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Ontario improving access to veterinary care in remote and northern communities

The Ontario government is investing more than $15 million to help address veterinary shortages in rural and northern communities, making it easier for farmers and large animal owners to access veterinary care when and where they need it.

Leveraging the existing University of Guelph Doctor of Veterinary Medicine curriculum, the new DVM program will focus on the recruitment of students from northern, rural and Indigenous communities.

Highly Qualified Personnel scholars explore food security and circular economy in Guelph

A group of Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) scholars joined Arrell Food Institute scholars from various academic disciplines for a field trip to learn about food security organizations and circular economy initiatives in the City of Guelph.

The trip is part one of the unique experiential training and education opportunities through which U of G is filling the needs of the agri-food workforce and equipping its graduates to enter a dynamic industry.

Dr. Bonnie Mallard and PhD student Shannon Cartwright are breeding climate-resilient cattle

Research at the Ontario Dairy Research Centre suggests cows with a naturally higher immune response also have a higher tolerance for increased temperatures, meaning that this research may allow dairy producers to breed cattle that better withstand heat stress. The researchers used Mallard’s High Immune Response (HIR™) technology to determine which cows had high, average or low immune responses.

Read or download the article from Dairy at Guelph.

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