The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast - Dr. Jung Min Heo: Inside Korean Poultry Nutrition and Feed Additives | Ep. 168

In this episode of The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jung Min Heo, Professor at Chungnam National University, discusses how precision nutrition can help poultry producers balance productivity, cost, and sustainability. He explains why low-protein diets require careful amino acid balancing, how probiotics can influence gut health, stress status, egg quality, and overall layer performance, and where AI may help predict additive synergies. Listen now on all major platforms!

What you'll learn:  

• Korean feed challenges
• Low protein diets
• Nitrogen reduction strategies
• Probiotic layer responses
• AI additive synergy

Meet the guest:

Dr. Jung Min Heo is a Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology at Chungnam National University in South Korea. His research covers poultry nutrition, precision feeding, gut health, feed additives, microbiomes, and sustainable production. He has led government- and industry-funded projects on low crude protein diets, amino acid nutrition, nitrogen reduction, smart livestock technologies, antibiotic alternatives, probiotics, egg quality, bone health, and laying hen welfare. His contributions have received honors from the Korean Society of Poultry Science and the Korean Society of Animal Science and Technology. Listen to Jung Min Heo on The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms. 

Liked this one? Don’t stop now, here’s what we think you’ll love!