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The Crissey Zoological Nutrition Symposium

Theme: Micronutrients in Zoological Nutrition

December 7th & 8th, 2012

The Purpose of the Symposium

This is the seventh of a series of annual symposia to honor Sue Crissey's dedication and contribution to the discipline of zoological nutrition. The purpose of the symposium is to bring together professional zoological nutritionists, animal researchers, interested students and zoological clinicians to communicate advances in the discipline and examine the state-of-the-art approaches to important questions in zoological nutrition.

Crissey, a resident of Burgaw, North Carolina, was a valuable faculty member at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Director of Nutrition for the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago at the time of her untimely death from ovarian cancer. She was a dynamic lecturer, meticulous researcher and reliable collaborator. Her contributions to our knowledge about the roles of nutrition in the health of both captive and wild animals of a wide variety of species have left a legacy and a model for young zoological nutritionists to emulate. This symposium is for professional nutritionists working with zoo animals, interested students, and, for the keynote address, the general public.

Program Chair: Eric van Heugten, North Carolina State University

Key Note Speaker

Eduardo V. Valdes, M,S.,Ph.D.

Nutritionist

Disney Animal Programs

Disney World (Orlando, FL.)

 

Dr. Eduardo Valdes is the nutritionist for Disney’s Animal Programs where he oversees the Animal Nutrition Center which prepares the daily diets for the animals in Disney programs, develops new diets, and monitors the efficacy of those diets in addition to conducting basic nutritional research.  An internationally respected comparative nutritionist,  Dr.Valdes is a founding member of the Nutrition Advisory Group (NAG) for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and has served on a committee of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Agriculture and Natural Sciences.

Over his career he has had a particular interest in the development of new diets for captive wildlife, and has worked on nutritional issues of a wide range of Taxa, from elephant and giraffe to marine reef fishes.  He has been active in the development of new dietary components specifically designed for captive zoological species.

Registration

Tuition for this course is $80 for attendees, $55 for speakers, and $30 for students. This fee includes breaks, reception, lunch, and a proceedings manual. A refund less a 25% administrative fee will be granted for notices received in writing, either by mail, fax or e-mail, by December 6, 2012. No refunds will be granted after the symposium has begun.

Speakers submitting abstracts will receive instructions with registration confirmation.
If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration within three (3) days, please check your spam file if you have one, or you may contact us at 919-513-6421 with any questions about your registration status.

Online Registration is now closed

There will be limited on-site registration available. You may choose to pay with MasterCard, Visa, or check.

Location & Lodging

The symposium will be held at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. A block of rooms has been established at the Ramada Inn Blue Ridge (next door to the college)  at the discounted rate of $75 + tax per night. To reserve, please call 919-832-4100 and reference group code CGCZNS. Reservations must be made by November 23, 2012 to receive this discounted rate.

Continuing Education

This course will offer 10 hours continuing veterinary medical education for veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Abstracts

Speakers submitting abstracts should send them to cvm-ce@lists.ncsu.edu

Abstract Deadline is November 9, 2012

Abstract submission Guidelines:

GENERAL LAYOUT
1. Margins: 1.25 inches left and right margins; 1-inch top and bottom margins.
2. Text must be typed, single-spaced. Double space between title and author and between paragraphs. Single space between heading and paragraph. Do not number the pages.
3. The manuscript will be printed exactly as submitted; therefore please edit carefully.
4. Font: 12-point Times New Roman.

FORMAT
1. Title: Bold, capitalize and center on the page. The title must accurately reflect the content of the presentation.
2. Author(s): Name(s) and degrees(s): Center on the page. Include diplomate status.
3. Affiliation: List University/College or Business/Practice with street address, city, state and ZIP. Inclusion of e-mail address is optional. Center on the page.
4. Bold and capitalize headings and subheadings; do not underline.

Preliminary Schedule

Friday, December 7, 2012

Time	Event
12:30 - 1:00pm	Registration
1:00 – 1:30pm	Conference Introduction and Welcome	Michael Stoskopf,  Eric van Heugten
	Session I: MicroNutrient & Nutrient Requirements Chair:  Dr. Peter Ferket
1:30 – 1:45pm	Dietary Management and Avian Rickets in the Pekin Robin, Leiothrix Lutea	Gjeltema & DeVoe
1:45 - 2:00pm	Changes in Plasma Calcium to Phosphorus Rations in Rehabilitating Green Sea Turtles in Response to Dietary Alterations	Christiansen et al.
2:00 - 2:15pm	Elemental Composition of Commercially Available Whole Prey: Comparison to Requirements of Dogs and Cats	Kerr & Swanson
2:15 - 2:30pm	Metanutrition: Using Metagenomics to Analyze the Gut Microbiome	McKenney et al.
2:30 - 2:45pm	Question and Answer Session
2:45 – 2:50pm	Presentation of Conundrum 1 – Dr. Eric van Heugten
2:50 - 3:20pm	Break & Poster Session
	Session II - Nutrient Requirements Continued Chair:  Dr. Paul Siciliano
3:20 - 3:35pm	Discussion of Conundrum 1 – Dr. Eric van Heugten
3:35 - 3:50pm	The Potential Effects of Diet and Environmental Stressors on Cortisol Response in the captive Southern Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium Simum Simum) at the North Carolina Asheboro Zoo	Ellis et al.
3:50 - 4:05pm	Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Metabolomics to Questions of Bivalve Nutrition	Hurley - Sanders et al.
4:05 - 4:20pm	Nutrient Supplementation of Amnion Fluid by In Ovo Feeding Enhances Avian Perinatal Development and Post-Hatch Growth	Ferket
4:20 - 4:35pm	Digestible Energy Intake and Digestive Efficiency of Captive North American River Otters (Lontra canadensis)	Minter et al.
4:35 - 4:50pm	Question & Answer Session
4:50 - 4:55pm	Presentation of Conundrum 2 – Mrs. Alejandra McComb
4:55 - 6:00pm	Evening Reception
6:00 - 7:00pm	Key Note Speaker  – Dr. Eduardo V. Valdes Assessment of Vitamin and Mineral Status in Wild Animals

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Time	Event
8:00 – 9:00	Continental Breakfast
	Session III - General Nutrition  Chair:  Dr. Jack Odle
9:00 - 9:15am	Conundrum 2 Discussion – Mrs. Alejandra McComb
9:15 - 9:30am	Hepatic Metabolomic Investigation of the North American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Using 1H-NMR Spectroscopy	Niemuth & Stoskopf
9:30 - 9:45am	Academic Perspectives on Helping Students Conduct Exotic Animal Research	Ange-van Heugten et al.
9:45 - 10:15am	Manufacturing Feeds for Exotic Animals	Koutsos
10:15 - 10:30am	Question and Answer Session
10:30 - 10:50am	Break
	Session IV - General Nutrition - Obesity Chair: Dr. Liz Koutsos
10:50 - 11:05am	Metabolic Consequences of the Early Onset of Obesity in Common Marmoset Monkeys	Power et al.
11:05 - 11:20am	Ossabaw and Commercial Swine as Models for Juvenile Obesity Research	Seabolt
11:20 - 11:50am	Transcutaneous Rump Ultrasound of Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus): Body Fat, Body Condition and Body Weight	Treiber et al.
11:50 - 12:05pm	Question and Answer Session
12:05 - 12:10pm	Presentation of Conundrum 3 – Dr. Shannon Pratt - Phillips
12:10 - 1:35pm	Lunch
	Session V - General Nutrition Chair: Dr. Korinn Saker
1:35 - 1:50pm	Discussion of Conundrum #3 – Dr Shannon Pratt – Phillips
1:50 - 2:05pm	Development of Methods for Assessing Great Ape Body fatness	Reppert et al.
2:05 - 2:20pm	Hand- rearing Monk Parrots (Myiopsitta monachus)	Petzinger
2:20 - 2:35pm	Effects of processing time on blood and plasma samples from loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) for 1H-NMR-based metabolomics	Niemuth et al.
2:35 - 2:50pm	Effect of Reduced Animal-Based Protein and Total Protein in the Captive Diet of Maned Wolf	Kendrick et al.
2:50 - 3:05pm	Question and Answer Session
3:05 - 3:25pm	Break
	Session VI - General Nutrition Chair: Dr. Vivek Fellner
3:25 - 3:40pm	Metabolomic investigation of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) using 1H-NMR spectroscopy	Niemuth et al.
3:40 - 3:55pm	Comparison of Proximate Composition of Domestic Cat (Felis catus), Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), and African lion (Panthera leo) maternal milk with exotic cat hand-rearing formulae	Murtough et al.
3:55 - 4:10pm	How Do You Milk a Gorilla? – Introduction to the Milk Repository at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute via a Practical Example	Maslanka & Power
4:10 - 4:25pm	Accuracy of Estimating Gross Energy of Milk from Various Species	Petzinger & Power
4:25 - 4:40pm	Question and Answer Session
4:40 - 4:45pm	Closing remarks	Michael Stoskopf

 

 

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