Advances in Nutritional Modulation of Skeletal Development in Poultry
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Poultry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Skeletal integrity is fundamental to poultry productivity, health, and welfare. Imbalances in nutrient supply, genetic selection for rapid growth or high egg output, and environmental stressors can compromise bone development, strength, and mineralization. This ultimately results in welfare concerns and economic losses. While dietary calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D remain central to skeletal biology, there is growing recognition that feed additives, alternative ingredients, bioactive compounds, and their interaction with external or internal stressors also play critical roles in modulating bone physiology.
This Special Issue invites contributions that expand our current understanding of how these factors influence bone growth, morphology, and resilience in poultry. We encourage studies that go beyond traditional performance and bone ash measures to incorporate novel methodologies such as imaging (micro-CT, SEM, XRD), histomorphometry, mechanical testing, and molecular or omics approaches that reveal underlying mechanisms of skeletal adaptation. Research may address nutrient optimization, feed processing effects, mineral bioavailability, or dietary strategies to mitigate skeletal disorders in broilers, turkeys, quail, ducks, and laying hens. Work linking bone biology with gut health, immune function, or systemic metabolism is particularly welcome. Through this Special Issue, we aim to highlight cutting-edge research that informs the design of sustainable, nutrition-based strategies to improve skeletal health, enhance bird welfare, and support long-term productivity in poultry production systems.
Dr. Ayodeji Aderibigbe
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- poultry bone health
- skeletal biology
- mineral nutrition
- bone biomechanics
- imaging technologies
- gut-bone axis
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