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Originally Posted by ladyjane

Speaking of CVs of people who have websites on pet food, here is Dr. Remillard's....

www.petdiets.com This site has a nutrition library...with great information and also there is a link to ask questions of the nutritionist.

Her abbreviated CV:

REBECCA L. REMILLARD
Veterinary Nutritional Consultations, Inc
1002 Capps Farm Rd
Hollister, NC
27844
EDUCATION
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW (Surgical Nutrition), 1991 - 1993, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
DIPLOMATE of the AMERICAN COLLEGE of VETERINARY NUTRITION, September 1991, Board
certified in Comparative (Large and Small Animal).
 Nutrition Internship and Residency (3 yr combined) completed at Virginia-Maryland
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. 1987 - 1990
DOCTORATE of VETERINARY MEDICINE, May 1987, Tufts University
DOCTORATE of PHILOSOPHY, Animal Science - Nutrition, May 1983, Colorado State University
MASTERS DEGREE of SCIENCE, Animal Science - Nutrition, August 1978, University of Maine
BACHELORS DEGREE of SCIENCE, Animal Science, May 1976, Purdue University
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
North Carolina College of Veterinary Medicine - Clinical Veterinarian 9/2011 to present
Nutrition Service Clinical instructor
MSPCA ANGELL ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER, Boston, Mass:
Senior Staff Veterinarian - Clinical Nutritionist 1993 – 9/2011
 Meeting the dietary and nutritional needs of all hospitalized patients and outpatients with a wide
variety of medical conditions through clinic appointments and case consultation. Ave case load is
approximately 45,000 /yr with 60% canine, 35% feline and 5% avian and exotics.
 Mentored 20+ residents and 14 interns annually on nutritional support and dietary therapies.
 Developed and monitored a standardized feeding protocol for the 400 caged hospital
 Devised and monitored Equine feeding program for Nevins Farm Equine & Farm Center which
averaged ~25 horses on site.
DIDACTIC TEACHING EXPERIENCE
North Carolina School of Veterinary Medicine 2011-present
2nd, 3rd and 4th year students Veterinary Nutritional Health in a variety of teaching formats.
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine 1993 - 2011
2011 4th yr students; participate in Equine Medicine Rounds twice monthly in addition providing
Equine Clinical Nutrition lectures when requested.
1993 – 2002 1st yr students; directed a 15 hr Feeds, Petfoods and Feeding course, and 5 hrs of Vitamin
and Mineral Nutrition lectures in Physiological Biochemistry course.
1993-1996 3rd yr students; designed and directed a 12 hr Veterinary Clinical Nutrition course.
4th yr students; conducted 2 hrs of small and 2 hrs of large animal Clinical Nutrition Rounds monthly
plus 2 hrs of Clinical Nutrition lectures in Large Animal Medicine course2 | Page
Abbrev CV last updated: March 13, 2013
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine 1987 - 1990
1st yr students; 15 hrs in Veterinary Clinical Nutrition, 9 hrs in Fundamentals of Nutrition, 1 hr in
Small Animal Husbandry and a 4 hr lab in Normal GI.
3rd yr students; 12 hrs of clinical case studies in Correlative Medicine course.
2nd yr veterinary technicians; 2 hr lecture in Nutrition course.
Colorado State University 1979 - 1983
Teaching assistant responsible for 4 hrs of lecture, grading homework/examinations and conducting,
help sessions in Feeds and Feeding, Principles of Animal Nutrition, Animal Metabolism and Beef
Cattle Production undergraduate courses.
University of Maine 1976-1978
Teaching assistant responsible for 2 hrs of lecture, grading homework/examinations and conducting
help sessions in Animal Nutrition and Poultry Production in third and fourth year undergraduate
courses. Course director for a 30 hr second year course in Animal Breeding and Genetics.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and COMMITTEE WORK
• American College of Veterinary Nutrition 1991-present
• American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition 1988 - present
• American Veterinary Medical Association 1986 - present
• National Academy of Science 2003-2004
• FDA AAFCO Sub Committee on Canine and Feline Nutrient Profiles 2007 - present
PUBLICATIONS
Since 2005:
1. Parr JM, Remillard RL. ELISA testing of Soy, Pork and Beef Antigens in Common Confounders of Dietary
Elimination Trials. Submitted to JAAHA
2. Willis-Mahn, C, Raditic DM, Remillard, RL et al. ELISA testing for Soy Antigens in Dry Dog Foods used
in Dietary Elimination Trials. Submitted to JAAHA
3. Raditic, DS, Remillard, RL, Tater KC. ELISA Testing for Common Food Antigens in Four Dry Dog Foods
Used in Dietary Elimination Trials. J An Phys An Nutrition 2011 Feb;95(1):90-7.
4. Hand MS, Thatcher CD, Remillard RL, Roudebush P, Novotny, B. (eds) Small Animal Clinical Nutrition
V. 5th ed. Topeka KS: Mark Morris Institute, 2010.
5. Remillard RL. Homemade diets: attributes, pitfalls and a call for action. Topics in Companion Animal
Medicine. Topics in Companion Animal Medicine. 2008; vol 23 (3) 137-142.
6. Remillard RL. Clinicians Insert to MTP Inhibition papers. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and
Therapeutics. June 2007.
7. Dietary Management of Obesity in Dogs. A Purina Sponsored roundtable discussion May 2007.
Compendium on Continuing Ed for the Practicing Veterinarian 2007.
8. Remillard, RL. Parenteral Nutrition Support in Rabbits and Ferrets. J Exotic Pet Med 2006;15(4): 248-254.
9. Saker, KE, Remillard RL. Performance of a Canine Weight Loss Program in Clinical Practice. Veterinary
Therapeutic 2005; 6 (4):291-302.
10. Remillard RL, Saker, KE. Nutritional Management of Hepatic Disease. Ettinger S and Feldman E, eds. In:
Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 6th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2005;574-577.

Thank you for this post....I will be putting this in my "Nutrition Folder"....looks like this lady may know "just a little" about nutrition....a "real live, educated, graduated, degreed, and licensed nutritionist!"

Quoting from Linda's post, and I am in total agreement with....I would hope these thoughts come to everyones mind when you look for food to feed your pets...I have not ever come on this forum and denigrated ANY brand of dogfood or choice of feeding....to each his own. But I really have just a couple of points to make/agree with about "recommendation by experts".

"Please also be aware that many of The Dog Food Advisor's favored foods with great ingredients have ended up on recall lists. I don't go with companies that meet AAFCO...I go with companies that spend money to do feeding trials." While points were made by Linda, I am in total agreement.

To me, especially that last sentence, is what governs any decision I make with feeding my dogs. All these "professionals" can blow all the hot air they want...show me the results of your extensive feeding trials on the pets that have been fed your "great" product. I do not even look at what the Dog Food Advisor recommends...when several of his recommendations were recalled, that was all I needed. I want quality control/quality management because THAT is where "recalls" are caught before the food ever hits the shelves. THAT is important to me. You do NOT get that by reading an ingredients list!
RC is and has long been the global benchmark for feeding trials,/ vets,/ scientific /nutritionist research, quality control/quality management for pet foods. Good enough for me!

Of course, for anyone that is really concerned with "conflict of interest" issues, "the Dog Food Advisor" clearly has that monkey on his back....."THEN he hits you with his sales pitch for his exclusive list of foods....Editor's Choice." (Ladyjane quote)

I know what I have put my trust and faith in for my dogs....from vet care to food I feed. My faith and trust is not based on hearsay and internet browsing....it is based on evidence of excellent results from the products/vet I use. I did not establish/build my breeding program or the care of my dogs unless I have actually seen the benefits. RC works very well for me and my dogs, from conception to grave, and has for many years. THAT is all that concerns me, and when that starts to fall apart, then I will make necessary changes. I sound like a broken record with this, I have said all I can say that express my feelings and beliefs in how I feed my dogs. I do not feel the need to defend my choice. I do not feel the need to convince anyone to buy RC. I would hope that people that are feeding it, do not feel they have made the wrong choice or that they are "neglecting" or "abusing" their babies....if your dogs love it, they eat it, they thrive on it, and they do not have any untoward reactions from it, you are doing fine, and your dogs are too.