Impact of Novel Dietary Regimen on Growth Performance and Nutrient Utilization in Monogastric Animals
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainability; animal production; growth performance; feed alternatives; feed efficiency; food chain; livestock innovation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advancing research in nutrient utilisation, feed conversion dynamics, and the physiological responses of monogastric species to novel dietary regimens provides a solid scientific foundation for improving livestock production systems. These insights are central to building a sector capable of meeting the demands of a growing global population while safeguarding environmental integrity. With conventional feed resources under increasing pressure and environmental concerns intensifying globally, innovative nutritional strategies are gaining significance in modern animal husbandry. Such approaches aim not only to improve productivity, feed efficiency, and carcass composition in novel way but also to integrate principles of sustainability and animal welfare. The use of biotechnological approaches, functional feed additives, and alternative feed resources offers promising pathways to optimise nutrient metabolism and enhance production quality.
This Special Issue highlights the impact of novel dietary regimens, feed formulations, and innovative additives on the growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and final production quality of monogastric animals. As Guest Editor, I invite both original research and review articles addressing growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient utilisation, and meat quality in response to innovative dietary interventions.
Dr. Monika Nutautaitė
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- monogastric animals
- nutrient utilisation
- feed efficiency
- functional feed additives
- biotechnology
- growth performance
- sustainability
- novel dietary regimens
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