The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Smith & Dr. Dilger: Utilizing Soybean Meal as a Strategic PRRSv Management Tool | Ep. 181

In this episode of The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Ryan Dilger, University of Illinois and Dr. Brooke Smith with Cargill, discuss the research they conducted on soybean meal, revealing its mitigating effects on respiratory disease, specifically, the ability of soy-derived components to improve immune function and viability of PRRSv-infected pigs and the mechanisms for immunity and resilience to SRD by key soy-bioactives. Listen and watch! 

What you'll learn:  

• Role of soy bioactives
• Impact on the immune system
• Disease management tool
• Practical producer advice/economics

Meet the guests:

Brooke Smith, PhD/DVM, completed her PhD in swine nutrition and health interactions, focusing on soy isoflavones on growth performance and clinical responses to PRRSv infection in weaned pigs. Post-DVM, she is Veterinary Nutrition Lead for Cargill’s North American Pork Technical Service Team, developing nutritional approaches to help support disease-challenged pigs.

Ryan N. Dilger, PhD, Animal Sciences Department Professor and Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. His research includes the interaction of nutrition, immunology, and neuroscience, and can be broadly categorized into practical nutrition and health issues and fundamental nutrition and developmental questions using the pig as a model to improve human health and well-being.

Listen to Dr. Brooke Smith and Dr. Ryan Dilger on The Swine Health Blackbelt Podcast, available now on all major platforms.
 

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