Nutrition of reproducing dogs and cats
- To understand the main difference between dogs and cats during gestation and lactation and how it influences the way you should feed these species.
- How and what to feed a pregnant bitch/queen.
- To recognize important nutrition related disorders during gestation and lactation.
Dr. Baptista Da Silva graduated in 2015 in Veterinary Medicine at UNESP in Botucatu (Brazil).
From 2016 to 2018 she did a Residency in Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition of Dogs and Cats at the same university.
In 2018, she worked in the Scientific Technical Department of the pet food company PremieR Pet (Brazil), where she offered in-house training and presented several lectures on clinical nutrition nationwide for Universities and Veterinary Hospitals.
Since 2019, she is carrying out a Residency in Animal Nutrition at the University of Ghent (Belgium) by the ECVCN which will be accomplished at the end of March 2022.
From April 2022 on she will start her PhD at the same University, having as a research line the use of insects in pet food for dogs and cats.
From 2016 to 2018 she did a Residency in Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition of Dogs and Cats at the same university.
In 2018, she worked in the Scientific Technical Department of the pet food company PremieR Pet (Brazil), where she offered in-house training and presented several lectures on clinical nutrition nationwide for Universities and Veterinary Hospitals.
Since 2019, she is carrying out a Residency in Animal Nutrition at the University of Ghent (Belgium) by the ECVCN which will be accomplished at the end of March 2022.
From April 2022 on she will start her PhD at the same University, having as a research line the use of insects in pet food for dogs and cats.