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1. FEEDING SEAWEED EXTRACTS TO PIGS TO IMPROVE DIGESTIVE HEALTH.

Author

O'Doherty, John

Subjects
MARINE algae as feed, SWINE disease prevention, SWINE nutrition, SWINE industry
Abstract

The article discusses the University College Dublin (UCD) research in Ireland on the efficacy of seaweed extracts as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics to improve digestive health in pigs. Topics include the research's discovery of the potent biological activities of laminarin and fucoidan seaweed extracts in pigs and the various benefits of dietary laminarin and fucoidan supplementation of sows such as the increase in colostral immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration.

Published
2016

2. Irish pig units control ileitis with new vaccine.

Subjects
*SWINE disease prevention, *ANIMAL vaccination, *ILEITIS
Abstract

The article presents information on the results of a study conducted in Ireland regarding the effectiveness of a new vaccine against porcine ileitis in pigs. It states that vaccine used in three pig units showed several benefits including faster growth, improved feed efficiency and an end to scour. According to one of the producers Mark Adams, he vaccinated his piglets when they were three weeks old which resulted in the absence of ileitis and tail biting.

Published
2006

3. Irish farmers reap the benefits of swine influenza vaccination.

Subjects
INFLUENZA vaccines, SWINE disease prevention, SWINE sales & prices
Abstract

The article discusses the benefits gained by pig producers Maurice O'Brien and Eugene Sheehan in using swine influenza vaccine in County Cork, Ireland in 2011. It mentions that O'Brien determined to implement a vaccination program in controlling the spread of swine influenza in their units, after reading the benefits to control swine influenza. According to Sheehan, they sell about 20 pigs per week more than they sell two years ago since they introduced the swine influenza vaccine.

Published
2011

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