New Strategies for Efficient Livestock Farming: Nutritional Regulation, Disease Prevention, and Environmental Sustainability Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

With the increasing improvement in people’s living standards, the demand for animal products of high quality is also increasing. Reasonable nutritional regulation has a positive effect on animal productivity. The occurrence of animal diseases and the use of antibiotics have caused substantial economic losses to farmers. Feed additives with bioactive functions are one of the effective measures to alleviate animal diseases and improve productivity. Regulating the microbiota improves gastrointestinal function, reduces methane emissions, enhances feed utilization efficiency, and promotes sustainable environmental development.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: (1) improving animal productivity by changing feeding methods; (2) the impact of bioactive feed additives on animal health (including molecular mechanism research); and (3) changes in the gut microbiota of animals and effective measures to alleviate methane emissions.

Prof. Dr. Guoqi Zhao
Guest Editor

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