The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Sarah Pearce: Intestinal Integrity Explained | Ep. 187

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Sarah Pearce from the USDA explores the importance of intestinal integrity in swine and its impact on animal health and performance. She explains how stressors, such as weaning and heat, can impair gut function and highlights nutritional strategies that help maintain barrier function. Learn practical insights into feed additives and preventative gut health solutions. Listen now on all major platforms!

What will you learn: 

• Intestinal integrity defined
• Role of gut in health
• Common swine stressors
• Nutritional interventions
• Importance of butyrate

Meet the guest:

Dr. Sarah Pearce is a Research Animal Physiologist at the USDA with a Ph.D. and M.S. in Nutritional Sciences from Iowa State University, and a B.S. from the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on gastrointestinal physiology, particularly exploring non-antibiotic nutritional strategies to maintain intestinal health under stress.
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