Role of Plant Cell Walls in Dairy Cow Nutrition
22nd and 23rd of March 2010
Wageningen, the Netherlands
The Centre for Animal Nutrition in the Netherlands (http://www.anu.wur.nl/UK/), in association with Lallemand Animal Nutrition (http://www.lallemandanimalnutrition.com) organizes a Symposium entitled: “Role of Plant Cell Walls in Dairy Cow Nutrition” on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2010. The venue for this Symposium is “Hof van Wageningen” at Wageningen, The Netherlands.
A large proportion of the solar energy reaching our planet is fixed in plant cell walls in the form of cellulose, hemi-celluloses and lignin. Due to its chemical properties (β-glucosidic-bound glucose polymers), plant cell walls are indigestible for humans and animals and therefore not suitable as an energy-yielding food source. As such, a major part of the solar energy cannot be used to feed the growing global population.
By symbiosis with specific micro-organisms, various animal species are capable of utilising the energy and molecules embodied in plant cell walls as a source for energy and nutrients. For ruminant species, plant cell walls are an important feed component, not only as an energy and nutrient source, but also as a regulatory factor for feed intake and for a healthy rumen function. During the symposium, world-leading experts will address the importance of plant cell wall characteristics in nutrition management of dairy cattle. |
On 23rd March, an excursion is organised to the “De Marke” in Hengelo (Gld), the Netherlands. “De Marke” is a low-mineral-input dairy farm and a demonstration/research farm of Wageningen UR. The reduced input of N and P fertilizer affects cell wall characteristics and consequently dairy cow performance. Staff of Wageningen UR will provide information on the impact this has and the research which is involved to deal with these effects.
Proceedings of the symposium: NDF2010proceedingsweb.pdf
Programme:
| 22 March 2010 |
11h30 - 13h00 Registration and lunch |
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13h00 - 17h30 Presentations
- Effects of forage type and maturity on NDF characteristics: John Cone, Wageningen University NL
- Feed intake regulation and cellwall characteristics: Michael Allen, Michigan University, USA
- Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast l77 on ruminal fermentation and fibre degradation: Ana Lourenco, University of Trá-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Villa Real
- Coffee break
- Theoretical impact of NDF quality on enteric methane production: André Bannink, Wageningen UR Livestock Research, NL
- Effect of NDF digestibility on diet formulation and animal performance Charles Sniffen, Fencrest Holderness, NH
- Final conclusions and closure: Ad van Vuuren, Wageningen UR Livestock Research, NL
- Drinks
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| 23 March 2010 – morning: |
Excursion to Knowledge Transfer Centre De Marke, Hengelo (Gld), The Netherlands
08h00 and 08h30 Depature bus from Hof van Wageningen and The Reehorst to "De Marke"
10h00 till 12h00 Excursion at The Marke
Lunch at 12h00 till 13h00 Adjourn and departure bus to Schiphol and/or Wageningen.
Arrival at Schiphol 14.45.
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Fee
€ 270
Registration
Here you can register for the symposium.
Location
Hotel and Congress Centre Hof van Wageningen
Lawickse Allee 9, 6701 AN WAGENINGEN
T +31 (0) 317 490 133
Route description
Hotels
Wageningen: Hotel de Wereld
Wageningen: Hotel de Nieuwe Wereld
Wageningen: Hotel Nol in 't Bosch
Ede: De Paasberg
Ede: De Reehorst
The Organising Committee:
Ad van Vuuren, Julien Sindou, Delphine Bègue-Feneteau and Oane de Hoop