Plant Extracts as Feed Additives in Animal Nutrition and Health
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 9259
Special Issue Editors
Interests: animal nutrition; feed additives; innovative additives; animal health; animal science; phytogenics; botanicals; natural extracts
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a result of the decision to ban antibiotics in animal feed in most developed countries (i.e., Europe and the United States), research on alternative natural feed additives has significantly increased. Phytogenic feed additives are a wide range of plant-derived products (e.g., herbs, spices, essential/aromatic oils, oleoresins) which exhibit a wide range of activities, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anticoccidial, and anthelmintic properties thanks to the presence of bioactive compounds mainly belonging to the classes of isoprene derivatives and flavonoids.
The dietary supplementation of phytogenic additives has been shown to exert beneficial effects on animals' health (gut, immune system, antioxidant defenses, etc.), growth performance, nutrient retention, and intestinal microflora, leading to reduced susceptibility to diseases.
This Special Issue aims to publish original research papers and review articles related to applying phytogenic feed additives to improve the welfare of livestock, poultry, and fish species. Particular emphasis will be on studies focusing on the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities of phytoextracts on animals' organisms, correlating to the composition of phytoextracts.
Dr. Valentina Serra
Dr. Alessandro Guerrini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant extracts
- phytogenic feed additive
- phytoextracts
- animal health
- performance
- livestock
- aquaculture
- antioxidant
- anti-inflammatory