Nutrition and Behavior, Part 2: Genetics and Nutrition Influence – Episode 143

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The Squeal 0143 – Nutrition and Behavior, Part 2: Genetics and Nutrition Influence On Animal Behavior The Squeal

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Part II of III: As a genetic company, PIC strives to achieve excellence and produce the best performing pig. In this episode of The Squeal, Dr. Irena Czycholl (PIC Research Scientist on Animal Welfare and Applied Animal Behavior), Dr. Ning Lu (PIC Nutrition Specialist), and Dr. Simon Turner (Scotland’s Rural Collect Senior Researcher) discuss the genetic competent of animal behavior. The group talks about the relationship between animal behavior and nutrition and asks the question “Why don’t we breed a more docile pig?”