Use of Agro-Industrial Co-Products in Animal Nutrition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 187
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Interests: livestock and poultry animals: corn and soybean meal reduction replacement; non-grain feed raw materials; feed raw materials database; precise feed formulation technology; green and efficient feed additives; resource utilization efficiency; intestinal health
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Dear Colleagues,
With the intensification of global competition for food resources, the high dependence on corn and soybean meal as traditional feed raw materials has gradually exposed the problems of high cost fluctuation and resource shortage. Using corn and soybean meal reduction replacement technology, the use of non-grain feed raw materials (such as agricultural and sideline products, microbial proteins, etc.) can not only reduce feed costs but also reduce the competitive pressure on main food crops, as well as promote the green development of animal husbandry.
To realize the efficient utilization of feed resources, precision feed formulation technology plays an important role. The technology combines a feed raw material database and an intelligent algorithm to fully grasp the nutrient compositions of raw materials and animal needs, accurately optimize the feed formula, improve the feed conversion efficiency, and reduce waste and emissions.
In addition, the creation of green and efficient feed additives, through the development of environmentally friendly and functional additives, improves animal production performance and health level, reduces the use of antibiotics, and further helps us to ensure the sustainable development of animal husbandry.
Dr. Xiaokang Ma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- animal nutrition
- agro-industrial co-products
- feed raw materials and additives
- precise feed formulation technology
- feed material utilization efficiency
- intestinal health
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