Madie R. Wensley

Graduate Research Assistant
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Madie Wensley
Graduate Research Assistant
Applied Swine Nutrition
Kansas State University
Madie is a Ph.D. candidate, originally from Parma, Michigan. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Michigan State University in 2018 before joining the Applied Swine Nutrition program at Kansas State University.Madie completed her Masters in 2020, with research focusing on determining the available phosphorus release of a novel phytase source in nursery pigs and assessing phytase release values for calcium, phosphorus, amino acids, and energy in diets for growing-finishing pigs. Her Ph.D. research has focused on different feeding and management strategies to maintain continuity of nutrient intake in young pigs after weaning, with the goal of decreasing mortality. Most of this research has been conducted in collaboration with industry partners and has been a contributing effort in the Pig Survivability Grant.

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Presentation(s):

• 392 - Young Scholar Award Talk: Strategies to Maintain Nutrient Intake, Reduce Weight Loss, and Improve Livability in Newly Weaned Pigs

  Tuesday, June 28, 2022
  4:05 PM – 4:35 PM CT