Dr. Amy Petry of the University of Missouri shares insight on soybean meal functional compounds and their impact on pig health physiology. Functional compounds activate a physiological response. Those found in soy are known to have anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, anti-oxidative and immunomodulation properties and, in turn, may play a role in mitigating respiratory disease effects and improving energy partitioning for growth in commercially reared pigs as shown in Feedstuffs articles previously published by R. Dean Boyd and colleagues.