The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance is collaborating with Agri-food Data Canada (ADC) to develop a suite of data access portals that will enhance data capture, storage, integration, access and security at Ontario’s agri-food research centres.
Agriculture and veterinary science are among the areas included in the category.
The University's score was strengthened largely by its excellence in research quality, which assesses a university’s role in spreading new knowledge and ideas.
U of G also scored well in the industry area of the rankings, which assesses the ability of institutions to provide industry with innovations, inventions and consultancy.
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance has opened its call for project proposals focused on mobilizing knowledge and engaging partners in agri-food research.
Large animal veterinarians rely on the University of Guelph Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) for reliable test results that help identify the cause of disease signs in Ontario’s livestock.
Twice this year, AHL diagnosticians tested samples that were negative for the common culprits, prompting further investigation that relied on their disease expertise, experience and detective skills.
In September, a group of urban food influencers joined Farm and Food Care Ontario for a tour of three of Ontario's agri-food research centres in Elora: The Ontario Dairy Research Centre, the Ontario Beef Research Centre and the Soil Health Interpretative Centre at the
U of G researcher Dr. Katie Wood and masters student Katie Kroeze are on the Beef at Guelph research team that uses GreenFeed pasture-based enteric methane monitoring equipment. The technology can be used in the field, keeping cows comfortable and in a familiar situation, which increases the likelihood that research results will be applicable to real-life beef barn or pasture situations.
Pilot studies conducted by U of G researchers are included in a Canadian Cattlemen: The Beef Magazine article on M. bovis, which can cause chronic pneumonia and arthritis in cows.
Dr. Charlotte Winder, Assistant Professor in the Ontario Veterinary College's (OVC) Department of Population Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Metacam® 20 Bovine Welfare Award for her unwavering commitment to cattle health and welfare, and for her significant contributions to improving the well-being of dairy cattle.
University of Guelph researchers looking to reduce pregnancy losses in dairy cattle are also milking the benefits of a new data portal intended to improve livestock productivity in Ontario.
The dual projects came together at the Ontario Dairy Research Centre (ODRC) in Elora, Ont., which is owned by the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO) and managed by the University of Guelph through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance.
Rumney chose to pursue her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at U of G's Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) because of the world-class professors and industry experts that teach its curriculum.