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Effects of dietary babassu oil or buriti oil on nutrient intake and total tract...
Machado, Nítalo; Parente, Michelle; Bessa, R.J.B.; Parente, Henrique; Gomes, Ruan; Pinho, Ricardo; Ferreira, Daniele; Zanine, Anderson; Costa, Juliany: Our current understanding of the effect of medium-chain FA (MCFA) rich vegetable oils on ruminant nutrition is limited. We assessed the effects of babassu or buriti oil addition to the diet of lambs on intake, nutrient digestibility, FA profile of abomasal digesta content and biohydrogenation (BH) patterns in digestion. The experimental diets were defined by the addition of babassu oil or buriti oil to the di...
Ruminant fat intake improves gut microbiota, serum inflammatory parameter and f...
Medeiros, Larissa de Brito; Alves, Susana Paula; Bessa, R.J.B.; Soares, Juliana Késsia Barbosa; Costa, Camila Neves Meireles; Aquino, Jailane de SouzaThis study tested the hypothesis that naturally and industrially produced trans-fatty acids can exert distinct efects on metabolic parameters and on gut microbiota of rats. Wistar rats were randomized into three groups according to the diet: CONT-control, with 5% soybean oil and normal amount of fat; HVF-20% of hydrogenated vegetable fat (industrial); and RUM-20% of ruminant fat (natural). After 53 days of trea...
Seasonal variations of the nutritive value and phytotherapeutic potential of Cl...
Oliveira, Marta; Rodrigues, Maria João; Neng, Nuno R.; Nogueira, José Manuel Florêncio; Bessa, R.J.B.; Custódio, LuísaIn our endeavor to identify salt-tolerant plants with potential veterinary uses in ruminants’ production strategies, we focused on Cladium mariscus L. Pohl (sawgrass), due to its high total phenolic and tannin content, anti-radical properties, and ethnomedicinal uses. Aerial parts were collected along the year in Southern Portugal and evaluated for the nutritional profile and in vitro organic matter digestibili...
Technological feasibility of couscous-algae-supplemented formulae : process des...
Khemiri, Sheyma; Nunes, Maria Cristiana; Bessa, R.J.B.; Alves, Susana P.; Smaali, Issam; Raymundo, AnabelaThe aim of this work was to develop functional couscous in a traditional Tunisian manner (hand rolling), enriched in algae biomass (6% w/w). Four Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) biomasses and one mixture of C. vulgaris and two macroalgae biomasses (Ulva rigida and Fucus vesiculosus) were used. The C. vulgaris strain was subjected to random mutagenesis and different culture conditions (Allmicroalgae), resulting...
Effects of increasing doses of condensed tannins extract from Cistus ladanifer ...
Guerreiro, Olinda; Alves, Susana P.; Costa, Mónica; Duarte, Maria F.; Jerónimo, Eliana; Bessa, R.J.B.Cistus ladanifer (rockrose) is a perennial shrub quite abundant in the Mediterranean region, and it is a rich source in secondary compounds such as condensed tannins (CTs). Condensed tannins from C. ladanifer were able to change the ruminal biohydrogenation (BH), increasing the t11–18:1 and c9,t11–18:2 production. However, the adequate conditions of the C. ladanifer CTs used to optimize the production of t11–18...
Freeze‑dried Nannochloropsis oceanica biomass protects eicosapentaenoic acid (E...
Vitor, Ana C. M.; Francisco, Alexandra Eduarda; Silva, Joana; Pinho, Mário; Huws, Sharon A.; Santos-Silva, José; Bessa, R.J.B.; Alves, Susana P.Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from freeze-dried biomass of Nannochloropsis oceanica microalgae resists ruminal biohydrogenation in vitro, but in vivo demonstration is needed. Therefore, the present study was designed to test the rumen protective effects of N. oceanica in lambs. Twenty-eight lambs were assigned to one of four diets: Control (C); and C diets supplemented with: 1.2% Nannochloropsis sp. oil (O); 12.3...
Condensed tannins as antioxidants in ruminants : effectiveness and action mecha...
Soldado, David; Bessa, R.J.B.; Jerónimo, ElianaCondensed tannins (CTs) are widely distributed in plants, and due to their recognized antioxidant activity are considered as possible natural antioxidants for application in ruminant diets. A wide range of CT-rich sources has been tested in ruminant diets, and their effects on animal antioxidant status and oxidative stability of their products are reviewed in the present work. Possible mechanisms underlying the...
Fatty acids composition of Longissimus lumborum muscle from Alentejano pigs fin...
Cachucho, L.; Albuquerque, A.; Guerreiro, O.; Alves, S.P.; Bessa, R.J.B.; Usié, A.; Leão, C.; Martins, J.M.; Charneca, R.; Ramos, A.M.; Jerónimo, E.Fatty acids composition of Longissimus lumborum muscle from Alentejano pigs finished under free-range conditions
The effects of improving low dietary protein utilization on the proteome of lam...
Ribeiro, D.M.; Planchon, S.; Leclercq, C.C.; Dentinho, M.T.P.; Bessa, R.J.B.; Santos-Silva, J.; Paulos, K.; Jerónimo, E.; Renault, J.; Almeida, A.M.Cistus ladanifer L. is a common shrub endemic to the Mediterranean region with high levels of condensed tannins (CT). CT form complexes with dietary protein resisting microbial degradation in the rumen, which enhances dietary protein utilization in ruminant diets. The objective of this study was to evaluate the utilization of CT in the diet of lambs on the proteomes of muscle, hepatic and adipose tissues. Twent...
Discrimination of meat produced by Bos taurus and Bos indicus finished under an...
Bressan, Maria C.; Rodrigues, Erika C.; Rossato, Lizandra V.; Neto-Fonseca, M. Isabel; Alves, Susana P.; Bessa, R.J.B.; Gama, LuisMeat obtained under commercial conditions shows considerable variability, mostly due to genetic background and production system. In this study, meat physicochemical properties and fatty acid profiles were analysed to investigate the feasibility of using them as tools to discriminate between meats produced by different genetic groups and finishing systems. Samples of the Longissimus thoracis were collected from...