The Role of Feeding and Nutrition in Domestic Animal Reproduction

Dear Colleagues,

Feeding is one of the most important factors that influence the reproductive health of domestic animals. Various strategies control the nutrition and dietary requirements that accompany different life stages, especially in the context of nutritionally sensitive periods in the production of gametes and viable embryos. Animal feed costs have increased continuously in recent years. At the same time, there are challenges linked to increased productivity, including sufficient protein and energy supply, needed to cover not only high-performance production, but also improve fertility, health and welfare, and sustainable production. Another important area in this field is feed hygiene and how naturally occurring or anthropogenic contaminants can affect domestic animal reproductive performance. Therefore, regarding the above challenges and criteria, there is a need to improve our knowledge surrounding issues linked to physiological aspects of nutrition, protein, and energy metabolism in order to contribute to better reproductive health and performance in domestic animals.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect novel scientific achievements that address new advances in feed science and nutrition on domestic animal reproduction. In this Special Issue, original research articles, critical reviews, and communications are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics: female and male fertility, embryo development, feed additive and processing, and feeding management. We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Amin Sayyari
Dr. Adam Dunstan Martin
Dr. Stefan Björkman
Guest Editors

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• reproduction
• feeding
• nutrition
• contaminants