農学部研究紹介2017-2018_英語版

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Laboratory of Applied EthologyKenichiTAKEDAAssociateProfessorResearchKeywords;EnvironmentalenrichmentFarmanimalwelfareFarmanimalbehaviorPrecisiondairyfarmingSheepmanagementMyresearchaimstobuildtherearingmanagementsystemthatcanreducethevariousstressincaptiveenvironmentevenalittleaccordingtounderstandingwhattheneedsoffarmandzooanimalswithanalyzingtheirbehaviourscientificallyandoverall.Iamconfidentthattheseresultshelptonotonlyincreasingtheadditionalvalueofanimalproductsandimprovementoftherearingenvironmentbutalsolaborsavingsofthefarmwork,becausetodaywhentheconcernfortheanimalwelfarehasrisen.Moreover,Iamaimingtoconstructionwildlifemanagementsystemstoreducecropdamagesbywildanimals.Development of farm animal monitoring systemABCDABCOverallanimalwelfareassessmentofdairycattleatthefarmlevelPerformance evaluation test for grazing animal monitoring systemDivision of Animal ScienceConstruction of farm animal rearing system based on animal welfareDevelopment of wildlife management systems using behavioral characteristics17Laboratory of Food BioscienceTakeshiKAWAHARAAssociateProfessorKeywords:Anti-allergicAnti-inflammatoryImmunomodulatoryAnti-bacterialAnti-rotavirusFoodcomponentshavevarietiesofphysiologicalfunctionsbeneficialtohumansandanimals.Wechallengetofindphysiologicaleffectsoffoods,suchasfoodmicroorganismsandanimalproducts,andclarifythemechanismoftheeffectusinghuman/animalcelltechnologiesandmolecularbiologicaltechniques.NowIconductedtoevaluatetheeffectsofthefoodcomponentsonskinkeratinocytestofindthenovelfunctionthatenhancesskinbarrierfunctionsandsuppresseskeratinocyte-involvedinflammatoryreactions.Effects of food components that enhance skin barrier function and suppress keratinocyte-involved inflammatory reactionsWe have evaluated anti-allergic effects of foods using cell culture and animal models. Division of Animal ScienceEffects of food components that suppress immediate hypersensitivity reactionsEffects of food components that suppress food poisoning caused by bacteria and virusesKeratinocyteWe challenge to find novel functions of foods that suppress keratinocyte-involved inflammation.