Using marine products in animal feeds

Using land-based materials such as soybeans in marine feeds is fairly common practice but what about the other way round?  What benefits can marine products have in animal feed?

The University College Cork, Ireland has published research into using seaweed extracts in pork diets.  Scientists found that the addition of Laminaria digitata improved the quality and shelf-life of fresh pork.  Read more...

An iteroparous organism is one that can undergo many reproductive events throughout its lifetime. The pig is an example of an iteroparous organism (Photo credit: Wikipedia)