Alternative and novel feeds for ruminants: nutritive value, product quality and environmental aspects

A Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, M Rinne, M Lamminen… - Animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Ruminant-based food production faces currently multiple challenges such as environmental
emissions, climate change and accelerating food–feed–fuel competition for arable land …

Algae as feedstuff for ruminants: a focus on single-cell species, opportunistic use of algal by-products and on-site production

DFA Costa, JM Castro-Montoya, K Harper, L Trevaskis… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is a wide range of algae species originating from a variety of freshwater and saltwater
habitats. These organisms form nutritional organic products via photosynthesis from simple …

Challenges of beef cattle production from tropical pastures

DP Poppi, SP Quigley, TACC Silva… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
The live weight gain of cattle on tropical pastures is reviewed and found to be low and
dependent on the length of the growing season. Supplements may be added to address the …

Comparison of microalgae and rapeseed meal as supplementary protein in the grass silage based nutrition of dairy cows

M Lamminen, A Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau… - Animal feed science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Two experiments were conducted to evaluate microalgae as a protein supplement in the
nutrition of lactating dairy cows in relation to unsupplemented and rapeseed meal …

Modulation of rumen bacterial community and feed utilization in camel and sheep using combined supplementation of live yeast and microalgae

AE Rabee, BR Younan, KZ Kewan, EA Sabra… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The combination of live yeast and microalgae as feed supplementation could improve
rumen fermentation and animal productivity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a …

Supplementation of cattle fed tropical grasses with microalgae increases microbial protein production and average daily gain

DFA Costa, SP Quigley, P Isherwood… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A series of 3 experiments were conducted to evaluate the use of microalgae as supplements
for ruminants consuming low-CP tropical grasses. In Exp. 1, the chemical composition and in …

Variability of in vitro ruminal fermentation and nutritional value of cell‐disrupted and nondisrupted microalgae for ruminants

KJ Wild, H Steingaß, M Rodehutscord - GCB Bioenergy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study was to investigate ruminal fermentation and the nutritional value
of different microalgae products (MAP) for ruminants, including inter‐and intra‐genera …

Microalgae as a dietary additive for lambs: A meta-analysis on growth performance, meat quality, and meat fatty acid profile

JF Orzuna-Orzuna, PA Hernández-García… - Small Ruminant …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary inclusion of microalgae (MIAs) on growth
performance, meat quality, and fatty acid (FAs) profile of lamb meat, using a meta-analytic …

Effects of Spirulina platensis addition on performance, immune response, hematological, selected bacteria activity and rumen morphology of lambs

AS Alharthi, HH Al-Baadani, AA Alghonaim… - Italian Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of different levels of Spirulina platensis in
the diet on performance, immune response, hematological, activity of selected bacteria and …

[PDF][PDF] Spirulina platensis algae enhances endogenous antioxidant status, modulates hemato-biochemical parameters, and improves semen quality of growing ram …

DH Assar, RA Al-Wakeel, ZI Elbialy… - Adv. Anim. Vet …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Spirulina is generally used as a nutraceutical feed supplement due to its nutrient profile, lack
of toxicity, and therapeutic effects. This study aimed to explore the effect of dietary inclusion …