Dr. Htoo obtained a B.Sc. agr. (Animal Production) from Larenstein International University, Deventer, Netherlands, and a M.Sc. agr. and a Dr. sc. agr. (Animal nutrition) from Georg-August University, Goettingen, Germany. After serving as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2004 to 2006 at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, he started his career at Evonik in 2007 as a research manager in swine nutrition. He was responsible for planning and management of a large number of swine research projects covering a broad range of topics in collaboration with leading researchers from various universities and institutes worldwide. Since January 2018, he took over the responsibility as the Director Technical consulting – swine belonging to the team of Animal Production Experts. His main research topics include the estimations of amino acids requirements and ideal protein ratios, the interactions of immune status and amino acids requirements, further development of advanced feeding concepts such as low protein diets, the next limiting amino acids, net energy requirements, and updating the standardized ileal amino acids digestibility of feed ingredients for pigs. As author and co-author, he has contributed more than 90 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 conference proceedings, 11 technical review articles and 2 invited keynote presentations.
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As the global demand for meat increases regulations to reduce the nitrogen pollution caused by intensive livestock production are being strengthened. In an effort to reduce nitrogen excretion the industry is seeking to reduce the use of feeds containing excess crude protein and replace them with a balance of feed grade amino acids in order to maintain optimal pig performance. John will show that an integrated approach, using low crude protein diets with a net energy system, probiotics and fibre sources, improves gut health, nutrient utilization and efficiency. His update will cover…
