CCSAW Associated Faculty
The University of Guelph has always attracted researchers with active interests in animal welfare and related ethical issues. Today, CCSAW gathers that expertise together with associated faculty drawn from the sciences, humanities and social sciences. Many of our researchers have received awards for their outstanding contributions to improving the lives of companion, agricultural and laboratory animals. They provide a broad base of expertise ranging from Veterinary Medicine to Philosophy and everything in between, and are known for work that encompasses multiple areas of interest:
Care and use of animals used in teaching and research. The University's reputation for providing exemplary animal care is due to the combined efforts of many individuals who serve on the Animal Care Committee, develop techniques to improve or replace the use of animals, explore the relationships between experimenter and animal subject and examine the ethics of animal use.
Farm Animal Welfare. The University is an international leader in research and teaching on the welfare of agricultural animals. Our Faculty was integral in the initial drafting of the Canadian Recommended Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals, and offered the first formal undergraduate degree course in Farm Animal Care and Welfare in the world. Some key research areas are exploring methods for assessing welfare, exploring the ethical implications arising from human-animal relationships, and investigating relationships between management and animal welfare.
Companion Animals. Many humans benefit psychologically and emotionally from animals used for companionship and sport. Faculty committed to promoting the well-being of these animals have concentrated on improving behavioural management and health care, finding effective relief of pain for injured or post-operative animals and exploring human-animal bond.
Fish and Wildlife. Human behaviour and technology often affect the welfare of wild animals. Faculty explore humane issues in hunting, trapping and fishing, work to improve the health and well-being of wild populations and examine the welfare implications of keeping exotic species in captivity.
Animal Ethics. The use of non-human animals raises numerous ethical questions. Faculty consider the welfare consequences of transgenics and biotechnology, standards for the treatment of animals used for food and research and human-animal relationships both at individual and global levels.
Faculty Profiles
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Jim Atkinson, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Nutritional factors influencing the bahaviour and welfare of companion and captive animals. |
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Dave Barney, Manager of Animal Care at the Toronto Zoo, Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science Animal nutrition and ethology; Nutrition, enrichment and training of the Toronto Zoo collection. |
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Ken Bateman, Department of Population Medicine Beef health management; Respiratory disease of cattle. |
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Gregoy Bedecarrats, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Hormonal control of reproduction, behaviour, and immune function in poultry; Impact of water and feed deprivation on the welfare of turkey breeder hens during forced moulting; Finding alternative moulting techniques which would mimic naturally occurring hormonal changes and thereby reduce stress and mortality. |
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Renée Bergeron, Campus d'Alfred Effects of nutritional and environmental factors on behaviour and welfare of farm animals; Stress related to handling, transportation and pre-slaughter management, and its effects on welfare, physiology and meat quality. |
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Veterinary communication, human-Animal Bond, pedagogy of communication in veterinary education |
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Peter Conlon, Department of Biomedical Science Pharmacology; Pharmacology of inflammation; Platelet function; Veterinarian-client interactions. |
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John Cranfield, Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Consumer behaviour and demand analysis; Industrial organization aspects of agri-food markets; Issues related to optimal advertising by commodity agencies. Dr. Cranfield teaches animal welfare topics in AGR 2400 - Economics of the Canadian Food System (undergraduate). |
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Hank Davis, Department of Psychology Individual human recognition by a variety of species. |
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Trevor DeVries, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Kemptville Campus Dairy cattle behaviour, nutrition and welfare, with a focus on feeding behaviour and diet selection, and how these are influenced by diet, management and housing systems. Dr. Devries teaches animal welfare topics in ANSC 6740 - Special Topics in Applied Animal Welfare Science - Dairy Cattle Welfare (graduate). |
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Cate Dewey, Department of Population Medicine Swine health management; Prevention of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus transmission by early weaning along with evaluation of vaccines; Aspects of Segregated Early Weaning of swine, swine transport considerations. |
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Todd Duffield, Department of Population Medicine Use of NSAIDs in dehorning dairy calves; Prevention of subclinical ketosis; Impact of Ionophores in dairy cattle; Impact and prevention of production limiting disease (ie.. Neospora caninum, Johnes disease). |
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Ian Duncan, University Chair in Animal Welfare, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Developing methods of “asking” farm animals what they feel about the conditions in which they are kept and the procedures to which they are subjected; Poultry welfare expertise. Dr. Duncan teaches animal welfare topics in ANSC 3210 - Principles of Animal Care & Welfare (undergraduate); ANSC 6700 – Animals in Society (graduate). |
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Robert Friendship, Department of Population Medicine Swine health, particularly control of infectious diseases, including the effects of housing, management, biosecurity, and nutrition on health and welfare. |
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Endocrinology and reproductive physiology of wildlife species, including
looking at factors that can impact the welfare of wildlife species managed by humans and using science to solve some of the challenges wildlife managers face as they work towards optimizing the welfare of animals in their care.
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Poultry health management, food safety/zoonotic diseases/veterinary public health, poultry welfare, food quality, environmental issues related to poultry management. |
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Derek Haley, Department of Population Medicine Applied ethology; Advancing our basic understanding of animal behaviour to improve the ways we manage our agricultural animal species, including finding ways to provide quality of life for animals (animal welfare); Maternal and parent-offspring behaviour. |
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Brad Hanna, Department of Biomedical Science Electrophysiological characterization of ion channels containing disease-related mutations; Investigation of potential new ion channelopathies in animals. |
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Jean Harvey, Department of Philosophy The history of and contemporary work on "ethics and animals"; analyzing and critically assessing the ethical positions involved; Actively involved in moving the philosophical thinking forward on such issues. |
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Alice Hovorka, Department of Geography Social- & Co-Constructions of Nature/Animals |
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Karen Houle, Department of Philosophy Critical review of the history of the concept of "the animal" as a political or moral being, and the arguments for the demarcation of human from non-human animals offered by Western thinkers; Implications for practical lives of animals, human and non-human. Dr. Houle teaches animal welfare topics in PHIL 2070 – Philosophy of the Environment (undergraduate); PHIL 4040 – Advanced Philosophy of the Environment: Animals and Ethics (undergraduate). |
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Niel Karrow, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Immunogenetics, neuroendocrine immunoregulation, inflammatory diseases |
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David Kelton , Department of Population Medicine Broad based studies focused on the frequency, distribution and determinants of health and disease in dairy cattle. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to identify and control production limiting diseases, including specific projects focused on Paratuberculosis, mastitis, lameness and respiratory disease. |
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Penny Lawlis , Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Animal welfare assessment and auditing, transportation, humane slaughter. |
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Ken Leslie, Department of Population Medicine Assessment of pain, and general well-being of various dairy cattle production groups; Assessment of sickness behavior in calves with diarrhea and at the time of weaning, when it is common for calves to have respiratory disease; Assessment and alleviation of pain at calving is of great interest. |
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Kerry Lissemore, Department of Population Medicine Lameness in dairy cows, specifically the identification of risk factors and early detection methods in order to either prevent the problem or detect it sooner and initiate appropriate treatment; Issues of pain control involving the use of NSAIDs at the time of dehorning as well as looking at their effect at parturition. |
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Georgia Mason, Canada Research Chair in Animal Welfare, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Techniques used to assess animal welfare scientifically; in how chronic captive conditions affect welfare and brain function; and in understanding why some species, strains and individuals cope poorly with captivity, while others adapt well. Dr. Mason teaches animal welfare topics in ANSC 4070 – Applied Animal Behaviour (undergraduate). |
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Karol Mathews, Department of Clinical Studies Emergency and critical care, pain management, renal transplantation. |
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Katrina Merkies, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, Kemptville Campus Reproductive physiology, particularly the effect of cryopreservation on stallion semen fertility; Reproductive behavior in stallions and mares; Equine behavior in general. |
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Stephen Miller, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Genetic evaluation for growth, feed and carcass traits considering longitudinal data; Economic selection procedures for beef cattle across breeds considering an optimal product and flexible marketing and production parameters; Incorporation of non-additive genetic effects in multi-breed genetic evaluation, selection and mate allocation procedure; Advanced recording, evaluation and reproductive technologies in beef nucleus herds. |
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Suzanne Millman, Iowa State University, Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Population Medicine Techniques for assessing animal welfare in clinical and farm environments, behaviour needs of animals during states of illness and injury, and behaviour problems in livestock and horses. |
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Richard Moccia, Department of Animal and Poultry Science On-going development of research and educational programs which facilitate the orderly growth of the aquaculture industry in Canada; Sentience, pain, fear and stress in fish. Dr. Moccia teaches animal welfare topics in AQUA 6100 - Science and Technology in Aquaculture (graduate). |
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History of communication and live performance. Use of animal welfare science research as a body of theory with which to understand the lives of historical animals and their effect on human activities; e.g. examining the lives of captive elephants in 19th century circuses; examining the emergence of rodeo 'rough stock' (bulls and horses used for bucking events) that seeks to understand how humans, cattle and horses have been interdependent in the past; the rise and fall of greyhound racing over the course of the twentieth century. Courses include - HIST 6370 - Topics in Cultural History: Human Culture and the Natural World (graduate). |
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Lee Niel, Department of Population Medicine Behaviour and welfare of companion animals, with a background in applied animal behaviour and welfare and behavioural neuroscience, which allows use of a suite of research tools (animal behaviour, molecular genetics, neurobiology) to conduct basic and applied research relating to the behaviour and welfare of cats and dogs. Key areas of interest include: 1) the development and application of novel methods for the identification and management of animal pain and stress, and 2) investigations into the underlying etiology for different forms of dog aggression in terms of genetics, neurobiology and interactions with the environment. |
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Nate Perkins, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development The interaction of environment and behaviour; In particular, human behaviour and natural environments. There are many striking similarities in animal and human welfare scholarship and my work benefits from some knowledge of animal welfare. |
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Margaret Quinton, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Statistical and mathematical modeling, the analysis of research data, and the development of new techniques applied to genetics and other disciplines in animal science. |
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James Squires, Department of Animal and Poultry Science The use of biochemical and molecular biological techniques to study problems important to Animal and Poultry Science, with the goal of improving the productivity, health and welfare of commercial animals, in particular swine and poultry. |
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Melissa Sinclair, Department of Clinical Studies Large and Small Animal Anesthesia, Pain Management, Alpha2-agonists, Cardiopulmonary Response to Anesthesia and Surgery, Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring Techniques. |
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Elizabeth Stone, Dean, Ontario Veterinary College Dr. Stone is the university-designated official with overall responsibility and authority for ensuring that the Campbell Centre is fulfilling its mandate. |
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Stephanie Torrey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Behaviour and welfare of poultry species, with a focus on the development of feeding and drinking behaviour and oral stereotypies. |
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Patricia Turner, Department of Pathobiology Laboratory animal behaviour and welfare; Refining the care and use of research animals; Understanding the mouse and rat as research models. |
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Glen Van Der Kraak, Department of Integrative Biology Multifactorial Regulation of Ovarian Function in Teleosts; Evaluation of Reproductive Fitness in Fish; Early Run Mortality in Sockeye Salmon; Ecotoxicological Effects of Atrazine on Amphibians. |
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Alexander Valverde, Department of Clinical Studies |
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Elsa Vasseur, Organic Dairy Research Centre, Alfred Campus |
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David Waltner-Toews, Department of Population Medicine Community-based ecosystem approaches to health and agriculture, particularly internationally; climate change and infectious diseases of people and animals. |
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Tina Widowski, Director, Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, Department of Animal and Poultry Science How various housing and management practices affect the behavioural biology and welfare of farm animals; Fundamental research exploring underlying developmental and physiological mechanisms of behaviour; Applied research addressing practical approaches to solving behaviour problems and improving welfare on farms. Dr. Widowski teaches animal welfare topics in ANSC 4100 – Applied Environmental Physiology and Animal Housing (undergraduate); ANSC 6360 – Applied Environmental Physiology (graduate); ANSC 6440 - Advanced Concepts and Methods in Applied Ethology (graduate). |
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Paul Woods, Co-Director, Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation, Department of Clinical Studies Oncology and infectious disease. |
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Stephanie Yue Cottee, Department of Animal and Poultry Science Fish behaviour and welfare. Dr. Yue Cottee teaches animal welfare topics in UNIV 6030 - Seminars and Analysis in Animal Behaviour and Welfare (graduate) |
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