Functional and Sustainable Feed Strategies for Stress Resilience and Welfare Improvement in Aquatic Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable aquaculture; fish nutrition; stress physiology; nutritional model-ing; fishmeal replacement; feed additives
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Interests: sustainable aquaculture; fish nutrition; stress physiology; nutritional modeling; fishmeal replacement; feed additives, nutrigenomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the demand for sustainable aquaculture continues to grow, aquatic animals are continually exposed to numerous environmental and physiological stressors that can alter growth, health, welfare, and overall sustainability. The question of stress alleviation and resilience enhancement with the help of feed additives has emerged as a significant frontier of aquaculture research. It gives us the honor to ask you to submit your contribution to this Special Issue that, hopefully, will promote the scientific understanding of innovative nutritional strategies that can benefit the health, welfare, and sustainability of aquatic species.
The interest of this Special Issue is to understand the roles of functional and environmentally friendly feed supplements and diet plans in the process of relieving stress, enhancing physiological processes, and improving the welfare and sustainability of the aquaculture species. It is in line with the focus of the journal insofar as it highlights the need to integrate functional nutrition, environmental stewardship, and animal health management.
Original research manuscripts and reviews are also welcome in this Special Issue. The research areas can be (but are not limited to) the following:
- Functional feed additives (e.g., amino acids, peptides, probiotics, and plant extracts);
- Modulation of stress and immune responses by nutrition;
- Antioxidant self-defense and oxidative stress;
- Physiological biomarker welfare indicators in aquaculture.
The development of sustainable feed formulation and the formation of a circular bioeconomy.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Prof. Dr. Seunghyung Lee
Guest Editor
Dr. Abayomi Oladimeji Ogun
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- climate change
- aquaculture nutrition
- sustainable aquaculture
- stress tolerance
- immune modulation
- nutritional strategies
- functional feed additives
- aquatic animal welfare
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