In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Katlyn McClellan, a PhD student at South Dakota State University, discusses sow anemia. McClellan explains how hemoglobin levels can serve as a biomarker for identifying at-risk sows before farrowing and explores the implications of prolonged farrowing on stillbirth rates and sow health. Listen to the full episode on all major platforms.

"Prolonged farrowing rates have long been correlated with stillborn rates, leading to hypoxia and increased stillbirth incidence."

• (00:00) Introduction 
• (01:02) Hemoglobin as a biomarker
• (02:26) Prolonged farrowing
• (04:05) Hemoglobin concentration
• (06:31) Practical recommendations
• (08:42) Future research directions
• (09:57) Closing thoughts

Meet the guest: Katlyn McClellan, a PhD student at South Dakota State University, specializes in sow nutrition and physiology. With a Master’s in Animal Sciences from SDSU and a Bachelor’s from Cal State Fresno, her research focuses on using hemoglobin as a biomarker for identifying at-risk sows and addressing anemia.

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