At the 2026 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, R. Dean Boyd, PhD, consultant at Animal Nutrition Research, LLC and Aaron Gaines, PhD, managing partner at Ani-Tek, LLC, PhD, spoke at the U.S. Soy sponsored Swine Application Symposium, presenting new research that challenges long-held assumptions and forcing nutritionists to rethink formulation strategies in modern pig production.
Their work outlines four key “pillars” that redefine soybean meal’s role – not just as a protein source, but as a driver of growth, health and profitability in commercial production systems.
- Energetic value
- Maximum growth and feed conversion efficiency (FCE)
- Mitigation of respiratory disease impaired growth
- Mitigation of carcass weight dip
Watch the interview below and read more here. You can also watch the full presentations by Dr. R. Dean Boyd and Dr. Aaron Gaines.