Environmental and Nutritional Stressors in Animal Health: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Interventions
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutritional metabolic diseases; environmental endocrine disruptors; natural compounds from TCM; toxicological mechanisms; mycotoxins
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental and nutritional stressors, including housing environment, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, heavy metals, mycotoxins, and other related contaminants, are major contributors to animal health challenges. These stressors are closely associated with inflammation in multiple organs (e.g., intestine, liver, and lung), metabolic disorders, immune dysfunction, and functional damage in animals. This Special Issue explores the mechanisms by which these stressors affect animal health and presents therapeutic interventions to mitigate their impact.
We welcome studies addressing the pathogenesis of nutritional and metabolic diseases, the molecular mechanisms of toxicity induced by environmental endocrine disruptors, and the potential of natural products and other alternative strategies in alleviating inflammation in these organs and oxidative stress. Innovative approaches to improving animal health, resilience, and productivity are particularly encouraged.
This Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of how environmental and nutritional stressors shape animal health and to offer practical solutions for sustainable veterinary practices.
Dr. Wei Wang
Dr. Ping Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gut health
- intestinal injury
- anti-inflammatory
- animal health
- multi-organ inflammation
- hepatitis
- pneumonia
- nephritis
- mastitis
- nutritional stress
- metabolic diseases
- heavy metals
- mycotoxins
- environmental endocrine disruptors
- toxicological
- oxidative stress
- antioxidant
- immune function
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