Past Events

Good afternoon CGIL, We would like to welcome you back to our weekly CGIL seminars. For the first seminar of the Fall 2023, we are happy to have Dr. Al Schaefer, President of Animal Inframetrics, presenting for us on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: “The phenotypic determination of metabolic efficiency in livestock”.

All OAC students, faculty and staff are invited to the annual OAC Welcome Back BBQ to kick-off the start of the new academic year and celebrate recipients of the OAC staff and faculty awards. 

It is time to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year and welcome the new graduate students in our department. On Friday, September 8th, we will host the Annual Golden Boot Soccer Cup and Annual ABSc BBQ. The event was a great success last years and we are counting on you to make it great again! 

The effect of tyndallized Lactobacillus helveticus supplementation on calf performance and gut health during the pre-weaning and post-weaning period

THE EFFECTS OF FEEDING COLOSTRUM BEYOND DAY ONE OF LIFE ON DAIRY CALF GROWTH, HEALTH, METABOLISM, AND GUT BARRIER FUNCTION

Impacts of Antimicrobials on Host Responses and Gut Microbiome through Up-regulating the Gut Endogenous Alkaline Phosphatase Expression in Weanling Pigs

A mixed methods approach to investigate the outcomes of infant eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Canadian wildlife rehabilitation centres

Please join us for the Ontario Swine Research Centre open house and be the first to visit this state-of-the-art facility. The centre will help advance the pork sector by creating a platform where researchers can develop Ontario-relevant knowledge and best practices in swine health, welfare, nutrition and breeding. Please wear appropriate footwear for the tour (closed toe and flat soles recommended). Event will proceed rain or shine.

EXPLORING PREPARTUM FEED INTAKE AND WEARABLE SENSOR DATA AS PRE-DICTORS OF TRANSITION HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY COWS

Relationships between maternal nutrition, colostrogenesis, and neonatal physiological and metabolic development in cattle