Abstracts

Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Pistachio Blanks and Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Pistachio Blanks as a Source of Fiber

Kim, Yeonwoo, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Pistachio Blanks and Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Pistachio Blanks as a Source of Fiber. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.203, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.203 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Amino acids, Growth performance, Weanling pigs

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Why a New Net Energy Value for Soybean Meal Fed to Pigs Is Needed

Stein, Hans H. 2026. Why a New Net Energy Value for Soybean Meal Fed to Pigs Is Needed. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.219, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.219 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Net energy, nitrogen retention, Pigs, Soybean meal

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Effects of Microencapsulated Microminerals and Vitamins on Growth Performance and Blood Characteristics of Weanling Pigs

Lee, Su A, Roger G. Campbell, Ludovic Lahaye, Jean Fontaine, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Effects of Microencapsulated Microminerals and Vitamins on Growth Performance and Blood Characteristics of Weanling Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.315, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.315 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

microencapsulated minerals, microencapsulated vitamins, Weanling pigs

Authors:

Su A Lee, Roger G Campbell, Ludovic Lahaye, Jean Fontaine, Hans H Stein

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Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Supplemented with a Novel Acidifier

Mallea Ortiz, Andrea Paola P., Su A Lee, Jimena A. Ibagon, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Supplemented with a Novel Acidifier. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.326, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.326 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

acidifier, Zinc oxide, Weanling pigs

Authors:

Andrea Paola P Mallea Ortiz, Su A Lee, Jimena A Ibagon, Hans H Stein

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Impact of Different Protein Sources and Additional Crystalline Amino Acids on Nitrogen Balance and Concentrations of Energy in Diets Fed to Growing Pigs

Ibagon, Jimena A., Su A Lee, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Impact of Different Protein Sources and Additional Crystalline Amino Acids on Nitrogen Balance and Concentrations of Energy in Diets Fed to Growing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, April 2026, skag107.369, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.369 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

nitrogen retention, Protein, Pigs

Authors:

Jimena A Ibagon, Su A Lee, Hans H Stein

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Implications of Increased Nitrogen Retention in Modern Pigs

Stein, Hans H. 2026. Implications of Increased Nitrogen Retention in Modern Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.034, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.034 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Amino acids, Crude protein, nitrogen retention, Pigs

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Effects of Dietary Protein on Nitrogen Balance, Reproductive Performance, Colostrum and Milk Compositions, and Blood Immune Characteristics of Sows

Ibagon, Jimena A., Hans H. Stein, Su A Lee. 2026. Effects of Dietary Protein on Nitrogen Balance, Reproductive Performance, Colostrum and Milk Compositions, and Blood Immune Characteristics of Sows. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.095, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.095 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

nitrogen balance, Sows, Soybean meal

Authors:

Jimena A Ibagon, Hans H Stein, Su A Lee

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Influence of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus on Calcium and Phosphorus Digestibility by Gestating Sows

Guerrero Huerta, Diego, Su A Lee, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Influence of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus on Calcium and Phosphorus Digestibility by Gestating Sows. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.098, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.098 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Calcium, 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, gestating sows

Authors:

Diego Guerrero Huerta, Su A Lee, Hans H Stein

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Standardized Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Four Egg Products Fed to Weanling Pigs

Fanelli, Natalia dos Santos, Minoy Cristobal, Su A Lee, Yi-Chi Cheng, Ingmar Middelbos , Hans H. Stein. 2026. Standardized Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Four Egg Products Fed to Weanling Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.143, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.143 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Amino acids, Digestibility, egg protein, Heat treatment, trypsin inhibitor activity

Authors:

Natalia Dos Santos Fanelli, Minoy Cristobal, Su A Lee, Yi-Chi Cheng, Ingmar Middelbos, Hans H Stein

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Impact of Soybean Meal on Growth Performance, Net Energy, Nitrogen Retention, and Greenhouse Gas Production When Included in Diets for Growing Pigs

Ibagon, Jimena A., Hans H. Stein, Su A Lee. 2026. Impact of Soybean Meal on Growth Performance, Net Energy, Nitrogen Retention, and Greenhouse Gas Production When Included in Diets for Growing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.150, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.150 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Amino acids, Carcass composition, Growth performance, nitrogen balance, Soybean meal

Authors:

Ibagon, Stein, Lee

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Release of Phosphorus and Inositol from Soybean Meal by Growing Pigs Fed Diets with Graded Levels of Microbial Phytase

Mallea Ortiz, Andrea Paola P, Su A Lee, Hans H Stein. 2026. Release of Phosphorus and Inositol from Soybean Meal by Growing Pigs Fed Diets with Graded Levels of Microbial Phytase. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.158, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.158 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

inositol, Phytase, Weanling pigs

Authors:

Andrea Paola P Mallea Ortiz, Su A Lee, Hans H Stein

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Determination of Net Energy and Nitrogen Balance in Group-housed Pigs Fed Diets Containing Varying Levels of Fiber from Soybean Hulls

Lee, Su A, Hans H Stein. 2026. Determination of Net Energy and Nitrogen Balance in Group-housed Pigs Fed Diets Containing Varying Levels of Fiber from Soybean Hulls. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.168, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.168 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Fiber, Net energy, swine

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There Are Differences in Digestible Calcium Among 14 Sources of Calcium Carbonate Sourced from Latin America when Fed to Growing Pigs

Guerrero Huerta, Diego, Su A Lee, Hans H. Stein. 2026. There Are Differences in Digestible Calcium Among 14 Sources of Calcium Carbonate Sourced from Latin America when Fed to Growing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.173, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.173 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Calcium carbonate, Digestibility, Growing pigs

Authors:

Diego Guerrero Huerta, Su A Lee, Hans H Stein

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Effects of Xylanase or Stimbiotic on Apparent Ileal, Cecal, and Total Tract Digestibility of Energy and Dietary Fiber in Diets fed to Growing Pigs

Acosta, Jessica P., Gemma González-Ortiz, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Effects of Xylanase or Stimbiotic on Apparent Ileal, Cecal, and Total Tract Digestibility of Energy and Dietary Fiber in Diets fed to Growing Pigs. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.186 doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.186 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Digestibility, Energy, Fiber, Pigs, stimbiotic, Xylanase

Authors:

Acosta, Gonzalez-Ortiz, Stein

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Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Pistachio Blanks and Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Pistachio Blanks as a Source of Fiber

Kim, Yeonwoo, Hans H. Stein. 2026. Ileal Digestibility of Amino Acids in Pistachio Blanks and Growth Performance of Weanling Pigs Fed Diets Containing Pistachio Blanks as a Source of Fiber. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 104, Issue Supplement_3, skag107.203 doi.org/10.1093/jas/skag107.203 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Amino acids, Growth performance, Weanling pigs

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Late-Breaking: Gestation stage, lactation, and partial substitution of hydroxy minerals with methionine hydroxy analogue chelated minerals impacts nutrient retention.

Acosta, Jesus A., Brad V. Lawrence, Eric Myers, Chelsie K. K. Foran, Hans H. Stein, Deana Hancock. 2026. Late-Breaking: Gestation stage, lactation, and partial substitution of hydroxy minerals with methionine hydroxy analogue chelated minerals impacts nutrient retention. Journal of Animal Science, Volume 103, Issue Supplement_3, October 2025, Pages 191–192, doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf300.230 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

nutrient retention, organic trace minerals, swine

Authors:

Acosta, Lawrence, Myers, Foran, Stein, Hancock

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An expert consensus framework for a database on ileal amino acid digestibility and protein quality scoring from foods consumed by humans.

Tome, D., J. Calvez, R. Elango,.E. Ferriolli, C. Gaudichon, G. Courtney-Martin, F. Han, M. Hayes, S. Hodgkinson, A. Kurpad, J. J. Mes, V. Owino, I. Recio, S. P. Shertukdef, H.H. Stein, A. Vlassopoulos, M. Xipsiti. 2025. An expert consensus framework for a database on ileal amino acid digestibility and protein quality scoring from foods consumed by humans. Current Dev. Nutr. 9:107291. doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107291 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

ileal, Amino Acid, Digestibility

Authors:

Tome, Calvez, Elango, Ferriolli, Gaudichon, Courtney-Martin, Han, Hayes, Hodgkinson, Kurpad, Mes, Owino, Recio, Shertukdef, Stein, Vlassopoulos, Xipsiti.

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Protein quality of salmon protein hydrolystes using the digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) method

Fanelli, N. S., J. C. F. R. Martins, and H. H. Stein. 2025. Protein quality of salmon protein hydrolystes using the digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) method. Current Dev. Nutr. 9:106016. doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.106593 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Salmon, protein hydrolystes Amino acids

Authors:

Fanelli, Martins, Stein

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Determination of net energy and nitrogen balance in group-housed pigs fed diets containing varying levels of starch and fiber

Lee, S. A, and H. H. Stein. 2025. Determination of net energy and nitrogen balance in group-housed pigs fed diets containing varying levels of starch and fiber. J. Anim. Sci. 103(Supplement_3), 181-182. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf300.221 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Distillers dried grains with solubles, Net energy, nitrogen retention, Pigs, Starch

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Greenhouse gas emission, nitrogen balance, and ileal digestibility of amino acids and acid hydrolyzed ether extract in diets containing different inclusion rates of hybrid rye fed to growing pigs

Acosta, J. P., S. A Lee, and H. H. Stein. 2025. Greenhouse gas emission, nitrogen balance, and ileal digestibility of amino acids and acid hydrolyzed ether extract in diets containing different inclusion rates of hybrid rye fed to growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 103(Suppl3), 186-187. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf300.224 Link to abstract.

Keywords:

Digestibility, greenhouse gas emission, Hybrid rye, Pigs

Authors:

Acosta, Lee, Stein

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