Potential of a fucoidan-rich Ascophyllum nodosum extract to reduce Salmonella shedding and improve gastrointestinal health in weaned pigs naturally infected with Salmonella

Abstract Background Dietary supplementation with a fucoidan-rich Ascophyllum nodosum extract (ANE), possessing an in vitro anti-Salmonella Typhimurium activity could be a promising on-farm strategy to control Salmonella infection in pigs. The objectives of this study were to: 1) evaluate the anti-S....

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Main Authors: Brigkita Venardou, John V. O’Doherty, Shane Maher, Marion T. Ryan, Vivian Gath, Rajeev Ravindran, Claire Kiely, Gaurav Rajauria, Marco Garcia-Vaquero, Torres Sweeney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-022-00685-4