Effects of diets with increasing levels of Spirulina platensis on the carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of growing rabbits

Peiretti, P. G.; Meineri, Giorgia

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2011.03.031

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“…Its nutrient-rich composition includes essential fatty acids, amino acids and carotenoids (Table 1), and makes it an ideal dual-purpose lamb supplement. Yet, to the best of our current knowledge, the effect of Spirulina supplementation on FMP and IMF has only been trialled in rabbits (Peiretti & Meineri, 2011). Therefore, our objective was to evaluate the effect of Spirulina supplementation level and its interactions with sire breed, sex and basal diet on IMF and FMP in purebred and crossbred Merino lambs.…”

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Spirulina Supplementation, Sire Breed, Sex and Basal Diet Effects on Lamb Intramuscular Fat Percentage and Fat Melting Points

Holman¹,

Flakemore²,

Kashani³

et al. 2014

IJVMR

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The effects of Spirulina supplementation, sire breed, sex and basal diet on intramuscular fat percentage (IMF) and fat melting point (FMP) in crossbred and purebred Merino lambs were investigated. Over two consecutive years, a total of 48 lambs was randomly allocated into feeding trials that utilised either ryegrass or Lucerne hay basal diets. Each treatment group had 8 lambs balanced by sire breed (Black Suffolk, Dorset, Merino, White Suffolk), sex (ewes, wethers), and Spirulina supplementation level LOW50ml,. Each feeding trial lasted for 9-weeks after 21 days of adjustment. Post-slaughter, IMF content of the Longissimus dorsi et lumborum muscle was determined using solvent extraction and FMP measured using the 'slip-point' method. Spirulina supplementation level influenced both IMF content and FMP in which MEDIUM Spirulina supplementation led to a decrease in IMF (1.98%) and FMP (42.97°C) compared to 3.18% and 44.44°C, respectively, in the LOW supplementation treatment group. Sire breed was a significant source of variation in FMP as purebred Merinos had the highest (45.63°C) and Black Suffolk crossbreds the lowest (41.53°C). Ewe lambs had higher IMF than wether lambs (2.52 vs 2.12%). Lambs on the ryegrass basal diet had lower IMF and FMP than their counterparts on Lucerne. Significant interactions between sire breed and supplementation level suggest a variety of nutritional management combinations that prime lamb producers can utilise to optimise meat quality for increasingly health-conscious consumers.

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Spirulina Supplementation, Sire Breed, Sex and Basal Diet Effects on Lamb Intramuscular Fat Percentage and Fat Melting Points

Holman¹,

Flakemore²,

Kashani³

et al. 2014

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“…The promising attributes of Spirulina platensis indicate a need to increase its production in Australia. Peiretti and Meineri [11], Raoof et al [22] and Shimamatsu [23] have suggested that increasing the nutrient 1use efficiency and growth rate in a low-cost growing medium should increase the production of Spirulina.…”

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“…Therefore, to maintain a cow in good condition, it is important that they consume abundant energy dense diet adequate in protein, minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acid. Poultry, pigs and rabbits have been extensively studied to assess the beneficial effect of Spirulina supplement on Liveweight traits [7,11,12]. Little attention has been paid to dairy cattle.…”

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“…It contains between 66-70% protein with an enviable profile of essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and carotenoids [6][7][8][9][10]. Spirulina has been evaluated as a feed additive for sheep, poultry, rabbits, and fish [7,11,12]. However, its application in cow diets within the dairy industry has neither been previously reported nor comprehensively studied, and represents a major knowledge gap.…”

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Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira spp.): A Potential Novel Feed Source For Pasture-Based Dairy Cows

Otto¹,

Malau‐Aduli²

2017

J Fisheries Livest Prod

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“…This microalga has been the subject of extensive research regarding: the extraction of phycocyanin and the benefits caused by the intake of this *Corresponding author. E-mail: jorgealbertovc@terra.com.br Author(s) agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License biocolorant (Kumar et al, 2011;Walter et al, 2011;Chaiklahan et al, 2012;Zeng et al, 2012), preparation of foods enriched with its biomass (Figueira et al, 2011;Lemes et al, 2012;Rabelo et al, 2013) the biological treatment of effluents (Mezzomo et al, 2010;Zeng et al, 2012); the development of nanofibers (Morais et al, 2014); beneficial health effects from ingestion of its biomass (Peiretti and Meineri, 2011;Nah et al, 2012;Zotte et al, 2013) and CO 2 biofixation (Morais et al, 2011;Ramanan et al, 2010;Zhao et al, 2011;Zeng et al, 2012). Some studies have reported that Spirulina is a source of natural antioxidants (Gad et al, 2011;Marco et al, 2014) Antioxidant activity can be associated with bioactive peptides in certain protein sequences (Costa et al, 2007).…”

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Biopeptides with antioxidant activity extracted from the biomass of Spirulina sp. LEB 18

Lisbôa¹,

Pereira²,

Costa³

2016

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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The microalga Spirulina has been marketed in many countries due to its application in foods, especially for its high protein content, which can be used to obtain protein hydrolysates. Protein hydrolysates are easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract and have significant physiological properties, because during the hydrolysis process, peptides with antioxidant activity can be obtained. The objective of this study was to obtain enzymatic hydrolysates from the biomass of Spirulina sp. LEB 18 with functional properties and antioxidant potential. This study was a 2 2 type central composite design, to determine the best conditions for obtaining hydrolysates. The hydrolysis reactions of Spirulina biomass were carried out using the enzyme Protemax 580 L. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the proteins resulted in increased digestibility, solubility, water-retention capacity and antioxidant activity of hydrolysates (which increased by 1.8, 2.8 and 8.5 using the reducing power methods, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2' azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS), respectively). Therefore, biologically active peptides of Spirulina sp. LEB 18 biomass were produced.

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Effects of diets with increasing levels of Spirulina platensis on the carcass characteristics, meat quality and fatty acid composition of growing rabbits

Cited by 45 publications

References 34 publications

Spirulina Supplementation, Sire Breed, Sex and Basal Diet Effects on Lamb Intramuscular Fat Percentage and Fat Melting Points

Spirulina Supplementation, Sire Breed, Sex and Basal Diet Effects on Lamb Intramuscular Fat Percentage and Fat Melting Points

Spirulina platensis (Arthrospira spp.): A Potential Novel Feed Source For Pasture-Based Dairy Cows

Biopeptides with antioxidant activity extracted from the biomass of Spirulina sp. LEB 18

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