Abstract
The purpose of this project was to compare growth and performance in young pigs between diets currently utilized by many niche market swine producers and the same diets supplemented with a commercially available macroalgae blend. The examined product was a combination of dried Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta algae, more commonly described as green, brown, and red seaweed. Previous work has suggested supplementing pig diets with seaweed may deliver several bioactive compounds that support pig performance, but it is unclear whether this product adds value to existing diets.
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Lammers, P. J., Beedle, C. & Honeyman, M. S., (2020) “Evaluating a Seaweed Blend for Young Pigs”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2019(1).
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