Companion Animal Nutrition Summit

Alison Manchester, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Chronic enteropathy in dogs is a common clinical problem with a poorly understood pathogenesis. Learn how transcriptomic studies are providing new insights into the mechanisms that contribute to clinical signs of chronic enteropathy.

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.

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

Marcus Böhme, MSc, PhD

An overview of the relationship between the gut microbiota and age-related changes in the brain, including opportunities for microbiota-based interventions in brain ageing.

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

An overview of changes in the gut microbiota composition across the lifespan of dogs and cats and the impact of those changes on microbiota functions.