In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Roman Moreno, nutritionist at Seaboard Foods, shares his perspective on managing summer diets for pigs under heat stress. He explains how energy density, fat inclusion, and feed form strategies can influence growth performance and market outcomes. The conversation also covers ingredient cost challenges and the role of dietary additives in hot weather. Listen now on all major platforms!

"When pigs get heat stress, they eat less than they should be eating to be productive."

Meet the guest: Dr. Roman Moreno earned his Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln after completing graduate studies in ruminant nutrition in Mexico. With more than a decade of experience as a nutritionist at Seaboard Foods, he focuses on practical feeding strategies that optimize pig performance under commercial conditions. 

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What you will learn: 

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:21) Introduction
• (03:20) Summer diet importance
• (05:04) Energy intake strategies
• (07:17) Cost of fat
• (10:17) Balancing diet costs
• (14:23) Additives in diets
• (15:41) Closing thoughts

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