Microbial phytase and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 fed to growing pigs increase digestibility of calcium and phosphorus and influence plasma vitamin D metabolites and serum bone biomarkers, but effects are not always additive

Jaramillo, Bibiana M., Jessica P. Acosta, Su A Lee, Michael R. Murphy, and Hans H. Stein. 2025. Microbial phytase and 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 fed to growing pigs increase digestibility of calcium and phosphorus and influence plasma vitamin D metabolites and serum bone biomarkers, but effects are not always additive. J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 103, skaf273.

Digestibility of energy and concentrations of metabolizable energy and net energy varies among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs

Stein, Hans H., Olayiwola Adeola, Sung Woo Kim, Phillip S. Miller, Sunday A. Adedokun, and North Central Coordinating Committee on Swine Nutrition (NCCC-42).  2023. Digestibility of energy and concentrations of metabolizable energy and net energy varies among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 101, 1–9. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad297.

Standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids differs among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs

Stein, Hans H., Olayiwola Adeola, Samuel K. Baidoo, Merlin D. Lindemann, Sunday A. Adedokun, and North Central Coordinating Committee on Swine Nutrition. 2023. Standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids differs among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs. Journal of Animal Science, 101, 1–10. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad208.

How copper can impact pig growth: comparing the effect of copper sulfate and monovalent copper oxide on oxidative status, inflammation, gene abundance, and microbial modulation as potential mechanisms of action

Forouzandeh, Asal, Laia Blavi, Jose Francisco Pérez, Matilde D’Angelo, Francesc González-Solé, Alessandra Monteiro, Hans H. Stein, and David Solà-Oriol. 2022. How copper can impact pig growth: comparing the effect of copper sulfate and monovalent copper oxide on oxidative status, inflammation, gene abundance, and microbial modulation as potential mechanisms of action. J. of Anim. Sci. 2022, 100, 1–12. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac224.