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Dr. Hans Stein: Calcium and Phosphorus Requirements for Gilts and Sows | Ep. 363

Season 4 | Episode 363

26m | Jul 21, 2026

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show, Dr. Hans Stein, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, discusses calcium and phosphorus requirements for developing gilts and gestating sows. He explains digestible mineral formulation, discoveries in calcium nutrition, limestone variability, phytase interactions, and why sow requirements may be higher than expected. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Excess calcium produced the opposite of a traditional response curve, reducing growth performance and gain to feed above a certain level."

Meet the guest: Dr. Hans Stein is a Professor of Animal Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he leads the Monogastric Nutrition Laboratory. His research focuses on calcium, phosphorus, energy systems, and nutrient digestibility in pigs. Dr. Stein earned his PhD in Nonruminant Nutrition from the University of Illinois and has contributed extensively to the advancement of swine nutrition research. Learn more from Dr. Hans Stein on The Swine it Podcast Show, available on all major platforms.

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