Second Edition of Feeding Strategies to Minimize the Use of Antimicrobials and Zinc Oxide in Pig Production
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 442
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Interests: animal nutrition; nutrition and immunity; nutrition and meat quality; meat quality; monogastric nutrition; pig nutrition; fats and CLA in pig nutrition
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Interests: animal nutrition; monogastric species; nutrition, meat and product quality; sensory analysis of animal products; oxidative stress and animal welfare; natural antioxidants
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of antimicrobials as growth promoters and the incorrect use of antibiotics have led to the worrying phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. Recent estimates report that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are responsible for approximately 33,000 death-causing infections (Cassini et al. 2019) in the EU.
To counteract this dangerous problem, institutions have imposed a reduction in the use of antimicrobials and dietary supplementation with high dosages of zinc oxide (EMA, 2016; EFSA, 2016).
Together with correct management, prevention, and biosecurity plans, alternative feed strategies are needed to support pig’s growth and health throughout the breeding phase.
Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes submissions, including reviews and original research studies, on pig nutrition regarding all feeding strategies useful to minimize the use of antimicrobials and zinc oxide.
In particular, the papers may concern topics including, but not limited to, the use of the following in pig nutrition:
- acidifiers;
- probiotics;
- prebiotics;
- substances with immunomodulating activity;
- enzymes;
- botanicals, vegetal extracts, and essential oils;
- functional feeds;
- any nutritional strategy that allows reducing/eliminating the use of antimicrobials and zinc oxide.
Prof. Dr. Carlo Corino
Dr. Raffaella Rossi
Guest Editors
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