Graduate Research Assistant
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Originally from Hartwell, Georgia, Ty received his Bachelor's degree in Animal Sciences and
Industry with a production option from Kansas State University in May 2022. His experiences in
his family’s finishing barns and in the show pig industry, along with involvement in livestock
judging and undergraduate research, led Ty to pursue further education in swine nutrition. Ty
also served as an intern on the Improving Pig Survivability grant during his time as an
undergraduate student.
Ty joined the Kansas State University Swine Nutrition team in the summer of 2022 to begin his
master’s program. His research at KSU has included developing a phytase release curve to
quantify the release of phytate-bound phosphorous in swine diets, determining the effect of a
botanical-derived feed additive in diets with or without pharmacological levels of zinc and
copper, and determining the effect of compound enzymes in diets of different nutrient density.
Most recently, Ty’s work has focused on determining the net energy of soybean meal relative to
corn in nursery and finishing pigs, as well as evaluating the effect of a bacillus-based feed
additive in diets with different soybean meal levels. He completed his MS in swine nutrition in
Spring 2024. Before starting his Ph.D. in swine nutrition in Summer 2024, Ty served as a Swine
Nutrition and Health Intern with Elanco Animal Health and New Fashion Pork. Ty manages the
KSU Segregated Early Wean nursery site and assists others graduate students with research
there.
123 - Effects of compound enzymes in diets of different nutrient density fed to late nursery pigs
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM CST
179 - Determining the productive energy of soybean meal relative to corn and feed-grade amino acids
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM CST