Dr. Chengbo Yang: Essential Oils in Swine Health | Ep. 36

Delve into this captivating episode featuring Dr. Changbo Yang, a renowned animal science expert, as he delves into the critical topic of animal gut health, illuminating his in-depth research on essential oils. Dr. Yang expertly guides us through the pivotal role of gut health in pig production, unraveling the challenges faced by the swine industry in finding antibiotic alternatives and demonstrating how essential oils could revolutionize the industry. Embark on this journey with us to uncover the secrets to optimal gut health in animals.

"​​For implementation, essential oil efficiency is important and the cost of inclusion is also very important. We need to consider the way you want to use it and maybe try to use technology to reduce the dosage of essential oils." - Dr. Chengbo Yang.

What you’ll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (02:21) Introduction
• (05:59) Exploring essential oils as alternatives to antibiotics
• (17:09) Essential oils in post-weaning piglet diets
• (19:05) Key considerations to implement essential oils in diets
• (22:33) Benefits of encapsulation technology in essential oil delivery
• (25:29) Impact of essential oils on beneficial gut bacteria
• (26:47) End of the episode

Meet the guest: Dr. Chengbo Yang

Experience:

• Current: Associate Professor-Livestock Nutrition/Nutritional Biochemistry (Non-ruminant) at University of Manitoba

Background:

• Ph.D., Animal Nutrition (University of Guelph)
• M.S., Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences (Nanjing Agricultural University)
• DVM, Veterinary Medicine (Nanjing Agricultural University)

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