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Simple Summary  Pork is one of the most consumed meats worldwide but its production and quality are facing significant challenges, including feeding sustainability and the unhealthy image of fat. In fact, corn, and soybean, the two main conventional feedstuffs for pig production, are in unsustainable competition with the human food supply and biofuel industry. Moreover, the nutritional value of pork lipids is small due to their low contents of the beneficial  n -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipid-soluble antioxidants. The inclusion of microalgae in pig diets represents a promising approach for the development of sustainable pork production and the improvement of its quality. The current study aimed to investigate the impact of  Chlorella vulgaris  as ingredient (5% in the diet), alone and in combination with carbohydrases, on growth performance, carcass characteristics and pork quality traits in finishing pigs. Our data indicate that the use of 5%  C. vulgaris  in finishing pig diets does not impair animal growth and ameliorates the nutritional value of pork. Therefore,  C. vulgaris  could be used advantageously as an alternative sustainable ingredient in swine feeding.    Abstract  The influence of a high inclusion level of  Chlorella vulgaris , individually and supplemented with two carbohydrase mixtures, in finishing pig diets was assessed on zootechnical performance, carcass characteristics, pork quality traits and nutritional value of pork fat. Forty crossbred entire male pigs, sons of Large White × Landrace sows crossed with Pietrain boars, with an initial live weight of 59.1 ± 5.69 kg were used in this trial. Swines were randomly assigned to one of four dietary treatments ( n  = 10): cereal and soybean meal-based diet (control), control diet with 5%  C. vulgaris  (CV), CV diet supplemented with 0.005% Rovabio ®  Excel AP (CV + R) and CV diet supplemented with 0.01% of a four-CAZyme mixture (CV + M). Animals were slaughtered, after the finishing period, with a BW of 101 ± 1.9 kg. Growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality traits were not influenced ( p  > 0.05) by the incorporation of  C. vulgaris  in the diets. However, the inclusion of the microalga in finishing pig diets increased some lipid-soluble antioxidant pigments and  n -3 PUFA, and decreased the  n -6: n -3 ratio of fatty acids, thus ameliorating the nutritional value of pork fat. Moreover, the supplementation of diets with the carbohydrase mixtures did not change ( p  > 0.05) neither animal performance nor meat quality traits, indicating their inefficacy in the increase of digestive utilization of  C. vulgaris  by pigs under these experimental conditions. It is concluded that the use of  C. vulgaris  in finishing pig diets, at this high incorporation level, improves the nutritional value of pork fat without compromising pig performance.

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A High Dietary Incorporation Level of Chlorella vulgaris Improves the Nutritional Value of Pork Fat without Impairing the Performance of Finishing Pigs