Sponsored by educational grants from Procter & Gamble Pet Care and the USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Organized by the North Central Regional Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors. Endorsed by the Experimental Animal Nutrition RIS.
Location: Boston Convention & Exposition Center, Room 153AB
Friday, April 19, 2013
4:00 PM–6:00 PM
Chairs
Sean H. Adams, PhD, USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California, Davis
Jack Odle, PhD, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Kimberly M. Barnes, PhD, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Presentations
Control of Hepatic Fat Trafficking and its Metabolic Consequences, Douglas Mashek, PhD, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Current State of Knowledge in Feline Adipokine Biology Related to Obesity and Diabetes, Claudia A. Kirk, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Interrelationships between Lipid Metabolism, Immune Function and Reproductive Impairments in the Obese Hen, Rosemary L. Walzem, RD, PhD , Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Adiposity and Fat Metabolism in Lactating and Fasting Northern Elephant Seals, Daniel E. Crocker, PhD, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA