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Future Animal Health and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Scientific programme
Last changed: 03 June 2021
| Sunday June 14, 2015 | |
| 18.00 | Welcome reception |
| Monday June 15, 2015 | |
| 8.00 | Registration and coffee |
| 8.45 | Welcome, Bodil Ström Holst, Programme director of the organizing research platform Future Animal Health and Welfare |
| 9.00 | Turnover of human fat cells and their lipid content, Professor Peter Arner, Sweden |
| 9.45 | Plasma insulin concentration is affected by body condition in Icelandic horses, Gudrun Stefansdottir, Iceland |
| 10.00 | In vivo assessment of canine muscle adiposity by real time ultrasonography and image analysis, Rita Payan-Carreira, Portugal |
| 10.15 | Networking break and coffee |
| 10.45 | Equine Obesity: Beyond the Equine Metabolic Syndrome, Professor Caroline Argo, UK |
| 11.30 | Comparison between the euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp and the use of proxies for determination of insulin sensitivity in horses, Johan Bröjer, Sweden |
| 11.45 | A modified oral sugar test for evaluation of insulin and glucose dynamics in horses, Sanna Truelsen Lindåse, Sweden |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | Blood pressure in Warmblood horses before and after a euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp, Katarina Nostell, Sweden |
| 13.15 | Perceptions of obesity in a UK leisure-based population of horse owners, Philippa Morrison, UK |
| 13.30 | Prevalence of equine obesity in Sweden assessed from official animal welfare control data, Peta Hitchens, Sweden |
| 13.45 | Exploring weight data on over 100 000 Swedish dogs of various breeds, Linda Andersson, Sweden |
| 14.00 | The prevalence of obesity in mature Icelandic horses in Denmark, Rasmus Jensen, Denmark |
| 14.15 | Coffee and posters (odd numbers presented) |
| 14.45 | Consequences of obesity on reproduction, Professor Inger Sundström Poromaa, Sweden |
| 15.30 | Hyperinsulinemia during in vitro oocyte maturation changes gene expression of insulin signaling in bovine Day-8 embryos, Denise Laskowski, Sweden |
| 15.45 | Impaired insulin sensitivity and reduced fertility in obese dairy cows, Kjell Holtenius, Sweden |
| 16.00 | Effects of feed intensity and breed on postpartum blood metabolites, Theodoros Ntallaris, Sweden |
| 16.15 | Summary day 1 |
| 16.30 | End of scientific programme day 1 |
| 18.00 | Social activity |
| Tuesday June 16, 2015 | |
| 8.30 | Registration |
| 9.00 | Lifestyle and diabetes mellitus in cats and dogs, Professor Charlotte Björnvad, Denmark |
| 9.45 | Feline diabetes mellitus – the Swedish situation, Malin Öhlund, Sweden |
| 10.00 | Biological variation of serum insulin concentrations in healthy cats, Emma Strage, Sweden |
| 10.15 | Coffee and posters (even numbers presented) |
| 10.45 | Obesity - an inflammatory state, Dr Isabelle Wolowczuk, France |
| 11.30 | Serum concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) in lean and overweight dogs, Anna Hillström, Sweden |
| 11.45 | A new test for canine intestinal mucosa permeability, Pernilla Rosberg, Sweden |
| 12.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00 | The importance of the microbiome and metabolome in health and disease of dogs and cats, Associate professor Jan Suchodolski, USA |
| 13.45 | Dietary supplements to a low protein diet may affect the occurrence of hepatic lipidosis in mink - a strict carnivore, Connie Frank Matthiesen, Denmark |
| 14.00 | Networking break and coffee |
| 14.30 | Weight management in dogs and cats, Dr Alex German, UK |
| 15.15 | Development and validation of the Dog Obesity Risk and Appetite (DORA) Questionnaire, Eleanor Raffan, UK |
| 15.30 | Energy expenditure in dogs before and after body weight reduction, Caroline Larsson, Denmark |
| 15.45 | Dogs and the City. The role of urban landscape for dog walking habits, and health benefits for people and dogs, Ingrid Sarlöv-Herlin, Sweden |
| 16.00 | Panel discussion: Which are the future challenges, and how do we meet them? |
| 16.45 | Summary |
| 17.00 | Farewell |
Keynotes
Professor Peter Arner, MD, Karolinska institutet, Department of Medicine. Title: Turnover of fat cells and their lipid content in man.
Professor Charlotte Björnvad, DVM, Diplomate ECVCN, University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences. Title: Lifestyle and DM in cats and dogs.
Professor Raymond Geor, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Michigan State University, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences. Title: Equine metabolic syndrome.
Dr Alex German, DVM, Diplomate ECVIM, University of Liverpool, Department of Obesity and Endocrinology. Title: Weight management in dogs and cats.
Associate professor Jan Suchodolski, DVM, Diplomate ACVM, Texas A&M Univerity, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. Title: The importance of the microbiome and metabolome in health and disease of dogs and cats.
Professor Inger Sundström Poromaa, MD, Uppsala University, Department of Women's and Children's Health. Title: Consequences of obesity on reproduction.
Dr Isabelle Wolowczuk, PhD, Research Director at CNRS, Pasteur Institute, Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille (CIIL). Title: Obesity - an inflammatory state.