Innovative Microbial and Bioprocessing Strategies for Sustainable Rumen Nutrition
A special issue of Ruminants (ISSN 2673-933X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agri-food waste valorization; aternative feed; feed additives; ruminal digestibility; ruminal fermentation; microplastics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ruminal nutrition; ruminant production; clinical nutrition and health management in livestock, phyto-additives and functional feed supplements; metabolomics and ruminal microbial interactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in microbial and bioprocessing strategies that enhance rumen function, feed efficiency, and sustainability in ruminant production systems. Research focusing on the manipulation of rumen microbiota, the use of microbial feed additives, enzyme supplementation, and feed pretreatments through physical, chemical, or biological processes is particularly welcome. Emphasis will be placed on studies exploring microbial ecology, fermentation kinetics, nutrient conversion efficiency, and the mitigation of anti-nutritional factors or environmental emissions. Both in vitro and in vivo investigations addressing the integration of biotechnology and microbial innovation to improve feed degradability and animal performance are encouraged. This Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge approaches contributing to sustainable ruminant nutrition, enhanced animal productivity, and reduced environmental impact through advanced microbial and bioprocessing technologies. As Guest Editors of this Special Issue, we warmly invite researchers to contribute perspective articles, original research papers, review articles, and short communications.
Dr. Khalil Abid
Guest Editor
Dr. Héla Yaich
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- ruminant nutrition
- feed additives and supplement
- microbial feed additives
- bioprocessing strategies for feed improvement
- rumen sustainability
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