At 14:30 on November 13, 2017, Professor Andrea Fascetti of UC Davis, Daniel Nat-Davies, Business Operations Manager of Pet Food Association of the United States, and Levin Flake, Consul of Agriculture and Trade Office of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou, visited the 16th Session of the Animal Science Lecture of our College  for academic exchange with our faculty and students.   
  Firstly, Manager Daniel Nat-Davies and Consul Levin Flake expressed their sincere gratitude for the invitation of our college and had cordial exchanges and greetings with teachers and students of our college. Then Professor Andrea Fascetti gave a speech titled Nutritional Management of Kidney Disease in Dogs and Cats.A brief overview of his team's research on Chronic Kidney Disease was presented, with an emphasis on the effects of water, energy, protein, phosphosphorus,  potassium, sodium, fiber, fatty acid additives and other nutritional factors on chronic kidney disease in cats and dogs, and "diet therapy" for the treatment of chronic kidney disease in cats and dogs was proposed. Followed by the introduction of clinical trials and feeding management for chronic kidney disease, and  treatment cases of casey, socks and other pet were cited , so that we understand the therapeutic effect of chronic kidney disease. Finally, Professor Andrea Fascetti once again expressed his sincere gratitude and friendly interaction with our faculty and students.
  Professor Andrea Fascetti, invited for the academic exchange , is devoted to the research on trace minerals and amino acid metabolism, obesity, carnivore nutrition, cat nutrition, pet food improvement and clinical nutrition. This gave us a deeper understanding of the dangers of chronic kidney disease and the importance of diet. After the report, the atmosphere of the live exchange was warm. Though the whole activity lasted for more than three hours, the teachers and students still stayed eager to learn and benefited greatly. Let us look forward to the next exciting session of the Animal Science Lecture!