The “One Health Microbiome Resource” will be very first to offer a unified platform particularly for human and pet microbiomes
TOPEKA, Kan. , Aug. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hill’s Pet Nutrition, an international leader in science-led nutrition, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scientist Dr. Curtis Huttenhower, are signing up with forces to develop the One Health Microbiome Resource (OHMR).
Not just will the OHMR be the very first of its kind, it will likewise be the biggest and most thorough recommendation database of human and buddy animal microbiomes, which offers special opportunities to comprehend the health of both family pets and animal owners.
“Because family pets are family members, lots of consider their nutrition to be simply as important as that of our human relative,” said Dr. Huttenhower, Professor of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Harvard Chan School and Co-director of the Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center. “The exact same can be said for their microbial neighborhoods. The OHMR offers a brand-new method to enhance both human and animal health through nutrition, much better ecological direct exposures, and inter-individual resource sharing on a daily basis. We think enhancing a family pet’s microbiome favorably affects a pet parent’s wellness and vice versa.”
The OHMR consist of microbial genomes, buddy animal microbial neighborhood profiles, and tools to use them together. This is a crucial advancement for scientists, as microbiome research study has actually ended up being a significantly essential location of focus in keeping health, along with comprehending illness. This remains in turn significantly suitable to pet health particularly.
“We’re thrilled to build on the structure of human microbiome research study to bring much better nutrition and immune health to buddy animals also,” said Dr. Huttenhower. “In the previous years, we have actually discovered a fair bit about the human microbiome that can be used to family pets, and with the OHMR, we wish to broaden this, and make the reverse real also. Living with pets is already known to improve immune development in infants, and the OHMR will help us to understand how and why this occurs. Plus, it’s especially important to build healthy, microbiome-aware diets for pets.”
As part of the collaboration, Hill’s Pet Nutrition has provided DNA sequencing resources that dwarf those previously included in the scientific literature, expanding them by a factor of almost five-fold. This data will enable entirely new types of companion animal microbiome analyses and further improve the field’s ability to understand the microbiome in human health. With a 75-year history of using science to transform the lives of cats and dogs, Hill’s has become a leader in the study of pet microbiome. Leveraging its world class global Pet Nutrition Center and advanced technology to understand the microbiome and how a pet’s health can be positively impacted by nutrition.
“For more than a years, Hill’s has invested in pet microbiome research to explore and harness its benefits to improve pet health through nutrition,” said Dave Baloga, Executive Vice President of Science & Technology at Hill’s Pet Nutrition “We hope the formation of the One Health Microbiome Resource, together with Dr. Huttenhower at Harvard Chan School, will provide a platform for scientists to enhance the understanding of the microbiome’s role in improving health, for both family pets and humans. This reflects Hill’s mission statement, which is to help enrich and lengthen the unique relationship between people and their family pets.”
The platform is expected to drive new research by providing resources, tools and data that represent both humans and companion animals, allowing the team to enhance the understanding of microbiome health in both family pets and pet parents. The OHMR resources and data will be available to the entire scientific community for the advancement of microbiome research in humans, pets, and beyond.
“The OHMR will help bring renewed attention to and much needed data for the pet microbiome space, which traditionally has actually faced underrepresentation in terms of existing resources,” said Baloga. “We’re hopeful and excited to support more harmonized efforts to enable more generalized, reproducible results that will leverage the benefits of microbiome science for therapeutic purposes.”
About Hill’s Pet Nutrition
Founded 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to science-led pet nutrition, Hill’s Pet Nutrition is on a mission to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Hill’s is dedicated to pioneering research for dogs and cats using a clinical understanding of their specific needs. As a leading veterinarian recommended animal food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220+ veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in animal health. Hill’s Prescription Diet therapeutic nutrition plus our everyday product line, Hill’s Science Diet, are sold at vet clinics and animal specialized merchants worldwide. For more details about our items, dietary viewpoint, see HillsPet.com.
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