Department of Medicine, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 2021 Oct 9;53(5):508. doi: 10.1007/s11250-021-02951-5.
Nanotechnology is the discipline and technology of small and specific things that are < 100 nm in size. Because of their extremely miniscule size, any changes in their chemical and physical structure may show higher reactivity and solubility than larger particles. Nanotechnology plays a vital role in every field of life. It is considered one of the most bleeding edge field of scientific research. It has already several applications in a myriad of disciplines while its application in the field of animal production and veterinary medicine is still experimental in nature. But, in recent years, the role of nanotechnology in the aforementioned fields of scientific inquiry has shown great progress. These days, nanotechnology has been employed to revolutionize drug delivery systems and diagnose atypical diseases. Applications of nanoparticle technology in the field of animal reproduction and development of efficacious vaccines have been at the forefront of scientific endeavors. Additionally, their impacts on meat and milk quality are also being judiciously inquired in recent decades. Veterinary nanotechnology has great potential to improve diagnosis and treatment, and provide new tools to this field. This review focuses on some noteworthy applications of nanoparticles in the field of animal production and their future perspectives.
纳米技术是一门研究和应用尺寸在 100nm 以下的微小物体的学科和技术。由于其极其微小的尺寸，其化学和物理结构的任何变化都可能表现出比大颗粒更高的反应性和溶解度。纳米技术在生命的各个领域都发挥着至关重要的作用。它被认为是最前沿的科学研究领域之一。它已经在许多学科中得到了广泛的应用，而其在动物生产和兽医领域的应用仍然具有实验性质。然而，近年来，纳米技术在上述科学研究领域中的作用已经取得了巨大的进展。如今，纳米技术已被用于革新药物输送系统和诊断非典型疾病。纳米颗粒技术在动物繁殖和有效疫苗开发领域的应用一直处于科学研究的前沿。此外，近年来人们也在谨慎地研究纳米颗粒技术对肉和奶质量的影响。兽医纳米技术有很大的潜力来改善诊断和治疗，并为该领域提供新的工具。本综述重点介绍了纳米颗粒在动物生产领域的一些值得注意的应用及其未来前景。
