In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Ygor de Paula from the University of Saskatchewan explores precision feeding for immunocastrated pigs. He explains how nutrient adjustments can reduce inflammation, improve gut health, and optimize immune function. Discover how individualized feeding technologies influence the microbiome and energy balance in swine production. Listen now on all major platforms!

"We found that individual precision feeding could reduce unnecessary energy loss to immune response and improve the microbiome."

Meet the guest: Dr. Ygor de Paula is a veterinarian with a Master’s and Ph.D. in Animal Science from the Federal University of Lavras, Brazil, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan. His research investigates how nutrition and enteric pathogens affect swine intestinal health, with a focus on immune response and microbiome modulation.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:10) Introduction
• (02:57) Precision feeding concept
• (05:13) Study hypothesis
• (05:46) Immunocastrated pigs focus
• (06:46) Main findings
• (10:11) Practical applications
• (11:35) Closing thoughts

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