Dr. Ashley Wagner: Nutritional Strategies for Stress | Ep. 166

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Ashley Wagner, Director of US Business and Technical Sales at Probiotech International Inc., explores a new approach to managing stress in pigs. She breaks down the physiological and behavioral impacts of stress on sow performance and fertility. Discover how feed additives targeting the brain-gut axis can improve serotonin levels, reduce circulating cortisol during stress events, and boost sow and piglet performance. Listen now on all major platforms! "Monoterpenes can reduce norepinephrine and cortisol circulating levels, improving stress tolerance and fertility outcomes." Meet the guest: Dr. Ashley Wagner https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-wagner-ab7827a1/ is the Director of US Business and Technical Sales at Probiotech International Inc. She earned her BS and MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, specializing in nonruminant nutrition, and a PhD from the University of Kentucky. She stayed in the UK to complete post-doctoral training in the Department of Physiology with a research emphasis on metabolism and skeletal muscle chronobiology. What you will learn: (00:00) Highlight (00:48) Introduction (01:57) Defining stress in pigs (02:31) Economic impact stress (03:48) Heat stress mechanisms (06:08) Nutritional mitigation tools (09:38) Trial results insights (10:37) Closing thoughts The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: Essential Ag Solutions (https://essentialag.com/) - Fortiva (https://fortivaimpact.com) - Kemin (https://www.kemin.com/na/en-us/markets/animal/swine) 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Website: https://www.swinecampus.com/nutritionblackbelt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swinecampus/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/swinecampus/