Dr. Anastasia Vlasova: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Immunity | Ep. 238

In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Anastasia Vlasova, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, explains how nutrition shapes the gut microbiome and immune responses in pigs. She discusses gnotobiotic piglet models, diet-driven microbiome diversity, fiber and protein balance, and how nutritional programs may influence pathogen load and disease severity. Listen now on all major platforms!

Click here to read the full research article: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6606490/

"Nutrition is the main driver of microbiome development, composition, and immune function in swine production systems."

Meet the guest: Dr. Anastasia Vlasova https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-vlasova-80a6008/ is an Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, where her work focuses on rotavirus and coronavirus pathogenesis, epidemiology, virology, and swine models for infectious disease research. She holds a DVM and PhD and has over 20 years of experience at Ohio State studying host, pathogen, microbiome, and immunity interactions. Learn more from Dr. Anastasia Vlasova on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

(00:00) Highlight

(00:51) Introduction

(03:11) Piglet models

(06:10) Nutrition effects

(07:57) Fiber diversity