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- Title
Feeding Algae Meal to Feedlot Lambs with Competent Reticular Groove Reflex Increases Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Meat.
- Authors
Gómez-Cortés, Pilar; de la Fuente, Miguel Angel; Peña Blanco, Francisco; Núñez-Sánchez, Nieves; Requena Domenech, Francisco; Martínez Marín, Andrés L.; Pateiro, Mirian; Sarries Martínez, María Victoria
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of supplementing marine algae as a source of omega-3 fatty acids (FA) in the diet, mixed in the concentrate or bottle-fed, on intramuscular fat FA composition of lambs with competent reticular groove reflex (RGR). Forty-eight feedlot lambs were distributed in three equal groups: one group did not consume marine algae nor had competent RGR, the second group received a daily dose (2.5%) of algae meal in the concentrate and the last group consumed the same dose of algae meal emulsified in milk replacer and bottle-fed. Marine algae raised the contents of EPA, DPA, and mainly DHA in the intramuscular fat, but the increase was significantly higher when algae meal was administered with a bottle via RGR. This strategy could contribute to improvements in the marketing of lamb meat by optimizing its status as a healthier food.
- Subjects
OMEGA-3 fatty acids; LAMB (Meat); MARINE algae; ALGAE; LAMBS; REFLEXES
- Publication
Foods, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 2, p366
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods10020366