of the project. Most importantly, this volume of TRVS is greatly acknowledged the supported of NCU funds from newly elect JM Rector Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Sokala
