How to conduct research with no research barns - Dr. Trey Kellner

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“Since [this research] is done in your barns under commercial conditions, your management (good or bad), your intakes (good or bad), your growth (good or bad)… You don't have to make that application or interpretation. Some of the frustration that my peers have that in terms of having a wean-to-finish [commercial research] barn is that their health status or their intake is so different that they don't necessarily see the same response that they do once they try to put into production." – Dr. Trey Kellner

What you will learn:

- Pros and cons of system-wide research studies;

- How many close-outs do you need?

- Revisiting the concept of an experimental unit;

- What is a rolling allotment?

- How to control for variation;

- How about sow research?

- Recent transition feeding study;

- A recent study on bump-feeding in late gestation: performance and economics;

- Multiplication of body weight gain: thoughts on intrinsic vs. extrinsic factors;

- How your priority might not be other people’s priorities.

Trey’s favorite swine-related book: Biology of the Domestic Pig and Feed Efficiency in Swine

Trey’s favorite book in general: Getting to Yes and Lead... for God's Sake!

Our guest is Dr. Trey Kellner. Dr. Kellner received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2017, following his B.S. at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Right after graduation, he joined AMVC Nutritional Services as their first Swine Nutritionist.

This episode was published by Lauro Faccin & Laihane Almeida.