In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Emiline Sundman, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University, discusses nutritional and environmental enrichment strategies for nursery pigs. She explains how enrichment influences feeding behavior, pig welfare, and early health indicators while addressing performance outcomes and commercial feasibility. Learn how feeder behavior could support earlier health detection. Listen now on all major platforms!
"Enrichment can improve pig welfare even when it does not translate into better performance."
Meet the guest: Dr. Emiline Sundmanis a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Iowa State University. Her work examines animal welfare through behavioral and epidemiological approaches. She earned a PhD in Population Sciences in Animal Health and a master's degree in Animal Physiology with an ethology focus from Iowa State University. Her master's research explored biologically relevant environmental enrichment to improve swine livability.
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