Antioxidants in Animal Feed

Dear Colleagues,

Animals exposed to air pollution, heavy metals, or other stressful conditions can cause oxidative stress that may suppress animal health, performance, and production, subsequently impacting economic feasibility; hence, maintaining and improving oxidative status, especially through an appropriate nutrition strategy, are essential for a normal physiological process in animals. Promising research results have revealed dietary natural and synthetic antioxidants for combating oxidative stress in production animals. Further, the use of antioxidants in animals to improve health, performance, and product quality has been seriously considered. Therefore, elucidating the potential mechanisms underlying the antioxidant protecting actions of dietary antioxidants would be of value.

This Special Issue aims to collect studies related to the use of dietary natural or synthetic antioxidants to animals in vivo or in vitro. Studies describing recent findings regarding the evaluation of beneficial effects of novel antioxidants on the growth and health of animals will be especially welcome.

Prof. Dr. Min Xue
Prof. Dr. Junmin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhenyu Du
Guest Editors

Dr. Jie Wang
Dr. Wei Si
Co-Guest Editors

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