Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Animal Nutrition

Animal nutrition encompasses the study of dietary requirements, feed composition, and metabolic processes that sustain health, growth, and productivity in domestic and agricultural animals. Research published in this journal examines how nutritional management intersects with reproductive performance and physiologic…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 69× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2575-1212 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Animal nutrition encompasses the study of dietary requirements, feed composition, and metabolic processes that sustain health, growth, and productivity in domestic and agricultural animals. Research published in this journal examines how nutritional management intersects with reproductive performance and physiological function across multiple species. Studies have investigated the consumption and physiological effects of tropical forage grasses in guinea pigs, providing insight into digestive responses to specific feed types in small herbivores. Additional work has explored reproductive outcomes in dairy cattle, including postpartum uterine involution and ovarian activity in Holstein cows, as well as breeding performance and offspring sex ratios in crossbred dairy populations under field conditions. The journal has also addressed parasitic disease surveillance in sheep within community-based breeding programs, recognizing that nutritional status and parasite burden are closely linked factors affecting animal health and productivity. These investigations reflect the practical importance of nutrition in veterinary healthcare, where dietary management directly influences fertility, lactation, disease resistance, and overall herd or flock performance in both intensive and smallholder farming systems.

Research published in this journal

4 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 4 articles above have been cited 69 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Animal Nutrition, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Veterinary Healthcare (ISSN 2575-1212).

Journal editorial board
Martin Svoboda · Czech Republic

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