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It is our great honor to present the highly accessed papers published by Veterinary Sciences (ISSN: 2306-7381) in 2023 in the Section “Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases in Veterinary Medicine”. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the outstanding individuals and teams whose work inspires fellow researchers and profoundly influences the field of veterinary science. We invite you to read these outstanding works listed below.

1. “Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidative Phytogenic Substances against Secret Killers in Poultry: Current Status and Prospects”
by Shereen Basiouni, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias, Juan D. Latorre, Brittany D. Graham, Victor M. Petrone-Garcia, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Sakine Yalçın, Amr Abd El-Wahab, Christian Visscher, Helen L. May-Simera et al.
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/55

2. “Rice Bran as an Alternative Feedstuff in Broiler Nutrition and Impact of Liposorb^® and Vitamin E-Se on Sustainability of Performance, Carcass Traits, Blood Biochemistry, and Antioxidant Indices”
by Youssef A. Attia, Elwy A. Ashour, Sameer A. Nagadi, Mayada R. Farag, Fulvia Bovera and Mahmoud Alagawany
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(4), 299; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10040299
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/4/299

3. “The Role of Supplementing a Complex Phytobiotic Feed Additive Containing (Castanea sativa mill) Extract in Combination with Calcium Butyrate, Zinc–Methionine and Essential Oils on Growth Indicators, Blood Profile and Carcass Quality of Broiler Chickens”
by Nikolai P. Buryakov, Artem Yu. Zagarin, Mohamed M. Fathala and Dmitrii E. Aleshin
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030212
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/3/212

4. “MicroRNAs in Ruminants and Their Potential Role in Nutrition and Physiology”
by Oyindamola Esther Ojo and Susanne Kreuzer-Redmer
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(1), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10010057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/1/57

5. “Comparison of Fish, Krill and Flaxseed as Omega-3 Sources to Increase the Omega-3 Index in Dogs”
by Hanna Lindqvist, Tonje Dominguez, Ragnhild Dragøy, Yunpeng Ding and Lena Burri
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(2), 162; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020162
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/162

6. “Antioxidant Effect of a Dietary Supplement Containing Fermentative S-Acetyl-Glutathione and Silybin in Dogs with Liver Disease”
by Elisa Martello, Francesca Perondi, Donal Bisanzio, Ilaria Lippi, Giorgia Meineri and Valeria Gabriele
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(2), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020131
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/131

7. “Effect of Different Fiber Sources as Additives to Wet Food for Beagle Dogs on Diet Acceptance, Digestibility, and Fecal Quality”
by Amr Abd El-Wahab, Jan Berend Lingens, Julia Hankel, Christian Visscher and Cristina Ullrich
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(2), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/91

8. “Role of Dietary Inclusion of Phytobiotics and Mineral Adsorbent Combination on Dairy Cows′ Milk Production, Nutrient Digestibility, Nitrogen Utilization, and Biochemical Parameters”
by Nikolai P. Buryakov, Larisa V. Sycheva, Vladimir I. Trukhachev, Anastasiya S. Zaikina, Maria A. Buryakova, Ilia N. Nikonov, Alexander S. Petrov, Andrey V. Kravchenko, Mohamed M. Fathala, Ivan K. Medvedev et al.
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(3), 238; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030238
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/3/238

9. “Effects of Dietary Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) Supplementation in Ducks Fed Mycotoxin-Contaminated Diets”
by Jennifer Bencze-Nagy, Patrik Strifler, Boglárka Horváth, Nikoletta Such, Valéria Farkas, Károly Dublecz and László Pál
Vet. Sci. 2023, 10(2), 100; https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020100
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/100