Past Events

The M.Sc. Defence for Alison Sullivan has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 @ 1:30 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Flavio Schenkel Advisor: Andy Robinson Adv. Committee Member: Ira Mandell Additional Member: Angela Canovas   Thesis Title: “Developing new phenotyping strategies to allow for real-time belly primal selection in Canadian breeding hogs”.

The M.Sc. Defence of Kristin Wight has been scheduled for Friday, August 31st, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson Advisor: Renee Bergeron                                    Adv. Committee Member: Trevor Devries Additional Member: Niel Karrow  

The M.Sc. Defence of Julia Krumma has been scheduled for Friday, August 24th, 2018 @ 1:15 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair:  Vern Osborne Advisor: Alexandra Harlander                         Adv. Committee Member: Wolfgang Kunze Additional Member:  Wendy Pearson   Thesis Title: “The effect of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and Saccharomyces Boulardii on gut motility in feather pecking laying hens”.                                        

The M.Sc. Defence of Murilo Romulo Carvalho has been scheduled for Friday, August 24th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Dominique Bureau Advisor: Eduardo Ribiero Adv. Committee Member:Trevor Devries Additional Member: Stephen LeBlanc   Thesis Title: “Long-term effects of postpartum diseases on lactational and offspring health, survival and performance”.                                                

The M.Sc. Defence of Andrew Sevier has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Vern Osborne Advisor: Rich Moccia Adv. Committee Member: Roy Danzmann Additional Member: Nick Bernier   Thesis Title: “Assessing the effects of biodensity on the welfare and production performance of Arctic Char (Salvelinus Alplinus) in freshwater”.                                                

The M.Sc. Defence of Adam Totafurno has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Trevor Devries Advisor: Ira Mandell Adv. Committee Member: Bob Friendship Additional Member: Lee-Anne Huber   Thesis Title: “Compensatory body protein gain in newly weaned pigs”.  

The M.Sc. Defence of Kerry Houlahan has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 17th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Vern Osborne                       Advisor: Christine Baes             Adv. Committee Member: Christian Maltecca      Additional Member: Flavio Schenkel  

The M.Sc. Defence of Shannon Beard has been scheduled for Thursday, August 16th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Angela Canovas                    Advisor: Christine Baes                                     Adv. Committee Member: Flavio Schenkel Additional Member: Vern Osborne  

The M.Sc. Defence of Calista Vogelzang has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 15th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Anna-Kate Shoveller Advisor: Christine Baes Adv. Committee Member:Mehdi Sargolzaei Additional Member: Flavio Schenkel  

Seminar Announcement: Dr. Ian Dunn Reader/Principle Investigator, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh. "The ‘Who ate all the pies’ gene and its implications" Please join us for an eye opening seminar on how advances in genetics and genomics along with physiology are helping us understand avian reproduction and growth.