Animal Metabolism
A section of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Section Information
The ‘Animal metabolism’ section publishes original research articles and review articles on metabolic events in animal feeding, breeding, growth, health, and performance, with a particular focus on the biological roles of metabolites and small-molecule biomarkers. These metabolic events can be investigated through metabolomics, metabolic biochemistry, metabolic physiology, computational and systems biology, and chemistry tools.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Animal feeding: functional chemicals in animal feed; metabolic fate of feed ingredients; metabolic effects of novel or under-examined feed ingredients; metabolite biomarkers of animal feeding
- Animal breeding: metabolic phenotypes of new or under-examined breeds; connections between genotypes and metabolic phenotypes; metabolite biomarkers of animal breeding
- Animal growth: novel metabolic events in animal growth; associations between physiological events and metabolism in animal growth; contribution of microbial metabolism to animal growth; metabolite biomarkers of animal growth
- Animal health: metabolic causes and consequences of pathophysiological changes; contribution of microbial metabolism to animal health; metabolite biomarkers of animal health
- Animal performance: metabolic events associated with performance (e.g. milk production, behavior, reproduction); contribution of microbial metabolism to animal performance; metabolite biomarkers of animal performance
- Methodology: novel methods for studying animal metabolism and metabolite biomarkers, including sample preparation, metabolite analysis, data analysis, and bioinformatics.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Effects of Stress on Animal Metabolism (Deadline: 18 August 2025)
- Muscle Metabolic Response and Adaptation to Exercise, Diet, and Environment (Deadline: 30 August 2025)
- Effects of Nutrition Intake on Pet Metabolism (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
- Nutritional and Metabolic Influences on Animal Growth and Reproduction (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Research on Lipid Metabolism in Animals (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Salivary Biomarkers and Metabolites in Pigs (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Metabolism and Reproduction in Animals (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Nutrition and Metabolism in Poultry (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Diet, Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Health (Deadline: 17 November 2025)
- Metabolic Regulation of Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Species (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Myostatin: A Key Regulator of Skeletal Muscle Metabolism and Development (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Metabolic and Endocrine Adaptations in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Metabolites in Animal Nutrition and Physiological Regulations Under Stress Conditions (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Intestinal Health and Metabolites in Farm Animals—2nd Edition (Deadline: 19 January 2026)
- Metabolism and Nutrition in Fish (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Zebrafish Models in the Study of Diabetes and Metabolic Dysfunction (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Animal Nutritional Metabolism and Toxicosis Disease, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
