A practical review of contemporary research and commercial experiences about feeding US sorghum to pigs from the US and abroad from Dr. Ioannis Mavromichalis, a consulting nutritionist with international outreach. This webinar will also cover sorghum and tannins and recommendations for testing US sorghum at commercial pig farms around the world.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
1. Sorghum from a botanical point of view.
2. Sorghum and tannins.
4. Feeding US sorghum – research findings.
5. Feeding US sorghum – commercial experiences.
6. Recommendations for testing US sorghum at commercial farms.
This webinar is sponsored by United Sorghum Checkoff and presented by Feed & Grain, and Feed Strategy.
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Ioannis Mavromichalis holds an MSc (Kansas State University, 1997) and Ph.D. (University of Illinois, 2000) degrees in animal nutrition. He worked as a commercial nutritionist in the USA and Europe for eight years before establishing Ariston Nutrition Consulting International in 2008, in which he currently serves as the Managing Director. Dr. Mavromichalis is a prolific writer, having produced all kinds of media content since 1990. Currently, he publishes articles and blogs in Feed Strategy and Feed & Grain magazines, in the USA. Dr. Mavromichalis has published three books on piglet nutrition – a most favorite topic of his – and he is working now on his fourth book. Finally, Dr. Mavromichalis is very active on LinkedIn. He maintains an active network of almost 7,000 followers, publishing short posts on all matters pertaining to animal nutrition and health three times per week.