The contaminants in feed refer to the poisonous and harmful substances or factors existing in feedstuff and feed products. These contaminants, such as microbial pathogens, mycotoxins, agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, and microplastics, can cause harm to the health of animals and may remain, accumulate and transfer in animal products. The pollutants can cause gastrointestinal dysfunction, immunosuppression, and genotoxicity in animals, leading to a reduction in the production performance of animals. Moreover, these pollutant residues in animal products will cause harm to human health. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the exposure risks and toxicity mechanism of these contaminants to animals and explore practical, safe, and effective remediation methods to reduce the harm of pollutants to animals and residues in animal products to ensure animal health and food safety.
The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight and stimulate discussion regarding the hazard and exposure risks of contaminants in feed to livestock animals as well as the development of safe and effective remediation strategies. We welcome manuscripts from the following subtopics:
• Occurrence and exposure risks of contaminants in feed to animals, including microbial pathogens, mycotoxins, agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, and microplastics.
• Metabolism of these contaminants in animals and their residues in animal-derived food products.
• Hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and genotoxicity of contaminants in feed to animals and their effects on intestinal health and gut microbiota.
• The application of effective detoxification technology to eliminate contaminants in feed, such as biodegradation, ozonation, irradiation, and adsorption.
• Nutritional strategies to reduce the toxic effects of contaminants in feed to animals.
The contaminants in feed refer to the poisonous and harmful substances or factors existing in feedstuff and feed products. These contaminants, such as microbial pathogens, mycotoxins, agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, and microplastics, can cause harm to the health of animals and may remain, accumulate and transfer in animal products. The pollutants can cause gastrointestinal dysfunction, immunosuppression, and genotoxicity in animals, leading to a reduction in the production performance of animals. Moreover, these pollutant residues in animal products will cause harm to human health. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the exposure risks and toxicity mechanism of these contaminants to animals and explore practical, safe, and effective remediation methods to reduce the harm of pollutants to animals and residues in animal products to ensure animal health and food safety.
The aim of this Research Topic is to highlight and stimulate discussion regarding the hazard and exposure risks of contaminants in feed to livestock animals as well as the development of safe and effective remediation strategies. We welcome manuscripts from the following subtopics:
• Occurrence and exposure risks of contaminants in feed to animals, including microbial pathogens, mycotoxins, agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, and microplastics.
• Metabolism of these contaminants in animals and their residues in animal-derived food products.
• Hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and genotoxicity of contaminants in feed to animals and their effects on intestinal health and gut microbiota.
• The application of effective detoxification technology to eliminate contaminants in feed, such as biodegradation, ozonation, irradiation, and adsorption.
• Nutritional strategies to reduce the toxic effects of contaminants in feed to animals.
