Past Events

Please join us for the next CCSAW Research Seminar, Thursday November 12th at 12pm ET. Dr. Yolande Seddon will be joining us to present on Has Prop 12 improved sow welfare? A discussion of animal welfare & sustainability in pork production – when housing requirements change. You can join us in-person in ECLA 3708 or online via Zoom https://zoom.us/j/98954764669 and as always, we will have coffee, treats, and social time after the talk!

A reminder that this Thursday our new seminar series' last offering will be at 11:30 in room 101.  The series has focused/focuses on our dept Alumni and the opportunities & challenges they see in their work in industry.  The goal is for us to reconnect with them professionally, inspire graduate students and to inform all our work with their perspectives 'from the field'. For this week's final seminar, we welcome Dr. Hannah Sweet, a Genetics Extension Expert at Lactanet, for a talk titled “Listen, Translate, Apply: Knowledge Transfer in Dairy Genetics ” 

Hello CGIL,      This week we are happy to have Dr. Mehdi Sargolzaei, presenting for us on Friday, November 6th, 2026. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST in person in room ANNU 141 and on the virtual platform of Microsoft Teams. The presentation title is: “Navigating the Inbreeding Trend in Modern Dairy Cattle Breeding: What is Driving the Trend?”.

The Alumni seminar series continues this week with Matt Walpole, Partner & Consulting Ruminant Nutritionist, BeefSmart Consulting Inc. & DairySmart Nutrition Group . Dr. Walpole's talk is titled “I gave up deer hunting to be here for this?!?” Bio:

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Attention ABSc Graduate Students, Are you conducting exciting Animal Biosciences research? Come share your discoveries and enthusiasm at the FIFTH ANNUAL ABSc-OMAFA GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM!

Hello CGIL,      

On October 30th, teams (1-4 members) will be able to carve their pumpkin any time between 09:00am to 03:00 pm at the Grad Grounds ANNU 045. In person voting will occur between 03:00pm - 04:00pm, and online voting will remain open until November 1st.  The the team with the most votes will be awarded a $50 gift card. Free candy will be available for anyone who comes in person to vote! Sign up ends Thursday, October 29th.