Let's Get Oral11 Maalis 2024

Tooth Tails: Oral Health & Microbiome Research for Pets with Holly Ganz, PhD!

In this episode of Let's Get Oral, Camille and Jonathan interviewed Holly Ganz, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of AnimalBiome.

Holly is a mission-driven entrepreneur who has harnessed her expertise in microbial ecology to develop one of the largest microbiome databases for companion pets. We talked about what motivated her to launch AnimalBiome, how antibiotic use can disrupt the microbiome of our pets, and how we as pet parents can keep our furkid's teeth healthy.

After launching a highly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, Holly has been instrumental in the development of microbiome products and genomic databases that have helped thousands of pet parents address the gut and oral health issues their furry pets may be dealing with through microbiome science.

Some Highlights:

AnimalBiome has analyzed fecal samples from at least 35 different species of pets including horses, pigs, rodents, birds, and more!
Humans and pets can share microbes!
Unlike dogs, cats cannot taste sweetness due to the lack of sugar-sensing taste buds. (Li, Xia, et al. "Cats Lack a Sweet Taste Receptor." The Journal of Nutrition)

Links from this episode:

List of Holly's research articles that explore the environmental biology of Bacillus anthracis, how different diets influence the gut microbiome of pets, and more.
More information on DoggyBiome™ and KittyBiome™ gut + oral health test kits.
To learn more about your pet poo can tell you more about their help, check out their free Fecal Image Scan.

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