Dr. Tom Crenshaw: Cation-Anion Balance for Pigs | Ep. 145

We all know about the importance of calcium and phosphorus in the diet, but can we be more precise with our feeding techniques? In this episode with Laura and Dr. Tom Crenshaw, they discuss Tom’s work by diving deeper into the cation and anion balance as well as certain instances where we may be over-feeding calcium or phosphorous without knowing it.

"𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺." - 𝗗𝗿. 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

1. Current Ca:P ratios in the industry

2. Can the same ratio be used for all sows?

3. Cation-anion balance

4. Potassium levels in the diet

5. Key points

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Tom Crenshaw is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He received Ph.D. and M.S. degrees at the University of Nebraska in Swine Nutrition and a B.S. degree in Animal Sciences at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Two main themes have persisted throughout Dr. Crenshaw’s research in mineral nutrition related to skeleton growth. These include the roles of cation-anion balance and nutritional factors which enhance bone integrity. His research has allowed strong ties with researchers in academia and the commercial swine industry, and importantly, the projects have provided opportunities to train both graduate and undergraduate students.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

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