Yi Wang and Xinfu Guan State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics; and Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, ...

EDITORIAL article Front. Anim. Sci., 01 May 2023Sec. Animal Nutrition Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1204663

EDITORIAL article Front. Anim. Sci., 04 April 2023Sec. Animal Nutrition Volume 4 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2023.1191259

In domestic animals, acid-base balance may be influenced by nutrition. The major research effort in this area has been made on the prevention of hypocalcemic postparturient paresis in dairy cows. This disorder is caused by the sudden increase of calcium secretion into the colostrum. The manipulation of the dietary cation-anion difference makes it possible to maintain the cows in metabolic acido...

Proper feeding management of wild animals in captivity incorporates both husbandry skills and applied nutritional sciences. As a basic foundation of animal management, nutrition is integral to longevity, disease prevention, growth and reproduction, yet has received insufficient focus in the zoological community, although somewhat more detailed attention has been paid to free-ranging wildlife, p...