Nutritional Modulation in Ruminants: Integrated Transcripts and Microbiome Analyses
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 10201
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal nutrition; animal product quality; sustainable animal production; rumen microbiota
Interests: animal nutrition; animal product quality; animal transcriptomics; animal health and welfare; microbiota
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recently, the development of ‘omics’ technologies such as metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics has opened up new avenues regarding our understanding of interactions between biological and molecular processes and animal nutrition. The different components of diet and metabolites, the lack or excess of nutrients, and the use of supplements can interfere with gene expression and cellular functions. In addition, animal nutrition is the principal factor in maintaining the balance of gut microbiota, which in turn influences the health of the gastrointestinal epithelium. The gastrointestinal tract plays a crucial role in feed digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune and endocrine functions and is the basis for nutrient deposition and healthy growth.
The aim of this Special Issue, entitled “Nutritional Modulation in Ruminants: Integrated Transcripts and Microbiome Analyses” is to collect studies concerning the relationship among ruminant nutrition, gene expression, and microbiome. Applications of new, high-throughput techniques based on the multi-omics approach combining metagenomics (amplicon-based metagenomic, shotgun metagenomics) and transcriptomics (microarrays, RNA seq) are welcome.
Dr. Francesca Bennato
Dr. Camillo Martino
Dr. Cesare Cammà
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ruminant
- Nutrition
- Gene expression
- Microbiome
- ‘Omics’ technologies
- Animal health and welfare
- Metagenomics
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