Dr. Julian Arroyave: Nursery Feed Budgets | Ep. 223

Dr. Julian Arroyave: Nursery Feed Budgets | Ep. 223

Author: Wisenetix May 14, 2026 Duration: 10:38
In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Julian Arroyave, a research swine nutritionist at Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, discusses nursery feed budget strategies designed to reduce costs without compromising pig performance. He explains trials comparing high, medium, and low phase 1 and phase 2 feed budgets, including commercial validation data showing improved income over feed cost when lower-budget programs were applied under healthy herd conditions. Listen now on all major platforms! Click here to read the full research article: https://academic.oup.com/tas/article/doi/10.1093/tas/txag026/8503173?searchresult=1 "Results showed that the low-budget program increased income over feed cost by $1.48 per pig." Meet the guest: Dr. Julian Arroyave https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-arroyave-jaramillo-638740129/ is a research swine nutritionist at Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, with experience in nursery nutrition, diet formulation, and commercial research trials. He completed his PhD at Kansas State University and previously worked as a nutrition supervisor at Kekén in Mexico. His work focuses on nutritional strategies that improve production efficiency while controlling feed costs. Learn more from Dr. Julian Arroyave Jaramillo on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms. Liked this one? Don’t stop now — Here’s what we think you’ll love! https://www.wisenetix.com/blog?tag=the+swine+nutrition+blackbelt+podcast What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (00:54) Introduction (02:04) Feed budget overview (02:51) Trial design (03:59) Performance and profitability (06:16) Lactose response (07:33) Health considerations (10:22) Closing thoughts The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: * Kemin (https://www.kemin.com/na/en-us/markets/animal/swine) * Fortiva (https://fortivaimpact.com) - Essential Ag Solutions (https://essentialag.com/) - Barentz (https://www.barentz-na.com/animalnutrition) - DietForge (https://dietforge.ai/) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://swinenutritionblackbelt.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swinecampus/

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