
Professor
335D AnSc/VetMed
1988 Fitch Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108
United States
Education
- Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1986
- M.S., Michigan State University, 1983
- B.S., University of Minnesota, 1981
Areas of Interest
Swine Nutrition
Teaching
- ANSC 4401: Swine Nutrition and Feeding
Research
- Life Cycle Assessment of feed ingredients
- Biosecurity of feed ingredient supply chains
- Measurement and mitigation strategies for African Swine Fever virus in feeds
- Applied swine nutrition and management
- Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS)
- Systems biology
- Understanding and improving fiber utilization
- The measurement and role of peroxidized lipids on animal health and performance
- The role of phytate in phosphorus and nutrient utilization
- Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters
- Feed safety
- Enteric health interventions
- Biological effects of organic zinc
- Nutrient recycling
- Nutritional value and characteristics of rendered animal by-products
- Organic food waste
- Use of food and agricultural wastewater streams to produce microalgae for animal feed
- Pork quality and safety
- Manure management and odor reduction in swine facilities
Publications
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Refereed Articles
- Zeng, Z.K., J.C. Jang, G.C. Shurson, S. Thakral, and P.E. Urriola. 2021. Ammonia fiber expansion increases in vitro digestibility and fermentability of corn distillers dried grains with solubles with or without carbohydrases. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 273:114824 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.114824
- Hung, Y.-T., Q. Hu, R.J. Faris, J. Guo, P.E. Urriola, G.C. Shurson, C. Chen, and M. Saqui-Salces. 2020. Analysis of gastrointestinal responses revealed both shared and specific targets of zinc oxide and carbadox in weaned pigs. Antibiotics 9:463. doi:10.3390/antibiotics9080463
- Shurson, G.C. 2020. “What a waste” – Can we improve sustainability of food animal production systems by recycling food waste streams into animal feed in an era of health, climate, and economic crises? Sustainability 12:7071. doi:10.3390/su12177071
- Yang, Z., P.E. Urriola, A. Hilbrands, L.J. Johnston, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Effects of feeding high-protein corn distillers dried grains and a mycotoxin mitigation additive on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and pork fat quality of growing-finishing pigs. Transl. Anim. Sci. 4:666-681. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaa051
- Holen, J. P., L. J. Johnston, P. E. Urriola, J. E. Garrett, and G. C. Shurson. 2020. Comparative digestibility of polysaccharide-complexed zinc and zinc sulfate in diets for gestating and lactating sows. J. Anim. Sci. 98:1–14. doi: 10.1093/jas/skaa079
- Holen, J. P., P. E. Urriola, M. Schwartz, J. C. Jang, G. C. Shurson, and L. J. Johnston. 2020. Effects of supplementing late gestation sow diets with zinc on pre-weaning mortality of pigs under commercial rearing conditions. Transl. Anim. Sci. 4:1-12. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txaa010
- Walter, A.L., Y. Ma, C. Chen, F. Sampedro, D. Bayrock, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Virginiamycin thermal degradation kinetics in a model matrix simulating the conditions within a commercial fuel ethanol production facility. Food and Bioproducts Processing 120:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2019.12.003
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Abstracts
- Holen, J.P., L. Johnston, P.E. Urriola, J.E. Garrett, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Comparative digestibility of polysaccharide-complexed zinc and zinc sulfate in diets for gestating and lactating sows. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):171.
- Holen, J.P., P.E. Urriola, M. Schwartz, J.-C. Jang, G.C. Shurson, and L. Johnston. 2020. Effects of supplementing late gestation sow diets with zinc on pre-weaning mortality of pigs under commercial rearing conditions. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):36-37.
- Paula, V.R.C., N.C. Milani, C.P.F. Azevedo, L.J. Souza, A.A. Sedano, B. Mike, G.C. Shurson, and U.S. Ruiz. 2020. Comparison of corn ethanol co-products from Brazil and USA apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):171-172.
- Paula, V.R.C., N.C. Milani, C.P.F. Azevedo, G.A.G. Casarotti, L.A. Granja, B. Mike, G.C. Shurson, and U.S. Ruiz. 2020. Phosphorus digestibility of corn ethanol co-products from Brazil and USA in growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):200.
- Zhu, J., J.-C. Jang, G.C. Shurson, L. Whitacre, I.R. Ipharraguerre, and P.E. Urriola. 2020. Effects of Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic on in vitro digestibility and fermentability of fibrous ingredients and diets. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 4):110.
- Palowski, A., Z. Yang, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Determination of in vitro DM, N and NDF digestibility and fermentability in novel corn co-products for swine. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):206-207.
- Jang, J.-C., Z. Zeng, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Effects of feeding diets containing corn distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on growth performance in broilers: a meta-analysis. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):201.
- Jang, J.-C., Z. Zeng, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Effects of enzyme supplementation in corn distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) diets on growth performance in broilers: a meta-analysis. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):211.
- Yang, Z., A. Palowski, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Digestible and metabolizable energy content and standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids in novel corn co-products for swine. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):193-194.
- Trudeau, M., H. Tran, B. de Rodas, T. Karnezos, A. Gomez, C. Chen, P.E. Urriola, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Young Scholar Presentation: Using and integrated systems biology platform to determine the mode of action of feed additives in nursery pig diets. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):93-94.
- Zhu, J., G.C. Shurson, L. Whitacre, I.R. Ipharraguerre, and P.E. Urriola. 2020. Effects of Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic on energy and nutrient digestibility of growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):80.
- Lozinski, B., B. Frederick, A. Hilbrands, Y. Li, M. Saqui-Salces, G.C. Shurson, P.E. Urriola, M. Wilson, and L. Johnston. 2020. Effects of water quality on nursery pig performance and health. J. Anim. Sci. 98(Suppl. 3):89.
- Senay, S.D., K. Silverstein, C. Cardona, and G. Shurson. 2020. Data privacy and pest and diseases research. Virtual Workshop – Big Data Promises and Obstacles: Agricultural Data Ownership and Privacy. June 24, 2020.
- Balestreri, C., A. Pawlowski, J.L. van de Ligt, P.E. Urriola, G.C. Shurson, F. Sampedro Parra, and D.C. Schroeder. 2020. Develop a risk-free in situ non-animal (RISNA) megavirus surrogate assay for ASFV. Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases, Abstract 125.
- Hung, Y.-T., J. Zhu, G.C. Shurson, M. Saqui-Salces, and P.E. Urriola. 2020. Influence of viscosity and fiber on nutrient digestibility and intestinal physiology in growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 98 (Suppl. 3):67-68.
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Books and Book Chapters
- Shurson, G. 2020. Biosecurity of Feed Supply Chains in an Era of Global Animal Disease Epidemics. U.S. Soybean Export Council, Technical Bulletin, 19 pp. (peer-reviewed)
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Popular Press Articles
- Lozinski, B., B. Frederick, Y. Li, M. Saqui-Salces, G. Shurson, P. Urriola, M. Wilson, and L. Johnston. 2020. Effects of water quality on nursery pig performance and health. National Hog Farmer, June 10, 2020.
- Johnston, L., B. Lozinski, Y. Li, M. Saqui-Salces, G. Shurson, P. Urriola, and M. Wilson. 2020. Water quality did not affect nursery pig performance and health. NUTRINEWS Journal June, 2020.
- Urriola, P.E., E. Rosa-Medina, J.C. Jang, C.D. Faulk, L.J. Johnston, and G.C. Shurson. 2020. Mothers know best: inclusion of capsaisin in sow diets increases effectiveness in nursery pigs. National Hog Farmer, August 12, 2020.
- Johnston, L., B. Lozinski, Y. Li, M. Saqui-Salces, G. Shurson, P. Urriola, and M. Wilson. La calidad del agua afecta el rendimiento y/o la salud de los lechones? NutriNews, September, 2020.
- Hung, Y.-T., J. Zhu, G.C. Shurson, M. Saqui-Salces, and P.E. Urriola. 2020. Importance of viscosity and other functional properties of dietary fiber in pigs. National Hog Farmer Blueprint, October, 2020. pp. 6-12.
- Shurson, J. 2020. Econutrition: Reducing environmental impacts without compromising productivity. National Hog Farmer, December 20,2020.
Honors and Awards
- Team Achievement Award, Animal Systems Biology Team, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, 2017
- AFIA Nonruminant Nutrition Research Award presented at the ASAS National Meeting, Kansas City, MO, 2014
- Award of Excellence - U.S. Ethanol Industry, 2012
- Outstanding Teacher Award, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences Student Board, 1999
- Outstanding Extension Specialist Award, Midwest Section ASAS/ADSA, 1995
Outreach
- Life Cycle Assessment of feed ingredients
- Biosecurity of feed ingredient supply chains
- Measurement and mitigation strategies for African Swine Fever virus in feeds
- Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) Market Development
- DDGS Quality and Feed Safety Issues
- Impact of Distiller's Grains Co-products on Indirect Land Use Change
- Impact of Feeding Diets Containing DDGS on Pork Quality
- Relative Economic and Feeding Value of New Distiller's Co-produccts
- Use of Distiller’s Grains Co-op
- Use in feedsroducts in Livestock and Poultry Feeds