ISRP


Tuesday August 31 Session 1: Rumen fermentation Chair: Karl-Heinz Südekum, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany Co-chair: Torben Hvelplund, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Jeffrey L. Firkins, Ohio State University, USA Characterisation and quantification of the microbial population of the rumen 2. Richard A. Kohn, University of Maryland, USA The role of thermodynamics in the control of rumen fermentation 3. Pekka Huhtanen, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Finland Carbohydrate degradation and passage Poster presentation (sessions 1 and 2)
Session 2: Absorption mechanisms Chair: Holger Martens, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany Co-chair: Jakob Sehested, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Gotthold Gäbel, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Leipzig University, Germany Ruminal SCFA absorption: Channeling acids without harm 2. Michael E. Van Amburg, Cornell University, USA Urea transport systems in relation to recycling 3. Gerhard Breves, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany Transport systems in the epithelia of the small and large intestines Poster presentation (sessions 1 and 2) Evening workshops 1. Adaptation to seasonal environment in Arctic ruminants Chair: Monica Alterskjær Sundset, University of Tromsø, Norway 2 - 4. To be announced _________________________
Wednesday September 1 Session 3: Splanchnic metabolism Chair: Isabelle Ortigues-Marty, Unité de Recherches sur les Herbivores, INRA, France Co-chair: Niels Bastian Kristensen, Danish institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Niels Bastian Kristensen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark Splanchnic SCFA metabolism 2. Chris K. Reynolds, Ohio State University, USA Splanchnic amino acid metabolism 3. James K. Drackley, University of Illinois, USA Splanchnic metabolism of long-chain fatty acids in ruminants Poster presentation (sessions 3 and 4) Symposium tour (afternoon) __________________
Thursday September 2 Session 4: Nutritional regulation of gene expression Chair: Yves Chilliard, Unité de Recherches sur les Herbivores, INRA-Theix, France Co-chair: Kristen Sejrsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Jamie C. Matthews, University of Kentucky, USA Patterns and putative regulatory mechanisms of high-affinity glutamate transporter expression by ruminants 2. Yves Boisclair, Cornell University, USA Role of growth hormone and leptin in the periparturient dairy cow 3. Laurence Bernard, INRA-Theix, France Nutritional regulation of gene expression in the ruminant lactating mammary gland Poster presentation (sessions 3 and 4) Session 5: Lactation and reproduction physiology Chair: Knut Hove, Agricultural University of Norway, Norway Co-chair: Mette Olaf Nielsen, Royal veterinary & Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark 1. Antony V Capuco, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Beltsville, USA Mammary cell turn-over: relevance to lactation persistency and dry period management 2. J. Mikko Griinari, University of Helsinki, Finland Regulation of milk fat production 3. Bernhard Breier, University of Auckland, New Zealand Pre-natal nutrition, fetal programming and impact for subsequent animal performance Poster presentation (sessions 5 and 6) Symposium dinner (optional) _________________________
Friday September 3 Session 6: Nutrition and immunology Chair: Klaus Lønne Ingvartsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Theodore H. Elsasser, Beltsville Agricultural Research Centre, USDA, USA Endocrine effects on immune function with special focus on the periparturient animal 2. Marcus E. Kehrli, National Animal Disease Centre, USDA, USA Energy and protein effects on the immune system 3. William P. Weiss, Ohio State University, USA Vitamin and mineral effects on the immune system Poster presentation (sessions 5 and 6)
Session 7: Nutrition and stress physiology Chair: Jeff Rushen, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lennoxville, Canada Co-chair: Lene Munksgaard, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark 1. Kerstin Uvnäs-Moberg, Swedish Agricultural University, Sweden Oxytocin – an antistress hormone – effects on physiological adaptation during lactation 2. Anne Marie de Passilé, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lennoxville, Canada Feeding management and stress responses of calves 3. Lene Munksgaard, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark Effects of nutrition on stress reactivity Poster presentation (sessions 7 and 8) ________________________
Saturday September 4 Session 8: Human health aspects of meat and milk Chair: Mette Olaf Nielsen, Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark Co-chair: Kristen Sejrsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences 1. Dale E. Bauman, Cornell University, USA CLA and trans fatty acids 2. Kim Fleischer Michaelsen, Research Institute for Human Nutrition, Denmark Does cow's milk enhance linear growth? Evidence from developing and industrialized countries. Poster presentation (sessions 7 and 8)