Recent Advances in Pig Nutrition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019) | Viewed by 151861
Special Issue Editor
Interests: animal nutrition; nutrition and immunity; nutrition and meat quality; meat quality; monogastric nutrition; pig nutrition; fats and CLA in pig nutrition
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Dear Colleagues,
Pork meat is the primary food source of meat for EU citizens. The number of pigs reared is 150 million heads, for a production of 23,4 mil tons (2017). Pig farms have become progressively larger and are concentrated in specific areas of production (e.g. Lombardy, IT, and Britanny, FR) with consequent health and environmental impact risks. A correct and balanced diet is necessary to guarantee the production of quality and healthy meat. The aim of this Special Issue is to publish high-quality manuscripts on the current state of the art concerning the interrelations between nutrition, metabolism, microbiota and the health of pigs. Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes submissions, including reviews or original research studies, on pig nutrition regarding (but not limited to):
1. Nutrient requirements of pigs
- energy requirements of pigs and energy content of pig feed
- amino acid requirements of pigs and amino acid availability in pig diets
- mineral and trace element requirements of pigs
- vitamin requirements of pigs and extra-nutritional function of vitamins
2. Nutritional strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics,
- microbiota management,
- improvement of gut integrity,
- immunomodulation
- functional additives for gut health
3. Soybean meal replacers as alternative sources of amino acid for pigs
4. Palatability in pigs
5. Mycotoxin risk management
6. The impact of feeding pigs on environmental impacts
7. Nutrition and pork quality
Prof. Carlo Corino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nutrient requirements of pigs
- microbiota management
- improvement of gut integrity, soybean meal replacers
- palatability in pigs
- mycotoxins risk management
- environmental impacts
- nutrition and pork quality
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