Table 2 Parasitological data and daily weight gain (DWG) for pigs (n = 3) in Study 1 for control group (C), fermented seaweed inclusion group (FSL) and non-fermented seaweed inclusion group (NSL). Optical density (OD) values on serum levels of IgG1 against Ascaris suum adult body fluid (ABF) 22 days post infection. Area under the curve (AUC) for Oesophagostomum dentatum faecal egg counts (FEC), based on individual eggs per gram faeces (EPG) days 19, 20, 21 and 22 post infection. The data are presented as mean ± S.D.

From: Dietary seaweed (Saccharina latissima) supplementation in pigs induces localized immunomodulatory effects and minor gut microbiota changes during intestinal helminth infection

 

C

NSL

FSL

P value*

NSL

FSL

Worm counts

 O. dentatum

6373 ± 455

6170 ± 1011

6700 ± 389

0.77

0.40

 A. suum

877 ± 381

1025 ± 247

1061 ± 252

0.60

0.52

Liver spots

335 ± 85

289 ± 65

342 ± 94

0.49

0.93

OD ELISA IgG1 (22 dpi)

0.07 ± 0.12

0.05 ± 0.04

0.23 ± 0.10

0.82

0.25

FEC AUC

24,807 ± 5,009

14,387 ± 2,214

13,400 ± 4392

0.12

0.15

DWG (kg)

0.78 ± 0.14

0.75 ± 0.12

0.76 ± 0.05

 > 0.99

0.60

  1. *P value in relation to C.