Using microalgae as a sustainable feed resource to enhance quality and nutritional value of pork and poultry meat

CF Martins, DM Ribeiro, M Costa, D Coelho, CM Alfaia… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cereal grains and soybean meal are the main feedstuffs used in swine and poultry feeding,
two of the most consumed meats and of key relevance to food security worldwide. Such …

Soybean replacement by alternative protein sources in pig nutrition and its effect on meat quality

S Parrini, C Aquilani, C Pugliese, R Bozzi, F Sirtori - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Soybean is the most common feed ingredient to supply protein to pigs.
However, its production is linked to several issues related to environment (eg, deforestation …

Quality traits and nutritional value of pork and poultry meat from animals fed with seaweeds

DM Ribeiro, CF Martins, M Costa, D Coelho, J Pestana… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds have caught the attention of the scientific community in recent years. Their
production can mitigate the negative impact of anthropogenic activity and their use in animal …

Enhancing Digestibility of Chlorella vulgaris Biomass in Monogastric Diets: Strategies and Insights

MP Spínola, MM Costa, JAM Prates - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study aimed to review the potential of the microalgae Chlorella
vulgaris (CV) as an animal feed source especially for monogastric animal diets, due to their …

Dietary chlorella (Chlorella vulgaris) supplementation effectively improves body color, alleviates muscle inflammation and inhibits apoptosis in largemouth bass …

H Yu, H Liang, X Ge, J Zhu, Y Wang, M Ren… - Fish & Shellfish …, 2022 - Elsevier
Muscle quality, antioxidant status, and inflammatory and apoptotic molecule expression
were investigated in juvenile largemouth bass fed five levels of Chlorella for 60 days. The …

Chlorella vulgaris as unconventional protein source in fish feed: A review

NM Albaqami - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Chlorella vulgaris, a type of green microalgae, offers great potential use in fish feed as an
alternate protein source. To be suitable for this purpose, C. vulgaris must be non-toxic to …

Influence of Feeding Weaned Piglets with Laminaria digitata on the Quality and Nutritional Value of Meat

DM Ribeiro, CM Alfaia, JM Pestana, DFP Carvalho… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Laminaria digitata is a novel feedstuff that can be used in pig diets to replace conventional
feedstuffs. However, its resilient cell wall can prevent the monogastric digestive system from …

Cultivation of a naturally resilient Chlorella sp.: A bioenergetic strategy for valorization of cheese whey for high nutritional biomass production

NC Stratigakis, TT Nazos, M Chatzopoulou, N Mparka… - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated Chlorella's capacity to treat cheese whey (CW) effluent and produce
a high-nutritional value biomass, by using a systematic sequential experimental design …

Effects of alternative feed ingredients on red meat quality: a review of algae, insects, agro-industrial by-products and former food products

L Pinotti, S Mazzoleni, A Moradei, P Lin… - Italian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Following the promotion of animal welfare awareness, modern meat production should be
applied ethically and sustainably. Alternative circular feeds such as algae, insects, agro …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of supplementing a feedlot diet with microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) on the performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs

IU Gadzama, LC Hoffman, BWB Holman, AV Chaves… - Livestock Science, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effect of different levels of fresh microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris) in a
feedlot diet on the performance, carcass traits, and meat quality of lambs. Forty-five, four …