Benedetti Del Rio Elena, Berton Marco, Amalfitano Nicolò, Ramanzin Maurizio, Sturaro Enrico
Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy.
Animals (Basel). 2024 Oct 4;14(19):2855. doi: 10.3390/ani14192855.
Local sheep breeds in the Italian eastern Alps passed from ex situ to in situ conservation. These breeds are mainly reared by smallholders in low-input farming systems. To allow the sustainable use of genetic resources, the economic sustainability of farmers must be supported through production guidelines. Analyzing meat and milk composition and fatty acid profile, we aimed to characterize their products based on breed and diet to identify tailormade sales strategies. Results showed that both meat and milk have good nutritional values and can benefit from a pasture-based diet, irrespective of the breed. These results support the redaction of production guidelines based on the peculiar characteristics of these breeds: being multi-purpose breeds adapted to mountain areas and to grazing, thus contributing to the conservation of cultural and landscape heritage.
意大利东阿尔卑斯山的本地绵羊品种已从易地保护转变为就地保护。这些品种主要由采用低投入养殖系统的小农户饲养。为了实现遗传资源的可持续利用，必须通过生产指南来支持农民的经济可持续性。通过分析肉和奶的成分以及脂肪酸谱，我们旨在根据品种和饮食来表征它们的产品，以确定量身定制的销售策略。结果表明，无论品种如何，肉和奶都具有良好的营养价值，并且可以从以牧场为基础的饮食中受益。这些结果支持根据这些品种的独特特征编写生产指南：这些品种是适应山区和放牧的多用途品种，从而有助于保护文化和景观遗产。
