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Food and Biological Function Models Lab
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The lab explores how the body works through food, using the animals on its farm as models.
AboutAbout the lab
Using “food” as the key to clarifying biological functions
The Food and Biological Function Models Lab studies the functions of the animal body, with “food” as its keyword.
The lab is located at the university’s affiliated farm in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, and is distinctive in being able to use many animal models, from large animals such as cattle and horses to laboratory animals such as mice and rats.
It aims to clarify the basic mechanisms of physiological responses in animals and to improve how the body works through “food.”
The lab investigates the effects of foods, feeds, and their additives, with the aim of improving the health of humans and animals and the productivity of production animals.
Key terms
- Animal model
- An animal used in research as a substitute for humans or other species, in order to study how the body works and how diseases develop
- Feed
- Food given to livestock and other animals. Additives are sometimes included for nutrition and health
- Production animal
- An animal raised to obtain meat, milk, eggs, and other products, such as cattle, pigs, and chickens
ResearchResearch themes
Using a variety of animal models, from large farm animals to laboratory animals, the lab investigates the basic mechanisms of physiological responses in animals. It aims to clarify the effects of foods, feeds, and their additives, and to improve bodily functions through “food.”
*Illustrative imageMechanisms of Physiological Responses in Animals
Using the many animal models available at the farm, from large animals such as cattle and horses to mice and rats, the lab clarifies the basic mechanisms of physiological responses in animals.
*Illustrative imageEffects of Foods, Feeds, and Additives
The lab investigates the mechanisms by which foods, feeds, and their additives act on the body. The aim is to improve the health of humans and animals and the productivity of production animals.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Food and Biological Function Models Lab consist of faculty members, project researchers, agricultural support staff, and graduate and undergraduate students.As of 2022
- Project Associate ProfessorKoichi Ito
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Grazing cattle - panoramio” 伊藤善行 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Mechanisms of Physiological Responses in Animals: “Wistar rat” Janet Stephens (photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
- Effects of Foods, Feeds, and Additives: “Dairy Gold Cattle Feed Pellets” Parv2fast / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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- Related lab (獣医繁殖育種学研究室): “Cows near Kiel - Maack - July 2010” Smaack / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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