The Swine it Podcast Show Canada - #19 - The Pig Paradigm Project: Gut Health and Antibiotics

Hello there, 

Introducing the Pig Paradigm Project! Have you ever heard of it? It's a groundbreaking initiative funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation in Denmark with a whopping €20 million investment. To shed light on this project and discuss gut health, I talk with Dr. Élisabeth Chassé, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at Aarhus University. Dr. Chassé explains her dynamic role in the Pig Paradigm Project of comparing prebiotics with dietary fiber in order to understand their unique properties and influences on the piglets' gut. She also delves into the role of fiber in gut health and important strategies related to antibiotic reduction.

What you’ll learn:

     ○ The Pig Paradigm Project

     ○ The potential impact of prebiotics

     ○ Differences between NDF and NSP analyses

     ○ Understanding the impact of fiber on digestibility

     ○ Evaluating fiber and its health benefits

     ○ A focus on Xylanase in digestibility studies

     ○ Environmental impacts and the effects of antibiotic reduction and increased fiber use

     ○ Research on feed frequency and meal size 

     ○ Applying research in commercial settings to maximize pig performance

Meet the guest:

Dr. Élisabeth Chassé

Experience:

     ○ Current: Postdoctoral Researcher at Aarhus University

Background

     ○ Ph.D., Animal Sciences (the University of Laval)

     ○ M.Sc., Animal Sciences (the University of Laval)

     ○ B.Sc., Agronomy (the University of Laval)

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