University of British Columbia,
Faculty of Land and Food Systems
David
Fraser, a professor in the Faculty
of Land and Food Systems and the
W. Maurice Young Centre for
Applied Ethics, has been appointed
to the Order of Canada
April 6, 2006 details.
Research
Highlights: Archived 2005 and Earlier
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Beer
byproduct gives researcher something sweet to chew on more
CFAVM Announces new Director: Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
[CFAVM]) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Douglas D. Hedley as Executive Director of
CFAVM.
Dr. Hedley succeeds
Dr. Clay Switzer in this position, effective July 01. more
University of British Columbia,
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
James Taylor Chair,
Landscape Architecture
more
University of Prince Edward Island,
Atlantic Veterinary College
AVC
Researchers Receive Over $758,000
in CIHR Funding
more
University of Prince Edward Island,
Atlantic Veterinary College
Researcher
Tackling Fish Disease at AVC
more
University
of British Columbia, Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences
Animal Welfare Program is
working to improve the successful
adoption of unwanted cats and
dogs through her
research... more Nova Scotia Agricultural
College
Fighting
the Fear of Milk Fat .. At the Nova
Scotia Agricultural College, Dr.
Chaouki Benchaar, a researcher
working with Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada, believes that
the micro-nutritional benefits of
milk fat outweigh the risks of
saturated fat. He is investigating
natural methods of increasing the
amount of CLA and omega-3 fatty
acids in milk. more
University of
Guelph,
Ontario
Agricultural College
Thinking
differently about tobacco, Plant
research uses tobacco species to produce
life-saving antibodies. Tobacco is
getting an image makeover at the University of
Guelph. Prof. Chris Hall and his research group
are determining how to use the plant to improve
and save human lives. The irony is not lost on
the environmental biologist. more
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Antibody
Cocktail Targets Deadly Foodborne
Germs. In
the future, consumers may be
adding a powerful
"spice" to their food
that could save lives. Researchers
at the University of Alberta are
developing a natural antibody
cocktail that can help prevent the
most common foodborne germs,
including E. coli and Salmonella,
which cause thousands to become
sick or die each year. moreNova
Scotia Agricultural College, Agricultural Research
Smells Sweet..
At the
Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC),
M.Sc. student Kelly Bowes is lucky
to be studying aromatic crops. She
says that she enjoys the smell of
her fields of dill, fennel,
coriander and basil, although the
smell of dill is an appetite
stimulant which makes her hungry.
Under the supervision of Dr.
Valtcho Jeliazkov, Kelly is
studying the feasibility of
growing aromatic plants as cash
crops in Nova Scotia. more
University of Saskatchewan
College of
Agriculture
A
relative newcomer to the Prairies,
chickpea, poses special problems.
The crop is susceptible to
ascochyta blight, a fungal disease
that is also the bane of lentils. CDC researchers have worked with
plant breeding centres in the U.S., Australia,
Turkey and Syria to identify varieties with
blight resistance. more
University
of Guelph, Ontario Veterinary College
Chewing the cud over edible vaccines
Vaccinating a large herd of beef cattle
is a tedious but necessary process,
involving a coordinated effort to ensure
every animal is treated adequately and
efficiently. But new developments in
edible vaccine technology could make the
painstaking procedure as uneventful as
cattle chewing their cud. more
University of Saskatchewan,
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Numbers
Tell West Nile Virus Story: Dr.
Tasha Epp always knew it was a question
of when — not if — a number of
Saskatchewan horses would become
infected with West Nile virus this
summer. But when the first trickle of
clinical cases came in August, even Epp
was caught off guard by the virus’
spread.
more
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences
Precision
Ranching:
Pushing
the technological
envelope, a team of
researchers at the
University of Alberta is
giving ranching a whole
new spin. Precision
ranching is the popular
name for an innovative
research program in
sustainable landscape and
animal management systems.
Or as AFNS's Dr. Mick
Price, one of the lead
academics on the project,
says, "we're trying
to use modern electronic
communication technology
to ensure the right animal
is in the right place at
the right time."
more
McGill
University,
Faculty of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences
Bad
News for Dandelions: Pretty
as they are when they first bloom
and tasty as their young leaves
may be, outside of children and
salad-lovers, dandelions have few
defenders. Highly successful
thanks to its seeds being handily
transported when the wind picks up
the downy tufts, Taraxacum
officinale, is the scourge of
lawn-growers, golf-course keepers
and anyone trying to maintain a
grass playing field. more
University of Guelph,
Ontario Veterinary College
OVC receives $1 million to connect
vets, students, faculty The University
of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College
has received more than $1 million from
CANARIE, Canada's advanced internet
development organization, for a
Virtual Veterinary Medicine Learning
Community Project.
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