In this issue, we focus on the connection of animals and human. Animals have long been an integral part of human culture and are essentials to human survival. Apart from being an important food and economic resource, animals also drive happiness, being great companions to humans.

1. Cover Story- Halal Slaughtering: To Stun or Not To Stun? 2. Research Highlights i) Research Centre of Excellence (RCoE): Research Centre for Ruminant Deseases ii) Innovation: * Real-time Detection Kit for Avian Influenza-H9N2 * InGNeoSA- Interactive Games on Neoplasia in Small Animal 3. UPM Commercialization i) Thohira - Aquaformula 4. Research Personality : Prof. Datin Paduka Dato' Dr. Aini Ideris 5. Featured Articles i) Social Science: Attitudes of Stakeholders to Animal Welfare During Slaughter and Transport in SE and E Asia ii) Science & Technology: Prevalence and Risk factors of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) in Livestock and Companion Animals in High-Risk Areas in Malaysia 6. Reaching Out i) "With Knowledge We Serve": Effective Extension and Reaching Out in Ruminant Livestock Industry of Malaysia ii) Karnival Pendidikan #SmartSelangor 2018 7. Special Highlight i) University Veterinary Hospital ii) MoU between UPM and Malayan Flour Mills (MFM) Berhad ii) UPM-Farm Fresh ICoE iv) Majlis Apresiasi Penyelidikan (MAP) 2017 8. News i) Chicken Feed Using the Larvae of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) ii) UPM Made History, Top 32nd Place in UI-Greenmetric Ranking iii) SPR Sensor Chip Innovation Helps Early Stage Dengue Detection iv) UPM Scientists Appointed as ASM Fellows and Awarded as TRSM v) Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohd Hair Bejo, Recipent of 2018 Merdeka Award 9. Book Highlights - Discovering 100 Birds of Universiti Putra Malaysia