Contents : How do we predict the future of animal production? By creating it - a time to use the latest technologies 1 Embrace the challenges of the animal feed industry 13 Personalized medicine and nutrition - Can a 10-second test alterwhat you eat for life? 17 A fowl fear: is avian influenza (bird flu) on the leading edge of a global pandemic? 29 Pig nutritional sciences : Effect of inorganic, organic, and no trace mineral supplementation on growth performance, fecal excretion, and apparent digestibility of grow-finish pigs 55 Validating functional properties of foodstuffs 65 Enhancing pig production in the Asia-Pacific region: a nutritionist’s perspective 75 Growing potential for using dried distillers’ grains with solubles in swine diets 83 The issue of colostrum in piglet survival: energy and immunity 89 Enhancing sow reproductive performance by organic trace mineral (Bioplex® and Sel-Plex®) dietary inclusion 103 Effects of mannan oligosaccharide source and structure on antibiotic resistance of pathogenic bacteria 109 Impact of Bio-Mos® on microbial ecology of the pig digestive tract 115 Use of NuPro®, a rich source of nucleotides, proteins and inositol in swine diets 121 Food quality, nutrition and health : Effective removal of ochratoxin A from wine - a new application of yeast technology 131 Susceptibility to cancer and DNA damage to lymphocytes: can it be counteracted by dietary selenium? 143 Zoonotic disease: not just from birds, and not just the flu 149 Yeast polysaccharides in health promotion and disease alleviation 161 Diagnostic and prognostic value of serum selenium in human health and disease 167 Probiotics versus antibiotics in maintaining balance in the intestinal flora 175 The move toward seleno-eggs: making nature’s ‘perfect food’ even better 181 The natural food explosion: future of organic foods in the European market 189 Poultry nutritional sciences : Functional genomics: the beginning of a new age in nutrition research 199 Control of fertility in turkeys: the impact of environment, nutrition and artificial insemination technology 207 Avian immunoglobulin A: glycoform differences and nutritional influence 213 Nutrient recovery by the small and large intestine of fowl 221 Investigation of relative bioavailability values and requirement for Bioplex® organic zinc in broiler chicks 227 Creating the ideal hatching egg: quality, efficiency and fertility 233 The world broiler industry: a perspective on the future 241 Companion animal nutrition and health In-home animal product evaluation using the Citizen Scientist™ Program 251 Major concerns in comparative animal nutrition 255 The importance of nutrition in coat quality and skin health of dogs and cats 261 Using genomic biology to study brain aging and cognitive function 269 Water activity as a tool for predicting and controlling the stability of pet foods 277 Obesity and diabetes: not just human problems 283 Equine nutrition and health : Moving horse genomics across disciplinary lines 293 Influence of Bio-Mos® mannan oligosaccharides in mare diets on colostrum and milk composition and blood parameters 301 Types and causes of colic in horses: role of Yea-Sacc®1026 in prevention 311 Evaluation of pathogen progression during experimentally-induced placentitis in the late gestation mare and ewe using lux gene-modified Escherichia coli and bioluminescence imaging technology 317 Ruminant nutritional sciences : Comparative responses to sodium selenite and Sel-Plex® organic selenium supplements in Belgian Blue cows and calves 331 Functional genomics: promising new tools relating nutrition to reproductive responses in cattle 341 Improving animal feed efficiency with alternative dairy heifer feeding scenarios 353 Organic mineral absorption: molecular mimicry or modified mobility? 359 The effect of feed-borne Fusarium mycotoxins on reproductive efficiency in dairy cows, sows and broiler breeders 367 Optigen® II: improving the efficiency of nitrogen utilization in the dairy cow 373 Sil-All®4x4: improving fermentation in the silo and in the rumen 381 No lame excuses: maintaining sound feet and leg condition in dairy cows 387 Aquaculture nutritional technologies : Growing incidence of Piscirickettsia infection in fish worldwide : mechanisms for prevention and control 397 Sustainable feeds for cobia aquaculture: case studies with organically certifiable protein sources 403 Oceanic Institute — an overview of its goals, departments and achievements 413 Functional foods for aquaculture: benefits of NuPro® and dietary nucleotides in aquaculture feeds 419 Nutrigenomics in aquaculture research: a key in the ‘Aquanomic’ revolution 433 Improving growth performance and health status of aquaculture stocks in Europe through the use of Bio-Mos® 445 The use of dietary antioxidants to extend colour shelf life in farmed juvenile Southern Bluefin Tuna ( Thunnus maccoyii) 453 Index of topics 455 (with Abstracts of posters presented)