Monday 22nd: Afternoon Session
Continuation of Section B: Inositol phosphates and phytase in animal nutrition
Chair: Alan Richardson
14:00 – 14:40: Ralf Greiner, Federal Research Institute for Nutrition, Germany
Current biochemical research on phytase genes in microorganisms and plants
14:40 – 15:00: Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Chalmers University, Sweden
Expression of phytase in yeast: phytate degradation and survival of yeast cells during in vitro digestion
15:00 – 15:20: Cecil Forsberg, University of Guelph, Canada
Expression of the E. coli APPA phytase in the genetically enhanced Enviropig TM breed
15:20 – 16:00: Poster Session
Continuation of Section B: Inositol phosphates and phytase in animal nutrition
Chair: April Leytem
16:10 – 16:50: Xingen Lei, Cornell University, USA
Effects of dietary manipulation on animal nutrition and phosphorus excretion by animals
16:50 – 17:10: Stephen Shears, National Institutes of Health/ NIEHS, USA
The avian MINPP gene can help to alleviate the planet’s “phosphate crisis”
17:10 – 17:30: Hanne Damgaard Poulsen, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Denmark
Degradation of phytate in soaked diets for pigs
Close and Dinner