Tentative plan for master and PhD course ”Nutrient Absorption and Metabolism” – summer 2013
All lectures will be given in data room 1 (room no 2002 in building C22).
Week 32:
5/8: Introduction to the course. Presentation of participants, teachers. Introduction to the aim and
hypotheses of the scientific project, planned analyses, animal model and blood sampling.
Define groups. (Peter Theil). Review of surgery, sampling collection/number system etc.
(Adam Storm). Registration of various things, passwords etc (Lars Gildbjerg).
6/8: Introduction to the animal model / scientific project (continued), and presentation of blood
supply/anatomy at positions of permanent catheters (Peter Theil). Techniques to measure blood
flow (Adam + Uffe Krogh Larsen) + calculations. Preparation of animal experiment. Amounts
of blood sampled (calculate max drainage), collection and stabilization of collected plasma
(Helle Lærke 11:00 – 12:00).
7/8: In vivo animal experimentation – documentation and reporting. (Mette Herskin 8:15-9:00).
Regulation of blood flow (Niels Oksbjerg 9:00 – 12:00). Visit to the barns (SB37, SB38 and
K36) and excursion.
8/8: Team 1: Blood profile (K36) – Peter Theil/Adam Storm.
Team 2: Formulate a project with catheterized animals (Group discussion; Peter Theil) +
Exercise/calculations of whole animal metabolism (Mogens Larsen 8:15-9:00).
Team 3: Compare behavior of animals exposed to +/- surgery (Mette Herskin 8:30 – 11:30) +
Exercise/calculation of portal recovery of HMB.
9/8: Team 2: Blood profile (K36) – Peter Theil/Adam Storm.
Team 3: Formulate a project with catheterized animals (Group discussion; Peter Theil) +
Exercise/calculations of whole animal metabolism (Mogens Larsen 8:15-9:00).
Team 1: Compare behavior of animals exposed to +/- surgery (Mette Herskin 8:30 – 11:30) +
Exercise/calculation of portal recovery of HMB.
Week 33:
12/8 Team 3: Blood profile (K36) – Peter Theil/Adam Storm.
Team 1: Formulate a project with catheterized animals (Group discussion; Peter Theil) +
Exercise/calculations of whole animal metabolism (Mogens Larsen 8:15-9:00).
Team 2: Compare behavior of animals exposed to +/- surgery (Mette Herskin 8:30 – 11:30) +
Exercise/calculation of portal recovery of HMB.
13/8: Theme: Fibre and VFA metabolism
Dietary fiber – classification and analysis (Helle Lærke 8:15-9:00)
Quantitative digestion – Methods, nutrients, and exercise (Peter Lund 9:15-11:00).
Morning 2: Regulation of blood flow and measurements of VFA absorption from the rumen +
other experiments with multicatheterised cows (Adam Storm 11:15-13:30 incl. break).
Afternoon: Work with lab analyses and data.
14/8: Theme: Protein and amino acid metabolism
Morning 1: Application of isotopes in studies of absorption and metabolism (Mogens Larsen
8:15-10:00).
Morning 2: Protein and amino acid requirements, recommendations, dietary supply, categories
of AA (essential, branch-chained, sulphuric AA, glucogenic/ketogenic, acidic/basic). (Jan
15/8
16/8
Værum Nørgaard 10:15-12:00). Inter-organ fluxes of AA (Adam Storm/Betina Røjen
Amdisen 12:30-13:30)
Afternoon: Work with lab analyses and data.
Theme: Carbohydrate metabolism
Morning 1: Combination of multicatheterised sows and metabonomic studies (Mette
Hedemann 8:15 – 10:00)
Morning 2: Absorption and metabolism of phytochemicals (Knud Erik Bach Knudsen 10:1512:00). Nutrition and insulin secretion (Anne Krog Ingerslev 12:30-13:15)
Afternoon: Work with lab analyses and data.
Theme: Nutrition and intermediary metabolism of sows
Morning 1: Nutrition of the sow with focus on late gestating sows and quantification of
colostrum / milk intake using D2O (Peter Theil). Prediction of milk yield (Anja Varmløse
Hansen).
Morning 2: Experiments with multicatetherized pigs and sows (Peter Theil)
Afternoon: Work with lab analyses and data.
Week 34:
19/8: Work with lab analyses and data+report writing.
20/8: Work with lab analyses and data+report writing.
21/8: Work with lab analyses and data+report writing
22/8: Work with lab analyses and data+report writing. Deadline 12:00 for written report. Afternoon:
Preparation of oral presentation.
23/8: Morning: Oral presentation and plenum discussion. Afternoon: Oral examination. Evaluation of
“NAM 2013”-course.
Teachers:
Peter K. Theil, senior scientist
Adam C. Storm, post doc
Guest lecturers:
Uffe Krogh Larsen, phd student
Helle Lærke, senior scientist
Mette S. Herskin, senior scientist
Niels Oksbjerg, senior scientist
Mogens Larsen, post doc
Peter Lund, senior scientist
Jan V. Nørgaard, lector
Betina Røjen Amdisen, post doc
Anne Krog Ingerslev, phd student
Mette Hedemann, senior scientist
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, professor
Anja Varmløse Hansen, phd student