Coordinate Regulation of Feeding, Metabolism, and Growth in Animals

Dear Colleagues,

Metabolism is the sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in an organism. Metabolic studies have become an increasingly popular approach to assist with biomedical research. However, limited investigation is available on special economic and companion animals.

As in other animals, metabolism provides energy and building blocks to maintain life in special economic and companion animals. Thus, metabolic studies can be a powerful tool in determining the efficiency of feedstuffs, the state of animal physiology, diagnosis of diseases, and so on. In addition, the specialty of special economic and companion animals justifies related studies that are more challenging, yet with further importance to a One Health approach.

Therefore, we propose this Special Issue to provide a comprehensive overview of our current understanding of various aspects of the metabolism in studies of special economic and companion animals. We welcome contributions from researchers on nutrients metabolism in animals, including original research articles, reviews, and perspectives. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

1: Metabolic responses influencing animal nutrition, growth, performance, production, and welfare.

2: The application of metabolism studies in the phenotypic characterization of animals, assessment of animal health, and diagnosis of diseases.

3: Metabolic reprogramming in animals in response to various stress and diseases.

We believe your contribution to this Special Issue will not only address the significance of metabolism in special economic and companion animal studies, but will also boost research in relevant fields.

Dr. Tietao Zhang
Dr. Qingkui Jiang
Guest Editors

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