The Feed Science Podcast Show - Dr. Peter Surai: Vitagenes And Oxidative Stress | Ep. 150

In this episode of The Feed Science Podcast Show, Dr. Peter Surai, Professor at Vitagene and Health Research Centre, explains how vitagenes help poultry and pigs respond to production stress. He discusses oxidative stress, antioxidant defenses, heat shock proteins, and water-based nutritional strategies that support resilience during heat stress, vaccination, weaning, and other short-term challenges. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• How stress categories overlap
• Why oxidative stress matters
• How vitagenes support adaptation
• When water delivery helps
• Where nutrition supports resilience

Meet the guest:

Dr. Peter Surai is a Professor at Vitagene and Health Research Centre in the United Kingdom. His work focuses on nutritional biochemistry, antioxidants, oxidative stress, and stress adaptation in poultry and pigs. He previously served as Head of Antioxidant Research at Alltech and has decades of research and commercial experience translating molecular science into practical livestock nutrition tools. Learn more from Dr. Peter Surai on The Feed Science Podcast Show, available on all major platforms. 

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