Pig Nutrition, Intestinal Health, and Performance

Dear Colleagues,

The importance of the pork industry from an economic point of view is remarkable. Although successful, this sector is not exempt from challenges related to production performance, pig health, environmental impact, and ethical concerns. Advances in pig nutrition could help producers to overcome these challenges. Nutrition can be used as a tool to improve pig performance and health, balance litter heterogeneity-related problems, or increase animal welfare (by, for example, reducing mortality).

The aim of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality manuscripts on the current state of the art concerning the role of nutrition in intestinal development and health, microbiota, and pig performance. This Special Issue welcomes reviews or original research studies on:

• Nutrient requirements;
• Nutritional tools to reduce waste and environmental impact;
• Dietary strategies to improve (intestinal) health in a microbiome-dependent or independent manner and their application in the reduction of antibiotic use;
• The impact of perinatal and preweaning nutrition and health on pig mortality and performance.

Submissions with a biomedical approach addressing the use of pigs as a model for human intestinal health are also welcome.

Dr. Miriam Ayuso
Guest Editor

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