Crystal Levesque

Crystal Levesque

Professor, Monogastric Nutrition

Biography

Crystal Levesque was born and raised on a broiler and mixed grain farm in central Saskatchewan, Canada. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Alberta in amino acid metabolism during pregnancy followed by post-doctoral training at Prairie Swine Center (pig as a model) and University of Guelph (energy and amino acid metabolism) prior to accepting a position of assistant professor of monogastric nutrition at 日本av视频. Her main research interests are protein and amino acid metabolism during pregnancy and maternal nutritional influence on offspring growth and development. She is actively involved in collaborative research on the impacts of alternative feeds and dietary additives on piglet growth, immune function and gut health postweaning and the use of the pig as a model for human health. Levesque is an active member of the American Society of Animal Science and the American Society of Nutrition serving on various organizing committees. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and landscaping and playing with the grandchildren. She lives with her husband in Brookings.

Education

  • Ph.D. in nutrition and metabolism | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 2010
  • M.S. in animal nutrition | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | 2002
  • B.S. in animal science | University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada | 1999

Academic and Professional Experience

Academic Responsibilities
  • Supervision of graduate students and laboratory technician
  • Teach graduate student communication course
  • Teach graduate monogastric nutrition
Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Discovery Learning Center advisory committee
  • Swine Education and Research Facility user group committee

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Animal Science
  • American Society of Nutrition
Work Experience
  • Experienced communicator: oral and written.
  • Extensive public speaking experience both in formal and classroom environments.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Simply Accounting, SAS 9.2.
  • Certified as Good Lab Practitioner.
  • Certified as primary surgeon for implantation of subcutaneous injection port and cephalic vein catheter in sows and intestinal cannulation in pigs.
  • 2011-2012, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
  • 2010-2011, research coordinator, Prairie Swine Centre. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • 2010-2011, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • 2007-2010, graduate researcher, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • 2008-2009, vice president academic, Graduate Students Association, University of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • 2003-2007, restaurant owner/operator, Maureen's Caf茅. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • 2002-2003, research and information services assistant, Prairie Swine Centre. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Research and Scholarly Work

Areas of Research
  • Defining maternal nutrient requirements to optimize offspring pre- and postnatal development.
  • Impacts of alternative feeds and dietary additives on piglet growth, immune function and gut health postweaning.
  • Improving sow nutrition to produce more robust offspring resulting in increased production efficiency, reduced antibiotic use, reduced nonrenewable resource input and improved overall sustainability.
  • Characterizing influence of alternative ingredients on nutrient digestibility and growth performance in broilers and turkeys
Awards and Honors
  • 2022, SD Master Pork Producer
  • 2021, 日本av视频 Gamma Sigma Delta Research Award, $1,000
  • 2017, Women of Distinction, 日本av视频
  • 2010, Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition AGM, student competition, $100
  • 2010, Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation IUNS Travel Award, $1,875 (declined)
  • 2009, National Science and Engineering Research Council PGS-D (two years), $24,000
  • 2009, University of Alberta President's Doctoral Prize of Distinction, $10,000
  • 2009, Walter H. Johns Fellowship, $1,500
  • 2008, Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship, $11,400
  • 1999, Kellie Aulie Memorial Scholarship in Animal Science, $600
Grants
  1. INPASA, 2025. Nutritional value of dried distiller grains with solubles in gestating sow diets. $71,458. (1 year). PI.
  2. POET Inc, 2025. Mycotoxin mitigation strategy in swine and poultry diets. $89,526 (1 year) co-PI.
  3. CBS Bioplatforms, 2025. Enzyme technology in swine and poultry diets. $220,000 (2 years) PI.
  4. USDA-NIFA Competitive Grant 2025. Functional fiber requirement of pregnant sows. $499,499 (3 years) Collaborator.
  5. USDA-NIFA Competitive Grant 2023. Lysine requirement of pregnant sows. $499,499 (3 years) Collaborator.
  6. CBS BioPlatforms. 2023. Enzyme technology in swine and poultry diets. $100,000. (3 years) PI.
  7. National Canola Growers Association. 2023. Alleviation of the toxic effects of high canola meal inclusion in nursery pig diets. $56,965. (1 year) co-PI.
  8. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. 2023. Impact of feeding extruded 鈥淭rusoya鈥 soybeans on growth performance, blood profile and carcass characteristics in broiler chickens. $60,814. (1 year) co-PI.
  9. U.S. Pork Center of Excellence. 2022. P.I.G. Post-Doctoral Student Editor Program. $40,000 (2 years) co-PI.
  10. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. 2022. Improving nutritional value of soybean products through protease supplementation in broilers diets. $60,814. (1 year) co-PI.
  11. SAM Nutrition. 2022. Dietary inclusion of two chromium sources on sow performance and pig growth until market. $98,286 (1 year) Collaborator.
  12. Northern Soy Marketing. 2022. Differentiating Nutritional Value (Energy and Amino Acids) of Soybean Meal from Various Origins fed to Swine and Poultry. $110,400. (1 year) co-PI.
  13. United Soybean Board. 2022. An Investigation of the Amino Acid Release Patterns as a Mechanism for the Superior Nitrogen Retention of Intact Soy Protein. $70,992. (1 year) Collaborator.
  14. Soybean Research and Promotion Council. 2022. Effect of feeding high oleic soybean oil to finishing pigs on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality. $53,800. (1 year) co-PI.
  15. United Soybean Board. 2022. Improving soybean meal value in swine diets by alleviating antinutritional effects of SBM through commercially available feed technology. $99,300 (1 year) co-PI.
  16. North Dakota Corn Utilization Council. 2022 Thaler, R. Evaluation of corn from different global sources in comparison to United States grade 2 corn. $20,000. (1 year) Collaborator
  17. Canadian Biosystems 2021 Graduate training in poultry nutrition. $100,000 (2 years) co-PI
  18. USDA-NIFA Competitive Grant 2021. Levesque, C.L., Morton, J., Clapper, J.C, Gonda, M., St. Pierre, B., Maradi, H. Gilt development markers. $499,499 (3 years) PI
  19. Pipestone Systems, Levesque, C.L. Graduate student industry experience training. $7,000 (1 year) PI
  20. USDA Higher Education Challenge 2020 Preparing graduate students for future careers in the livestock industry: Communicating beyond science to scientist $750,000 (3 years) PI
  21. Canadian Biosystems 2020 Graduate training in sow nutritional strategies to improve reproduction and offspring vigor. $165,000 (3 years) PI
  22. POET Nutrition 2019 Supporting graduate training and research on the practical use of yeast-based high protein sources for nursery pigs. $188,987 (3 years) PI
  23. National Pork Board SREE 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019. Undergraduate student research award in swine nutrition. $5,000 in each year PI.
  24. Jefo Nutrition Inc. 2019 Influence of protease with or without superdosing phytase on pig performance from weaning to market and post-wean gut permeability in a commercial facility. $49,000
  25. RTI. 2018 Pilot evaluation of a modified direct-fed microbial on pig performance, diet digestibility, gut health and intestinal microbial profile in weaned pigs. $40,876
  26. Vitech, Inc. 2018 Evaluation of peptide, MOS, and protease on nursery pig performance and gut health. $48,000 (2 years) PI.
  27. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council 2017 Practical evaluation of a novel Triple Null Soybean on weaned pig performance $96,796. (1 year) PI.
  28. Minnesota Pork Producer Council 2017 Increasing the Demand for United States Soybeans-Soybean Meal in Southeast Asia Through Collaborative Graduate Student Training at 日本av视频 $15,000 (1 year) co-PI
  29. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council 2017 Integrity gut in weaned pigs fed diets containing soybean products that are derived from a low-anti-nutritional factor variety of soybean. $57,612 (1 year) co-PI
  30. 日本av视频 Griffiths Undergraduate Research Award 2017. Effect of essential oil supplementation of lactation diets on reproductive performance and fecal characteristics of sows. $3,000 (1 year) PI.
  31. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research 鈥 New Innovator Award 2017 Redefining amino acid requirements in pregnancy for precision sow feeding $600,000 (5 years) PI
  32. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council 2017 Nutrient digestibilities and immunological responses of weaned pigs to a soybean variety free of P34 protein, TI and lectins $63,190 (1 year) co-PI
  33. Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council 2017. Increasing the Long-Term Demand for United States Soybeans and Soybean Meal in Southeast Asian Through Collaborative Graduate Student Training at 日本av视频 $15,000 (1 year) co-PI
  34. USDA-Undergraduate Research and Extension Experiential Learning Fellowships 2017 鈥淢entoring undergraduate students in precision livestock production for the 21st century鈥. $300,000 (3 years) co-PI
  35. South Dakota Pork Producers Council 2016. Influence of essential oil supplementation in sow diets on offspring post-natal growth performance鈥 $6,000 (1 year) PI
  36. South Dakota Soybean Research Council 2016 Evaluation of a microbially-converted soybean meal on nursery pig immune response, intestinal microbiota and disease resistance $79,222 (1 year) PI
  37. Canadian Institute of Health Research 2016 Evaluating the dietary protein quality of cereal grains to meet human nutrition needs by measuring the metabolic availability of the most limiting amino; lysine $650,000 (5 years). co-PI
  38. South Dakota Pork Producers Council 2016 Influence of essential oil supplementation in sow diets on offspring post-natal growth performance $6,000 (1 year), PI
  39. South Dakota Soybean Research Council 2015 Evaluation of a microbially-converted soybean meal on nursery pig immune status and response to disease. $153,500 (2 years), PI.
  40. Minnesota Pork Board 2014 Effects of phase feeding gestating and lactating sows on reproduction performance, piglet robustness at birth and post-weaning $50,000 (1 year), co-PI
  41. National Pork Board 2014 Evaluation of a microbially-converted soybean meal as a substitute for fishmeal and a dietary acidifier in nursery pig diets and its effect on post-weaning diarrhea $41,549 (1 year), PI
  42. South Dakota Soybean Research Council 2014 Efficacy of soybean meal in reducing the effect of a PRRS challenge in pigs. $131,074 (2 years), co-applicant
  43. South Dakota Soybean Research Council 2013 alternative ingredient evaluation $39,890 (1 year), PI
  44. South Dakota Pork Producers Council 2013 alternative ingredient digestibility $6,000 (1 year), PI
  45. A.S.P.E.N. Rhoads Research Foundation 2013 A pilot study of systemic glucagon like peptide combined with oral epidermal growth factor and characterization of gut microbiome in short bowel piglets with and without ileum, $50,000 (2 years), PI
  46. Ontario Pork 2011 and 2012, Impact of starter pig nutrition on pig robustness and compensatory growth, $86,000; Determinants of amino acid requirements of gestating and lactating sows, $92,893 (3 years), (2 years), co-applicant
  47. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs 2012, Patterns of nitrogen retention and nutrient utilization efficiency in gestating and lactating sows, UofG2011-1029, $121,390 (3 years), co-applicant
Publications

Publications

  1. Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Galli-Miotto, G., Forero-Salamanca, A., Hong, J., Patterson, R. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. Dietary multi-protease supplementation on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in turkey poults fed high-soybean meal diet. Journal of Applied Poultry Research Rev. in press
  2. Benavides-Infante, A., Fresno-Rueda, A.M., Rodrigues, L.A., Socha, M.T., Fernandes, T., St.Pierre, B., Perez-Palencia, J.Y. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. Interactive effect of dietary protein and fiber levels on total tract and apparent ileal nutrient digestibility, microbiota profiling, and fermentation products in pigs fed a blend of branched-chain volatile fatty acids. Frontiers-Advances in nutritional strategies for optimizing swine growth performance and gut health. In press.
  3. Everding, T., Seddon, Y., Perez-Palencia, J.Y. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. Quantifying cortisol in hair as a chronic stress biomarker in group-housed and stall-housed sows during gestation. Submitted Animal Welfare. In press.
  4. Crosbie, M., Templeman, J.R., Pezzali, J.G., Rankovic, A., Courtney-Martin, G., Levesque, C.L., Hancock-Monroe, L.,Buff, P.R., Columbus, D. and Shoveller, A.K. 2025. . Journal of Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf364
  5. Crosbie, M., Templeman, J., Pezzali, J., Rankovi, A., Courtney-Martin-G., Levesque, C.L., Hancock, L., Buff, P.R., Columbus, D., Verburg, A. and Shoveller, A.K. . Journal of Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf306
  6. Chaves, R.F. Resende, M. Paoletti, A. Rafii, M., de Souza Cantarelli, V., Pencharz, P.B., Elango, R., Levesque, C.L. and Courteny-Martin, G. 2025. . Journal of Nutrition 155:3434-3441. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.08.001
  7. Hong, J., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Patterson, R. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. . Poultry Science Journal. 10:105605-105616. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105605
  8. Ramirez-Camba, C., Urriola, P.E. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. . Animals 15:2126. DOI: 10.3390/ani15142126
  9. Benavides-Infante, A.P., Rodrigues, L.A., Socha, M.T., Schweer, W., Levesque, C.L. and Perez-Palencia, J.Y. 2025. . Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 16:102-115 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-025-01239-0
  10. Samuel, R.S., Darrington, J.E., St. Pierre, B., Levesque, C.L. and Thaler, R.S. 2025. . Animals. 15:1451-1459 DOI: 10.3390/ani15101451
  11. Atoo, A.F., Bolivar-Sierra, A.F., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Levesque, C.L., Patterson, R., Krishnan, H.B. and Hong, J. . 2025. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12: 1-12. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1589827
  12. McClellan, K., Fowler, E., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., St, Pierre, B., Weaver, E., Levesque, C.L., Koch, K., Mueller, S. and Hong, J. 2025. . Journal of Animal Science 103:skaf111. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf111
  13. Atoo, A.F., Perez-Palencia, J.P., Levesque, C.L., Underwood, K., Koch, K., Mueller, S., Krishnan, H.B. and Hong, J. 2025. . 2025. Poultry Science Journal. 104:104960. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.104960
  14. Shipman, G., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Hong, J., Niu, Y., Rogiewicz, A., Patterson, R. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. . Journal of Animal Science. 103:skaf017. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf017
  15. Munoz-Alfonso, C.J., Huber, L. and Levesque, C.L. 2025. Effect of low and high sulfur containing amino acid inclusion in diets fed to primparous sows in late gestation on prepartum nitrogen retention and offspring pre- and post-weaning growth performance. Animals. 14:3681 DOI: 10.3390/ani14243681.
  16. Dierking, S.L., Morton, J.M., Clapper, J.A., Gonda, M.G., Pinilla, J.C. and Levesque, C.L. 2024. Changes in vaginal gene expression and anogenital distance during gilt reproductive development. Animal Reproduction. 22:e20240056. DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-AR2024-0056.
  17. McClellan, K., Levesque, C.L. and Weaver, E. 2024. . Swine Health Production. DOI: 10.54846/jshap/1402.
  18. McClellan, K., Sheffield, S. and Levesque, C.L. 2024. . Translational Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txae158
  19. McClellan, K., Lindemann, M. and Levesque, C.L. Assessment of hemoglobin concentration in sows and their offspring across multiple reproductive cycles. . DOI: 10.54846/jshap/1399
  20. Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Ramirez-Camba, C., Haydon, K, Urschel, K. and Levesque, C.L. Effects of increasing dietary arginine supply during the three first weeks after weaning on pig growth performance, plasma amino acid concentrations and health status. Translational Animal Science 8 DOI: 10.1093/tas/txae047. eCollection 2024.
  21. Coapstick, G., Barry, A., Levesque, C.L. and Shoemaker, M. . International Journal of Exercise Science. 17:517-530. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skae047
  22. Miotto Galli, G., Andretta, I., Levesque, C.L., Bastos Stefanello, T., Lopes Carvalho, C., Perez Palencia, J.Y., Bueno Martins, G., Souze de Lima Cony, B., Remoeiro de Oliveira, C., Franceschi, C. and Kipper, M. 2024. . Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1356455
  23. Tul-Noor, Z., Paoletti, A., Fakiha, A., Pencharz, P.B., Levesque, C.L., Ball, R.O., Elango, R. and Courtney-Martin, G.. Journal of Nutrition. DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.08.011
  24. Chevalier, T.B., Adeola, O., Carter, S.D., Dove, C.R., Estienne, M.J., Levesque, C.L., Maxwell, C.V., Tsai, T. and Lindemann, M.D. 2024. . Applied Animal Science 40:112鈥123. DOI: 10.15232/aas.2023-02480.
  25. Garavito-Duarte, R, Herrick, K., Levesque, C.L. and Perez-Palencia, J. . Translational Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad149.
  26. Shipman, G.L., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Rogiewicz, A., Patterson, R. and Levesque, C.L. . Journal of Animal Science. 101:1鈥11. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad375.
  27. Ramirez-Camba, C.R. and Levesque C.L. 2023. . Animals. 13: 1708; DOI: 10.3390/ani13101708
  28. Garavito-Duarte, Y.R., Levesque C.L., Herrick, K. and Perez-Palencia, J.Y. 2023 Nutritional evaluation of high protein ingredients fed to growing pigs in comparison to commonly used protein sources in swine diets. Journal of Animal Science 3:101:skad135; DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad135.
  29. Levesque, C.L., Ma, X. 2023. Dietary Lactobacillus reuteri prevent inflammation mediated apoptosis of liver via improving intestinal microbiota and bile acid metabolism. Food Chemistry. 404: 134643. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134643
  30. F. Tansil, J.G., Pezzali, C.Cargo-Froom, L. Huber, E.G. Kiarie, G. Courtney-Martin, C.L. Levesque and A.K. Shoveller. 2022. . Journal of Animal Science 101:1-12. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skac420.
  31. Lin, Z., Wu, J., Wang, J., Levesque, C.L. and Ma, X. 2022. Dietary Lactobacillus reuteri prevent from inflammation mediated apoptosis of liver via improving intestinal microbiota and bile acid metabolism. Food Chemistry. 404:134643. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134643
  32. Miller, H.E., McClellan, K., Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Samuel, R.S., Levesque, C.L. and Thaler, R.C. 2022. . Translational Animal Science. txac125, ;DOI: 10.1093/tas/txac125.
  33. Wang, L., Zhang, S., Johnston, L.J., Levesque, C.L., Yin, J. and Dong, B. 2022. . Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 13:12-31. DOI: 10.1186/s40104-021-00662-3
  34. Poudel, P., Samuel, R., Levesque, C. and St-Pierre, B. 2022. . Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 13:25 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-022-00681-8
  35. Paoletti, A., Fakiha, A., Tul-Noor, Z., Pencharz, P.B., Levesque, C.L., Ball, R.O., Kong, D., Elango, R. and Courtney-Martin, G. 2022. . The Journal of Nutrition 152: 770-778. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxab410
  36. Mok, C.H., Levesque, C.L. and Urschel, K. 2021. . Animal Feed Science Technology 282:115-133. DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.115133
  37. Hernandez, L., Dunn, J., Wenninghoff, J., Hesse, A. and Levesque, C.L. 2021. Mint oil and whole yeast cell in sow diets enhance offspring performance in the post-weaning period. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8:658956. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.658956
  38. Perez-Palencia, J.Y., Samuel, R., Levesque, C.L. 2021. Supplementation of protease to low amino acid diets containing superdose level of phytase for wean-to-finish pigs: effects on performance, post-weaning intestinal health and carcass characteristics. Translational Animal Science 5:1-14. DOI: 10.1093/tas/taxb088.
  39. Zeamer, K.M., Levesque, C.L., Cortus, E.L. and Thaler, R.C. 2021. . Applied Animal Science 37:320-333. DOI: 10.15232/aas.2020-02107
  40. Zeamer, K.M., Samuel, R.S., St. Pierre, B., Thaler, R.C., Woyengo, T.A., Hymowitz, T. and Levesque, C.L. 2021 . Livestock Science 243: 1-12. DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104369
  41. Fakiha, A. Tul-Noor, Z., Paoletti, A., Pencharz, P.B., Ball, R.O., Levesque, C.L., Elango, R. and Courtney-Martin, G. 2020. Bioavailable lysine assessed using IAAO is greater when cooked millet and stewed Canadian lentils are combined in healthy young men. The Journal of Nutrition 150:2729-2737. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxaa227
  42. Ramirez-Camba, C.D., J.L. Dunn, J.K. Htoo, J.C. Gonz谩lez-Vega, K. Touchette, R.S. Samuel and C.L. Levesque. 2020. . The Journal of Animal Science. skaa340. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa340
  43. Huang, S., Z. Wu, X. Yuan, N. Li, T. Li, J. Wang, C.L. Levesque and C. Feng. 2020. . 11:561-574. DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00561
  44. Wang, Y., S. Han, J. Zhou, P. Li, H. Yu, G. Wang, S. Cai, X. Zeng, L. Johnston, C. Levesque and S. Qiao. 2020. . The Journal of Animal Science. 98:4-10. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa088
  45. Ma, C. Y. Liu, S. Lui, C.L. Levesque, F. Zhao, J. Yin, J. and B. Dong. 2020. . Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 11:9-21. DOI: 10.1186/s40104-019-0423-9
  46. Poudel, P., C.L. Levesque, R. Samuel and B. St-Pierre, B. 2020. . BMC Veterinary Research. 16: 60-73. DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02282-x
  47. Miller, E.G., L. Huber, J.P. Cant, C.L. Levesque, C.F.M. de Lange. 2019. . The Journal of Animal Science, 97:4912-4921. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz355
  48. Ortman, J., S. Sinn, W. Gibbons, M. Brown, J. DeRouchey, B. St. Pierre, M. Saqui-Salces, M. and C.L. Levesque. 2019. . Animal. 14:1156-1166. DOI: 10.1017/S1751731120000014.
  49. Navales, R., J. Dunn, K. Touchette, R. Thaler and C.L. Levesque. 2019. . The Journal of Animal Science 97:3016-3026. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skz169
  50. Tauer, S., J. Holt, K. Underwood, C.L. Levesque and R. Thaler. 2019. . Meat and Muscle Biology Journal. 3:13-20. DOI: 10.22175/mmb2018.07.0019.
  51. Wu, Y., N. Ma, P. Song, T. He, C.L. Levesque, Y. Bai, A. Zhang and X. Ma. 2019. Grape seed proanthocyanidin affects lipid metabolism via changing gut microflora and enhancing propionate production in weaned pigs. The Journal of Nutrition. 149:1523-1532. DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz102.
  52. Woyengo, T., R. Patterson and C.L. Levesque. 2018. . The Journal of Animal Science 96:1119-1129. DOI: 10.1093/jas/skx025
  53. Miller, E.G., L. Huber, C.L. Levesque and C.F.M. de Lange. 2018. . Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 98:597-602. DOI: 10.1139/CJAS-2017-0061
  54. Levesque, C.L., N. Akhtar, E. Huynh, C. Walk, P. Wilcock, Z. Zhang, P.W. Dyce, C.F.M. de Lange, E. Khafipour and J. Li. 2018. . Translational Animal Science. 2:184-194. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txy019.
  55. Zhang, J., P. Liu, J. Zhao, J. Sun, W. Guan, L.J. Johnston, C.L. Levesque, P. Fan, T. He, G. Zhang and X. Ma. 2018. Dietary Clostridium butyricum induces a phased shift in fecal microbiome and increases the acetic acid-producing bacteria in a weaned pig model. The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 66:5157-5166. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01253.
  56. Mok, C.H., C.L. Levesque and K.L. Urschel. 2018. Using the indicator amino acid oxidation technique to study threonine requirements in horses receiving a predominantly forage diet. The Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 106:1366-1381. DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12927
  57. Yu, H., X. Ding, L. Shang, X. Zeng, H. Liu, N. Li, S. Huang, Y. Wang, G. Wang, S. Cai, M. Chen, C.L. Levesque, L.J. Johnston and S. Qiao. 2018. . Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 8:242-254. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00242
  58. Chen, X., P. Song, P. Fan, T. He, D. Jacobs, C.L. Levesque, L.J. Johnston, L. Ji, N. Ma, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, J. Zhao and X. Ma. 2018. . Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 8:246-260. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00246.
  59. Zhao, J., P. Liu, Y. Wu, P. Guo, L. Liu, N. Ma, N. Ma, C. Levesque, Y. Chen, J. Zhao, J. Zhang, and X. Ma. 2018. Dietary fiber increases the butyrate-producing bacteria and improves growth performance of weaned piglets. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 66:7995-8004. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b02545.
  60. Lui, P., J. Zhao, P. Guo, W. Lu, Z. Geng, C.L. Levesque, L.J. Johnston, C. Wang, L. Liu, J. Zhang, N. Ma, S. Qiao and X. Ma. 2017. . Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 7:526-534. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00526.
  61. Koepke, J.R., R.S. Kaushik, W.R. Gibbons, M. Brown and C.L. Levesque. 2017. . The Journal of Animal Science 95:5030-5039. DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1679
  62. Miller, E.G., C.L. Levesque, N.L. Trottier and C.F.M. de Lange. Dynamics of nitrogen retention at two feeding levels in gestating parity 2 and 3 sows. The Journal of Animal Science 95:2701-2710. DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1444.
  63. Lim, D.W., C.L. Levesque, D.F. Vines, M. Muto, J.R. Koepke, P.N. Nation, P.R. Wizzard, J. Li, D.L. Bigam, P.L. Burbaker, J.M. Turner and P.W. Wales. 2017. Synergy of glucagon-like peptide-2 and epidermal growth factor co-administration on intestinal adaptation in neonatal piglets with short bowel syndrome. The American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 312:G390-G404. DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00281.2016
  64. Sinn, S., W.R. Gibbons, M.L. Brown, J.M. DeRouchey and C.L. Levesque. 2016. Evaluation of microbially-enhanced soybean meal as an alternative to fishmeal in weaned pig diets. Animal. DOI: 10.1017/S1751731116002020.
  65. Miller, E., C.L. Levesque, N.L. Trottier and C.F.M. de Lange. 2016. Dynamics of nitrogen retention in gestating gilts at two feeding levels. Journal of Animal Science 94:3353-3361. DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016-0539
  66. Woyengo, T., R. Patterson and C.L. Levesque. 2016. . Journal of Animal Science. 94:5230-5238. DOI: 10.2527/jas.2016-0822
  67. Levesque, C.L., J. Turner, J. Li, P. Wizzard, B. St-Pierre and D. Lim. 2016. . The Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 41:938-945. DOI: 10.1177/0148607115626903
  68. Koch, K.M., R.C. Thaler, S.K. Baidoo, C.L. Levesque and R.C. Bott. 2015. Characterization of energy and performance of swine fed a novel corn-soybean extruded product. Journal of Animal Science. Biotech. 6:17-24.
  69. Levesque, C.L., S. Hooda, K. Swanson and C.F.M. de Lange. 2014. Alterations in ileal mucosal bacteria related to diet complexity and reduced and compensatory growth performance in young pigs. PlosONE 9:e108472. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108472.
  70. Skinner, D.L., C.L. Levesque, D. Wey, M. Rudar, J. Zhu, S. Hooda and C.F.M. de Lange. 2014. Impact of nursery feeding program on subsequent growth performance, carcass quality, meat quality, physical and chemical body composition of growing pigs. The Journal of Animal Science. 92:1044-1054. DOI: 10.527/jas.2013-6743
  71. Levesque, C.L., Yu, H., Gong, J. and de Lange, C.F.M. 2012. Ileal mucosa-associated, but not digesta, bacterial profiles in grower pigs are influenced by nutrition and use of antibiotics for starter pigs. The Journal of Animal Science 90 Suppl 4:448-450.
  72. Levesque, C.L., Zhu, J. and de Lange, C.F.M. 2012. Changes in digestive capability in response to diet quality, time post-weaning and compensatory growth in pigs. The Journal of Animal Science 90 Suppl 4:236-238.
  73. De Ridder, K., Levesque, C.L., Htoo, J.K. and de Lange, C.F.M. 2012. Immune stimulation reduces the efficiency of tryptophan utilization for body protein deposition in growing pigs. The Journal of Animal Science DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4830.
  74. Elango, R., Levesque, C.L., Ball, R.O. and Pencharz, P.B. 2012. Available versus digestible amino acids 鈥 new stable isotope methods. British Journal of Nutrition 108:5308-5314.
  75. Moehn, S., Levesque, C.L. and Ball, R.O. 2011. Protein intake but not feed intake affects dietary net energy for pigs. The Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01262.
  76. Levesque, C.L., Moehn, S., Pencharz, P.B. and Ball, R.O. 2011. The metabolic availability of threonine in common feedstuffs fed to sows is greater than published ileal digestibility estimates. The Journal of Nutrition 141:406-410.
  77. Levesque, C.L., Moehn, S., Pencharz, P.B. and Ball, R.O. 2010. The threonine requirement of sows increases in late gestation. The Journal of Animal Science 89:93-102.
  78. Beaulieu, A.D., Levesque, C.L. and Patience, J.F. 2006. The effect of dietary energy concentration and weaning site on weanling pig performance. The Journal of Animal Science 84:1159.

Other Publications

Popular press/Extension/Invited talks

  1. 鈥淓nergy value of feedstuffs and the potential effect of multi-carbohydrases when fed to gestating sows. Levesque, C.L. National Hog Farmer July 16, 2025.
  2. 鈥淟actobacillus- and Bifidobacterium-based feed additives impacts on the performance, intestinal morphology and fecal bacterial populations of nursery pigs鈥 Samuel, R.S., Castillo, J., Fresno-Rueda, A., St. Pierre, B. and Levesque, C.L. National Hog Farmer Nov. 19, 2024.
  3. 鈥淪ow anemia: Is it really that big a deal?鈥. Levesque, C.L. Midwest Nutrition Conference. Sept. 4-5, 2025.
  4. "Feeding the Ferrari: practical transition feeding for the hyper-prolific sow鈥 Huber, L. and Levesque, C.L. London Swine Conference, March 4-6, 2024, London, ON, Cda
  5. 鈥淚mpact of maternal arginine supplementation during lactation on sows and offspring performance鈥 Perez-Palencia, J.P., Levesque, C.L. and Haydon, K. CJ Bio Technical Bulletin March 31, 2024.
  6. 鈥溾 Soybean Research and Information Network, January 2024
  7. 鈥淚mportance of communicating to nonscientists for graduate students鈥 C. Levesque. Wisenetix podcast, September 2023
  8. 鈥淎mino acid requirements for pigs in stress and disease鈥 C. Ramirez-Camba, C. Levesque and P. Urriola. National Hog Farmer, Feb. 9, 2023
  9. 鈥2022 日本av视频 Swine Day Research Update鈥 C. Levesque. National Hog Farmer, Jan. 20, 2023
  10. 鈥淣utrition and Health: Feeding canola cake to broilers鈥 J. Hong, C. Sellner and C. Levesque. Feedstuffs, April 21, 2022
  11. 鈥淔eed additives can modulate the swine gut microbiome in weaned pigs鈥 R. Samuel, P Poudel, C. Levesque and B. St-Pierre. National Hog Farmer, Jan. 24, 2022
  12. 鈥淚mpact of water flow rates in finishing pigs鈥. Miller, H., Perez-Palencia, J., Levesque, C.L., and Thaler, R. National Hog Farmer. August 20, 2021.
  13. 鈥溾. Everding, T., Seddon, Y., Perez-Palencia, J. and Levesque C.L. National Hog Farmer. May 20, 2021.
  14. 鈥." Better Pork. Feb. 28, 2021.
  15. 鈥淩etrospective look at the new 日本av视频 swine facilities鈥. Levesque, C.L., Ramirez-Camba, C., Samuel, R., Clapper, J., Yang, X. and Thaler, R. National Hog Farmer. Jan. 21, 2021.
  16. Perez-Palencia, J., Brattain, R., Levesque, C.L. and Thaler, R. Impact of replacing corn with hybrid rye on finishing pig performance. National Hog Farmer. Nov. 20, 2020.
  17. Zeamer, K., Cortus, E., Levesque, C.L. and Thaler, R. National Hog Farmer. Sept. 20, 2019.
  18. Perez-Palencia, J., Samuel, R.C. and Levesque, C.L. Impacts of amino acid supply on piglet productivity: . May 7, 2020 Blueprint issue National Hog Farmer.
  19. Samuel, R., Poudel, P, Levesque, C.L., St. Pierre, B. . National Hog Farmer. March 19, 2020.
  20. Samuel, R., Clizer, D., Isensee, P. and Levesque, C. Jan. 16, 2020.
  21. Perez-Palencia, J., Cortus, E. and Levesque, C.L. National Hog Farmer, Blueprint Edition, October 2019.
  22. Perez-Palencia, J., Woyengo, T. and Levesque, C.L. National Hog Farmer, Blueprint edition, July 18, 2019.
  23. Perez-Palencia, J. and Levesque, C.L. . National Hog Farmer. May 16, 2019.
  24. Levesque, C.L. Amino acid nutrition in modern sows, Is good, good enough? FeedNews Info, October 2018.
  25. . Growing South Dakota, Agriculture Experiment Station 2019 Annual Report. 日本av视频 Extension website.
  26. Levesque, C.L., Samuel, R.S., Woyengo, T.A., Thaler, R. . National Hog Farmer. July 18, 2019.
  27. Samuel, R.S., and Levesque, C.L. . National Hog Farmer. July 15, 2018.
  28. Renken, M., Clapper, J.A., Thaler, R., Levesque, C.L. . National Hog Farmer. Sept. 7, 2017.
  29. Levesque, C.L., Miller, E., Trottier, N.L. and de Lange, C.F.M. . National Hog Farmer, June 2, 2017.
  30. Levesque, C.L., Miller, E., Trottier, N.L. and de Lange, C.F.M. . National Hog Farmer, March 2, 2017.
  31. Woyengo, T.A., Patterson, R., Levesque, C.L. . National Hog Farmer, Feb. 2, 2017.
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