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Congress Proceedings CCONGRESS PPROCEEDINGS 10th Congress of the European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition National Veterinary School of Nantes France October 5th-7th, 2006 ENVN Disclaimer Whilst every effort has been made by the editors, the congress committee and the local organising committee to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion, or statement appear in this Proceedings, they wish to make clear that the data and opinions appearing in these manuscripts and abstracts herein are the sole responsibility of the contributing authors. Accordingly, the editors of the ESVCN proceedings and the members of the executive and scientific committees and their employees accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement. No part of this proceedings may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmit- ted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, and recording or otherwise without prior permission from the executive committee. © APERDPA, Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Nantes ISBN: 2-95-279790-0 2 Dear Colleagues and Friends, A big welcome to everybody to the ESVCN congress in Nantes. Nantes is well known for its prestigious maritime history. While port and naval activities have now moved downstream, Nantes turned into the metropolitan centre and the economic capital of the West of France. The architectural heritage of Nantes reflects the town’s wealth and importance over centuries : the mediae- val remnants in Bouffay, the castle of the Ducs de Bretagne, the Opéra Graslin, the Cathedral, or the Passage Pommeraye, a jewel of Art Nouveau. Unfortunately I am afraid you will not have time to visit Nantes in depth. At least we will have the op- portunity to experience the bouquet of the Muscadet, and the best (I hope so…) of the local culinary tradition. If the main reason of your coming is the congress, you will enjoy the program. Indeed the scientific congress committee, headed by Henri Dumon and Peter Markwell, offers us an excellent program with cutting edge information. For two days and a half we have a core program with 12 scientific lectures and over 120 research communications. Keynote lectures will give us updates in some fields of general or clinical nutrition. On Saturday morning we have scheduled a mini-symposium that should show us interesting insights of the comparative aspects of fatty liver disease. During coffee and lunch breaks you will of course use the time for meeting old friends or making new ones. You also have the chance to select the winner of the ESVCN abstract 2005. Try to visit the posters in the exhibit hall during the breaks. The winner of the best poster will also be announced during the congress gala dinner. Do not forget to thank the sponsors for their continuing support of this congress. Well, with all this new and exciting information at your fingertips, research as well as continuing education are at their best. We are in great depth for the help from Joana Nery and Valéry Corberand in the organiz- ing committee. Hope you appreciated their availability and efficiency. I also want to thank all the colleagues of the scientific committee. All submitted papers have been re- viewed by a pair of members. It has been a lot of work too. The ESVCN congress is traditionally a place not only for scientific information but also for social gatherings. Firstly, Royal Canin invites you all to a social dinner Thursday evening. Friday evening will be the time of the official Gala Dinner, thanks to Nestlé Purina Pet- Care, the gold sponsor of this congress, at the Museum of Fine Arts. This might be the time to discover the masterpieces of the museum, to listen to some musique, and to taste some wonders from the sea and the vineyards. Most importantly, our congress has its main reputation from excellent speak- ers and abstract presenters. Finally I want therefore to thank you all for coming and sharing your knowledge. We are proud to have you with us. So, have a great time in Nantes. Patrick Nguyen ESVCN 2006 Organizing Committee 3 SPONSORED BY: Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes Nestlé PURINA 5 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Patrick NGUYEN Joana NERY Valery CORBERAND And all the staff of the Nutrition and Endocrinology lab SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Henri DUMON National Veterinary School of Nantes, France. Peter MARKWELL The Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, Leicestershire, UK. Maria D. BAUCELLS Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Domenico BERGERO University of Turin, Italy. Marianne DIEZ University of Liège, Belgium. Francis ENJALBERT National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France. Krisztina KUNGL University of Agriculture in Wrocław, Poland. Annette LIESEGANG University of Zurich, Switzerland. Marie SALLANDER Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Jürgen ZENTEK Free University of Berlin, Germany. ESVCN BOARD ECVCN BOARD President Joseph Kamphues President Patrick Nguyen Vice President Domenico Bergero Vice President Jürgen Zentek Past President Bernard Paragon Past President Juerg Blum Secretary Jacques Debraekeeler Secretary Myriam Hesta Treasurer Marianne Diez Treasurer Marianne Diez 7 Program Thursday, October 5th 09.00 Opening remarks Pet energy requirements Richard Hill (University of Florida) 09.10 Equine nutrition update Manfred Coenen (University of Leipzig) Applied nutrition Ia 10.10 (Oral presentations) 10.30 Coffee break Applied nutrition Ib 11.00 (Oral presentations) 12.10 e-Feed – feedscience goes online Marcel Wanner (University of Zurich) 12.30 Lunch. Livestock nutrition Pet nutrition 14.00 (Oral presentations) (Oral presentations) 15.50 Coffee break Applied nutrition & toxicology 16.20 (Oral presentations) Nutritional modulation of cardiac disease 17.20 Lisa Freeman (Tuft University) 17.50 End 20.15 Social dinner. Friday, October 6th Wildlife & non-conventional Horse nutrition 09.00 pet nutrition (Oral presentations) (Oral presentations) 10.30 Coffee break Applied nutrition II 11.00 (Oral presentations) 12.30 Lunch. 8 Program Friday, October 6th Animal nutrition Pet clinical nutrition 14.00 & food quality (Oral presentations) (Oral presentations) 15.30 Coffee break Applied nutrition III 16.00 (Oral presentations) Polyamines, nutrition & cancer 17.00 Jacques-Philippe Moulinoux (University of Rennes) 17.30 End 20.15 Gala dinner. Nestlé PURINA Saturday, October 7th 09.00 Liver lipid metabolism overview Patrick Nguyen (Veterinary School of Nantes) Cat hepatic lipidosis Krisztina Kungl (Budapest) Dairy cattle fatty liver Louis Istasse (University of Liège) 10.30 Coffee break “Le Foie Gras” Michel Bouillier-Oudot (Agronomy School of Toulouse) Human hepatic steatosis Pierre-Henri Ducluzeau (University of Angers) 11.00 Horse lipidosis Domenico Bergero (University of Turin) Nutrigenomics and liver metabolism Kelly Swanson (University of Illinois) Closing session, next meeting announcement 13.00 & Farewell lunch KEYNOTE LECTURES Pet energy requirements. 27 Hill R Equine nutrition update 31 Coenen M., Vervuert I e-Feed – feedscience goes online Straub R., Kunz P., Pfirter H.P., Morel J., Schori F., 35 Wanner M. Nutritional modulation of cardiac disease 37 Freeman L. Polyamines, nutrition & cancer 41 Moulinoux J.-P. Liver lipid metabolism overview 43 Nguyen P. Cat hepatic lipidosis 49 Kungl K., Kurosad A., Kajdasz S. Dairy cattle fatty liver 53 Istasse L. “Le Foie Gras” 57 Bouillier-Oudot M. Human hepatic steatosis 59 Ducluzeau P.-H. Hepatic diseases in horses 61 Bergero D., Nery J. Nutrigenomics and liver metabolism 63 Swanson K. Proceedings of the 10th ESVCN Congress - 2006 11 SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS Thursday, October 5th (10.10 - 12.10) Applied nutrition I Spelt, an ancient cereal of interest for modern horse feeding: chemical compo- sition and digestibility 69 Delobel A., Schoonheere N., Hornick J.L., Istasse L. Effects of oral L-carnitine and L-lysine administration in accordance to the bio- logical strain in an exercising pigeon model 70 Hullár I., Fébe H., Mézes M., Glávits R., Fekete S. NBT-PABA test to assess kinetics of proteolytic enzyme action in pancreatic duct ligated minipigs used as a model of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency 71 Mößeler A., Karthoff J., Gregory P.C., Kamphues J. Effects of Enterococcus faecium DSM 7134 on cellular and humoral immune pa- rameters and the gut flora of adult dogs 72 Mück S., Hellweg P., Zentek J. Kinetics of stable isotope-labelled bicarbonate in dogs 73 Hill R.C., Wrigglesworth D.D., Hackett R., Rawlings J.M., Callcut T., Speakman J.R. Screening test to assess proteolytic enzyme activity in pancreatic duct ligated and fistulated minipigs using a single test meal 74 Mößeler A., Becker. C., Zantz S., Gregory P.C., Kamphues J. Extracts of calcinogenic plants prevent postmenopausal bone loss in the ova- riectomized rat as a model for osteoporosis 75 Von Rosenberg S., Rambeck W.A., Wehr U. Influence of feeding programme on growth dynamics of German shepherd pup- pies until 3 months of age 76 Cutrignelli M.I., D’Urso S, Solimene R., Romano R., Moniello G., Piccolo G. Proceedings of the 10th ESVCN Congress - 2006 13 Thursday, October 5th (14.00 - 15.50) Livestock nutrition Effects of high-fibre feed supplied ad libitum to grouped pregnant sows 81 Wavreille J., Remience V., Servais V., Sulon J., Bartiaux-Thill N. Comparison of fermentation characteristics of rumen fluid from buffalo and cat- tle using the in vitro gas production technique 82 Calabrò S., Moniello G., Piccolo V., Bovera F., Infascelli F., Cutrignelli M.I. Vitamin D receptor
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