Kynna Crawford: Screening Nursery Ingredients | Ep. 237

Kynna Crawford: Screening Nursery Ingredients | Ep. 237

Author: Wisenetix August 20, 2026 Duration: 11:36
In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Kynna Crawford, Graduate Research Assistant at South Dakota State University, discusses how Plackett-Burman designs can help screen nursery diet ingredients for early post-weaning feed intake. She explains why low intake after weaning contributes to stress and mortality, how screening trials can evaluate multiple ingredients in a single study, and how the approach can support both research and commercial nursery nutrition decisions. Listen now on all major platforms! Click here to read the full research article: https://academic.oup.com/jas/article/104/Supplement_3/skag107.200/8672440 "A single screening trial can help identify which nursery ingredients deserve deeper research for early post-weaning feed intake." Meet the guest: Kynna Crawford https://www.linkedin.com/in/kynna-crawford-a2610a3aa/ is a Master's student in Animal Sciences at South Dakota State University, where her work focuses on swine nutrition and nursery pig management. Her research examines strategies to alleviate weaning stress, including dietary approaches and screening tools to identify ingredients that may promote early feed intake. Learn more from Kynna Crawford 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 (00:57) Introduction (01:30) Research background (02:37) Weaning stress (04:10) Study design (06:33) Main effects (08:42) Industry applications (11:03) Closing thoughts The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: * Fortiva (https://fortivaimpact.com) * Kemin (https://www.kemin.com/na/en-us/markets/animal/swine) - Barentz (https://www.barentz-na.com/animalnutrition) - Gilt (https://getgilt.com/) - DietForge (https://dietforge.ai/) - Essential Ag Solutions (https://essentialag.com/) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://swinenutritionblackbelt.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swinecampus/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SwineCampus/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@swinecampus_

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