Effect of Supplementing Seaweed Extracts to Pigs until d35 Post-Weaning on Performance and Aspects of Intestinal Health
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of feeding laminarin (LAM) and fucoidan (FUC) enriched seaweed extracts up to d35 post-weaning on measures of animal performance, intestinal microbial and transcriptome profiles. 75 pigs were assigned to one of three groups: (1) basal diet; (2)...
Main Authors: | Stafford Vigors, John O’ Doherty, Ruth Rattigan, Torres Sweeney |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Marine Drugs |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/19/4/183 |
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