Effect of maternal fish oil and seaweed extract supplementation on colostrum and milk composition, humoral immune response, and performance of suckled piglets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2988-2997

  Leonard, S G ^a,b   Sweeney, T ^a   Bahar, B ^a   Lynch, B P ^b   O'Doherty, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fish oil; Humoral immunity; Piglet; Seaweed extract

Indexed keywords

FISH OIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTRUM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK; PHAGOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEAWEED; SUCKLING; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; COLOSTRUM; DIET; FEMALE; FISH OILS; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MILK; PHAGOCYTES; SEAWEED; SWINE;

ALGAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAMINARIA;

EID: 77955989102     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2764     Document Type: Article

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