By Katy Kinker
The Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences has appointed Jinsu Hong, Ph.D., as an assistant professor of non-ruminant nutrition and nutrient management.
Hong earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in animal science and agricultural biotechnology from Seoul National University in South Korea. His interest in swine nutrition and management began as an undergraduate after completing two years of military service.
“After I came back to school, I took a swine nutrition and management class and had an opportunity to work at a swine farm during the summer,” Hong said. “That was the first time I saw pigs up close, and it fascinated me. That experience made me want to keep studying nutrition and management.”
Hong’s graduate research focused on amino acid and energy nutrition in sows and their progeny.
Following his Ph.D., Hong completed postdoctoral training at South Dakota State University, where he studied how agricultural byproducts such as canola meal and soybean meal could be used in swine and poultry diets.
Source : purdue.edu