Applications, challenges, and strategies in the use of nanoparticles as feed additives in equine nutrition.
Abstract: The rapid expansion of nanotechnology has been transforming the food industry by increasing market share and expenditure. Although nanotechnology offers promising benefits as feed additives, their usage in equines is primarily geared toward immunotherapy, hyper-immunization techniques, drug delivery systems, grooming activities, and therapeutic purposes. Nanoparticles could be engaged as alternatives for antibiotic feed additives to prevent foal diarrhea. Gold nanoparticles are proved to provide beneficial effects for racehorses by healing joint and tendon injuries. Because of the poor bioavailability of micro-sized mineral salts, the usage of nano-minerals is highly encourageable to improve the performance of racehorses. Nano-Vitamin E and enzyme CoQ10 for equines are no longer a simple research topic because of the increased commercial availability. Employing nanotechnology-based preservatives may offer a promising alternative to other conventional preservatives in preserving the quality of equine feed items, even during an extended storage period. While nanoparticles as feed additives may provide multitudinous benefits on equines, they could elicit allergic or toxic responses in case of improper synthesis aids or inappropriate dosages. The safety of nano-feed additives remains uninvestigated and necessitates the additional risk assessment, especially during their usage for a prolonged period. To adopt nano-feed additives in horses, there is an extreme paucity of information regarding the validity of various levels or forms of nanoparticles. Further, the currently available toxicological database on the topic of nano-feed additives is not at all related to equines and even inadequate for other livestock species. This review aims to provide new insights into possible future research pertaining to the usage of nano-feed additives in equines.
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Publication Date: 2020-08-26 PubMed ID: 33061246PubMed Central: PMC7522939DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.1685-1696Google Scholar: Lookup
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The research article discusses the potential advantages and drawbacks of using nanoparticles as feed additives for horses, particularly in the areas of immunotherapy, drug delivery, physical health treatments, and grooming. The authors highlight the lack of adequate scientific data on the effects and safe dosage of such additives, emphasizing the need for more rigorous study and risk assessment.
Nanoparticles: A Promising Feed Additive in equines
- The authors reveal how the burgeoning field of nanotechnology has begun infiltrating the food industry, including feed supplements for livestock.
- The article discusses various potential applications for nanoparticles in equine care, such as enhancing feeding efficiency, serving as a vector for drugs or immunotherapy, and potentially replacing antibiotics to prevent filial diarrhea.
- Specifically, gold nanoparticles are highlighted as beneficial for the treatment of joint and tendon injuries in racehorses, which are common and often career-ending afflictions.
- Beyond physical health, nanoparticles may also be beneficial to the grooming and general wellbeing of horses. The inclusion of nano-minerals, instead of more traditional mineral salts, is suggested to improve horse performance.
- Finally, nanotechnology-based preservatives may be a promising alternative to conventional preservatives for maintaining the quality of horse feed over long storage periods.
Challenges and Concerns about the use of Nanoparticles
- Despite the potential benefits, the authors caution against indiscriminate nanoparticle use due to possible allergic or toxic reactions stemming from improper synthesis or dosage.
- The use of nanoparticles as equine feed additives is in its nascent stages, and the potential risk they present if used over extended periods is largely unexplored. Therefore, the authors stress the need for further investigation and risk assessments to ensure the safety of their long-term use.
- One of the main challenges highlighted in the article is the striking lack of information regarding appropriate nanoparticle doses. Without this information, safe and effective usage is impossible.
Further Research Needed
- The authors suggest a pressing need for more comprehensive research in the field of nanotechnology as it relates to horse feed supplements. They argue that the current toxicological database is insufficient for equines and even inadequate for other livestock.
- This review concludes by providing new avenues for possible future research, hoping to stimulate more in-depth exploration of nano-feed additives’ potential benefits and risks.
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Reddy PRK, Yasaswini D, Reddy PPR, Zeineldin M, Adegbeye MJ, Hyder I.
(2020).
Applications, challenges, and strategies in the use of nanoparticles as feed additives in equine nutrition.
Vet World, 13(8), 1685-1696.
https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.1685-1696 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Veterinary Dispensary, Taticherla, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, India.
- Livestock Farm Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
- Department of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji-Arakeji, Nigeria.
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Gannavaram, India.
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich Loeffler Institute, Neustadt, Hannover, Germany.
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