Production Animals: Monogastric
Supporting Digestive Balance and Performance in Poultry and Swine
Across poultry and swine production systems, maintaining wellness and performance under stress is an ongoing challenge. Acadian Animal Wellness™ provides high-quality Ascophyllum nodosum products - a sustainable seaweed source rich in organic bioactive compounds - to help producers meet these demands. Our seaweed delivers a proven prebiotic and stress-mitigating effect, enabling animals to stay resilient, grow efficiently, and reach their full productive potential.
How It Delivers Value
Improved Feed Conversion and Growth Performance
The polysaccharides and other bioactives in Ascophyllum nodosum help optimize feed conversion efficiency and daily weight gain by improving nutrient uptake and digestive function. Producers consistently see animals reach optimal market weight more efficiently, with measurable improvements in feed-to-gain ratios.
Enhanced Gut and Immune Competence
Our ingredients act as natural prebiotics, stabilizing gut integrity to reduce the incidence of digestive upsets such as scours. In controlled trials, starter pigs fed Ascophyllum nodosum saw a reduction in scours compared to control groups. A resilient gut supports better immunity, fewer wellness challenges, and more consistent growth.
Stress Mitigation and Behavioral Balance
Production stress - from heat, transport, or dietary change - can impact performance and welfare. Feeding Ascophyllum nodosum has been shown to enhance animals’ ability to handle environmental and production stress, improving behavior, activity, and condition. Turkeys fed our seaweed demonstrated calmer behavior during heat stress, and poultry exhibited improved body scores and reduced pecking under transport stress.
Egg and Meat Quality Improvements
For poultry operations, Ascophyllum nodosum contributes to improved egg quality, including increased shell hardness, deeper yolk color, and higher egg weight. In feeding trials, hens on a diet containing Acadian Ascophyllum nodosum produced larger eggs and shell weights than those on control diets.
Certified Organic and Sustainable
All Acadian Animal Wellness ingredients are derived from sustainably harvested Ascophyllum nodosum and certified organic, enabling our partners to deliver value in both conventional and organic markets while meeting growing consumer demand for natural, traceable feed inputs.
Why It Matters for You
Monogastric producers face growing pressure to enhance efficiency and maintain welfare standards - all while meeting higher expectations for sustainability and product quality. We offer a natural, proven way to achieve these goals. By integrating our bioactive seaweed into poultry and swine diets, you can deliver improved performance, resilience, and return on investment - backed by decades of science and a commitment to doing what’s right for animals and the planet.
