V
Valentina Vasta
Researcher at University of Catania
Publications - 43
Citations - 3035
Valentina Vasta is an academic researcher from University of Catania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polyunsaturated fatty acid & Lipid oxidation. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 43 publications receiving 2526 citations. Previous affiliations of Valentina Vasta include University of Palermo.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Alternative feed resources and their effects on the quality of meat and milk from small ruminants
TL;DR: The appearance of terpenes in sheep and goat milk is enhanced by grazing on some novel pasture species, such as Galium verum, Cichorium intybus and Chrisantemum coronarium, which modify milk and cheese sensorial profile, compared to grazing on conventional forages.
Journal ArticleDOI
The effects of dietary consumption of plants secondary compounds on small ruminants’ products quality
Valentina Vasta,Giuseppe Luciano +1 more
TL;DR: It is proved that dietary PhCs are proved to ameliorate meat oxidative stability and prevent meat from discoloration thus extending product shelf life.
Journal ArticleDOI
Metabolic fate of fatty acids involved in ruminal biohydrogenation in sheep fed concentrate or herbage with or without tannins.
Valentina Vasta,Marcello Mele,Andrea Serra,M. Scerra,Giuseppe Luciano,Massimiliano Lanza,Alessandro Priolo +6 more
TL;DR: Results confirm, in vivo, that tannins reduce ruminal biohydrogenation, as previously reported in vitro, and implies that tANNin supplementation could be a useful strategy to increase the rumenic acid and PUFA content and to reduce the SFA in ruminant meats.
Journal ArticleDOI
Invited review: Plant polyphenols and rumen microbiota responsible for fatty acid biohydrogenation, fiber digestion, and methane emission: Experimental evidence and methodological approaches.
Valentina Vasta,Matteo Daghio,Alice Cappucci,Arianna Buccioni,Andrea Serra,Carlo Viti,Marcello Mele +6 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews the most recent literature about the effect of plant polyphenols on rumen microbiota responsible for unsaturated fatty acid biohydrogenation, fiber digestion, and methane production, taking into consideration the advances in microbiota analysis achieved in the last 10 yr.
Journal ArticleDOI
Ruminal biohydrogenation as affected by tannins in vitro
TL;DR: The results suggest that tannins reduce ruminal biohydrogenation through the inhibition of the activity of ruminal micro-organisms.