This federal Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program provides $300,000 in funding to the University of Delaware to conduct research on how stress affects nutrient absorption in pigs. The research aims to investigate how weaning pigs at different ages disrupts their digestive system, including the nerves and hormone-producing cells in their guts, and impacts their ability to absorb nutrients from food. The findings are expected to reveal insights into stress-induced changes to nutrient transporters, paving the way for new dietary approaches to optimize nutrition for stressed pigs or improve their lifelong nutrient utilization. This 2-year research project will be conducted at the University of Delaware's facilities in Newark, Delaware.
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