Ongoing research projects in the Stein Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory

December, 2023

Standardized total tract digestibility of calcium in limestone, monocalcium phosphate, and dicalcium phosphate without or with microbial phytase fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., And J. H. Stein.
Expected completion: June, 2024.

Efficiency of commercial enzymes in increasing digestibility of dry matter and dietary fiber using an in vitro procedure. 
Investigators: Acosta, J. P., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Dec., 2023.

Effect of source of limestone and phytase on Ca and P balance in diets fed to young growing pigs.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Dec., 2023.

Effect of source of limestone and phytase on growth performance and bone ash in young growing pigs.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Dec., 2023.

Nitrogen balance of pigs fed diets with different levels of soybean meal.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Effects of dietary protein concentration and level of soybean meal on growth performance and gut health of pigs.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Effects of a microbial enzyme on growth performance of weanling pigs.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., J. P. Acosta, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: June, 2024.

Digestibility of phosphorus in wheat middlings fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Larsen, C, A. P. Mallea, M. Cristobal, C. D. Espinosa, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Indicators of sustainability in pigs fed diets based on soybean meal compared with diets based on canola meal or distillers dried grains with solubles.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Metabolizable energy in soybean hulls when fed to growing pigs or sows.
Investigators: Kim, Y., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Effect of inulosucrase on nutrient digestibility in diets fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Jan., 2024.

Energy equivalency of soybean meal fed to growing pigs.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Determine the Efficaciousness of Phyto10 compared to Presan FX on Growth Performance and Fecal Score of Nursery Pigs Fed Nutritional Copper and Zinc Diets.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Oct., 2024.

Impact of protein level of sow reproductive performance.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Oct., 2024.

Growth performance of weanling pigs fed diets supplemented with an organic acid.
Investigators: Lee, S.  A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: Dec., 2023.

Determination of NE and nutrient digestibility in diets containing varying levels of starch.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Standardized ileal digestibility in diets containing DDGS, canola meal, or soybean hulls.
Investigators: Ibagon, J. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Determination of standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in diets containing different.
Investigators: Lee, S. A., and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.

Additivity of effects of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 and microbial phytase on digestibility of calcium and phosphorus, serum 25-OH-D3, and bone biomarkers in growing pigs and gestating sows.
Investigators: Jaramillo, B. M., S. A. Lee, and H. H. Stein.
Expected completion: April, 2024.