Past Events

Good Afternoon CGIL,    We are very pleased to have Dr. Bacem Saada, a Senior Analyst at University of Guelph, to present a CGIL Seminar on Friday February 11th, 2021. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: “Whole Genome Alignment: Algorithmic Aspects”.

With all the LOVE of science in the air DON'T FORGET to SIGN UP  for our virtual Valentine's Day Event and join us to make a fabulous Candy Creation!   Sign up closes THIS FRIDAY FEB 4th so check your email for the link ABSC GSC will provide the supplies for your creativity to shine (supply pick up Feb 7th), and we will host a virtual workshop where together FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11th, 12:30-1:30pm where we can create a delicious Candy Masterpiece for you sweetheart (or yourself!!)    

Grade 11 and 12 students are invited to participate in a unique opportunity to learn about equine programs, including:

Interested in careers that have a positive impact on animals? University of Guelph Students & Alumni can join an upcoming panel discussion Exploring Careers Impacting Animals to hear from professionals who impact animals in interesting ways.

The Animal Science Society is excited to announce an upcomingevent with Wild Ontario educators who will be giving a 45 minute long session showcasing 3 different raptors and spotlighting their adaptations for survival in nature. Time will be made after the presentation for attendees to ask questions in the comments of the zoom call.

Welcome back, and happy new year! I would like to invite you to attend the January Installment of the 2022 ‘Virtual’ Nutrition Seminar Series hosted by the Centre for Nutrition Modelling (Animal Biosciences Department). Each month in 2022 we will continue to deliver seminars from a different lab within the Nutrition group, and share their exciting new research in a dynamic virtual manner. Please feel free to forward these seminar invites to industry partners or others outside the department who may be interested.   In January we bring you:

The prevalence of meat quality defects, such as pale, soft, exudative (PSE) meat, and muscle myopathies, such as white striping (WS), have been of increasing interest to the poultry industry over the past few decades. The rise in prevalence of quality defects and myopathies are thought to be closely associated with the drastic changes in growth rate due to improvements in management, nutrition, and genetic selection.

Milk replacers (MR) formulated to contain more lactose than whole milk could potentially reduce insulin sensitivity and gut barrier function in dairy calves. Three studies were conducted to characterize the impact of fat, protein and lactose content, and the fatty acid composition, of MR on glucose-insulin kinetics, gastrointestinal tract (GIT) growth and func-tion. In the first study, thirty-four calves were fed either a high lactose (HL; 46.1%DM lactose) or a high fat (HF; 24.6%DM crude fat) MR during the first week of life.

Reproductive inefficiency is one of the main reasons for culling in both the dairy and beef industry, with pregnancy losses being a contributing factor. Most pregnancy losses occur early after fertilization which may be due to reduced cow and/or bull fertility.  Cattle fertility is a complex trait affected by many physiological events that genomic selection fails to account for, including a non-receptive uterine environment or inadequate semen quality. By identifying highly fertile animals, production efficiency in the cattle industry can be maintained.