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HERO ID
7264521
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
EFFECT OF LEVEL OF SPIRULINA SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE FATTY ACID COMPOSITIONS OF ADIPOSE, MUSCLE, HEART, KIDNEY AND LIVER TISSUES IN AUSTRALIAN DUAL-PURPOSE LAMBS
Author(s)
Kashani, A; Holman, BWB; Nichols, PD; Malau-Aduli, AEO; ,
Year
2015
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Annals of Animal Science
ISSN:
1642-3402
Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Location
BERLIN
Page Numbers
945-960
DOI
10.1515/aoas-2015-0037
Web of Science Id
WOS:000365834200011
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of level of Spirulina supplementation on the fatty acid (FA) compositions of subcutaneous adipose, longissimus dorsi muscle, kidney, heart, and liver tissues in purebred and crossbred Australian Merino sheep. Forty-eight lambs sired by Black Suffolk, White Suffolk, Dorset and Merino rams were assigned into 4 treatment groups of daily Spirulina supplementation levels per lamb of 0 mL (control), 50 mL (low), 100 mL (medium) and 200 mL (high) referred to as 0, 5, 10 and 20% groups. The lambs were slaughtered after 9 weeks of supplementation and heart, kidney, adipose, liver and muscle tissue samples were collected. The results demonstrated significant variations in growth and body conformation traits and tissue and organ FA composition in response to the Spirulina supplementation. The medium-level Spirulina treatment group increased the omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition in all tissues and organs significantly. The results suggest the use of medium level (100 mL/head/day) of Spirulina supplementation in order to increase Iamb production with more omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA and therefore higher nutritional meat quality.
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