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Agenda of
The VII International Symposium on the Nutrition of Herbivores
17-22 September, 2007
Conference Hall #50£51,15th Area
10:00-19:00 Registration Lobby, 15th Building 18:00-20:00 Reception Banquet Yan Fu Dining Hall, 15th Building 08:30-09:00 Opening Ceremony Chair: Dr. Andrew Sykes, Prof. of Co-Chair: Dr. Qingxiang Meng, Prof. of
09:00-09:20 Participants Group Picture SESSION 1: The Role of Herbivores in Mixed/Integrated Agriculture and Agro-Forestry Systems in Asian Countries
Chair: Roderick Mackie, Prof. of Co-Chair: Dexun Lu, Prof. of
Agriculture ,
09:20-10:00 Herbivores in integrated agriculture and agro-forestry in Jong K. Ha, Prof. of College of Agriculture & Life Sciences,
10:00-10:35 Nutrient supply and digestion in indigenous herbivores in Bai Xue, Prof. of 10:35-11:10 Forage, crop and tree residues integrated with herbivore production in some Asian regions Qingxiang Meng, Prof. of 11:10-11:30 Coffee break Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 11:30-11:50 New insights into the role of protozoa in the rumen
*James Newbold 11:50-12:00 Effect of addition of sodium dehydroacetate on the fermentation of blue-grass silage
*Zhang Y.G., X.H. Zhang and X.L. Xie
12:00-12:10 The profile of alkali-soluble phenolic acids in maize stover, and rice and wheat straws
*Zhang H., Q.X. Meng, Z.M. Zhou, C.M. Sun and L.P. Ren ¡ 12:10-12:20 Study on energy metabolism of dairy buffalo heifers in Guangxi, *Zou C.X., X.W. Liang, B.Z. Yang, K. Liang, J.X. Liu, Z.S. Xia, F. Zhao and S.J. Wei
12:20-12:30 Trees and shurbs leguminous natives as source of food for livestock in a dry tropical forest in the Indigenous Community of Tomatlan, Jalisco, M¨¦xico
*Maria Leonor Rom¨¢n Miranda, Antonio Mora Santacruz
Monday, 17 September 2007, Afternoon, 14:00-17:30
SESSION 2: Gastrointestinal Microbial Ecology in Herbivores Chair: Michael K. Theodorou, Prof. of
Co-Chair: Jianxin Liu, Prof. Zhejiang University,
14:00-14:40 Molecular approaches to study bacterial diversity and function in the intestinal tract Roderick Mackie, Prof. of 14:40-15:20 Recent advances in microbial ecology of protozoa and fungi in the rumen of herbivores Hisao Itabashi, Prof. of
15:20-16:00 Diversity of methanogens and their interactions with protozoa and fungi in methanogenesis in the rumen
Weiyun Zhu, Prof. of
16:00-16:20 Coffee break Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 16:20-16:30 Shifts of rumen microbial population detected by real-time PCR when methanogenesis is inhibited
*Guo Y.Q., J.X. Liu, W.Y. Zhu and C. McSweeney
16:30-16:40 Effects of Dietary Nitrogen Compounds and Certain AA-removal on Rumen Microbial Growth and AA-N Ratio
*Wang M.Z., H.R. Wang, M. Chen, H.C Cao, G.X Li and T.P.Lanyasunya
16:40-16:50 The impact of condensed tannins from dock (Rumex obtusifolius) on the growth of rumen proteolytic bacteria in vitro
*Molan A.L., G.T. Attwood and W.C. McNabb
16:50-17:00 Potassium homeostasis of the ruminant Friederike Stumpff and Holger Martens 17:00-17:10 Effect of form of nitrogen on populations of fibre-associated ruminal microbes in pretreated rice straw in vitro
*Chen X.L., J.K. Wang, Y.M. Wu and J.X. Liu
17:10-17:20 Degradation of pectic polysaccharides in forage chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) by rumen bacteria
Sun X.Z., *S.O. Hoskin, K.N. Joblin, I.G. Andrew and P.J. Harris 17:20-17:30 Effects of growth substrate on carboxymethyl cellulase and xylanase activities of an isolate of anaerobic fungus
*Matsui H. and A. Fukuda
18:00-20:00 Evening Event (Reception Banquet) 20:00-- Dairy Industry Forum (Conference Hall #51) (in Chinese)
Tuesday, 18 September 2007 Whole Day, 08:00-18:30
Academic
(Optional, see TOUR on www.isnh7.org.cn/tours.htm with Additional Payment) 07:00-08:00 Breakfast 08:00-18:00 Scientific Tours Place: Lobby of Jiuhua Grand Hotel (16th district) Program:
The Badaling Great Wall Ming Tombs Local Sceneries Tours (Optional)
20:00-- Evening Event (Optional, see EVENT on www.isnh7.org.cn/event.htm with Additional Payment) Wednesday, 19 September 2007, Morning, 08:30-12:00
SESSION 3: Assimilation of Carbohydrates and Nitrogen in the Herbivore Intestine Chair: Maria G. Dominguez-Bello, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cient¨ªficas, Venezuela Co-Chair: Jong K. Ha, Prof. of College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, 08:30-09:15 Polysaccharide Degradation in Ruminant Herbivores; Microbial Diversity and Genomics Denis Krause Prof. of 09:15-10:00 Protein Metabolism in the Herbivore Gut: Old and New perspectives R. John Wallace, Prof. of Rowett Research Institute, Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 10:20-10:30 The effect of composition of concentrate fed in an AMS system on feed intake and milking frequency in dairy cows *Madsen J., M.R. Weisbjerg and T. Hvelplund 10:30-10:40 Estimating fractional rate of NDF degradation from in vivo digestibility *Weisbjerg M.R., K. S?egaard and P. Lund 10:40-10:50 Effects of different proportions of dietary structural and nonstructural carbohydrates on ruminal fermentation and microbial growth efficiency in sheep
*Xia Z.G. and Q.X. Meng 10:50-11:00 Difference of nitrogen contents determined by the combustion and Kjeldahl method in response to nitrate nitrogen in some feedstuffs *Guo W.S., L.P. Ren, Z.M. Zhou and Q.X. Meng 11:00-11:10 Meta-analysis of the effect of forage type on the efficiency of utilization of energy for milk production in dairy cows *Kebreab E., J. Dijkstra and J. France 11:10-11:20 Intestinal digestibility of protein and amino acid of ruminant feeds with the mobile nylon bag and in vitro digestion technique *Yue Q., H.J. Yang , Ch.Y. Xie, X.B. Yao and J.Q. Wang 11:20-11:30 Determining utilizable true protein digestibility of mixed rations for sheep using in vitro techniques Liu Q. Y. and *G. Y. Zhao 11:30-11:40 Study on Ideal Absorbable Amino Acid pattern in Small Intestine of Inner Mongolian White
*Zhen Y. G. and D. X. Lu 11:40-11:50 Effect of polyurethane coated urea on ruminal ammonia release and fermentation characteristics in vitro of steam-flaked maize-based diet *Xin H.S., L.P. Ren, Z.M. Zhou, C.M. Sun, Q.P. Liu and Q.X. Meng 11:50-12:00 Amino acids profile of rumen-undegradable protein of maize, rice bran, soyabean meal and rapeseed meal in steers *Xie C.Y., H.J. Yang, Q. Yue, X.B. Yao and J.Q. Wang Wednesday, 19 September 2007, Afternoon, 13:30-17:30 SESSION 4: Breeding and Utilization of Forage and Grass in Herbivores Chair: Rex Gaskins, Prof. of
Co-Chair: Isabelle Cassar-Malak, Prof. of INRA, France 13:30-14:10 Molecular breeding for the genetic improvement of forage plants Molecular breeding for the genetic improvement of forage plants German Spangenberg, Prof. of
14:10-14:50 Bacterial genome mining to advance enzymology for plant cell wall degradation Isaac Cann, Prof. of
14:50-15:30 Improving genotypes and understanding phenotypes: breeding forages for livestock and the environment Mike Theodorou, Prof. of Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 15:50-16: contents in grazing dairy cows
*Boudon A. and J.L. Peyraud
16:00-16: Jouven M. and *R. Baumont
16:10-16:20 The spatial distribution and activity of cattle in response to plot size *Henkin Z., A. Brosh, E.D. Ungar, A. Dolev, Y. Yehuda and Y. Aharoni 16:20-16:30 Consumption of toxic plants by the hoatzin *Dominguez-Bello M.G., R.E. Aguiar, M.A. Garc¨ªa-Amado and F. Michelangeli 16:30-16:40 Effect of timing and intensity of grazing on the herbage quality of a Mediterranean rangeland *Henkin Z., S.Y. Landau, E.D. Ungar, A. Perevolotsky, Y. Yehuda and M. Sternberg 16:40-16:50 Protein fractions (Cornell system) of lucerne dried or ensiled with different additives *Guo X.S., W.R. Ding and H. Zhou 16:50-17:00 Effect of replacing corn straw with new bred sorghum straw and grain in lactating cow total mixed rations on digestion characteristics of dietary neutral detergent fiber and crude protein *Guo L., S.J. Sun, J. B. Zhang, X .l. Jiao and J. Xu 17:00-17:10 Evaluation of the effectiveness of enzymes solubility technique in estimating digestibility of selected tropical forages *Laswai G. H., A. E. Kimambo, G.K. Yona, and D.M. Mgheni 17:10-17:20 Bacterial detoxification of saponins in the crop of the avian foregut fermenter Opisthocomus hoazin Garc¨ªa-Amado M.A., F. Michelangeli, P. Gueneau, M.E. Perez and M.G. *Dom¨ªnguez-Bello 17:20-17:30 The use of inexpensive alternatives to n-heptane as the main solvent in the analysis of diet and faeces samples for n-alkanes as dietary markers *Mayes R.W., E. Green, T. S¨¢nchez, B. Shekute and E.R. ?rskov
19:30-- Evening Event (Optional, see TOUR on www.isnh7.org.cn/ event.htm with Additional Payment)
Thursday, 20 September 2007, Morning, 08:30-12:00
SESSION 5: Novel Development in Herbivore Nutrition: Molecular and Cellular Aspects Chair: R. John Wallace, Prof. of Rowett Research Institute,
Co-Chair: German Spangenberg, Prof. of
08:30-09:15 Host and intestinal microbiota negotiations in the context of animal growth efficiency Rex Gaskins, Prof. of
09:15-10:00 Diet and physiological state influence gene expression in herbivores Isabelle Cassar-Malak, Prof. of Herbivore Research Unit, Clermont ¨C Ferrand / Theix Research Centre, INRA, France
10:00-10:20 Coffee break Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 10:20-10:30 Effects of methionine and its ratio to lysine on expression of αs1 casein gene in cultured bovine mammary epithelial cells *Liu H.Y., J.Y. Yang, H.H. Wu, Y.M. Wu and J.X. Liu 10:30-10:40 Effects of methionine-containing dipeptides on casein αs1 expression in bovine mammary epithelial cells *Wu H.H., J.Y. Yang, K. Zhao, H.Y. Liu, Y.M. Wu and J.X. Liu
10:40-10:50 Regulation of proliferation and differentiation of Luxi bovine intramuscular preadipocytes by propionate *Wan R., J. Ding, Z.M. Zhou, L.P. Ren and Q.X. Meng 10:50-11:00 Use of discriminant analysis on NIRS to detect meat- and- bone meal content in ruminant concentrates *Yang Z., L. Han , Q. Li and X. Fan 11:00-11:10 Establishment and characterization of a *Ding Y.Y., L.L. Zhang, Y.J. Huo, S.S. Chen and T. Wang 11:10-11:20 Effect of cysteamine on mucosa regeneration of intestinal trauma goats and on duodena l cell proliferation of cows in primary culture *Shen Z., J. He and L. Cao 11:20-11:30 Detection and in vitro regulation of NHE1 and NHE3 mRNA expression in rumen epithelia of cows *Shen Z., H. Huang and H. Martens 11:30-11:40 Microbial and enzyme activities in goat rumen due to grass-tree leaves dietary regimens *Sultan Singh, S 11:40-11:50 The use of NIRS for the determination of cell wall constituents and crude protein in grasses and legumes of central
Pedraza, B. P. E., Mart¨ªnez, L. R., Estrada-Flores J. and *Castel¨¢n-Ortega 11:50-12:00 Shining Light on the Differences in Molecular Structural-Chemical Make-up and the Cause of Distinct Degradation Behavior between Two Types of Barley in Ruminants: A Novel Approach
*Yu P. Q., J.J. McKinnon and D.A. Christensen. Thursday, 20 September 2007, Afternoon, 13:30-17:30 SESSION 6: Stress Factors Associated with Herbivores Nutrition Chair: Hugh Dove, Prof. of CSIRO, Co-Chair: Isabelle Cassar-Malak, Prof. of INRA, France 13:30-14:15 Transdisciplinary studies of plant secondary metabolites: Lessons from ecology for animal science and vice versa
W. Foley, Prof. of 14:15-15:00 Opportunities to control herbivore nematodes through manipulation of the grazing environment
A. R. Sykes, 15:00-15:20 Coffee break Selected Oral Presentations (* Speaker) 15:20-15:30 Effects of gelatinized anionic salts in prepartum diets of dry cows on feed intake, urinary pH, and serum parameters *Gao W., L. Shi, P.F. Zhang, A. Yu, D.S. Wang and M.Q. Li 15:30-15:40 Effects of dietary vitamin E and organic selenium supplementation on the oxidative stability of lamb meat *Han X., J.G. Li, Y.X. Gao, Q.F. Li and Y.F. Cao 15:40-15:50 Effects of selenium supplementation on fatty acid concentration and antioxidant status of erythrocyte membrane in lambs fed linseed oil or sunflower oil diet *Yu L.L., J. Cao, X.P. Zhu, W. Zhang and Z.H. Jia 15:50-16:00 Effect of supplemental β-carotene in the periparturient diet on plasma vitamin A and b -carotene concentrations and lymphocyte proliferation in *He W.J., Q.D. Zhang, L.P. Ren and Q.X. Meng 16:00-16:10 Energy cost of the activities of grazing cows: effect of plot size *Brosh A., Z. Henkin, E.D. Ungar, A. Dolev, A. Orlov, Y. Yehuda, A. Shabtay and Y. Aharoni 16:10-16:20 Effects of nematode infection on anorexia and leptin levels in lambs of two breeds *Zaralis K., B.J. Tolkamp, J.G.M. Houdijk, A.R.G. Wylie and
16:20-16:30 The disappearance of vitamin A from commercial sources during in vitro ruminal fermentation *Qiao L., S.M. Yan, Y.B .Gao and H.J. Ren 16:30-16:40 Effect of processing whole cottonseed on nutrient digestibility and ruminal fermentation in dairy cows Chen P., *P. Ji, Z.J. Cao and S.L. Li 16:40-16:50 The effect of dietary transition on faecal pH and microbiology of Thoroughbred horses M. van den BergA, *S.O. HoskinA, C.W. RogersA, A. GrinbergA and N.D.Walker 16:50-17:00 The Effect of Salt and Saltbush on Rumen Salinity *Mayberry D.E., P.E. Vercoe and D.G. Masters 17:00-17:10 Effects of type of locally formulated concentrate and weaning age on the performance of crossbred calves *Laswai G.H., H.L.N. Lyimo, 17:10-17:20 |