Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab Podcast Dr. Hans Stein, Professor of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Minoy Cristobal is a Master's student in Poultry Science at the University of Illinois and former visiting scholar in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab. In this presentation, he discusses two experiments in which he evaluated the concentrations of digestible and metabolizable energy and digestibility of phosphorus in a new source of high-protein DDGS called ProCap fed to growing pigs.

Carly Rundle, Ph. D. candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, compares the effects of increasing doses of two microbial phytase supplements, one derived from T. reesei and the other from A. niger, on phosphorus and calcium digestibility in growing pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show, July 19-23.

Dr. Charmaine Espinosa, a post-doctoral research fellow in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, shares the results of her research on the effect of a feed sweetener and a feed flavor added to diets on average daily feed intake, average daily gain, final body weight, and diarrhea scores in weanling pigs. Adapted from a presentation at the 2020 ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Virtual Annual Meeting and Trade Show, July 19-23.

Carly Rundle, Ph. D. candidate in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, reviews the effects of supplementation with isoquinoline alkaloids on digestibility of crude protein, amino acids, starch, and acid hydrolyzed ether extract in growing and finishing pigs. Isoquinoline alkaloids are phytogenic compounds with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties. They are believed to improve nutrient digestion and absorption by reducing intestinal inflammation and improving intestinal barrier function. Adapted from a presentation at the 2020 ASAS Midwestern Section meeting, Omaha, NE, March 2-4.

Dr. Su A Lee, a recent graduate from the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Lab, presents data from her Ph. D. work and other experiments to determine the digestibility of calcium and phosphorus in growing pigs and gestating sows. Adapted from a Young Scholars Presentation at the 2020 ASAS Midwestern Section meeting, Omaha, NE, March 2-4.

Hannah Bailey, a Ph. D. student in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory, provides an overview of the work done in our lab to determine digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) values for edible nuts as well as pork and beef cuts processed in different ways and at different temperatures. Adapted from a presentation at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the American Oil Chemists' Society, June 29-July 3.