FEED for HEALTH

Challenges and perspectives:

• impact of new feedstuffs and additives on animal health and product quality

• feed components improving animal health

• feeding animals to produce functional foods for humans

• the control and reduction of feed contaminants and carryover from feed to food

• better methods for identification and monitoring of contaminants

• the impact of changes in feed formulations and diversification of the sources for feeds

• consumers perception of live stock production, animal health and welfare and of the quality and safety of the resulting food products

Special emphasis on:

• How can we design food improving the health of elderly?

• How can this food prevent cognitive decline, possible dementia, osteoporoses and improve the vitamin D status and body mass?

• What is the possible role of long chain n-3 fatty acids and other nutrients in this area of animal/marine derived foods?