Innovative Uses of Trace Elements and Plant-Derived Bioactive Additives in Swine Nutrition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Pigs".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 722
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Interests: sow and piglet nutrition; antioxidants; oxidative stress; trace elements; plant-derived bioactive additives
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Interests: nutritional regulation of skeletal muscle development
Interests: swine nutrition and metabolism; functional feed additives; intestinal development and health
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Dear Colleagues,
Summary: In modern intensive large-scale swine production, pigs may encounter various external stress challenges, which include social factors like stocking density, feed-related factors such as mycotoxin contamination, environmental factors like heat stress, pathogenic factors including Escherichia coli infections, and others. These challenges have the potential to negatively impact pig productivity and/or pork quality, resulting in significant economic losses for pig farmers and potential dissatisfaction among consumers. Importantly, there is growing evidence that several trace elements and plant-derived feed additives can aid in the enhancement of antioxidant and immunity functions in pigs, consequently improving overall pig productivity and/or pork quality.
This research topic will primarily focus on the innovative utilization of trace elements and plant-derived feed additives to enhance the productivity or pork quality phenotypes in various physiological phases of pigs, including weaned (nursery) piglets and growing–finishing pigs, as well as sows and their suckling piglets. Additionally, researchers are encouraged to investigate the potential underlying mechanisms of the improved phenotypes, with a focus on the potential regulatory targets or tissues, such as the intestine and liver for nursery piglets, skeletal muscle (related to pork quality) for growing–finishing pigs, and the placenta and mammary gland for sows.
Dr. Jun Chen
Dr. Tiande Zou
Prof. Dr. Jinming You
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pig
- trace elements
- plant-derived feed additives
- productivity
- pork quality
- intestine and liver
- skeletal muscle
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