Source: Pet Food Industry
Hill’s Pet Nutrition and Dr. Curtis Huttenhower of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have launched a new web portal for the One Health Microbiome Resource (OHMR), offering open access to over 2,000 pet gut microbiome samples. This initiative supports academic and industry researchers with standardized protocols and computational tools to accelerate discoveries in microbiome science. The project aligns with the One Health approach, exploring the links between pet, human, and environmental health.
Hill’s aims to use this data to study the impact of diet on pet gut health, with recent studies highlighting the benefits of dietary fiber in dogs. These findings could drive innovation in pet nutrition and inform preventative care and treatments. The portal enables deeper insights into how pets’ microbiomes mirror human health trends. Hill’s, a global pet food leader, supports the initiative through its extensive research and manufacturing network, including facilities in the U.S. and Europe.