Theo van Kempen

Nutreco and North Carolina State University - Netherlands Author

Theo van Kempen grew up on a livestock farm in the South of Netherlands. Intrigued by animal production he first got an MSc degree in Animal Husbandry and Nutrition from the Agricultural University in Wageningen, and subsequently a PhD in Nutrition from the University of Illinois.

Subsequently, he worked in the pharmaceutical industry in product development and in the chemical industry focused on quality control for feed manufacturing.

In 1998 he got the opportunity to return to academia at which point he became professor in swine nutrition/waste management at North Carolina State University.

In 2004 he returned to Europe where he works in nutrition research/product development, now with Nutreco, and while still maintaining an adjunct professor position at NCSU.

Updated CV 18-Jul-2014

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Water/protein ratio in swine from birth to finish and the deviation that occurs following weaning

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Phenomenal feed efficiency in newly-weaned pigs: sign of health problems?

The factor that is completely ignored is that newly weaned piglets develop edema; they retain water in their tissues above what is normal and this explains the abnormal gain of the piglet in the first days after weaning.

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02-Jul-2020huyen.niahIn my opinion, excessive feed intake during the first week post-weaning will increase the risk of getting infected with Hemolytic E coli. This bacteria produce toxin that cause edema on Piglets and even neurological symptoms

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Visits to the feeder and visits in which feed disappears in the first two days after weaning of piglets that had access to creep during lactation

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Feeding behavior of newly weaned piglets: implications for weaning practices?

Piglets have little difficulty finding the feeder but piglets that were not exposed to creep feed during lactation do not recognize the feed as food when weaned.

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29-Jul-2014pig333Hi Dr Berge, the print button provides you a good version of the article for a pdf.

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Phenomenal feed efficiency in newly-weaned pigs: sign of health problems?

Feeding behavior of newly weaned piglets: implications for weaning practices?

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