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June Is Dairy Month

Join KLA in celebrating National Dairy Month throughout June.

The dairy industry in Kansas continues to grow, with a new 23,000-cow dairy under construction in southwest Kansas, the grand opening of the new Hilmar Cheese Company plant in Dodge City and expansions of existing dairies around the state.

Milk production in Kansas has grown over the past year, with the most recent National Ag Statistics Service report showing an increase of 7.7% and 11.4% in March and April, respectively, from the same months in 2024.

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Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim

Video: Sweetener Effects on Gut Health - Dr. Kwangwook Kim



In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.