Driving Innovation in a swine production system - Dr. Aaron Gaines

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“You can have a state-of-the-art research facility or even the best ideas in the world. But if you don't have a good research staff at the slat level you don't have much. It's about people, and the role of the research staff is to accurately collect data at the farm and transfer that information timely to key stakeholders.” – Dr. Aaron Gaines.

Today’s episode will cover “Driving Innovation in a swine production system”.

Our guest is Dr. Aaron Gaines. Dr. Aaron Gaines is a Managing Partner for Ani-Tek. Dr. Gaines completed his Bachelors in Agriculture, Masters in Animal Science, and Doctorate in Animal Science degrees at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Prior to Ani-Tek, Dr. Gaines held positions at Professional Swine Management, United Animal Health, and The Maschhoffs. Dr. Gaines has been in the swine industry for nearly 20 years and as Managing Partner of Ani-Tek, he is focused on product development and supporting new products into the marketplace for livestock.

What you will learn:

Prioritizing research ideas; Connecting research results to company profitability; Measure mortality/morbidity from a large-scale research standpoint; The role of the research staff; What separates successful swine professionals from those that are not.

Gaines’ favorite swine-related book: Feed Efficiency in Swine

Gaines’ favorite book in general: Trump: The Art of the Deal

This episode was published by Lauro Faccin & Laihane Almeida.