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Avivagen Announces Publication of Scientific Paper in British Journal of Nutrition
Avivagen Announces Publication of Scientific Paper in British Journal of Nutrition.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAvivagen Inc. (TSXV:VIV, OTCQB:VIVXF) (“Avivagen”), a life sciences corporation focused on developing and commercializing products for livestock, companion animal and human applications that safely enhance and support immune function, thereby supporting general health and performance, is pleased to announce that a seminal paper, written by scientists from South China Agricultural University, which reports “The effects of maternal supplementation with fully oxidised β-carotene on the reproductive performance and immune response of sows, as well as the growth performance of nursing piglets” has been accepted for publication by the British Journal of Nutrition. Established in 1947 and published by Cambridge University Press, the prestigious British Journal of Nutrition is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing original papers and review articles across the full spectrum of nutritional science, covering research on animal and human nutrition.\n\n\nJamie Nickerson, Avivagen’s Executive VP Business Development and Product Innovation, commented “The study showed a definite improvement in a number of colostrum and milk quality parameters, including the concentration of antibodies and other important immunological factors. Transfer of antibodies from the sow to piglets via the colostrum and milk provides critical disease-protection to suckling piglets whose immune systems are still immature. Given the improved colostrum and milk quality it was not surprising that the results also suggested that litters from OxC-beta-fed sows remained healthier and weaned heavier compared to controls. Improvement in the overall health of the sows fed OxC-beta represents the likely explanation for the observed benefits to colostrum and milk quality. There were apparent improvements in other measures of sow health as well, including reduced weight loss during lactation, a higher percentage of sows returning to estrus earlier, and fewer undersized piglets at birth. The industry recognizes that the results are indicative of real benefits and we have had a number of customers testing OxC-beta in their own sow herds.”\n\n\n“The publication of this paper will help the scientific community and the health sciences industry in general to understand the power of our discovery. Furthermore, ...