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Welcome to the Improving Pig Survivability Project

interns

Grace deNeui

Abigail Statler

Abigail Statler

Summer 2022 Intern- Currently a Senior in Animal Science at Iowa State University. Grace will graduate in the Spring of 2023 with a Certificate in Swine Production Management and a Bachelor's in Animal Science. After graduation she plans to attend graduate school to obtain her Master's. Her interests in the swine industry include nursery pigs and gilts in the areas of nutrition and disease prevention.

Abigail Statler

Abigail Statler

Abigail Statler

Summer 2022 Intern- Currently a Senior in Animal Science at Iowa State University. Abigail will graduate in the Spring of 2023 with a Certificate in Swine Production Management and a Bachelor's in Animal Science. After graduation she plans to attend graduate school. Her interests in the swine industry are focused around sow management. From breeding to weaning, day one care, disease prevention and diagnostics.

Andrew Boschert

Abigail Statler

Andrew Boschert

Summer 2021 Intern - Currently a Junior at Iowa State University intending to graduate December of 2022

"My research revolved around: The effect of gruel feeding and oral dextrose on the survivability of pigs after weaning. I helped on many other NPB & FFAR survivability grant projects." 

Alton Holstine

Alton Holstine

Andrew Boschert

Summer 2021

Alicia Denton

Alton Holstine

Alicia Denton

Summer 2021 Intern - Currently an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Purdue University, Graduating in May 2023. Plans to attend graduate school to advance her knowledge in swine reproduction.

"As a Swine Research Intern for IPIC, I worked with a team at Purdue University to see if heat lamp placement has any effect on piglet survivability."

Ty Kim

Alton Holstine

Alicia Denton

Summer 2021

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Summer 2020

Mikayla Spinler

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Summer 2020 Intern- Currently a Graduate Student at Kansas State University with their Applied Swine Nutrition Team.

"My research has focused on the effects of the use of a feed flavor in the sow lactation diet on sow feed intake and sow and litter performance as well as using a feed flavor in the nursery diet, looking at the effects on feed intake and growth performance. I have also looked at the impact of increasing levels of tryptophan to lysine ratio in diets containing DDGS to a DDGS withdrawal strategy on growth performance, carcass characteristics, Iodine Value (IV) and economics of grow-finish pigs."

Erika Johnson

Caitlyn Eickleberry

Erika Johnson

Summer 2019 Intern - Currently a masters student in Dr. Jason Ross and Dr. Lance Baumgard's Labs

 "My research focus is in Animal Physiology with a focus on sustainability within the swine industry."

Grad Students

Blaire Todd

Edison Magalhaes

Edison Magalhaes

Grant PI: Dr. Nick Gabler

"Currently, I work as a livestock production agent for Kansas State Research and Extension. I serve livestock producers in North Central Kansas and provide them with educational resources and programming." 

Edison Magalhaes

Edison Magalhaes

Edison Magalhaes

Grant PI: Dr. Daniel Linhares

Emiline Sundman

Edison Magalhaes

Emiline Sundman

Grant PI: Dr. Anna Johnson - Currently a PhD student and graduate research assistant in the VDPAM department at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine.

"My research area is animal behavior and welfare, and my PhD work will involve behavior and welfare of feedlot cattle in chronic and hospital pens. I plan to graduate in Spring 2024."

Erin Dolecheck

Erin Dolecheck

Emiline Sundman

Grant PI: Dr. Lee Schulz

Grace Moeller

Erin Dolecheck

Grace Moeller

Grant PI: Dr. Ken Stalder - Currently a Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student at Iowa State University.

"My research focuses on determining the optimal feet and leg conformation traits to help improve sow longevity in stalled and group-housed gestation systems."

Jamie Studer

Erin Dolecheck

Grace Moeller

 Grant PI: Dr. Jason Ross - Currently in her first year of PhD program at Iowa State University in Dr. Jason Ross's lab

"My role in the pig survivability initiative is focused on sow survivability, particularly in relation to pelvic organ prolapse. I have been involved in multiple projects evaluating the perineal scoring system and testing mitigation strategies. "

Julia Holen

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Kayla Miller

Grant PI: Dr. Jason Woodworth

Kayla Miller

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Kayla Miller

Grant PI: Dr. Nick Gabler - Currently in Second Year of her Master's Program

"My Master's work is centered around investigating management strategies to stretch feed budgets during disruptions to the feed supply chain and the impact of a reduced voluntary feed intake on growth performance and incidences of gastric ulcers in grower pigs."

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Grant PI: Dr. Jason Woodworth - Currently a Nutritionist and Sow Technical Service for Pipestone Nutrition

"I work to formulate diets for all of our Pipestone managed sow farms, oversee our wean to finish nutrition research, and work on our sow technical service team."

Larissa Shirley

Marcie Christianson

Kiah Berg (Gourley)

Grant PI: Dr. Kara Stewart

Marcie Christianson

Marcie Christianson

Marcie Christianson

Grant PI: Dr. Ken Stalder

Madie Wensley

Marcie Christianson

Marcie Christianson

Grant PI: Dr. Mike Tokach

Megan Nickel

Spenser Becker

Spenser Becker

Grant PI: Dr. Chris Rademacher - Currently the Lead Sow Veterinarian for Holden Farms

"I finished my M.S. in Veterinary Preventative Medicine at Iowa State University in December of 2021"

Spenser Becker

Spenser Becker

Spenser Becker

Grant PI: Dr. Laura Greiner 

Zoe Kiefer

Spenser Becker

Vishesh Bhatia

Grant PI: Dr. Jason Ross - Currently, I work full time as a Research Scientist in Dr. Jason Ross’s lab specializing in swine reproductive physiology.

"My Master’s degree thesis was understanding biological factors associated with pelvic organ prolapse in late gestation sows (2021). I am now pursuing a PhD part time focusing on sow survivability and the causes of pelvic organ prolapses while developing and testing mitigation strategies."

Vishesh Bhatia

Vishesh Bhatia

Vishesh Bhatia

Grant PI: Dr. Jack Dekkers

Vishesh Bhatia

Vishesh Bhatia

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Select photos courtesy of National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff. Des Moines, IA USA.


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