Animal Science and Genetics, School of Agricultural Science/Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia.
J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl). 2013 Aug;97(4):615-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2012.01328.x. Epub 2012 Aug 2.
Spirulina (Athrospira sp.) is an edible microalga and a highly nutritious potential feed resource for many agriculturally important animal species. Research findings have associated Spirulina to improvements in animal growth, fertility, aesthetic and nutritional product quality. Spirulina intake has also been linked to an improvement in animal health and welfare. Its influence over animal development stems from its nutritive and protein-rich composition, thus leading to an increased commercial production to meet consumer demand. Consequently, Spirulina is emerging as a cost-effective means of improving animal productivity for a sustainable and viable food security future. However, our present knowledge of animal response to dietary Spirulina supplementation is relatively scanty and largely unknown. Therefore, the primary objective of this paper was to review past and current findings on the utilisation of Spirulina as a feed supplement and its impact on animal productivity and health. Only animals deemed to be of agricultural significance were investigated; hence, only ruminants, poultry, swine and rabbits and their responses to dietary Spirulina supplementation are covered.
螺旋藻（Athrospira sp.）是一种可食用的微藻，也是许多农业重要动物物种极具营养价值的潜在饲料资源。研究结果表明，螺旋藻可以提高动物的生长、繁殖力、美观和营养产品质量。螺旋藻的摄入也与改善动物健康和福利有关。它对动物发育的影响源于其营养丰富和富含蛋白质的成分，因此导致了商业生产的增加以满足消费者的需求。因此，螺旋藻正成为提高动物生产力以实现可持续和可行的粮食安全未来的一种具有成本效益的手段。然而，我们目前对动物对饮食中螺旋藻补充的反应的了解相对较少，而且很大程度上还不为人知。因此，本文的主要目的是回顾过去和现在关于将螺旋藻作为饲料补充剂的利用及其对动物生产力和健康的影响的研究结果。本研究只调查了被认为具有农业意义的动物；因此，只涵盖反刍动物、家禽、猪和兔子及其对饮食中螺旋藻补充的反应。
