Poultry Nutrition and Management: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Poultry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal science; antibiotic replacement; brain–gut axis; gastrointestinal health; multi-omics; standardization
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Interests: animal science; intestinal microbiology; antibiotic replacement; pet science; pet nutrition
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
For decades, poultry meat and eggs have been critical protein sources. A variety of challenges exist, including environmental stresses, welfare issues, and mismanagement, causing many issues, such as diseases, oxidative capacity disorders, and immune system and intestinal dysfunction. Moreover, the low-carbon and eco-efficient production of livestock and poultry are the foundation of global ecological and environmental governance. The present Special Issue will continue to focus on characterizing the associations between stress, nutrition and management and the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immune responses, digestive intestinal microflora, metabolites, and the meat and egg quality of birds. For instance, external pathogens are one key challenge for poultry production, inducing microflora disorders and causing remarkable increased diarrhea and mortality rates. Presently, precision nutrition, green health functional supplements, and welfare behaviors are becoming important methods to address the harmful effects of stress on birds. So, a wealth of research approaches are required to investigate the mechanisms of welfare behavior, nutrition, and precise management, such as omics, animal models, etc. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: poultry nutrition and management, antibiotic supplements, welfare issues, and multi-omics analyses for health and metabolism.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Guangtian Cao
Prof. Dr. Caimei Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- poultry
- nutrition and management
- welfare issues
- multi-omics
- antibiotic supplements
- animal models
- metabolism
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