Although antimicrobials play a critical role in treating diseases, there have been growing concerns about their use in veterinary medicine due to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Consequently, stricter regulations have been imposed to address this issue. While significant progress has been made in reducing their usage in pets and livestock, it is essential to explore alternative approaches that can maintain their effectiveness while limiting the development of resistance.
Functional nutrition strategies have emerged as promising alternatives in this context. Functional feed additives and ingredients, including natural extracts and agro-industrial by-products, such as the supplementation of probiotics, prebiotics, and plant extracts, could protect the animals against diseases, enhance their health and promote the sustainability of livestock and pet practices.
This Research Topic delves into functional nutritional strategies as viable alternatives to antibiotic treatments in both livestock and pets. By showcasing cutting-edge original articles and reviews, this issue aims to highlight the effectiveness, mechanisms of action, and practical applications of these nutritional strategies in preventing microbial infections, enhancing animal health, and promoting sustainable farming practices.
We invite authors to investigate the potential of agricultural waste valorization, natural extracts, and microbial products in promoting animal health and mitigating the occurrence of pathological conditions while considering the positive impact on human and environmental health. Through this holistic exploration, we aim to advance the scientific knowledge and practical approaches of functional nutrition as an alternative to antibiotics in line with the One Health principles.
The scope of this Research Topic involves studies that evaluate innovative dietary strategies as viable alternatives to antibiotic treatments in both livestock and pets. Authors are encouraged to submit original articles and reviews exploring the characteristics, efficacy, mechanisms, and practical applications of functional products. This involves studies for dietary strategies in preventing microbial infections, improving animal health, and promoting sustainable farming practices. Topics of interest include the role of probiotics, prebiotics, plant extracts, essential oils, and other functional additives or ingredients for modulating the microbiome, immune system, metabolome, proteome, enhancing oxidative stress, and reducing pathology occurrence. Additionally, manuscripts that focus on the positive impacts of feeding strategies on human and environmental health are welcome. Through this comprehensive exploration, we target to enrich the scientific knowledge of functional nutritional strategies and their significance in reducing antibiotic use and promoting animal health and welfare.
Keywords:
Antimicrobial resistance, phytogenics, natural compounds, functional diet, livestock, pet, gut health, One Health, animal nutrition, microbiome, metabolism
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.
Although antimicrobials play a critical role in treating diseases, there have been growing concerns about their use in veterinary medicine due to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Consequently, stricter regulations have been imposed to address this issue. While significant progress has been made in reducing their usage in pets and livestock, it is essential to explore alternative approaches that can maintain their effectiveness while limiting the development of resistance.
Functional nutrition strategies have emerged as promising alternatives in this context. Functional feed additives and ingredients, including natural extracts and agro-industrial by-products, such as the supplementation of probiotics, prebiotics, and plant extracts, could protect the animals against diseases, enhance their health and promote the sustainability of livestock and pet practices.
This Research Topic delves into functional nutritional strategies as viable alternatives to antibiotic treatments in both livestock and pets. By showcasing cutting-edge original articles and reviews, this issue aims to highlight the effectiveness, mechanisms of action, and practical applications of these nutritional strategies in preventing microbial infections, enhancing animal health, and promoting sustainable farming practices.
We invite authors to investigate the potential of agricultural waste valorization, natural extracts, and microbial products in promoting animal health and mitigating the occurrence of pathological conditions while considering the positive impact on human and environmental health. Through this holistic exploration, we aim to advance the scientific knowledge and practical approaches of functional nutrition as an alternative to antibiotics in line with the One Health principles.
The scope of this Research Topic involves studies that evaluate innovative dietary strategies as viable alternatives to antibiotic treatments in both livestock and pets. Authors are encouraged to submit original articles and reviews exploring the characteristics, efficacy, mechanisms, and practical applications of functional products. This involves studies for dietary strategies in preventing microbial infections, improving animal health, and promoting sustainable farming practices. Topics of interest include the role of probiotics, prebiotics, plant extracts, essential oils, and other functional additives or ingredients for modulating the microbiome, immune system, metabolome, proteome, enhancing oxidative stress, and reducing pathology occurrence. Additionally, manuscripts that focus on the positive impacts of feeding strategies on human and environmental health are welcome. Through this comprehensive exploration, we target to enrich the scientific knowledge of functional nutritional strategies and their significance in reducing antibiotic use and promoting animal health and welfare.
Keywords:
Antimicrobial resistance, phytogenics, natural compounds, functional diet, livestock, pet, gut health, One Health, animal nutrition, microbiome, metabolism
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.