Effect of Dietary Spirulina platensis on Milk Fatty Acid Profile of Dairy Cows

Christaki, Efterpi; Karatzia, Maria A.; Bonos, Eleftherios; Florou-Paneri, P.; Karatzias, Charilaos

doi:10.3923/ajava.2012.597.604

Cited by 34 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 16 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Similarly, Simkus et al, (2007) showed an increase in milk fat (between 17.6% and 25.0%), milk protein (up by 9.7%) and lactose (up by 11.7%) in cows receiving Spirulina compared to those non-receiving Spirulina. The current results are in agreement with those observed in milk of cows fed SPP (Christaki et al, 2012) revealed that dietary Spirulina increased monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids and enhancement milk with health-associated unsaturated fatty acids. Also, the highest average sucking milk protein (2.69%) in G2 compared to (2.39%) in G1 might be related to boost essential amino acids and protein content in SPP (Parimi et al, 2015).…”

Section: Suckling Milk Fat Suckling Milk Protein and Suckling Milk Esupporting

confidence: 92%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Influence of Addition Spirulina Platensis Algae Powder on Reproductive and Productive Performance of Dairy Zaraibi Goats

Khalifa¹,

Hassanien²,

Mohamed³

et al. 2016

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

he current work studied the addition of Spirulina platensis powder (SPP) to dairy nanny goat rations on the reproductive and productive performance. Fourteen dairy Zaraibi goats with an average body weight of 36.00 kg at 33.43 months of age were used in this study. The Zaraibi nanny goats were distributed randomly in two groups (n=7 in each). The first group control (G1) was fed concentrate feed mixture (CFM) plus roughage as Egyptian berseem hay (BH) and rice straws (RS) plus orally empty rice paper sack / head /day. While, the second group (G2) was serviced as trial group and nourished previous control ration plus 500 mg of SPP stuffed into rice paper sack given orally/ head / day. Experimental diet was offered to either G1 or G2 twenty-one days pre-breeding season till postnatal to study reproductive performance. After postnatal, similarly eight does in parity rate (n=4 in each) were selected from later G1 and G2 and continued to fed last rations to study changing in udder measurements, suckling milk amount, variable in body weight of does and their kids, milk yield and blood metabolites.The results indicated that litter size and the quaternary rate were lower values in G1 than G2. Moreover, reproductive parameters in G2 have booster (P<0.05) udder formation than G1 during suckling months. The highest (P<0.05) values of suckling milk observed in G2 at all suckling months compared to G1. The highest (P<0.05) suckling milk energy obtained with G2 compared to G1 that may be attributed to difference (P<0.05) percentage values of fat and protein. The growth rate and daily weight gain of does in G2 and their kids achieved greater weight than does in G1 during suckling months. Based on early seven weeks (peak lactation curve) of milk yield, does in G2 showed significantly (P<0.05) higher milk yield through first three weeks, but the lactation curve during another four weeks declines almost similar trend (P>0.05) in milk yield compared to G1. Also, blood biochemical parameters e.g. total protein and glucose in G2 had significantly (P<0.05) higher than G1. However, G1 had greater (P<0.05) in cholesterol, triglycerides, AST and ALT concentration than those does in G2. Intriguingly, there was no significant difference in the concentrations of urea among goats in G1 and G2. Also, the present results revealed that lower feed cost of milk production was 1.45 L.E in G2 compared to G1 group (1.84 L.E). The present study clearly demonstrates that the SPP could be incorporated in diets as an increment of milking production and non-specific resistance of organism.

show abstract

Section: Suckling Milk Fat Suckling Milk Protein and Suckling Milk Esupporting

confidence: 92%

“…free amino acids, glucose and fatty acids). Accordingly, authors reported that SPP could improve milk amount in lactation cows (Christaki et al, 2012). In addition, the ingredients of SPP as zinc appeared an essential function in milk amount.…”

Section: Suckling Milk Amountmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influence of Addition Spirulina Platensis Algae Powder on Reproductive and Productive Performance of Dairy Zaraibi Goats

Khalifa¹,

Hassanien²,

Mohamed³

et al. 2016

Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Feeds

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There has been considerable attention for the isolation of bioactive compounds from marine resources, and microalgae play a significant role among them (Christaki et al 2012). The microalga can be simply described as an organism that is small, generally unicellular, and found mainly in water.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Composition of Carotenoids in Scenedesmus protuberans: Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods

et al. 2015

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aimed to identify and determine the carotenoids from green microalga, Scenedesmus protuberans using analytical techniques. Identification of carotenoids was realized by comparing their absorption and mass spectral data with those of reference standards available and reported values. Chromatographic data were then combined with the spectroscopic information. The separation of carotenoids was achieved by C 30 column and high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection was used for their determination. In the present work, the carotenoid content of S. protuberans was found to be 1.45 mg/g of violaxanthin, 2.47 mg/g of all-trans-lutein, 0.15 mg/g of all-trans-α-carotene, 0.55 mg/g of all-trans-β-carotene, and 0.20 mg/g of 9 or 9′-cis-β-carotene. Due to lack of their standards, the amount of all-trans-loroxanthin and cis-isomers of other carotenoids could not be quantified. In order to validate the method, Certified Reference Material (BCR 485-Mixed vegetables) was used. In conclusion, this study can serve as a reference for the analysis of carotenoids in other microalgae.

show abstract

“…Recently, the effects of spirulina supplementation on animal performance and quality of animal products have been examined in the diets of dairy cows (Simkus et al, 2007;Christaki et al, 2012), fattening lambs (EL-Sabagh et al, 2014), rabbits (Colla et al, 2008;Peiretti & Meineri, 2008;Gerencser et al, 2014), common carp (Abdulrahman & Hamad Ameed, 2014), pigs (Grinsteal et al, 2000), laying hens (Carrillo et al, 2008;Maries et al, 2012;Zahroojian et al, 2013) and broilers (Ross & Dominy, 1990;Toyomizu et al, 2001;Alvarenga et al, 2011;Bellof & Alarcon, 2013). Nevertheless, published data could not be found on the effects of dietary spirulina on chicken meat oxidative stability and fatty acid profile.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spirulina as a functional ingredient in broiler chicken diets

Bonos¹,

Kasapidou²,

Kargopoulos³

et al. 2016

SA J. An. Sci.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent years there has been increased interest in the production of novel functional foods by utilizing eco-friendly materials and methods. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine the effects of dietary spirulina (Spirulina platensis), a blue-green microalga, on growth performance, meat oxidative stability and fatty acid profile of broiler chickens. One hundred and twenty one-day-old broiler chickens of mixed sex were weighed individually and assigned randomly to three treatment groups with four replications of 10 birds. All birds were housed in floor cages with litter, and conventional breeding and management procedures were applied throughout the 42-day trial period. The treatment groups were as follows: control: 0 g spirulina/kg feed; S05: 5 g spirulina/kg feed; S10: 10 g spirulina/kg feed. The birds were fed with maize and soybean meal-based commercial diets for the starter (1 to 14 days), grower (15 to 28 days) and finisher (29 to 42 days) periods. Feed and drinking water were offered to all birds ad libitum. The results of the experiment showed that bodyweight gain (at 21 d and 42 d), feed conversion ratio and mortality did not differ among the groups, nor did breast and thigh meat lipid oxidation differ among the groups. The fatty acid profile of the thigh meat was enriched in polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid after spirulina supplementation. Therefore, spirulina could be a promising functional ingredient in broiler chicken nutrition.

show abstract

Effect of Dietary Spirulina platensis on Milk Fatty Acid Profile of Dairy Cows

Cited by 34 publications

References 16 publications

Influence of Addition Spirulina Platensis Algae Powder on Reproductive and Productive Performance of Dairy Zaraibi Goats

Influence of Addition Spirulina Platensis Algae Powder on Reproductive and Productive Performance of Dairy Zaraibi Goats

Composition of Carotenoids in Scenedesmus protuberans: Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Methods

Spirulina as a functional ingredient in broiler chicken diets

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About