Application and Mechanism of Marine Bioactive Substances in Animal Nutrition
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2024 | Viewed by 2795
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Marine biological resources are abundant, and provide a wide variety of bioactive substances from marine organisms. Marine bioactive substances such as chitosan, marine antimicrobial peptides, seaweed products, etc. have shown great research value and application prospects in biomedicines and functional foods, mainly due to their multiple biological functions, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, and antiviral. However, the application and mechanism of marine bioactive substances in animals have not been systematically studied. As many countries have banned growth-promoting antibiotics in feed, the animal industry faces many challenges. In the post-antibiotic era, coupled with global warming and high-density rearing, modern animal production is suffering from various stresses (e.g., heat stress, transport stress, weanling stress, mycotoxins contamination of feed), which cause organ dysfunction and physiological disorders. In this context, there is great potential in the use of marine bioactive substances in animal nutrition, which will not only promote the health status and sustainable production of animals, but will also expand the application scope of marine biological resources. Therefore, Biology is launching a Special Issue entitled “Application and Mechanism of Marine Bioactive Substances in Animal Nutrition”.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your latest research findings or a review article to this Special Issue. We believe that this Special Issue, “Application and Mechanism of Marine Bioactive Substances in Animal Nutrition”, will help to highlight the most recent advances in all aspects of marine bioactive substances in improving modern animal production, thereby promoting the development and utilization of marine biological resources.
This Special Issue aims to exchange and highlight the recent advances in the use of diverse marine biological resources (e.g., marine polysaccharides, marine polyphenols, marine antioxidants, marine immunomodulators, antimicrobial peptides from marine sources, marine-sourced polyunsaturated fatty acids, and seaweed products) and their interplay with health and production in animals (pigs, poultry, herbivores, aquatic animals, model animals etc.). Furthermore, this collection looks to stimulate discussion regarding the recent technological advances (e.g., encapsulation, nanobiotechnology) that improve the bioactivity of marine bioactive substances in animal nutrition, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying marine bioactive substances that benefit animals.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Using marine bioactive substances to improve the gut barrier function of animals;
- Application of marine bioactive substances to improve animal immune response;
- Dietary marine bioactive substances acting as novel antioxidants to relieve oxidative stress in animals;
- Marine bioactive substances as decontamination agents of animal feed mycotoxins in vitro and/or in vivo;
- Incorporation of marine bioactive substances with nanotechnology-based approaches for applications in animal nutrition.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Wen-Chao Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- marine polysaccharides
- marine polyphenols
- marine antioxidants
- marine immunomodulators
- seaweeds
- animals
