Part 1 Introduction
1.Microbial ecosystems as targets for improving pig gut health: Mick Bailey and Chris Stokes, University of Bristol, UK;

Part 2 Provision of ecosystem services by the gut microbiome
2.Metabolic services delivered by the pig gut microbiome: Michael Gänzle, University of Alberta, Canada;
3.Immunological services delivered by the pig gut microbiome: Crystal Loving, USDA-ARS, USA;
4.Microbiological services delivered by the pig gut microbiome: Peadar Lawlor, Teagasc, Ireland;

Part 3 Analysing the pig gut microbiome
5.Characterising microbial communities in the pig gastrointestinal tract: Tom Clavel, RWTH Aachen, Germany;
6.Understanding the relationship between the microbiome and the structure and function of the pig gastrointestinal tract: Wei-Yun Zhu, Nanjing Agricultural University, China;
7.Understanding the development of the gut microbiome in pigs: an overview: Claire Rogel Gaillard, INRA, France;

Part 4 Techniques to optimise gut function by manipulating gut microbiomes
8.The use of prebiotics to optimise gut function in pigs: Barbara Metzler-Zebeli, University of Veterinary Medicine - Vienna, Austria;
9.The use of dietary fibre to optimise gut function in pigs: Barbara Williams, University of Queensland, Australia;
10.The use of probiotics/direct-fed microbials to optimise gut function in pigs: Robert Pieper, Freie Universitat Berlin, Germany;
11.The use of exogenous enzymes to optimise gut function in pigs: David Torrallardona, IRTA, Spain;
12.Understanding the effect of antibiotics on gut function in pigs: James Lowe, University of Illinois, USA;
13.Improving gut function in pigs to prevent dysbiosis and post-weaning diarrhoea: Charlotte Lauridsen, Aarhus University, Denmark;
14.Improving gut function in pigs to prevent pathogen colonisation: Paolo Trevisi, University of Bologna, Italy;
15.Microbial protein metabolism in the monogastric gut: a review: John Pluske, Murdoch University, Australia;

Part 5 Horizon scanning - microbiomes and precision agriculture
16.Manipulating the pig gut microbiome by vaccination: Eric Cox, University of Ghent, Belgium;
17.Beyond pre- and probiotics in optimising pig gut function: Hauke Smidt, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;