Nutraceuticals, Phytonutrients, and Phytotherapy for Improvement of Animal Health and Welfare
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 October 2022) | Viewed by 33412
Special Issue Editor
Interests: oxidative stress; animal reproduction; nutraceuticals; phytotherapy; animal welfare
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Dear Colleagues,
Nutraceuticals, phytonutrients, and phytotherapeutics are assuming an important position in the veterinary field as tools that support conventional medicine for the holistic management of animal welfare and health. Today, the clinically relevant efficacy of nutraceuticals and dietary supplements has led to the concept of “nutritional medicine”. Many types of scientific research and clinical experience have been able to ascertain and demonstrate how the administration of nutrients and other substances of natural origin together with changes in the diet can treat specific deficiencies, treat particular symptoms, and prevent or delay the onset of certain chronic diseases often associated with inflammatory states or oxidative stress. Alongside the issue of effectiveness, the “safety” profile in the use of these substances, many of plant origin, is assuming great importance. The legislation is still incomplete for many points, so it is appropriate to expand the topic with new evidence with an irrefutable scientific basis. For this issue, scientific contributions regarding studies on animals of veterinary interest will be welcome. In particular, those relating to nutritional medicine; analyzing the integrated mechanisms activated by nutraceuticals, phytotherapy, and phytonutrients in the control of the maintenance and/or restoration of cellular and systemic homeostasis; investigating potential biotechnological applications; and evaluating the behavioral responses and welfare statuses of animals included in studies will be of interest. Enriching this issue with qualified contributions will be very important to, above all, fill the scientific gaps and also to provide reliable indications for the formulation of the “nutritional claims” required by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for food authorized for animals with particular beneficial nutritional properties.
Dr. Francesca Ciani
Guest Editor
Keywords
- animal health
- animal physiology
- animal behavior
- animal welfare
- nutraceuticals
- phytonutrients
- phytotherapy
- functional food
- antioxidants
- free radicals
- biotechnology
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