Bioactive Compounds in Animal Nutrition Resources and Animal By-Products
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 790
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioactive compounds in conventional and unconventional resources for animal feed; establishing their relationship on the functional quality of meat, milk, and derivatives; evaluation of nutraceuticals, functional foods, pharmacodynamic exploration (biochemical and physiological) of bioactive compounds of plants and foods; for prevention or intervention on metabolic abnormalities in obesity, murine models, and clinical trials
Interests: evaluation of bioactive compounds present in foods of animal origin and their impact on human health and nutrition; evaluation of forage resources available for animal feeding and nutrition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Conventional and non-conventional resources for animal nutrition devoted to feed either monogastric or ruminant animals contain a variety of metabolites that exhibit a wide range of biological activities. Bioactive compounds are often investigated for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, hypoglycemic, anti-hypercholesterolemic, anti-hypertensive, anti-platelet, anti-apoptotic, anti-nociceptive, antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, hepatoprotective, or neuroprotective properties, among others. Additionally, the use of complete plants, plant fractions, seeds, pods, leaves, flowers, grains, roots, and their corresponding extracts; as well as oils, flours, proteins, polysaccharides, or purified chemical compounds in the diet of animals is under increasing interest. This Special Issue is devoted to investigate the “sources of bioactive compounds in animal nutrition” and the feasible implications on animal health and animal products quality as milk, meat, egg, and others, and their by-products with emphasis on biochemistry, biological function, and molecular mechanisms of bioactive compounds on animal and consumer health. The use of fishmeal, fish oils, insects, crustaceans, aquatic plants, seafood, microalgae, macroalgae, seaweed, and marine invertebrates such as crabs, mollusks, and echinoderms and related sources of conventional and non-conventional sources for animal nutrition is also under consideration. Both reviews and original articles will be considered.
Dr. Claudia Delgadillo Puga
Dr. Mario Cuchillo Hilario
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- alternative sources
- animal nutrition
- bioactive compounds
- metabolites
- animal products
- consumer health
