canine nutrition courses

“Most, if not all, diseases and conditions can be affected by diet.”
— Applied Veterinary Clinical Nutrition. Wiley.

Canine Nutrition Courses

Linda Case is a world-renowned canine nutritionist, dog trainer and author. Her academic training is as a canine/feline nutritionist and trainer. is a canine nutritionist, dog trainer and science writer. She earned her B.S. in Animal Science at Cornell University and her M.S. in Canine/Feline Nutrition at the University of Illinois. Following graduate school, Linda was a lecturer in companion animal science in the Animal Sciences Department at the University of Illinois for 15 years and also taught companion animal behavior and training at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Check https://thesciencedog.com/science-dog-courses/ website for information on these and additional courses Linda is offering.

Nutrition Courses (3) from Linda Case

Short Webinars by Linda Case

Research & Studies

Protein

Pet food safety: dietary protein

Effect of dietary protein intake on the body composition and metabolic parameters of neutered dogs

Understanding Animal-Based Proteins in Dog Foods

Omega 3’s

Quality analysis of commercial fish oil preparations

“This study found that over half of the supplements did not meet their label claims for EPA and DHA, and a quarter exceeded recommended limits for peroxide value.”

Effect of neuroactive nutritional supplementation on body weight and composition in growing puppies

Evaluation of cognitive learning, memory, psychomotor, immunologic, and retinal functions in healthy puppies fed foods fortified with docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil from 8 to 52 weeks of age.

This Helps Heal Many Pet Disorders

Should I give fish oil to my pet?

Improving Dogs’ Arthritis Pain With Diet

Effects of feeding a high omega-3 fatty acids diet in dogs with naturally occurring osteoarthritis.

The effect of dietary long-chain omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on owner's perception of behaviour and locomotion in cats with naturally occurring osteoarthritis.

Vegetables

Evaluation of the effect of dietary vegetable consumption on reducing risk of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in Scottish Terriers

Independent effects of the broccoli-derived compound sulforaphane on Ca²⁺ influx and apoptosis in Madin-Darby canine renal tubular cells.

The effects of sulforaphane on canine osteosarcoma proliferation and invasion 

Probiotics /microbiome

Purina Launches Supplement for Canine Anxiety Management

https://www.americanveterinarian.com/news/purina-launches-supplement-for-canine-anxiety-management

Assessment of psychotropic-like properties of a probiotic formulation (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) in rats and human subjects.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20974015

Efficacy of a Probiotic-Prebiotic Supplement on Incidence of Diarrhea in a Dog Shelter: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28186660

Effects of Varying Doses of a Probiotic Supplement Fed to Healthy Dogs  Undergoing Kenneling Stress

http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol10Iss3/Vol10%20Iss3%20Kelley.pdf

Dog and human digestive systems have similarities

https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7666-dog-and-human-digestive-systems-have-similarities

Gut feelings: mood and microbes

https://klaire.com/klairelabs/cache/file/D43A1A80-EF62-46F0-B80F627EF97DD85A.pdf

Mood and gut feelings

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26252541_Mood_and_gut_feelings

Effects of Varying Doses of a Probiotic Supplement Fed to Healthy Dogs Undergoing Kenneling Stress

http://www.jarvm.com/articles/Vol10Iss3/Vol10%20Iss3%20Kelley.pdf

Boosting tranquility through nutrition

http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com/boosting-tranquility-through-nutrition

Could Your Anxious Dog Benefit from Probiotics?

https://www.natren.com/blog/anxious-dog-benefit-probiotics/

Efficacy of a Probiotic-Prebiotic Supplement on Incidence of  Diarrhea in a Dog Shelter: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354029/pdf/JVIM-31-377.pdf

How a dog's diet shapes its gut microbiome

Differences in the gut microbiota of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) fed a natural diet or a commercial feed revealed by the Illumina MiSeq platform

Raw meat based diet influences faecal microbiome and end products of fermentation in healthy dogs

Key bacterial families (Clostridiaceae, Erysipelotrichaceae and Bacteroidaceae) are related to the digestion of protein and energy in dogs

Effects of the Dietary Protein and Carbohydrate Ratio on Gut Microbiomes in Dogs of Different Body Conditions

WALTHAM Research Highlights the Influence of  Dietary Protein Levels on Gut Bacteria in Kittens

Deep Illumina-Based Shotgun Sequencing Reveals Dietary Effects on the Structure and Function of the Fecal Microbiome of Growing Kittens

Faecal microbial populations of growing kittens fed high- or moderate-protein diets

Altering the Intestinal Microbiota during a Critical Developmental Window Has Lasting Metabolic Consequences

Can antibiotics make your veterinary patients fat?

Weight Control

Effects of diet restriction on life span and age-related changes in dogs

“Median life span was significantly longer for dogs in which food was restricted. The onset of clinical signs of chronic disease generally was delayed for food-restricted dogs.”

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