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The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast

The latest swine nutrition research digested for you.

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#23 - Managing feed supply disruptions and gastric ulcers - Kayla Miller

#23 - Managing feed supply disruptions and gastric ulcers - Kayla Miller

With the looming threat of ASF and other issues potentially disrupting our normal feed supply chain, we must be prepared... Read more

14 Jul 2022

14mins

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#22 - Modeling amino acid requirements in the gestating sow - Christian Ramirez

#22 - Modeling amino acid requirements in the gestating sow - Christian Ramirez

We continue to adjust amino acid requirements to meet best the needs of pigs for growth or protein synthesis. Multiple s... Read more

6 Jul 2022

11mins

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#21 - A review of lysine recommendations in gestating gilts - Dr. Chantal Farmer

#21 - A review of lysine recommendations in gestating gilts - Dr. Chantal Farmer

As we continue to genetically select for sows to produce more pigs, it is important that we ensure they are getting adeq... Read more

30 Jun 2022

11mins

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#20 - Alpha-linolenic acid in nursery pigs: can it help with disease challenges? - Jenna Bromm

#20 - Alpha-linolenic acid in nursery pigs: can it help with disease challenges? - Jenna Bromm

PRRSV and E. coli continue to remain a problem for farms everywhere, and nursery pigs, with their often underdeveloped i... Read more

22 Jun 2022

10mins

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#19 - Stocking density - how small is too small and what we can do to offset the reduced performance? - Chloe Hagen

#19 - Stocking density - how small is too small and what we can do to offset the reduced performance? - Chloe Hagen

Past studies have shown that increasing stocking density will decrease the performance of the pigs. However, when commer... Read more

15 Jun 2022

8mins

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#18 - Decreasing piglet mortality - can extra zinc help? - Kelsey Hammers

#18 - Decreasing piglet mortality - can extra zinc help? - Kelsey Hammers

Piglet mortality continues to be an issue for the swine industry and is one of the worst sources of economic losses in p... Read more

8 Jun 2022

9mins

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#17 - Compensatory gain following nutrient restriction - how well can pigs recover? - Chloe Hagen

#17 - Compensatory gain following nutrient restriction - how well can pigs recover? - Chloe Hagen

Covid caused a lot of issues in the swine industry that we were unprepared for especially in regard to meat packing plan... Read more

1 Jun 2022

8mins

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#16 - Lysine recommendations for grow-finish pigs - maybe we aren't feeding enough - Rafe Royall

#16 - Lysine recommendations for grow-finish pigs - maybe we aren't feeding enough - Rafe Royall

Nutrient recommendations constantly need to be reviewed and updated as genetics change over the years. Lysine, being one... Read more

25 May 2022

9mins

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#15 - What grains in swine feed may be providing more energy than we predict? - Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra

#15 - What grains in swine feed may be providing more energy than we predict? - Dr. Ruurd Zijlstra

Accurately defining our nutrient loadings when formulating diets is essential for nutritionists. If we are not accountin... Read more

19 May 2022

10mins

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#14 - Targeting specific digestion kinetics to optimize nursery pig performance and health - Dr. Neil Jaworski

#14 - Targeting specific digestion kinetics to optimize nursery pig performance and health - Dr. Neil Jaworski

Zinc oxide is a wonderful tool for nursery pigs. However, there have been concerns about the environmental impact ZnO ca... Read more

11 May 2022

10mins

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