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Thursday, October 23
8-8:50am
Location: Marco Polo 703
Animal Nutrition I – The Safety of Dietary Supplements for Horses, Dogs and Cats
A growing number of pet owners are giving their animals dietary
supplements in hopes of supporting their health. The increased use of
animal dietary supplements has raised several concerns. Among the issues
involved are the safety of specific dietary supplements, the general
approaches taken to determine safety, the monitoring of adverse effects
and the current state of regulation of animal dietary supplements. As a
consequence, the Food and Drug Administration asked the National
Research Council to review the safety of three specific supplements (lutein,
evening primrose oil and garlic) and provide general guidelines for
determining safety of dietary supplements for horses, dogs and cats. In
a report, to be published at the end of this year, a committee of
experts reviewed the safety of animal dietary supplements in general and
these three specific supplements.
Speaker:
 Austin Lewis is a senior program officer with the National
Research Council of the National Academies. As a member of the Board on
Agriculture and Natural Resources staff, one of his primary responsibilities
is to manage the Animal Nutrition Program. This program publishes a series
of reports on the nutrient requirements of animals. The publications are
used worldwide to ensure the proper feeding of animals. Other recent
projects are the status of the U.S. sheep industry and the safety of meat
and poultry products. A native of the United Kingdom, he received B.S. and
Ph.D. degrees from the Universities of Reading and Nottingham, respectively.
Before joining the National Academies, Austin was a professor of animal
science at the University of Nebraska. He has been active in the American
Society of Animal Science, serving on several committees and spending a
three-year term as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Animal Science.
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