Dr. Phillip S. Miller has been named the recipient of the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) American Feed Industry Association Award in Nonruminant Nutrition Research. The award was presented during the 2022 ASAS-CSAS Annual Meeting and Trade Show.
Dr. Miller currently serves as the Kermit Wagner Distinguished Professor in Animal Science and has been a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 1990. His research on energy and amino acid nutrition in the growing pig and how nutrition during the gilt development period affects sow longevity. Recently, Dr. Miller has investigated the effects of nutrition on the microbiome in the pig. Dr. Miller has served as editor for the Journal of Animal Science and currently serves as review and symposia editor for the Journal. He is chair of the Coordinating Committee for the National Animal Nutrition Program. He has been a member of the Swine Nutrition research committee, NCCC-042 for the past 23 years.
The AFIA Award in Non-Ruminant Nutrition Research recognizes an individual who has contributed to and published outstanding work in the last 10 years in the field of non-ruminant nutrition. This award is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association.