Advances in pig nutrition

Dr Julian Wiseman is Emeritus Professor of Animal Production at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has published widely in the area of non-ruminant nutrition and product quality, has presented papers at some of the leading international conferences in this area and has written or edited a number of books on animal nutrition. He was co-organiser of the annual Nottingham Feed Conference. Professor Wiseman is editor of two earlier Burleigh Dodds Science volumes: Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 2 Animal breeding and nutrition; and Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 3: Animal health and welfare (both published in 2017).

Dr. Gerald (Jerry) Shurson is currently Professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota with responsibilities for research and extension. He serves on numerous graduate student committees and has advised 45 Ph.D and M.S. students. He provides programmatic leadership for several interdisciplinary research teams at the University of Minnesota including the Integrated Animal Systems Biology team, African Swine Fever Response Team, and Animal Agriculture Sustainability team. His research program has resulted in 163 refereed publications, 242 abstracts, 31 book chapters and white papers, 5 Handbooks, 95 conference proceedings, and has generated over $19 million in research funding. He has received numerous awards for outstanding accomplishments and contributions in research, teaching, and extension over his 35-year academic career.

Knud Erik Bach Knudsen is Professor in Basic Nutrition at Aarhus University, Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Denmark and section manager for the group on Gut and Host Health. For more than 35 years, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen has been working with different analytical, nutrition and health aspects of carbohydrates and phytochemicals. He has been author and co-author of more than 292 papers in peer-reviewed journals and 115 book chapters and proceedings.

Dr Michael 'Mike' Bedford received his BSc in Animal Production, Animal Nutrition and Animal Physiology from the University of Nottingham in 1981. He was later awarded his MSc and PhD in Poultry Nutrition and Biochemistry from the University of Guelph, Canada in 1985 and 1988 respectively. Dr Bedford has held previous positions at the University of Saskatchewan, Syngenta and Finnfeeds International. He has been a Research Director at AB Vista since 2007.

Dr Kristy DiGiacomo graduated with a Bachelor of Animal Science and Management (honours) from The University of Melbourne. Kristy is a senior lecturer in production animal nutrition and physiology at The University of Melbourne and is a Veski sustainable agriculture fellow. Dr DiGiacomo’s current research involves a variety of production animal species including sheep, dairy cattle, dairy goats and pigs. Her research focuses on livestock nutrition, physiology and adaptation to the external environment.