Dr. Young Dal Jang: Early Life Nutrition Strategies | Ep. 214

Dr. Young Dal Jang: Early Life Nutrition Strategies | Ep. 214

Author: Wisenetix March 12, 2026 Duration: 13:33
In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Young Dal Jang, Assistant Professor of Non Ruminant Animal Nutrition at the University of Georgia, explains how early life nutrition and creep feeding influence weaning transition and lifetime performance. He discusses milk yield limits, diet complexity, soybean meal risks, and the role of probiotics in gut development and inflammation control. Listen now on all major platforms! “Increasing weaning weight and supporting gut microbiota development at weaning helps piglets recover faster from stress and return to normal growth patterns.” Meet the guest: Dr. Young Dal Jang https://www.linkedin.com/in/youngdal-jang/ is an Assistant Professor of Non Ruminant Animal Nutrition at the University of Georgia. He earned his PhD in Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry from Seoul National University and has extensive research experience in young pig and sow nutrition. His work focuses on early life nutrition, creep feeding, and post weaning performance. Click here to read the full research article: https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rccp.e361541 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 (00:44) Introduction (01:55) Early nutrition impact (03:53) Creep feeding basics (06:25) When creep works (09:10) Diet complexity effects (11:18) Soybean meal risks (12:44) 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/) - 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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