Suggested Research Areas
These topics are just suggestions. Please e-mail your regional contact (listed in your regional section) for questions about additional research topics.
Ruminants, Poultry, Pigs, Equine, Pets, Aquaculture
- Impact of mastitis on dairy profitability
- Effect of selenium source on health and performance
- Yeast cultures in dairy feeding programs
- Organic minerals and their impact on lameness
- Review of typical mineral feeding programs on farms
- Review of veterinary recommended trace mineral products
- Effects of mineral nutrition on mineral excretion and potential impact on the environment
- Review of water mineral levels in intensive farming areas
- Review of zinc based products in equine supplements
- Perception of brand value at producer level
- Forage mineral content across different plant species
- Review of current mineral education programs in agricultural universities/colleges
- Alternatives to antibiotic growth promotants
- Influence of nutrition on immune function
- Feeding for healthy gut function
- Impact of mycotoxins on health and performance
- Impact of feed enzymes on animal performance
- Nutritional factors affecting feed efficiency
- Forage quality and impact on performance
- Use of inoculants, enzymes, and other additives with ensiled forage
- Effect of selenium and selenium source on health and performance in aquaculture
- Use of yeast and yeast products in aquaculture feeds
- Organic minerals and their impact on aquatic animal health
- Review of typical mineral feeding programs for aquaculture
- Review of veterinary recommended trace mineral products
- Effects of mineral nutrition on mineral excretion and potential impact on the environment
- Review of mineral uptake from water in intensive aquaculture farming
- Perception of brand value at producer level
- Alternatives to antibiotic growth promotants
- Influence of nutrition on immune function in aquaculture
- Feeding for healthy gut function
- Impact of mycotoxins on health and performance in aquaculture
- Use of feed enzymes on aquatic animal performance
- Nutritional factors affecting feed efficiency in aquaculture
- Protein nutrition in aquaculture: alternatives to fish meal for aquatic animal production
- Beyond nutrition: the importance of functional nutrients in aquaculture
- Feeding for quality: enhancing end product quality of aquacultured seafood products through nutrition
