Animal Nutrition and Feed Science
Nutrition is the study of a series of biological processes necessary for life. The goal of nutrition study is to improve human health and quality of life. Animal nutrition is a field that has been expanded to include animals. In our laboratory, we are doing research using a variety of animals, i.e., model animals, food-producing animals (livestock), wild animals, and companion animals. The research using model animals aims to clarify biochemical and physiological mechanisms associated with nutrition and metabolism. The members working on the projects use model animals and cultured cells for functional analyses of food. Several students work on food processing and its control. They are examining the characteristics of microorganisms involved in fermentation to improve the safety and value of food and feed. Our goal is to solve problems in the industries, clarify the functions of food and feed, and achieve technological innovation related to nutrition, metabolism, and health.
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Providing safe and sufficient food to people is still the most important mission of agricultural research. We have increased food productivity through machinery and industrialization, but protecting the environment and animal health has become more difficult. Disorders in human and animal health, food and environmental hygiene are often related to changes in the composition and function of the microbiota. Using microbiology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and others, we would like to understand and propose how we achieve good health and sustained food production. We will promote joint research with tropical Asia to find measures and preparations for global warming.
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