News and Announcements

The  Department of Animal Biosciences invites applications from qualified candidates for a tenure-track faculty position (12 months per year) at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Meat Science/Muscle Biology. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Animal Science, Meat Science, Muscle Biology, or a closely related field with a focus on red meat species. Preference will be given to candidates with post-doctoral experience who can demonstrate clear potential for excellence in research and teaching.

The Department of Animal Biosciences conducts outstanding research in the areas of nutrition, nutrition modelling, physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, welfare and behavior, breeding, genetics and meat science. The following is a list of journal articles published from members of the Department of Animal Biosciences in the month of July-have a read!

This week's ISES 2019 blog post is from Kim Sheppard and Tina Widowski of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare who provide an overview of CCSAW and how the centre continues to help animals and society through research and education.

The full blog post can be found at the following link: https://ises2019uofg.wordpress.com/2019/07/29/campbell-centre-study-animal-welfare/

Fourth-year animal biology student Amber Zupan recently sat down with OAC to discuss what brought her to the ABIO program, favourite Guelph hangouts as well as her future plans. 

The full profile can be found at the following link: https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/news/meet-amber-animal-biology-student

Application deadlines are approaching for OAC's Fall Awards. Below is a link to the Student Financial Services awards database which lists all internal scholarships, bursaries and awards. Please take a look to see which awards you are eligible for and how to apply. Many have a deadline of August 15.

https://www.uoguelph.ca/registrar/studentfinance/apps/grawards?app=grawards

ABSc graduate students continue to have great success on the conference circuit this summer. The following students received awards at the Poultry Science Association (PSA) Annual Meeting held July 15-18 in Montreal.

Animal Biosciences was well represented at the recent American Society of Animal Science and Canadian Society of Animal Science (ASAS-CSAS) Annual Meeting and Trade Show, held July 8-11 in Austin, Texas. This year’s event included symposia on diverse themes such as cell biology, meat science and muscle biology, beef and horse species, non-ruminant nutrition, breeding and genetics, companion animals, immunometabolisim and animal behaviour and well-being.

ABSc graduate students took home many of the top prizes including:

The Department of Animal Biosciences conducts outstanding research in the areas of nutrition, nutrition modelling, physiology, molecular biology, biotechnology, welfare and behavior, breeding, genetics and meat science. The following is a list of journal articles published from members of the Department of Animal Biosciences in the month of June-have a read!

This week's ISES 2019 blog post "We can impact equine welfare by our behaviour” is from BBRM students Bryana Bou-Zaid and Isabelle D`Costa. In this blog, Bryana and Isabelle profile keynote speaker and renowned animal welfare specialist Dr. Nicolas de Brauwere. 

The full blog post can be found at the following link: https://ises2019uofg.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/we-can-impact-equine-welfare-by-our-behaviour/

ABSc Prof. Trevor DeVries was one of eight people inducted into the Journal of Dairy Science Club 100-Class of 2019 at the American Dairy Science Association Annual Meeting held June 23-26 in Cincinatti, OH. The JDS Club 100 was created in 2017 to recognize those that have authored or co-authored more than 100 articles in the Journal of Dairy Science in their careers.