Cal Poly Pomona Animal & Veterinary Sciences Pomona, CA, United States
General Veterinary Technician Session: Microscopic communities influence every system in the host's body. Nutrition has some influence in the development and shifting of microbiomes which can influence pet health. This session provides an overview in some of the commonly identified systems with microbiomes and how nutritional management can influence shifts in these communities. Microscopic communities influence every system in the host's body. Nutrition has some influence in the development and shifting of microbiomes which can influence pet health. This session provides an overview in some of the commonly identified systems with microbiomes and how nutritional management can influence shifts in these communities.
Learning Objectives:
Be able to define 6 commonly used terms associated with the body's microbiomes
Understand the original development of microbiomes and 3 ways colonization may be altered
The differences between nutritional influence and the use of antimicrobials
Understand that gut health reflects health in other physiological systems.
Be able to list a preferred nutrient of commensal microbiota.