Fish Oil May Help Young Pigs
COLUMBIA, Mo. Con
suming fish such as salmon and
tuna, which contain omega-3
fatty acids, appears to lower the
risk of cholesterol and heart dis
ease in humans. Now Agricul
tural Research Service (ARS)
scientists are finding that fish oil
also can improve the health of
swine.
ARS animal physiologist Jeff
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Carroll evaluated the use ot
omega-3 fatty acids in young,
weaned pigs as a better means of
developing their immune sys
tems and thus helping the ani
mals fight deadly diseases. At
the ARS Animal Physiology Re
search Unit in Columbia, Mo.,
Carroll fed one group of 18-day
old pigs a traditional diet that
included seven percent corn oil.
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The other group received 7 per
cent menhaden fish oil, which
like tuna and salmon con
tains high levels of omega-3
fatty acids.
After 14 days of feeding, the
pigs were immunologically chal
lenged with an endotoxin. Tests
showed that the pigs given the
fish oil were eating more feed
after the challenge and that the
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fish oil helped them better pre
pare to fight the toxin.
Carroll has performed other
research using different concen
trations of fish oil. Each study
showed that the fish oil diet was
better than the control diet at
helping build up the pigs’
immune systems. The omega-3
fatty acids are absorbed through
the intestine and help the
immune cells cope with disease.
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In the United States, pigs usu
ally get some antibiotics in their
feed, but other countries may
phase out this procedure.
Adding fish oil should help U.S.
producers if they are required to
eliminate antibiotics in the pigs’
diet. In addition, fish oil will
probably be less expensive than
antibiotics.
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