Today’s episode will cover Pork Fat Quality and Diet Formulation: Lessons learned and the impact over the last 40 years.

“The more fat you feed a pig… the more it looks like the fat that you feed it.” – Dr. Jeff Hansen.

Our guest is Dr. Jeff Hansen, another bright mind of the Global Swine Industry. Dr. Hansen graduated with an M.S. from Texas A&M and Ph.D. in Swine Nutrition from Kansas State University. He was previously Director of Nutritional Programs with Murphy‐Brown/Smithfield, the largest pork producer in the world, for over 20 years, and brings extensive experience in nutrition, production management and feed manufacturing. After that, he joined Nutriquest as Director of Technical Sales and Service.

What you will learn:

• How he got involved in pig production and the development of his career;
• Definition of Pork Fat Quality and its importance;
• A Historical perspective on pork fat quality;
• Regional differences in the US based on ingredient availability;
• Thoughts on pork fat quality between different countries;
• Ways to manage pork fat quality;
• What separates successful swine professionals from those that are not.

Jeff’s favorite swine-related resource: Agricultural Research Council

Jeff’s favorite book unrelated to swine: The Servant

Edited by Lauro Faccin