Even though carnitine is more often used when feeding sows, it can also be helpful in enabling the pig to become more efficient with its energy utilization. In this episode, I talk with Dr. Jamil Faccin about a study that he performed by feeding carnitine to pigs in the finishing phase, at different time points, to see how it affected their growth performance and carcass characteristics.

Meet the guest: Dr. Jamil Faccin

Experience

• Current: Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Swine Nutrition (Kansas State University); Co-owner (wisenetix)
• Past: Veterinarian (BRF)

Background

• Ph.D. (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)
• M.Sc. (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul) 
• D.V.M. (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)

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