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Applications Due Soon for July 18 Pork Quality Assurance Advisor Certification

The application deadline for the Iowa Pork Industry Center’s next Pork Quality Assurance Advisor certification session is approaching, and those interested in attending should submit their application soon. The session date is Tuesday, July 18, and the application deadline for this virtual session is Tuesday, July 11.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach swine veterinarian Chris Rademacher organizes these sessions, and said the session, including the exam, will take approximately six hours to complete.

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World Pork Expo: Evonik monitors the impact of trypsin inhibitors in nursery pigs

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Dr. Maria Mendoza, Global Consulting Expert with Evonik, recently spoke to The Pig Site’s Sarah Mikesell at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA about the use of trypsin inhibitors in soy products and how that effects the digestion of amino acids. The variability of quality of the soy products can affect the rations of the soy products in the complete diet of the pigs. Evonik has monitoring services that can assist producers with determining the variability in their suppliers’ soy products.