Stafford Vigors

The Effect of Divergence in Feed Efficiency on the Intestinal Microbiota and the Intestinal Immune Response in Both Unchallenged and Lipopolysaccharide Challenged Ileal and Colonic Explants

Stafford Vigors, J.V. O’Doherty, A. K. Kelly et al. · PLoS ONE · 2016 · 81 citations · Full text

Nutrition, Dysbiosis, Immunology +20

Pigs that are divergent in feed efficiency, differ in intestinal enzyme and nutrient transporter gene expression, nutrient digestibility and microbial activity

Stafford Vigors, Torres Sweeney, C. J. O’Shea et al. · animal · 2016 · 79 citations · Full text

Effects of reducing dietary crude protein concentration and supplementation with laminarin or zinc oxide on the faecal scores and colonic microbiota in newly weaned pigs

Ruth Rattigan, Torres Sweeney, Stafford Vigors et al. · Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition · 2020 · 49 citations

Extracts of laminarin and laminarin/fucoidan from the marine macroalgal species Laminaria digitata improved growth rate and intestinal structure in young chicks, but does not influence Campylobacter jejuni colonisation

Torres Sweeney, H. Meredith, Stafford Vigors et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology · 2017 · 47 citations

Biology, Engineering, Growth Rate +10

Effect of a Laminarin Rich Macroalgal Extract on the Caecal and Colonic Microbiota in the Post-Weaned Pig

Stafford Vigors, J.V. O’Doherty, Ruth Rattigan et al. · Marine Drugs · 2020 · 41 citations · Full text