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.
C | NSL | FSL | P value* | ||
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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 |