The abstract submission portal closed at 11:59pm central time on Sunday June 14, 2026.
Abstract submissions for all species of food animals (ex: poultry, swine, cattle, and aquaculture) are welcome.
Symposium on Gut Health in Production Animals:
Intestinal Biology, Immunology, and Systems Approaches
Session Categories
1. Intestinal Biology & Physiology: Epithelial cell biology, barrier integrity and tight junction regulation; mucus layer structure function; nutrient absorption and transport physiology, stress physiology
2. Mucosal Immunology & Host Defense: Innate immune mechanisms; adaptive mucosal responses; immune development and early‑life programming
3. Microbial Ecosystems: Microbiome, Virome & Mycobiome: Microbial metabolites and host signaling; bacteriophage and viral influences on gut ecology; dysbiosis, ecological resilience, and recovery
4. Nutrition–Host–Microbe Interactions: Functional feed ingredients, nutrient sensing and metabolic signaling; precision nutrition approaches; diet‑driven modulation of intestinal biology and immunity
5. Intestinal Resilience, Robustness & Health Outcomes: Mechanisms of resilience to infectious, nutritional, or environmental stress; repair and recovery pathways; biomarkers of intestinal robustness; integrative models linking gut function to whole‑animal outcomes; resilience‑based approaches to health and performance
6. Disease Ecology & Pathobiology: Enteric pathogens and co‑infection dynamics; inflammation; pathogen–host–microbiome interactions
7. Vaccines, Immunomodulators & Therapeutic Innovations
8. Systems Approaches, Modeling & Translational Science: Multi‑omics integration (transcriptomics, metabolomics, spatial omics); computational modeling and systems immunology; AI‑driven prediction and decision support; biomarker discovery and diagnostics
9. Production Systems, Management & Welfare: Welfare–microbiome–immunity interactions; behavioral indicators of gut function and resilience; neuroimmune and gut–brain axis mechanisms; early‑life management and developmental programming; precision livestock farming tools for welfare and gut‑related outcomes; sustainable production and welfare‑linked performance metrics