Past Events

Frequent occurrence of the mycotoxins deoxynivalenol (DON), enniatin B (ENB), beauvericin (BEA), ochratoxin A (OTA) and citrinin (CIT) in ruminant feed and feedstuff can be a potential threat to feed safety and ruminant health. Inadequate biodegradation of mycotoxins by rumen microflora following ingestion of mycotoxin-contaminated feeds can lead to their circulatory transport to tissues such as mammary gland.

Good Morning CGIL, We are happy to have Zulma Vitezica, a professor at the Institut National Polytechnique of Toulouse, France, presenting for us on Friday, February 17th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Genomic prediction with non-additive genetic effects".

Good afternoon CGIL,   We are happy to have Simona Antonios, PhD student at INRAE, presenting for us on Friday February 10th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Partition of the genetic trend of French dairy sheep in Mendelian samplings and long-term contributions".

We are happy to announce we will be hosting our annual Department of Animal Biosciences Graduate Student Townhall on February 10th. Agenda 1 – Department & Graduate Related Updates – Dr. Squires & Dr. Pearson 2 – EDI Committee Graduate Related Updates – Dr. Ellis & Dr. Moccia 3 – Current Graduate Student Concerns & Questions 4 – Graduate Students Only Open Forum

Good afternoon CGIL,   This week we are happy to have Dr. Albert De Vries, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida, to present for us on, Friday February 3rd, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Economic improvement of on-farm dairy cattle mating decisions".

The Department of Animal Biosciences is pleased to be hosting a hands-on an advanced equine first aid course at the Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre (ESMRC) on Saturday January 28, 2023. This is an add-on course to the Equine First Aid course held last fall but interested participants are not required to have taken that course or have any previous certification.  

Good afternoon CGIL,   This week we are happy to have Dr. Dirk-Jan de Koning, professor in Animal Breeding at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, to present for us on, Friday January 27th, 2023. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Genetics of bone health in laying hens: what you measure or where you measure it?".

We are pleased to announce that a new club has launched within the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph! The Meat Science and Muscle Biology (MSMB) Club will be holding their first event this Thursday with guest speaker Dr. Luiz Silva from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Silva will be speaking about compensatory growth in beef cattle, and the relative impacts on carcass and meat quality.