S55P - Canine Plant-based Nutrition: Clinical Health Outcomes, Evolutionary Basis & Global One Health Rationale

Monday, February 20, 2023

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Location: Mandalay Bay B, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

Sponsored By WILD EARTH

WILD EARTH

Co-Presenter(s)

Annika Linde, DVM, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

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Tonatiuh Melgarejo, DVM, PhD

Professor
Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine
Mount Kisco, NY, United States

Moderator(s)

Tiffany Ruiz Dasilva, VMD, cVMA

Professional Services Veterinarian
Wild Earth

Drs. Linde and Melgarejo will provide an introduction to canine plant-based nutrition (K9PBN) viewed in context of One Health and more specifically canine medicine. There will also be an overview of clinical research projects on K9PBN conducted at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine.

Learning Objectives:

Define One Health rationale for implementing K9PBN in clinical practice
Recognize that complete K9PBN is commercially available in the U.S.
Explain scientific basis that enables domestic dogs to thrive on K9PBN
Describe health outcomes of companion dogs fed K9PBN long term