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House soiling in domestic cats has resulted in many cats being surrendered to an animal shelter or euthanized. The objective of this thesis was to determine how effectively cats transitioned from one litter product to another, as well as to determine the efficacy of using an attractant compound built directly into a litter product to attract cats to the litter box.

The objective of this thesis was to investigate the impact of dietary selenium (Se) source on absorption, retention, per-formance, Se status, and immune function. Twenty-four mid-lactation Holstein cows were randomly assigned to receive 0.3 mg/kg DM of either an inorganic or organic Se premix. Following an 11-week dietary adaptation period, cows received simultane-ous intra-ruminal (Se77) and intravenous (Se82) isotope infusions followed by a 4-day total collection. On week 13, a subset of cows (n=20) received an intramammary infusion of 50 μg of lipopolysaccharides (LPS).

Recently, the consumption of grain-free diets has been linked to the development of canine dilated cardiomyopathy, with or without taurine deficiency. The focus of this thesis is on the micronutrients involved in taurine synthesis in healthy dogs fed a grain-free diet and defining the grain-free consumer via survey. Dogs supplemented with methionine had increased plasma methionine and homocysteine concentrations post-meal.

Eat your lunch with us while learning about the transition cow trifecta of health, nutrition, and reproduction!   Dr. Stephen LeBlanc, Dr. Trevor DeVries, and Dr. Eduardo Ribeiro will be talking about their latest research on April 14, 2021 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM DST!   Click below to register! #transitioncowtrifecta #afreshstart  Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tlg9xp6pT2uF-Y3LFMloRg

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in three minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible and compelling way, using only one slide. This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their research to a wider audience, improve their oral presentation skills and to build excitement for research that is happening here at Guelph!

Sign up on your own or grab a group of friends or former classmates and log in to test your knowledge. Hosted by Ruby Entertainment, OAC Trivia will include topics such as curling, agriculture and OAC history! Rules and Info for Trivia: 

Salmonella enterica is a bacterial zoonotic pathogen of global importance that cause approximately 80 million causes of foodborne illness each year.  Transmission dynamics of Salmonella from livestock to humans, from livestock to the environment and from the environment to humans are complex, and a systematic approach must be applied in order to reduce the burden of human salmonellosis.  A systematic approach to controlling salmonella in humans, animals and the environment has been developed using genomics-based approaches.

 “Raising Entire Males For Pork Production: Relationships Between Androstenone, Behaviour and Meat Quality.”