Future prospects of nanotechnology innovations in animal production

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Nanotechnology is a great innovation that is revolutionizing the agricultural practices.

It is a science that works at the nanoscale and provides many benefits.

In this review, the fundamental concepts of nanotechnology are clarified, focusing on its primary applications and a health and environment risk assessment especially in livestock production.

There is currently a lack of reliable, cost-effective diagnostic tests for early detection of diseases in farmed livestock animals.

Biosensing technologies have the potential to address these problems by developing innovative diagnostic tools for the rapid detection of key health threats within the agri-food livestock sector.

It also allows for greater product innovation, with the creation of new food ingredients or supplements with nanoencapsulation or nanoemulsions, achieving a slow release of some composites, or perhaps obtaining healthier foods through the improvement of organoleptic properties in the product.

Although nanotechnology provides many benefits, but as with all innovations, there are disadvantages and risks associated with its use.

The risk assessment must take into account that the biokinetic profile and the toxicity in the target tissues can vary depending on which nanomaterial is being referred.

A risk-benefit balance on the use of nanomaterials must be carried out, and in the majority of cases, though many people are open to the advancement, more information regarding the risks is required.

Above all, it must be legally regulated to guarantee Agrofood safety in all products that have been manipulated using nanotechnology.