Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality
This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with extruded linseed (ELS) and <i>Padina pavonica</i> algae extract (PP) on rabbit carcass and meat quality. Ninety-six rabbit carcasses from two production cycles were analyzed. In the first cycle (C1), rabbits were fed a c...
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| author | Nour Elhouda Fehri Michela Contò Marta Castrica Alda Quattrone Gianluca Renzi Sabrina Di Giovanni Stella Agradi Daniele Vigo Gabriele Brecchia Laura Menchetti Claudia Maria Balzaretti Doriana Beqiraj Egon Andoni Giulio Curone Sebastiana Failla |
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| description | This study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with extruded linseed (ELS) and <i>Padina pavonica</i> algae extract (PP) on rabbit carcass and meat quality. Ninety-six rabbit carcasses from two production cycles were analyzed. In the first cycle (C1), rabbits were fed a control diet (1CNT), the same diet supplemented with 5% ELS (1ELS5%), and supplemented with 3.5% ELS and 0.2% PP (1LPP3.5%). In the second cycle (C2), the diets varied in composition and supplementation levels: a different control diet (2CNT), the same diet with 5% ELS (2ELS5%), and with 5% ELS and 0.2% PP (2LPP5%). Meat analyses were performed on <i>Longissimus thoracis</i> et <i>lumborum</i> (LTL) muscle for physical properties and on thigh meat (THM) for proximate composition, vitamin E, coenzyme-Q10, cholesterol, fatty acid profile, and mineral content. No significant differences in LTL physical quality were observed in C1, although LTL was brighter in C2 (<i>p</i> < 0.001). THM in C2 had higher fat content (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Dietary supplementation with ELS and PP extract significantly increased polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) and improved the n-6/n-3 ratio (<i>p</i> < 0.001) in rabbit meat, demonstrating their positive impact on meat quality. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-57d86149cbbd40c6aa14e5870abe9c0a2025-01-24T13:33:06ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-01-0114227410.3390/foods14020274Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat QualityNour Elhouda Fehri0Michela Contò1Marta Castrica2Alda Quattrone3Gianluca Renzi4Sabrina Di Giovanni5Stella Agradi6Daniele Vigo7Gabriele Brecchia8Laura Menchetti9Claudia Maria Balzaretti10Doriana Beqiraj11Egon Andoni12Giulio Curone13Sebastiana Failla14Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi Dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Agripolis, Viale dell’Univesità 16, 35020 Legnaro, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi Dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Rome, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi Dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalySchool of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93/95, 62024 Matelica, ItalyDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, 1029 Tirana, AlbaniaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Kodër Kamëz, 1029 Tirana, AlbaniaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, ItalyConsiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi Dell’Economia Agraria (CREA), Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Rome, ItalyThis study investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with extruded linseed (ELS) and <i>Padina pavonica</i> algae extract (PP) on rabbit carcass and meat quality. Ninety-six rabbit carcasses from two production cycles were analyzed. In the first cycle (C1), rabbits were fed a control diet (1CNT), the same diet supplemented with 5% ELS (1ELS5%), and supplemented with 3.5% ELS and 0.2% PP (1LPP3.5%). In the second cycle (C2), the diets varied in composition and supplementation levels: a different control diet (2CNT), the same diet with 5% ELS (2ELS5%), and with 5% ELS and 0.2% PP (2LPP5%). Meat analyses were performed on <i>Longissimus thoracis</i> et <i>lumborum</i> (LTL) muscle for physical properties and on thigh meat (THM) for proximate composition, vitamin E, coenzyme-Q10, cholesterol, fatty acid profile, and mineral content. No significant differences in LTL physical quality were observed in C1, although LTL was brighter in C2 (<i>p</i> < 0.001). THM in C2 had higher fat content (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Dietary supplementation with ELS and PP extract significantly increased polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) and improved the n-6/n-3 ratio (<i>p</i> < 0.001) in rabbit meat, demonstrating their positive impact on meat quality.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/2/274extruded linseed<i>Padina pavonica</i>meatrabbitPUFAvitamin E |
| spellingShingle | Nour Elhouda Fehri Michela Contò Marta Castrica Alda Quattrone Gianluca Renzi Sabrina Di Giovanni Stella Agradi Daniele Vigo Gabriele Brecchia Laura Menchetti Claudia Maria Balzaretti Doriana Beqiraj Egon Andoni Giulio Curone Sebastiana Failla Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality Foods extruded linseed <i>Padina pavonica</i> meat rabbit PUFA vitamin E |
| title | Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality |
| title_full | Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality |
| title_short | Effects of Diets Containing Extruded Linseed and <i>Padina pavonica</i> Algae on Meat Rabbit: Carcass Performance and Meat Quality |
| title_sort | effects of diets containing extruded linseed and i padina pavonica i algae on meat rabbit carcass performance and meat quality |
| topic | extruded linseed <i>Padina pavonica</i> meat rabbit PUFA vitamin E |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/2/274 |
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