Didier Carlotti (France) gave a brief introduction to the session and acknowledged the help of the session's sponsors, Proctor and Gamble Pet Care (IAMS). He announced the two topics: the first would be the dietary management of skin disease with emphasis on food allergy and choosing an elimination diet, and the second would address the dietary management of canine allergic disease. There were 34 delegates in the session. Hilary Jackson was identified as the first speaker.Hilary Jackson (UK) acknowledged that a substantial portion of her presentation was work performed by a former PhD student, Rebecca Ricci, who is currently undertaking a nutrition residency in Europe, and that the work was in press.1 Their study looked at the presence of antigens in pet food and compared 12 commercially produced kibble diets. The diets were of European origin, both novel protein and a hydrolysed soya-based diet. The declared protein sources were rabbit, horse, fish, deer and duck. The fats, when declared by the manufacturer, were of fish and animal origin.
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