Past Events

We are very pleased to have Dr.

The M.Sc. Defence for Robert Maston has been scheduled for Thursday, November 5th @ 9:00 a.m. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Vern Osborne Advisor: Trevor Devries Adv. Committee Member:Todd Duffield Additional Member:  David Kelton   Thesis Title: “Factors associated with lameness and productivity for cows milked in automated systems”.

Dr. John Cole, Acting Research Leader of the Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory in the United States Department of Agriculture, will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 30th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.   Speaker Biography:

Dr. Diercles Cardosa, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, October 23rd. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.   Speaker Biography:

Dr. Gerson Oliveira, a Post-Doctoral Researcher in CGIL will present a virtual CGIL Seminar on Friday, March 13th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM via Microsoft Teams.   Speaker Biography:

The next training for “CampusPress”, the website service for Faculty, Lab and Research Websites is scheduled for November 5 , 2020. If interested, please register using the link below. Training details: Fall Semester, 2020

An information session on the Collaborative Specialization in One Health next Wednesday, September 30th from 12:30 - 1:30 via Teams Live (check your email for the link). At this session, an overview of the program and its list of requirements will be provided and the application process. Students can still apply to the Collaborative Specialization once enrolled in their primary program. The annual deadline is November 1st.

The M.Sc. Defence for Riani Soares has been scheduled for Friday, September 11th @ 9:00 a.m.  The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Michael Steele Advisor:  Jim Squires Adv. Committee Member:Todd Duffield Additional Member: Christine Baes   Thesis Title: “Investigation of genomic regions affecting ketosis in dairy cattle”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Victoria Stewart has been scheduled for Thursday, September 10th @ 10:30 a.m. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Trevor Devries Advisor:Lee-Anne Huber Adv. Committee Member: Anna-Kate Shoveller Additional Member: Bob Friendship   Thesis Title: “Precision feeding gestating sows across three parities using electronic sow feeders”.