Source: COMPARATIVE NUTRITION SOCIETY submitted to NRP
BIOMARKERS OF DIETARY INTAKE AND DIET CONTAMINANTS: A SYMPOSIUM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
NRI COMPETITIVE GRANT
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0211186
Grant No.
2007-35206-18348
Cumulative Award Amt.
$15,000.00
Proposal No.
2007-01239
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 15, 2007
Project End Date
Sep 14, 2008
Grant Year
2007
Program Code
[42.0]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
COMPARATIVE NUTRITION SOCIETY
PO BOX 3835
SILVER SPRING,MD 20918
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
Scientists in several unrelated disciplines have independently developed approaches to determine the diet of free-ranging animals, but they have not integrated their findings. This project will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information so that several independent areas of investigation can be quickly advanced.
Animal Health Component
75%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
25%
Applied
75%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
3023999101040%
7013999101030%
7123999115030%
Knowledge Area
302 - Nutrient Utilization in Animals; 712 - Protect Food from Contamination by Pathogenic Microorganisms, Parasites, and Naturally Occurring Toxins; 701 - Nutrient Composition of Food;

Subject Of Investigation
3999 - Animal research, general;

Field Of Science
1010 - Nutrition and metabolism; 1150 - Toxicology;
Goals / Objectives
The Biomarkers of Dietary Intake and Diet Contaminants Symposium will provide a forum for scientists in diverse disciplines who are interested in methods to assess dietary intake of nutrients and contaminants in confined and free-ranging animals, including humans. A book will be published that includes chapters written by the presenters on various elements of markers of dietary intake and contaminants.
Project Methods
The symposium will be 2 to 3 days, with one-half day devoted to poster sessions. Topics to be covered include collection and use of intake data; use of endogenous stable isotopes; use of minerals as biomarkers; various markers of energy, protein, fat, and fatty acid intake; and markers of dietary contaminants and potential use in forensics. Speakers will represent a broad range of expertise and experience in basic and applied fields of animal nutrition (including comparative and human nutrition) to allow for exchange of ideas across scientific disciplines.