Optimizing Poultry Nutrition and Health
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2025) | Viewed by 1148
Special Issue Editors
Interests: poultry nutrition; gut health and physiology; intestinal diseases; gut microbiome; antibiotic alternatives; novel feed ingredients
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this era of antibiotic-free production systems, optimizing nutrition and health has become important for maintaining both efficient and sustainable poultry production. A well-balanced diet which meets birds’ physiological and metabolic needs plays an important role in supporting performance, health, immune function, and resilience against disease. Thanks to modern analytical tools and precision nutrition strategies, this is now possible.
This Special Issue highlights recent advancements and innovative research connecting nutrition, health, and productivity in poultry. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, precision nutrition approaches, the use of functional feed additives to improve health and performance, nutrient gene interaction (nutrigenetics), the role of nutraceuticals in immune modulation and disease resistance, and dietary strategies to shape gut microbiome. We also seek research on novel feed ingredients with the potential to act as an antibiotic alternative in poultry production. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and applied research notes bridging nutritional science and practical applications in poultry production in order to promote health and performance.
Dr. Milan K. Sharma
Dr. Guanchen Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- poultry
- production performance
- precision nutrition
- antibiotic alternatives
- novel feed ingredients
- amino acids
- enzymes
- gut health
- gut microbiome
- diseases
- immune response
- skeletal health
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