• Theme of the 2nd International Feed for Health Conference, 14-15 June 2010 in Tromsø (Norway) is

'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'

Submission abstracts is closed.

The topics for the presentations (15-20 minutes) in the meeting include, but not limited to:

Session 1. Role of food for health of the elderly

• Milk proteins and sarcopenia
• Vitamin  D rediscovery - its role in healthy aging, new information
• Role of milk in reduction of chronic disease
• Role of seafood long chain n-3 fatty acids in fish supply to improve health and quality of life
• Fish feed and tailor-making healthy farmed fish to have optimal nutritional composition

Session 2. Feed supply

• Feeding strategies (manipulation,  new diets design, new ingredients and vitamins inclusion, etc.) in local animal origin foods and high-quality niche products, focussing in meats and dairy products.
• Aquaculture feeds: Ensuring growth of the industry with sustainable feed ingredients production systems and main key factors
• Advances in animal feed technology for fish feeds
  

Session 3. Food, health perception of consumers

• Attitudes and knowledge of healthcare providers about safety and nutritional value of food
• Sources that consumers use to obtain information about foods of animal origin.
• Elderly consumer perception of risk and benefits associated with food from animal origin
• Product (meal) innovation contributing to elderly people’s diet and quality of life
• Factors that directs food choice and nutritional intake in elderly
• Sensory aspects of food for elderly
  
  

Session 4. Safety and quality of fish feed.

• Carry-over of contaminants; are elderly at greater risk?
• Quality aspects and their preservation in fish
• Use of processed animal proteins in fish feed
• Rapid advanced analytical methods to assess the safety and quality of fish feed.