Comparative Gut Physiology Symposium: Redefining Gut Barrier Function in Animal Biosciences

Chair(s)

• MS

  Michael Steele

  Professor
  University of Guelph
  Guelph, ON

Presentations:

• 8:30 AM – 8:35 AM CT

  Comparative Gut Physiology Symposium Introduction
• 8:35 AM – 9:10 AM CT

  Calcium-sensing Receptor and the Regulation of Nutrient Absorption and Gut Health in Pigs
  

  Presenting Author: Chengbo Yang, PhD – University of Manitoba, Department of Animal Science

  Author: Xiaoya Zhao, PhD candidate – University of manitoba, Department of Animal Science
• 9:10 AM – 9:45 AM CT

  Redefining Gut Barrier Function for Beef and Dairy Cattle
  

  Presenting Author: Gregory B. Penner, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. – Department of Animal and Poultry Science, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5A8
• 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM CT

  Comparative Gut Physiology Symposium Break
• 10:00 AM – 10:35 AM CT

  Intestinal Barrier Function: Physiological Regulation, Injury, and Repair in Horses and Swine
  

  Presenting Author: Anthony T. Blikslager, DVM, PhD, DAVCS – North Carolina State University
• 10:35 AM – 11:10 AM CT

  Age-dependent Intestinal Barrier Repair in Suckling Pigs: A Comparative Model to Improve Neonatal Gastrointestinal Health Across Species
  

  Presenting Author: Amanda L. Ziegler, DVM, PhD – North Carolina State University
• 11:10 AM – 11:45 AM CT

  Standing in the Gap of Neonatal Microbe-host Barrier Function
  

  Presenting Author: Douglas Burrin, PhD – USDA-ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

  Author: Valeria Melendez Hebib – Baylor College of Medicine
• 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM CT

  Comparative Gut Physiology Symposium Q&A