Trouw Nutrition research decodes piglet potential at 16th Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs
Trouw Nutrition is contributing research on animal nutrition, gastro-intestinal development, water acidification and mycotoxin mitigation.
24 April 2025
2 minute read
By: Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s livestock feed business, is collaborating with swine researchers, veterinarians, and nutritionists to share insights that decode piglets’ physiological potential during the 16th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology of Pigs (DPP-NA), 20-23 May in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA.
In addition to serving as a gold sponsor of DPP-NA, Trouw Nutrition is contributing research on animal nutrition, gastro-intestinal development, water acidification, mycotoxin mitigation, and more. The company’s scientific contributions to the symposium include participation on two piglet nutrition panels and the submission of five scientific abstracts:
The balance of dietary SID Thr with total dietary fibre for weaning piglets to optimise their growth performance, intestinal morphology, and mucin secretion – Michael Wellington and co-authors
Particle size of oat hulls in diets of nursery pigs influences their gastro-intestinal maturation – Tetske Hulshof and co-authors
(Oral presentation) Transcriptomic insights into the ileum and hypothalamus of poorly adapted weaner pigs – Lluis Faba Camats and co-authors
Effects of organic acid supplementation via water on the performance of weaned piglets – Karolina Von Zuben Augusto, Giseli Heim, Andrea Maria Silvestrim, and co-authors
Effects of mycotoxin mitigation additives against the emerging mycotoxins enniatins on suckling and nursery piglet performance – Sandra van Kuijk and co-authors
“Decades of research have shown that optimising digestive health during the earliest stages of a pig’s life is critical in nurturing health and performance across every production phase,” said Hubèrt van Hees, swine research manager at the Trouw Nutrition R&D. “DPP 2025 provides a collaborative setting for researchers to explore emerging insights at the forefront of digestive physiology and connect new findings with the work of practitioners across the swine sector.”
