Special Issue "New and Potential Feedstuffs and Additives in Livestock"

A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2022.

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Francesco Vizzarri
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Guest Editor
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: livestock science; animal production; animal welfare; antioxidant feed supplement

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The present Special Issue will discuss and summarize some aspects of animal feed management by employing different strategies in and bioprocessing of agro-products to produce animal feed in a cost-effective way, which in turn could lead to sustainable eco-management.

For decades, oxidative stress has been a highly investigated research topic because it is recognized as the cause and contributing factor to numerous pathologies in humans and animals. Reactive oxygen species are produced by the body during normal metabolic processes, but the presence of stressful exogenous factors can lead to an excessive increase in their production. In livestock animals, oxidative stress is a factor in numerous pathologies, with an economically negative impact on growth performance, animal welfare, and animal production quality.

Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes submissions, including reviews and original research studies, on the use of new and potential feedstuffs and additives in livestock management regarding (but not limited to):

  • The chemical characterization of new and potential feedstuffs and additives;
  • In vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo evaluation of antioxidant activity;
  • Assessment of antioxidant activity using different in vitro methods;
  • Feedstuffs and additives and growth performance;
  • Feedstuffs and additives and reproductive performance;
  • Feedstuffs and additives and animal metabolic profile;
  • Feedstuffs and additives and anti-inflammatory effect;
  • Feedstuffs and additives and immunomodulatory effect;
  • Influence of feedstuffs and additives on gut health;
  • Animal product (milk, cheese, meat, etc.) quality.

We invite you to share your recent findings through this Special Issue.

Dr. Francesco Vizzarri
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • livestock science
  • animal production
  • animal welfare
  • antioxidant activity
  • feed supplement
  • animal product quality
  • novel feed
  • sustainability

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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