Special Issue "Feeding and Nutrition of Growing Rabbits"
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2021.
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Different nutritional and feeding strategies have been applied in growing rabbits to reduce the incidence of digestive diseases and enhance productive performance as well as the global feed conversion ratio. Indeed, the high production costs and the occurrence of digestive disturbances, which are responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates in the fattening sector, represent the major threats to the profitability of rabbit farms. However, the main solution to control digestive diseases in growing rabbits still remains the use of antibiotics, but this approach has critical issues concerning public health and animal welfare. Furthermore, there is an increasing attention by the consumer on the safety, quality and sustainability of foods.
On the other hand, an enhanced farm feed efficiency can be achieved not only by improving genetics and management but also rabbit nutrition. Moreover, the development of new feeding strategies for optimising the gut health, performance and meat quality of growing rabbits is currently required. Thus, the present Special Issue addresses the last advances on rabbit nutrition and feeding for: i) defining nutrients requirements; ii) preventing digestive disturbances in the post-weaning and fattening periods; iii) reducing the environmental pollution; iv) improving growth performance and feed efficiency; v) limiting the impact of environmental stressors; vi) enhancing the end-product safety and quality. Original papers and reviews regarding the effect of prebiotics, probiotics and natural extracts on the health, growth performance and meat quality of rabbits, as well as the use of by-products and innovative row materials in rabbit nutrition are welcome.
Dr. Marco Birolo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Rabbit
- Nutrients requirements
- Feeding plans
- Natural extracts
- Prebiotics
- Probiotics
- Gut microbiota
- Health
- Growth performance
- Meat quality
- Food safety
- Environmental impact
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
1. Effect of dietary incorporation of Nannochloropsis oceanica microalgae on rabbit productive performance, carcass and meat traits
Andre Almeida