Prof. Dr. Ir. Huub Savelkoul

Cell Biology and Immunology group
Wageningen University, The Netherlands Presentation title: The role of the microbiome and the gut barrier in the functionality of  the ruminant mucosal immune system. Gastrointestinal epithelial surfaces covered by a mucus layer are constantly exposed to the outside environment, where commensal and potentially pathogenic microbes are…

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Prof. Dr. Kees Plaizier

Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences University of Manitoba, Canada Presentation title: Enhancing gut health in dairy cows. Subacute rumen acidosis (SARA) is a nutritional disorder during which the rumen pH of dairy cows is reversibly depressed. It alters the composition and functionality of microbiota of the rumen and the…

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Em. Prof. Dr. Claire Wathes

Royal Veterinary College London, United Kingdom Presentation title: Problems with metabolism and immunity – the chicken or the egg? The transition period is traditionally associated with the highest incidences of production and health problems. These are strongly related to malfunctioning of the intermediate metabolism and an ineffective immune response in…

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Prof. C.K. (Chris) Reynolds

Animal & Dairy Science 
Reading University, United Kingdom Presentation title: How low can we go with crude protein in dairy cow diets? Long-term effects of feeding lower protein diets to high-yielding dairy cows. Protein efficiency of dairy cows is of increasing interest and discussion with the current focus and public…

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Dr. Melanie Schären-Bannert

Clinic for Ruminants and Swine at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Leipzig – Germany LVAT – Institute for Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Groß Kreutz – Germany Presentation title: Managing the healthy and productive dairy cow – From the silo to the feed bunk, through the rumen to the liver –…

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