WIAS Fiber Seminar

Friday 20th June 2014

Orion Building - Lecture room C1005 - Bronland 1  Wageningen

On the occasion of the thesis defence of Ms S. de Vries entitled:

`Fiber fermentation in pigs and poultry - Sense and nonsense of its manipulation'

Chair: Dr. Walter Gerrits

11.30  Sonja de Vries MSc.

Animal Nutrition, Wageningen UR (presently @ Ingredient Research Centre,  Nutreco R&D, Boxmeer)

“Fermentation of fibrous material from DDGS and rapeseed meal in pigs.”

12.00 Dr. Mirjam A. Kabel

Food Chemistry, Wageningen University

“Recalcitrant fiber structures present in DDGS and rapeseed meal and their analysis.”

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Dr. Annemieke M. Pustjens

Food Chemistry, Wageningen UR (presently @ Rikilt, Wageningen UR, BU Food Authenticity and Novel Foods)

“The fate of rapeseed meal fibers in the digestive tract of pigs and poultry”

14.00 Prof dr. Hans Stein

University of Illinois, Urbana, USA

“Composition and utilization of fiber in cereal grains and their co-products.”

16.00 Public thesis defence Sonja de Vries

The Aula - Generaal Foulkesweg 1  Wageningen

Please register for the seminar before 10 June to office.anu@wur.nl