Role of Trace Element in Animal Health and Metabolic: Second Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Physiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 3562
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Interests: nutrition; toxic elements; trace elements; oxidative stress; meat quality; feed additives; food safety
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Interests: animal nutrition; zinc methionine; broiler chickens; egg shell thickness
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Interests: animal nutrition; human nutrition; trace elements; grain products; antioxidative status
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Dear Colleagues,
The role of trace elements in animal health and metabolism has attracted increasing interest in recent years. The essentiality and toxicity of these elements have been extensively investigated in humans, laboratory animal models, and partially in domestic animals, while little is known about the other roles and metabolism of trace elements in various animal species.
Traditionally, research in the field of trace element biology and animal health has largely depended on epidemiological methods that demonstrate involvement in biological processes. Most data relate only to three essential metals (Zn, Cu, and Fe) and one non-essential (Cd) metal. Trace elements have been investigated mainly in the liver and kidneys because these organs are the main target for their accumulation.
We invite original research papers that deal with the role of trace elements in the health and metabolism of various animal species. Additional topics may include the translation of animal exposure to trace elements into human health, effects of trace element deficiencies and the potentially harmful accumulation of trace elements.
Dr. Anna Winiarska-Mieczan
Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Kwiecień
Guest Editors
Karolina Jachimowicz
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- trace elements
- forage
- animal nutrition
- animal physiology
- trace elements toxicity
- biological processes
- trace elements accumulation
- animal health
- human health
- trace element deficiencies
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