Technological Strategies to Improve Animal Health and Production, Volume II

Due to the remarkable success of the Research Topic 'Technological Strategies to Improve Animal Health and Production' and the rapidly evolving subject area, we are pleased to launch Volume II for this topic.Technological innovation is rapidly transforming veterinary science and animal production. New tools from pharmaceutical sciences, biomaterials, nutrition, immunology, molecular biology, omics, and precision livestock systems are creating practical opportunities to improve animal health, productivity, resilience, and food safety. At the same time, livestock systems continue to face major challenges linked to infectious and non-infectious diseases, antimicrobial use, metabolic dysfunction, impaired gut health, environmental stressors, and losses in production efficiency. There is a clear need for translational research that moves beyond proof of concept and demonstrates how emerging technologies can be applied to prevent, diagnose, control, or mitigate these challenges in real production settings.This Volume II Research Topic aims to gather high-quality contributions on technology-enabled strategies with direct relevance to animal health and production, especially in food-producing species. We welcome studies that evaluate innovative interventions, platforms, and functional tools that improve disease prevention, health management, physiological resilience, or productive performance. Particular interest will be given to multidisciplinary approaches that combine technological innovation with biological validation and practical applicability in veterinary and livestock contexts.This Research Topic is especially interested in manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:•Advanced technological strategies for the prevention, control, and treatment of diseases affecting animal health and production•Novel veterinary vaccines, immunomodulatory platforms, and delivery technologies with relevance to production animals•Drug-delivery and formulation approaches, including micro- and nanosystems, solid dispersions, biomaterials, and controlled-release systems•Nutritional technologies and nutraceutical strategies, including probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, enzymes, organic acids, phytobiotics, and related functional ingredients, when assessed for clear effects on health, resilience, or production•Biosorbents, sorbent materials, and other technological solutions to reduce toxic, infectious, or metabolic burdens in animal production systems•Biomarker-guided or omics-assisted evaluation of technological interventions, including proteomics, metabolomics, and related approaches that help explain mechanisms of action•Technological strategies to support gut integrity, inflammation control, intestinal barrier function, and microbiota-associated health in production animals•Integrated intervention approaches that link animal health improvement with production efficiency, sustainability, and reduced reliance on conventional antimicrobialsWe particularly encourage submissions that provide mechanistic insight, validation in target animal species, and clear translational value for veterinary science.Studies focused exclusively on AI model development, disease-specific diagnostic assay validation, purely descriptive microbiome/omics analyses, or general pharmacotherapy without clear production-animal application may fall outside the main emphasis of this Topic. Topic editors: Daniel Hernandez-Patlan, Juan D Latorre, Bruno Solis-Cruz Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/80648/technological-strategies-to-improve-animal-health-and-production-volume-ii