Nuria Llanes Baró

With over 20 years of experience in the animal feed industry, I offer a multidisciplinary perspective that ranges from raw material procurement management to efficient factory administration. I am passionate about designing effective strategies and solving problems, which allows me to guarantee sustainable results. I excel at project planning, especially in feed manufacturing, and I am always looking to learn and grow professionally.

Experience

Manager of the Feed Department at Cooperativa d'Ivars Urgell (2021-Present)
Oversees the nutrition of monogastric animals (pigs and poultry) and ruminants at the Cooperativa de Ivars since 2002. Oversees experimental calf and pig farms since 2011. Oversees the purchasing of additives and raw materials since 2021.

Training

Degree in Veterinary Medicine. Specialty in Nutrition. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Barcelona (1994-1999)
Master's in Swine Production. Aberdeen University. Aberdeen (1999-2000)
Quality Control: Feed Microscopy. Autonomous University of Barcelona (2001)
Intensive Nutrition Training. Kansas State University. Manhatan, KS (2001-2002)
International Grain Program. Kansas State University. Manhatan, KS (2001-2002)
Feeds and Nutrition Course. Schothorst feed research. The Netherlands (2016)
European Focus group participant “New feeds for pigs and poultry” (2019)
Pdd IESE Business School (2024)
Creation of an AESTIVUM risk management program (2024)

Conferences and Publications

ANAVEPOR 2010 “Practical problems with liquid feeding”
3tres3 2011 “Reducing pig feed costs”
FEDNA 2013 “Liquid feed for pigs”
Revista SUIS nº121 2015 “Nutritional efficiency in finishing pigs”
ANEMBE-FEDNA 2019 “Production data and feeding of calves in intensive farming”
RUMINEWS 2020 “Use of silage in calves”
FEDNA 2022 “Improving efficiency in calf feeding. Advances”

Updated CV 17-Sep-2025