Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development
Microalgae are a renewable and sustainable source of bioactive compounds, such as essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidant compounds, that have been documented to have beneficial effects on nutrition and health. Among these natural products, the demand for natural antioxid...
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| author | Alexandros Mavrommatis Eleni Tsiplakou Anastasia Zerva Panagiota D. Pantiora Nikolaos D. Georgakis Georgia P. Tsintzou Panagiotis Madesis Nikolaos E. Labrou |
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| description | Microalgae are a renewable and sustainable source of bioactive compounds, such as essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidant compounds, that have been documented to have beneficial effects on nutrition and health. Among these natural products, the demand for natural antioxidants, as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants, has increased. The antioxidant activity of microalgae significantly varies between species and depends on growth conditions. In the last decade, microalgae have been explored in livestock animals as feed additives with the aim of improving both animals’ health and performance as well as product quality and the environmental impact of livestock. These findings are highly dependent on the composition of microalgae strain and their amount in the diet. The use of carbohydrate-active enzymes can increase nutrient bioavailability as a consequence of recalcitrant microalgae cell wall degradation, making it a promising strategy for monogastric nutrition for improving livestock productivity. The use of microalgae as an alternative to conventional feedstuffs is becoming increasingly important due to food–feed competition, land degradation, water deprivation, and climate change. However, the cost-effective production and use of microalgae is a major challenge in the near future, and their cultivation technology should be improved by reducing production costs, thus increasing profitability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76220612fc584c2692104dd0f58f98592023-11-19T15:28:31ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212023-10-011210188210.3390/antiox12101882Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock DevelopmentAlexandros Mavrommatis0Eleni Tsiplakou1Anastasia Zerva2Panagiota D. Pantiora3Nikolaos D. Georgakis4Georgia P. Tsintzou5Panagiotis Madesis6Nikolaos E. Labrou7Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Biosciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Department of Animal Science, School of Animal Biosciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceLaboratory of Molecular Biology of Plants, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, GR-38221 Volos, GreeceLaboratory of Molecular Biology of Plants, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, GR-38221 Volos, GreeceLaboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos Str., GR-11855 Athens, GreeceMicroalgae are a renewable and sustainable source of bioactive compounds, such as essential amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidant compounds, that have been documented to have beneficial effects on nutrition and health. Among these natural products, the demand for natural antioxidants, as an alternative to synthetic antioxidants, has increased. The antioxidant activity of microalgae significantly varies between species and depends on growth conditions. In the last decade, microalgae have been explored in livestock animals as feed additives with the aim of improving both animals’ health and performance as well as product quality and the environmental impact of livestock. These findings are highly dependent on the composition of microalgae strain and their amount in the diet. The use of carbohydrate-active enzymes can increase nutrient bioavailability as a consequence of recalcitrant microalgae cell wall degradation, making it a promising strategy for monogastric nutrition for improving livestock productivity. The use of microalgae as an alternative to conventional feedstuffs is becoming increasingly important due to food–feed competition, land degradation, water deprivation, and climate change. However, the cost-effective production and use of microalgae is a major challenge in the near future, and their cultivation technology should be improved by reducing production costs, thus increasing profitability.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/10/1882animal nutritionantioxidantslivestockmicroalgaemonogastric dietsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Alexandros Mavrommatis Eleni Tsiplakou Anastasia Zerva Panagiota D. Pantiora Nikolaos D. Georgakis Georgia P. Tsintzou Panagiotis Madesis Nikolaos E. Labrou Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development Antioxidants animal nutrition antioxidants livestock microalgae monogastric diet sustainability |
| title | Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development |
| title_full | Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development |
| title_fullStr | Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development |
| title_short | Microalgae as a Sustainable Source of Antioxidants in Animal Nutrition, Health and Livestock Development |
| title_sort | microalgae as a sustainable source of antioxidants in animal nutrition health and livestock development |
| topic | animal nutrition antioxidants livestock microalgae monogastric diet sustainability |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/12/10/1882 |
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