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Russia: Microalgae supplements benefit milking goats and milk end consumers

Goat Milk
Russia
Published Apr 20, 2021

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There is currently an increased interest in modifying the fatty acid composition of foods such as milk and dairy products to reduce human health problems. As goat milk is becoming an increasingly popular product, Hungarian scientists have tested the effects of dried microalgae on a number of items.

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In their study, published in the journal Animals 2021, a team of scientists from the Animal Husbandry Institute of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences is reporting good news for goat breeders about natural dietary supplements. “The most common way to improve the composition of foods with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is to add a variety of vegetable oils, seeds, fish oil, and freshwater and seaweed to the diet of animals. In addition, fish oil and seaweed (such as Schizochytrium limacinum) are good sources of long-chain PUFAs such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). DHA is essential for the development and normal functioning of the brain and has beneficial effects on human health, such as reducing the risk of coronary heart disease. In the context of goat health, DHA fatty acid has an anti-inflammatory effect, which can help improve the secretion of the mammary glands against the causative agents of mastitis. Bacterial infection of the causative agent of ...
Source: Agroxxi
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