The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Ashley Wagner: Nutritional Strategies for Stress | Ep. 166
Apr 10, 2025In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Ashley Wagner, Director of US Business and Technical Sales at Probiotech International Inc., explores a new approach to managing stress in pigs. She breaks down the physiological and behavioral impacts of stress on sow performance and fertility. Discover how feed additives targeting the brain-gut axis can improve serotonin levels, reduce circulating cortisol during stress events, and boost sow and piglet performance. Listen now on all major platforms!
What will you learn:
- Defining stress in pigs
- Economic impact of stress
- Heat stress mechanisms
- Feed additives for stress
Meet the guest:
Dr. Ashley Wagner is the Director of US Business and Technical Sales at Probiotech International Inc. She earned her BS and MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, specializing in nonruminant nutrition, and a PhD from the University of Kentucky. She stayed in the UK to complete post-doctoral training in the Department of Physiology with a research emphasis on metabolism and skeletal muscle chronobiology.
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