Probiotics can be beneficial for pets and for your brand. With so many options, how do you choose the best option for your pet food product? The answer lies in the science and evidence, because not all probiotics are the same. In this exclusive webinar, Dr. Marcial Guevara, Global Product Technical Manager-Pets from Chr. Hansen will discuss the science behind probiotic strain selection; the importance of probiotic characterization, safety assessment, and in vitro testing; and practical aspects to be considered when selecting a probiotic for pet food products.
What You'll Learn:
- Understand the science behind strain selection and how from thousands of strains, the research narrows down the choices to the best strains.
- How the safety of probiotic strains is assessed, the tools, and evidence to consider.
- Aspects that pet food manufacturers should evaluate and consider when selecting a probiotic for pet food products.
- The importance of purity, stability, and viability as evidence to support probiotic claims.
This webinar is sponsored by Chr. Hansen and presented by Petfood Industry.
Speaker Info:
Dr. Marcial Guevara is the Global Product Technical Manager for Pets at Chr. Hansen. He is an experienced companion animal nutritionist, passionate about research, the microbiome, and companion animals. Prior to joining Chr. Hansen, Marcial worked at Mars Petcare as a Regulatory Scientist and at Procter & Gamble Pet Care as a clinical scientist. He obtained a DVM from the UCLA (Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado) in Venezuela and then moved to the US to pursue an MSc and PhD in Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois.