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2026
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2026-10-04
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Wesley Schweer's research focuses on animal nutrition and physiology, particularly concerning pigs. His work investigates the impact of various dietary components on animal performance, digestion, and physiological responses. Recent publications explore the functions of trace minerals, such as manganese, zinc, and copper, in reproduction and overall health, including their effects on feed intake and tissue distribution. Schweer also examines the influence of different fiber types, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, and isoacids on nutrient digestibility, gastrointestinal health, and fermentation products in nursery and finishing pigs. His research collaborations within the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station involve shared publications with colleagues like Chad M. Pilcher and Sabrina May. Schweer has authored 55 publications with 365 citations and an h-index of 9, with his most recent work published in 2025.
Metrics
- h-index: 9
- Publications: 55
- Citations: 365
Selected Publications
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Effects of novel specialty soy protein products on growth performance and fecal dry matter of nursery pigs (2026)
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159. Effects of Thermo-Mechanically Processed Soybean Meal on Nursery Pig Growth and Fecal Characteristics (2025)
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Effect of increasing dietary isoacid levels on total tract and apparent ileal nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets (2025)
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99 Growth performance of grow-finish pigs fed different levels of soybean meal in non-isocaloric diets with provisions of digestible amino acids above estimated requirements (2025)
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122 Effects of a phytogenic feed additive on nursery pig performance (2025)
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264 A holistic nutritional approach for modulation of microbiome to improve pig performance and support health (2025)
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35 Viral disease alters feed preferences in grower pigs (2025)
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Application of health-focused nursery feeding strategies to support pigs facing natural porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection (2025)
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Dietary isoacids effects on growth, nitrogen, and energy digestibility, and fecal volatile fatty acids and microbial ecology in finishing pigs (2024)
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202 Source matters: long-term effects of nursery sanitary condition and dietary Zinc source and level on growth performance, diarrhea incidence, and carcass metrics of pigs (2024)
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197 Effects of dietary zinc supplementation strategy on immune response, bacterial load and disease severity in growing gilts infected with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. (2024)
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201 The effects of the supplementation of a Zinc-amino acid complex in pig nursery diets with differing pharmacological levels of zinc oxide and complexity (2024)
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PSI-12 Dietary isoacids modulate nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in ileal digesta and feces of growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets (2024)
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PSI-20 Isobutyrate supplementation improved energy and nitrogen digestibility in prepubertal gilts fed a high insoluble, but not soluble, fiber diet (2024)
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Effects of dietary zinc supplementation strategy on immune response, bacterial clearance and disease severity in growing gilts infected with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (2024)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Nicholas K Gabler
Iowa State University (US)
31 shared publications
- Functions of manganese in reproduction
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs I: Growth performance and digestibility1
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs II: Intestinal integrity and function1
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus reduces feed efficiency, digestibility, and lean tissue accretion in grow-finish pigs1
- Impact of viral disease hypophagia on pig jejunal function and integrity
Showing 5 of 31 shared publications
Kent Schwartz
14 shared publications
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs I: Growth performance and digestibility1
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs II: Intestinal integrity and function1
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus reduces feed efficiency, digestibility, and lean tissue accretion in grow-finish pigs1
- The effects of group size and subtherapeutic antibiotic alternatives on growth performance and morbidity of nursery pigs: a model for feed additive evaluation1
- 501 Immunometabolism responses to disease in pigs and its impact on feed efficiency.
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Eric Ryan Burrough
Iowa State University (US)
13 shared publications
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs I: Growth performance and digestibility1
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs II: Intestinal integrity and function1
- Impact of viral disease hypophagia on pig jejunal function and integrity
- Impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on muscle metabolism of growing pigs1
- Impact of PRRSV infection and dietary soybean meal on ileal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in growing pigs1
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Lucas Alves Rodrigues
Zinpro (United States) (US)
10 shared publications
- Effect of increasing dietary isoacid levels on total tract and apparent ileal nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets
- 11. The effects of day of mixing post-insemination, flooring type, and gilt replacement protocol on the severity of claw lesions of sows: A case study using logistic regression
- PSI-15 Impact of Dietary Zinc Source on Post-Weaning Performance and Livability
- PSI-16 Too Late to Catch up? Parity Order and Baseline Overall Claw Quality Impact on the Responsiveness of Sows to Mineral-Amino Acid-Complex Supplementation: A Case Study
- Effects of dietary zinc supplementation strategy on immune response, bacterial clearance and disease severity in growing gilts infected with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Shelby Marie Curry
9 shared publications
- Impact of viral disease hypophagia on pig jejunal function and integrity
- Impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on muscle metabolism of growing pigs1
- 501 Immunometabolism responses to disease in pigs and its impact on feed efficiency.
- Nutrient supplementation effects on pig performance and sickness behavior during a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection
- 405 Effects of nutrient supplementation on pig sickness behavior when infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
John F. Patience
8 shared publications
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus reduces feed efficiency, digestibility, and lean tissue accretion in grow-finish pigs1
- Impact of PRRSV infection and dietary soybean meal on ileal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in growing pigs1
- Impact of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae on intestinal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in pigs1
- The effects of group size and subtherapeutic antibiotic alternatives on growth performance and morbidity of nursery pigs: a model for feed additive evaluation1
- 305 A review and evaluation of antibiotic alternatives in the literature
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Brian Jay Kerr
Agricultural Research Service (US)
7 shared publications
- Impact of PRRSV infection and dietary soybean meal on ileal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in growing pigs1
- Dietary Pharmacological Zinc and Copper Enhances Voluntary Feed Intake of Nursery Pigs
- Impact of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae on intestinal amino acid digestibility and endogenous amino acid losses in pigs1
- Evaluation of digestively resistant or soluble fibers, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, trace minerals, and antibiotics in nonchallenged nursery pigs on performance, digestibility, and intestinal integrity
- Soluble corn fiber, resistant corn starch, and protected butyrate effects on performance, gastrointestinal volatile fatty acids, and apparent total-tract digestibility of calcium and phosphorus in nursery pigs
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Mike T. Socha
Zinpro (United States) (US)
7 shared publications
- Effect of increasing dietary isoacid levels on total tract and apparent ileal nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets
- Towards the identification of a marker of claw quality in sows using partial least squares analysis and classification and regression trees
- PSI-16 Too Late to Catch up? Parity Order and Baseline Overall Claw Quality Impact on the Responsiveness of Sows to Mineral-Amino Acid-Complex Supplementation: A Case Study
- PSI-20 Isobutyrate supplementation improved energy and nitrogen digestibility in prepubertal gilts fed a high insoluble, but not soluble, fiber diet
- PSI-12 Dietary isoacids modulate nutrient digestibility and fermentation products in ileal digesta and feces of growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal diets
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Emma T Helm
Virginia Tech (US)
6 shared publications
- Impact of viral disease hypophagia on pig jejunal function and integrity
- Impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on muscle metabolism of growing pigs1
- 501 Immunometabolism responses to disease in pigs and its impact on feed efficiency.
- Evaluation of digestively resistant or soluble fibers, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, trace minerals, and antibiotics in nonchallenged nursery pigs on performance, digestibility, and intestinal integrity
- 135 Understanding the Performance Enhancing Mode of Action of in-Feed Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotics in Nursery Pigs.
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Alyssa S Cornelison
Zinpro (United States) (US)
6 shared publications
- 11. The effects of day of mixing post-insemination, flooring type, and gilt replacement protocol on the severity of claw lesions of sows: A case study using logistic regression
- PSI-15 Impact of Dietary Zinc Source on Post-Weaning Performance and Livability
- PSI-16 Too Late to Catch up? Parity Order and Baseline Overall Claw Quality Impact on the Responsiveness of Sows to Mineral-Amino Acid-Complex Supplementation: A Case Study
- PSI-20 Isobutyrate supplementation improved energy and nitrogen digestibility in prepubertal gilts fed a high insoluble, but not soluble, fiber diet
- 201 The effects of the supplementation of a Zinc-amino acid complex in pig nursery diets with differing pharmacological levels of zinc oxide and complexity
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Steven Michael Lonergan
Iowa State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on muscle metabolism of growing pigs1
- 501 Immunometabolism responses to disease in pigs and its impact on feed efficiency.
- Pig jejunum protein profile changes in response to a porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge1
- 143 What are the nutritional and metabolic costs of immune system activation in pigs?
- 374 Metabolic response of pigs to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus infection and nutrient restriction
Carson M De Mille
Iowa State University (US)
5 shared publications
- Impact of viral disease hypophagia on pig jejunal function and integrity
- Impact of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus on muscle metabolism of growing pigs1
- Dietary Pharmacological Zinc and Copper Enhances Voluntary Feed Intake of Nursery Pigs
- Evaluation of digestively resistant or soluble fibers, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, trace minerals, and antibiotics in nonchallenged nursery pigs on performance, digestibility, and intestinal integrity
- 135 Understanding the Performance Enhancing Mode of Action of in-Feed Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotics in Nursery Pigs.
Sarah Pearce
National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (US)
4 shared publications
- The effect of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge on growing pigs II: Intestinal integrity and function1
- Pig jejunum protein profile changes in response to a porcine epidemic diarrhea virus challenge1
- Evaluation of digestively resistant or soluble fibers, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, trace minerals, and antibiotics in nonchallenged nursery pigs on performance, digestibility, and intestinal integrity
- Soluble corn fiber, resistant corn starch, and protected butyrate effects on performance, gastrointestinal volatile fatty acids, and apparent total-tract digestibility of calcium and phosphorus in nursery pigs
Chris J Rademacher
4 shared publications
- The effects of group size and subtherapeutic antibiotic alternatives on growth performance and morbidity of nursery pigs: a model for feed additive evaluation1
- 305 A review and evaluation of antibiotic alternatives in the literature
- 284 The Effects of Group Size and Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotic Alternatives on the Performance of Nursery Piglets: A Model for Feed Additive Evaluation.
- Designing and evaluating studies investigating non-antibiotic feed additives
Crystal Lynn Loving
National Animal Disease Center (US)
4 shared publications
- 501 Immunometabolism responses to disease in pigs and its impact on feed efficiency.
- Evaluation of digestively resistant or soluble fibers, short- and medium-chain fatty acids, trace minerals, and antibiotics in nonchallenged nursery pigs on performance, digestibility, and intestinal integrity
- 305 A review and evaluation of antibiotic alternatives in the literature
- 143 What are the nutritional and metabolic costs of immune system activation in pigs?
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