Fabio Correddu

TL;DR: The use of BPRB in small ruminant nutrition offers a convenient solution to the valorization of residues arising from agricultural activities, reducing feed costs for farmers and conferring added value to dairy products at the local level, in a sustainable way.

TL;DR: The limited variation in milk and hematological and metabolic parameters suggests that GS and LIN can be included, alone or in combination, in the diet of dairy ewes without adverse effects on milk production and health status.

TL;DR: Grape seed and linseed could be useful to increase the concentration of FA with potential health benefits, especially when these ingredients are included in combination in the diet.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of grape seed supplementation, alone or combined with linseed, on ruminal BH processes in dairy sheep were evaluated, and it was shown that grape seed was able to increase the accumulation of RA when supplemented alone, and of VA when combined with extruded linseed; however, the rumen accumulation of SA in both groups supplemented with grape seed evidenced that this byproduct was not effective in decreasing the BH of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA).

TL;DR: This bibliographic review presents and discusses the nutritional strategies able to increase the concentration of beneficial fatty acids (FA) in sheep and goat milk, and dairy products, with a particular focus on the polyunsaturated FA (PUFA), and highlights differences between the two species.