Companion Animal Nutrition Summit

Christian Hoffmann, PhD

Scientists’ understanding of the host-microbiome relationship has evolved substantially during the past 15 years, revealing a complex interplay among diet, host genetics, microbiota, and health.

Jan Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM

Chronic enteropathy in dogs and cats is characterized by overlapping unspecific features that often result from persistent dysbiosis and irreversible changes in intestinal function. Learn why different patients respond differently to therapy.

Katie Tolbert, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (SAIM, Nutrition)

Epithelial barrier dysfunction, oxidant injury, and inflammation are common to both atopic dermatitis and chronic inflammatory enteropathy in dogs. These shared features are attractive targets for nutritional approaches to patient management.

Stefan Unterer, Dr. med. vet., Dr. habil, Dipl. ECVIM-CA

Discover what is currently known about the role of acute intestinal injury in the development of chronic enteropathies and food allergies in dogs.

Josef Neu, MD

The gastrointestinal tract does more than digest food and absorb nutrients. It is the body’s largest immune organ and harbors an extensive microbial ecosystem. Here is a brief refresher on the intestinal immune system.

Expand your knowledge on how nutrition can be leveraged to modify inflammation and immunity.

Niharika A. Duggal, BSc (Hons), PhD, PGCHE

Microbiome-based therapies, which offer a range of health benefits, are attracting interest as a target for anti-immune ageing therapies.

Caroline Childs, BSc (Hons), PhD, RNutr

An introduction to the links between diet and immune function and the evidence for using diet in the prevention or management of health conditions.

Jan S. Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM Marcus Böhme, MSc, PhD Holger A. Volk, DVM, PhD, PGCAP, DECVN Natasha J. Olby, VetMb, PhD, DACVIM

Speakers from The Microbiome, the Gut and Brain Function section of the 2023 Companion Animal Nutrition Summit answer presentation-related questions.