Production and Feeding Strategies of Monogastric Animals
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Interests: animal nutrition; feed additives; mycotoxins; ruminants; feed formulation; feed science; pigs; poultry; antinutritional factors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The main goals of monogastric animal (pigs, poultry, rabbits) nutrition are to optimize nutrient digestion and absorption, leading to improved animal performance (growth, health) and feed efficiency, while producing high-quality food (meat, eggs) for humans. Other key goals include increasing sustainability, ensuring the production of safe and high-quality food, and reducing the environmental impact of livestock farming.
This Special Issue focuses on research in feeding strategies to improve feed efficiency, reduce environmental impact, and enhance animal health by optimizing feed ingredients and formulation. Key areas include the use of alternative protein sources; incorporation of low-cost feed by-products and crop residues that minimize competition between animal and human food sources; feed processing to reduce the impact of antinutritive factors; implementation of precision feeding techniques; and utilization of feed additives, botanicals, and herbs, as well as feed processing (e.g. fermentation, extrusion) to improve nutrient utilization and gut health in monogastric species.
All article types, including original research and reviews, are welcome. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Ralf Blank
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- feeding strategies
- environmental impact
- antinutritive factors
- alternative feed sources
- feed processing
- feed additives
- gut health
- nutrient utilization
- precision feeding
- animal health
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