Nutritional Strategies to Improve Pig Performances and Feed Efficiency
In 1992, Ester Vinyeta started her professional career as lecturer and researcher on crop production and food science at the Universitat de Vic (Barcelona, Spain). During this phase she worked closely with the pig industry and researched, amongst other topics, on methods to reduce nitrogen contamination from pig manure. Later in 2002, she joined Esporc S.A. (Spain), a feed and swine integrator, as nutritionist and technical director for three feed mill operations with a total production > 300’000 mto/year. During this period she coordinated research projects in collaboration with universities and research institutes (UB, UAB, IRTA) on feed technology, animal production and meat quality. Later, in 2009, she moved to the Netherlands and joined Schothorst Feed Research as senior researcher and consultant, focusing on swine but also collaborating closely with the poultry team. Her research focused on nutritional requirements of piglets and growing-finishing pigs, feedstuff evaluation, meat production and quality, feed technology and additive efficacy. She also consulted feed companies mainly in Europe and Asia. In 2011, she joined Bühler AG as Animal Nutrition Manager and worked on innovation projects focusing on the impact of feed processing, animal performance and health. She also gave trainings offered by the Swiss Feed Technology Institute (SFT). Since March 1st, 2014, she joined Delacon Biotechnik GmbH as Species Leader Swine and feed technology expert.