Dr. Jean Noblet: Energy in Swine Diets - Part 1 | Ep. 162

Dr. Jean Noblet: Energy in Swine Diets - Part 1 | Ep. 162

Author: Wisenetix March 13, 2025 Duration: 10:20
In this special episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, celebrating National Ag Day, Dr. Jean Noblet, a consultant in monogastric nutrition, shares insights on the critical role of energy in swine nutrition. He explains the importance of precise energy evaluation in feed, the development of net energy systems, and how ingredient variability impacts diet formulation. Tune in now on all major platforms! "Energy is the main driver of performance in animals, and it also represents the largest cost in feed formulation." Meet the guest: Dr. Jean Noblet https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-noblet-55373a61/?originalSubdomain=fr is a retired researcher from INRAE (National Institute for Agricultural Research) in France. He holds an Agronomist Engineer degree and a Ph.D. in Nutrition. His expertise lies in energy and protein nutrition of swine, poultry, and calves, with major contributions to calorimetry methods, feed energy evaluation, and modeling of energy requirements. He has authored over 220 peer-reviewed papers and developed key nutrition software, InraPorc and EvaPig. What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (01:04) Introduction (01:34) Guest background (03:42) Importance of energy (05:44) Evaluating feed ingredients (07:04) Net energy systems (08:24) Factors affecting energy value (10:04) Closing thoughts The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - Jyga (https://jygatech.com/) - Fortiva (https://fortivaimpact.com) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://www.swinecampus.com/nutritionblackbelt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swinecampus/

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