Use of microalgae in ruminant nutrition and implications on milk quality–A review

I Altomonte, F Salari, R Licitra, M Martini - Livestock Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Microalgae are photoautotroph unicellular or multicellular microorganisms which are smaller
than 400 μm and can be used as an animal feed source. Ruminants seem to be promising …

Performance, milk fatty acid profile and oxidative status of lactating small ruminants supplemented with microalgae: A meta-analysis

JF Orzuna-Orzuna, AJ Chay-Canul… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are considered an effective strategy to improve the polyunsaturated fatty acid
profile of ruminant milk. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary …

Performance and Milk Composition of Nubian Goats as Affected by Increasing Level of Nannochloropsis oculata Microalgae

AE Kholif, GA Gouda, HA Hamdon - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently, microalgae, natural marine resources, have gained increasing
interests as a feed for animals. Microalgae are single-cell microorganisms that have been …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of marine algae supplementation on the fatty acid profile of milk of dairy goats kept indoor and on pasture

F Pajor, I Egerszegi, O Steiber, Á Bodnár, P Póti - J. Anim. Feed Sci, 2019 - academia.edu
The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the Schizochytrium limacinum marine
algae on the fatty acid profile of goat milk, with particular reference to n-3 fatty acids …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of rate of inclusion of microalgae on the sensory characteristics and fatty acid composition of cheese and performance of dairy cows

BE Till, JA Huntington, W Posri, R Early… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Modification of milk and cheese fat to contain long-chain n-3 fatty acids (FA) by feeding
microalgae (ALG) to dairy cows has the potential to improve human health, but the …

Microalgae as feed ingredients for livestock production and meat quality: A review

MS Madeira, C Cardoso, PA Lopes, D Coelho… - Livestock science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae, small-sized algae, have been studied as a natural marine resource for a
number of economically relevant applications, including animal feed. In this review, we …

Feeding microalgae increases omega 3 fatty acids of fat deposits and muscles in light lambs

MT Díaz, C Pérez, CI Sánchez, S Lauzurica… - Journal of food …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, we investigated the effect of dietary supplementation with microalgae
rich in DHA (C22: 6n3) on the fatty acid composition of different fat deposits and muscles in …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing dietary levels of docosahexaenoic acid-rich microalgae: Ruminal fermentation, animal performance, and milk fatty acid profile of mid-lactating dairy …

JA Marques, TA Del Valle, LG Ghizzi, EMC Zilio… - Journal of dairy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of increasing dietary levels of microalgae (ALG), rich
in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; All-G-Rich, Alltech, Nicholasville, KY), in isolipidic diets, on …

The impact of the dietary supplementation level with Schizochytrium sp. on milk chemical composition and fatty acid profile, of both blood plasma and milk of goats

A Mavrommatis, E Tsiplakou - Small Ruminant Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae, have gained significant attention as a source of beneficial biomolecules such as
long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), and are considered to be an effective …

In vitro evaluation of macroalgae as unconventional ingredients in ruminant animal feeds

MRG Maia, AJM Fonseca, PP Cortez, ARJ Cabrita - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Macroalgae may comprise an alternative feed resource to ruminant animals contributing to a
more sustainable livestock production. A wide range of effects on the ruminal fermentation …