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Swine Nutrition : Ep. 95 - Exploring Innovations with Dr. Merlin Lindemann on the Chromium Effect

Dec 18, 2023

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Video: Swine Nutrition : Ep. 95 - Exploring Innovations with Dr. Merlin Lindemann on the Chromium Effect

Chromium supplementation in swine diets marks a significant leap in swine nutrition, bolstering health and productivity. Its integral role in metabolic and reproductive functions deems it vital for the industry's efficiency and sustainability goals. In this episode, Dr. Merlin Lindemann from the University of Kentucky explores chromium's essential role in swine diets. Dr. Lindemann emphasizes its impact on glucose and insulin metabolism, reproductive health, and sow mortality reduction, discussing various chromium sources like picolinate and propionate, and optimal dosing within FDA parameters.