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Animal nutrition experts honoured
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he American Feed Industry Association honoured three Justin Bundy, Bill Barr & Co., Luis O. Tedeschi, Ph.D., TAMU, Xingen Lei, Ph.D., Cornell, individuals in the animal Inc., presents the Nonreceives Ruminant Animal received the New Frontiers in Ruminant Animal Nutrition Nutrition Research Award Animal Nutrition Award science field at the American Society Research Award to Sung Woo from Janet Remus, Dupont of Animal Science Annual Meeting Kim, PhD, NCSU in Baltimore, Maryland, July 9, 2017. Sung Woo Kim, PhD, of North Carolina State University, received Non-Ruminant Animal Nutrition Research Award the AFIA-ASAS Non-Ruminant Animal Nutrition Kim is a professor of nutrition at North Carolina State Research Award; Luis O. Tedeschi, PhD, of Texas A&M University. He has built a world-class swine nutrition University, received the AFIA-ASAS Ruminant Animal research program, which has resulted in a significant Nutrition Research Award; and Xingen Lei, PhD, of advancement in knowledge about utilisation of protein, Cornell University, received the AFIA and Federation amino acids and other nutrients in growing-finishing, of Animal Science Societies New Frontiers in Animal gestating and lactating swine. Nutrition Award. Presten Buff, PhD, AFIA director of regulatory affairs Ruminant Animal Nutrition Research Award commented, “Each of these individuals has conducted Tedeschi teaches ruminant nutrition, precision diet exceptional research to provide better nutrition for food formulation, comparative ruminant production and animals. They are all experts in their field, and the awards modelling courses at Texas A&M University. His are well-earned.” research focuses on the integration of mathematical nutrition modelling and scientific data from research trials conducted both in his laboratory and at other universities and research institutions around the world. Tedeschi has published multiple peer-reviewed journals and book chapters and has presented at conferences and workshops worldwide. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Sāo Paulo and his doctorate from Cornell University. This award was presented by Janet Remus of Dupont on behalf of AFIA.
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New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award Lei is a professor of molecular nutrition at Cornell University. He has developed a new generation of bacterial phytases and determined their nutritional and environmental value. He is converting poultry feathers and defatted microalgae into feed proteins. Additionally, he pioneered nutritional genomics of selenium in pigs and chicks and discovered dual roles of selenium in oxidative stress and diabetes. Lei has authored more than 400 publications, advised more than 140 graduate students and served on multiple panels and editorial boards. Lei received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in China and his doctorate from Michigan State University. He has additional postdoc training from the University of Missouri; this award was presented by Janet Remus of Dupont on behalf of AFIA. The three awards are sponsored by AFIA as part of its continuing awards program that dates back to 1948. The ruminant and non-ruminant awards were added to the overall awards program in 1998, and the new frontiers award was added in 2003.