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Sabela Al-Soufi¹, Javier García², Nuria Nicodemus²

¹Departamento de Patoloxía Animal, Facultade de Veterinaria, Campus Terra, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.

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Adding specific macroalgae extracts to rabbit diets can improve meat fat content and fatty acid profiles. Some macroalgae also enhance rabbit meat flavor and juiciness without negative impacts.

Keywords:

Extracts Fatty acids Marine macroalgae Meat quality Rabbit

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Area of Science:

Animal Nutrition
Food Science
Marine Biotechnology

Background:

Macroalgae supplementation in livestock diets improves meat quality, but data on rabbit meat is limited.
Investigating sustainable feed additives for rabbits is crucial for enhancing meat production.
Macroalgae offer potential benefits due to their rich nutritional and bioactive compounds.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effects of different macroalgae (Saccharina latissima, Himanthalia elongata, Ulva spp.) as dehydrated forms and extracts on growing rabbit meat quality.
To determine the impact of macroalgae on meat's proximate composition, physicochemical properties, antioxidant status, and sensory attributes.
To assess the potential of macroalgae as sustainable feed ingredients for rabbits.

Main Methods:

Growing rabbits were fed diets supplemented with 1.025% of various macroalgae (dehydrated or extracts).
Meat quality parameters including fat content, fatty acid profile, moisture, protein, ash, and physicochemical properties were analyzed.
Antioxidant status and sensory attributes (flavor, juiciness) of the longissimus lumborum muscle were evaluated.

Main Results:

Ulva spp. extract supplementation increased rabbit meat fat content and monounsaturated fatty acids.
No significant changes were observed in moisture, protein, ash content, or muscle physicochemical properties.
Antioxidant status remained unaffected, while S. latissima and H. elongata enhanced meat flavor and juiciness.

Conclusions:

Dietary macroalgae supplementation at 1.025% is safe for rabbit meat production, showing no adverse effects.
Ulva spp. extracts can improve the fatty acid profile and fat content of rabbit meat.
Saccharina latissima and Himanthalia elongata supplementation can enhance the sensory appeal of rabbit meat, potentially increasing consumer acceptance.