FBN Research Unit - Nutritional Physiology
Our research focuses on the following main topics: Nutritional programming, endocrine metabolic regulation, energy metabolism as well as protein metabolism and gastro-intestinal microbiology. We use a problem-oriented approach aimed at identifying regulatory mechanisms of nutrient intake, absorption, and flux as well as of transformation of nutrients in animal products. Particular consideration is given to the essential influences on these processes such as nutritional and other exogenous factors, as well as the genotype and the ontogenetic state. We use a systemic approach and have a wide range of methods at our disposal which enable us to conduct studies on the whole organism, on selected organs, as well as on the cellular or molecular level.
Parent institution:
Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) Details of FBN
Address
FBN Research Unit - Nutritional Physiology
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
D-18196 Dummerstorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Phone: 038208/68 651
Fax: 038208/68 693
email: kandera(@)fbn-dummerstorf.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Endocrine Metabolic Regulation
- Energy Metabolism
- Nutritional Programming
- Protein Metabolism and Gastrointestinal Microbiology
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - FEPROeXPRESS - Fetal Programming by dietary protein deficit and surplus: relevance to the characteristics associated with productivity, tissue-specific gene and protein expression in pigs; Subproject FBN Details of Collaborative project: FUGATO-plus - FEPROeXPRESS - Fetal Programming by dietary protein deficit and surplus: relevance to the characteristics associated with productivity, tissue-specific gene and protein expression in pigs; Subproject FBN
- Nutritional programming of the energy and macronutrient metabolism by high and low maternal protein intake in pigs Details of Nutritional programming of the energy and macronutrient metabolism by high and low maternal protein intake in pigs
- The Regulation of Feed Intake as Part of Energy Homeostasis in Periparturient High Yielding Dairy Cows Details of The Regulation of Feed Intake as Part of Energy Homeostasis in Periparturient High Yielding Dairy Cows
Coordinated collaborative projects:
- PAK 24: Nutritional Programming Details of PAK 24: Nutritional Programming