Balanced Animal Nutrition for Better Feeds, Healthy Animals, Safe Food, and a Healthy Planet: A One Health Perspective-An Invited Review.
12 affiliations
- 1School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
- 2Livestock Products Technology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur 176061, India.
- 3Veterinary Extension Services Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930103, Plateau, Nigeria.
- 4Sustainable Beef and Sheep Systems, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough BT9 6DR, UK.
- 5Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jos, Jos 930001, Plateau, Nigeria.
- 6Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya 81100, Sri Lanka.
- 7Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Aarhus University, DK-8830 Foulum, Denmark.
- 8Infectious and Transboundary Animal Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930103, Plateau, Nigeria.
- 9Animal Biochemistry, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur 176061, India.
- 10Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health (MAPS), University of Padova, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy.
- 11Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
- 12Biotechnology Centre, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom 930103, Plateau, Nigeria.
Abstract
Livestock production is increasingly expected to deliver not only higher output, but also better animal health and welfare, safer and more nutritious food, viable livelihoods, and lower environmental pressure. This invited review examines balanced animal nutrition within a One Health framework, linking feed resources with animal health, food quality and safety, community well-being, and environmental sustainability. Evidence from studies on improved forages, agro-industrial by-products, alternative feed resources, precision nutrition, feed safety, preventive healthcare, antimicrobial stewardship, manure management, and climate-resilient production was considered across the feed-animal-food-community-environment pathway. Nutritionally balanced and safe feeding strategies can support animal health and productivity, improve nutrient utilisation and modify selected quality characteristics of animal-derived foods. Their effects on disease occurrence, antimicrobial use, food safety and environmental outcomes depend on livestock species, physiological stage, dietary composition and production-system characteristics, as well as appropriate veterinary care and food-chain management. The review identifies differences among livestock species and production systems, as well as nutritional, economic and environmental trade-offs that influence the suitability of feeding strategies. Although evidence supports several individual relationships between animal nutrition, animal health, food quality and resource use, the complete sequence of downstream One Health outcomes has rarely been assessed within the same experimental or analytical framework. Integrated evaluation of these outcomes is therefore necessary to determine the wider benefits and limitations of nutritional interventions across livestock production systems.
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BibTeX
@article{ponnampalam2026balanced,
title = {{Balanced Animal Nutrition for Better Feeds, Healthy Animals, Safe Food, and a Healthy Planet: A One Health Perspective-An Invited Review.}},
author = {Eric N Ponnampalam and Gauri Jairath and Rebecca Paul Weka and Tersur Theophilus Akpensuen and Hasitha Priyashantha and Charlotte Lauridsen and David Dazhia Lazarus and Gorakh Mal and Antonella Dalle Zotte and Sujatha Premaratne and Pam Dachung Luka},
journal = {Animals : an open access journal from MDPI},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/ani16193138},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42883107},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Balanced Animal Nutrition for Better Feeds, Healthy Animals, Safe Food, and a Healthy Planet: A One Health Perspective-An Invited Review.
AU - Eric N Ponnampalam
AU - Gauri Jairath
AU - Rebecca Paul Weka
AU - Tersur Theophilus Akpensuen
AU - Hasitha Priyashantha
AU - Charlotte Lauridsen
AU - David Dazhia Lazarus
AU - Gorakh Mal
AU - Antonella Dalle Zotte
AU - Sujatha Premaratne
AU - Pam Dachung Luka
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/07
JO - Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
DO - 10.3390/ani16193138
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42883107
AB - Livestock production is increasingly expected to deliver not only higher output, but also better animal health and welfare, safer and more nutritious food, viable livelihoods, and lower environmental pressure. This invited review examines balanced animal nutrition within a One Health framework, linking feed resources with animal health, food quality and safety, community well-being, and environmental sustainability. Evidence from studies on improved forages, agro-industrial by-products, alternative feed resources, precision nutrition, feed safety, preventive healthcare, antimicrobial stewardship, manure management, and climate-resilient production was considered across the feed-animal-food-community-environment pathway. Nutritionally balanced and safe feeding strategies can support animal health and productivity, improve nutrient utilisation and modify selected quality characteristics of animal-derived foods. Their effects on disease occurrence, antimicrobial use, food safety and environmental outcomes depend on livestock species, physiological stage, dietary composition and production-system characteristics, as well as appropriate veterinary care and food-chain management. The review identifies differences among livestock species and production systems, as well as nutritional, economic and environmental trade-offs that influence the suitability of feeding strategies. Although evidence supports several individual relationships between animal nutrition, animal health, food quality and resource use, the complete sequence of downstream One Health outcomes has rarely been assessed within the same experimental or analytical framework. Integrated evaluation of these outcomes is therefore necessary to determine the wider benefits and limitations of nutritional interventions across livestock production systems.
SN - 2076-2615
ER -