can-summit-2023

Panel Discussion: The Microbiome, the Gut and Brain Function

Speakers:

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 

Event date: 24 May 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland 

Experts who presented lectures as part of The Microbiome, the Gut and Brain Function section of the 2023 Companion Animal Nutrition Summit address questions related to their presentations. 

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