Optimum Nutrition for Health: Eating Enough Doesn’t Maximize Health for Companion Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2024) | Viewed by 6040
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Companion animals play an important role in our lives, with increasingly stronger human–pet bonds being formed, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic. Because of the high number of pets that now exist, the food industry for companion animals is growing rapidly. Despite past successes and opportunities that exist in the future, there are also current challenges that must be considered.
In regard to the nutrition research of companion animals to be published in this Special Issue, we are pleased to invite scholarly articles pertaining to nutritional disorders, pet overfeeding, and the pet obesity crisis in companion animals. Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: a diet supplemented with feed additives modulating the intestinal microbiota and improving the health of companion animals, recent advances and future needs in the areas of canine and feline feed ingredients, and innovative pet food processing methods.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Dennis E. Jewell
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- companion animals
- diet
- optimum nutrition
- feed additives
- intestinal microbiota
- diet-related health disorders
- obesity
- pet food processing
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