Understanding the Interaction Between Nutrition and Swine Health

Adequate intake of essential nutrients is crucial to maintain good health of swine. Animals fed properly are more resistant to many bacterial and parasitic infections, partially due to improved digestive tract capacity, nutrient digestibility, tissue integrity, increased immunological resistance to diseases or fast recovery from them, increased antibody production and increased well-being. Nutrient utilization can only be optimized if pigs have high health status which increases productivity, efficiency, and also nutrient requirements. Therefore, diet and health are intricately connected and interdependent.

The objective of this Research Topic is to publish research articles, short communications and reviews that focus on factors affecting swine’s gastrointestinal physiology, nutrition, welfare and health.

The Guest Editors encourage submissions about traditional aspects of swine production, including, but not limited to:
- Nutrition and gut physiology
- Factors influencing changes in gut microbiome
- Nutritional effects from immunological stress
- Impact of management and housing on health and welfare are also welcome

Keywords: immune system, feed additives, physiology, pigs, welfare, swine

Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.