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Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Animal Feed on Reproductive Health in Farm Animals*Euroconference Wageningen, The Netherlands, 20–22nd November 1998
Author(s) -
Boerjan M.L.,
Fischer B.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1999.tb01411.x
Subject(s) - phytoestrogens , session (web analytics) , endocrine system , animal health , reproduction , biology , zoology , ecology , hormone , endocrinology , estrogen , business , advertising
This Euroconference was a follow‐up to the Euroconference held in Halle, April 1997. The programme of the conference in Halle had an exploratory character with respect to accumulation of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in the environment and in animal tissues and their effects on animal physiology and reproduction. Many questions arose from the first Euroconference, such as: What are biologically meaningful levels of environmental contamination? Is there a risk for farm animals’ health and reproduction? What assays are available and which are the most appropriate to be used? These questions formed the basis for the programme of the second Euroconference held in Wageningen in November 1998. Taking these questions into consideration, the programme of the Wageningen Euroconference was divided into four main topics. In the first session an overview was given on sources and levels of EDCs in the environment. The second session addressed chemical nature and metabolism of EDCs including phytoestrogens. In the third session the effects of EDCs on ovarian function and embryo development were discussed and in the last session the advantages and disadvantages of different in vivo as well as in vitro assays were debated.