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Research Isolation Unit

The Research Isolation Unit is managed by the University of Guelph Central Animal Facility. 

The Isolation Unit is designated as a Containment Level 2, Agricultural (CL2Ag) facility. The facility design incorporates a number of large animal cubicles to perform infectious research utilizing Containment Level 2 pathogens in typical agricultural species such as poultry, swine and cattle.

In addition to the agriculture applications, there are research teams working on using oncolytic viral vectors to treat a wide variety of cancers that affect both companion animals and humans.

To facilitate all aspects of this type of research, the facility has a post mortem suite and surgery suite as well as a highly skilled technical support team to assist researchers.

Research areas and outcomes

Our researchers are interested in solving the challenges faced today by our food animal producers including protecting livestock against bacterial, viral and parasitic infections that decrease animal welfare and production, and increase the cost and health risk to consumers.

Contact Us

Manager: Mary Fowler

519.824.4120 ext. 54304

mafowler@uoguelph.ca [1]

 

Lead Hand: Tony Cenija

519.824.4120 ext. 54428

tcengija@uoguelph.ca [2]

 

Research Animal Technician: Linda Groocock

519.824.4120 ext. 54428

ligrooco@uoguelph.ca [3]

 

Research Animal Technician: Veronique Carson

519.824.4120 ext. 54428

carsonv@uoguelph.ca [4]

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1 Stone Road West, 2NW
Guelph ON N1G 4Y2

Office of Research, Agri-Food Partnership staff

Our vision

Our renewed vision: To invest in the knowledge, data and innovation necessary to:

  • Achieve assurance in food safety;
  • Protect animal, plant and public health and the environment;
  • Grow Ontario's capacity to produce food; and
  • Support a globally and domestically competitive agri-food sector

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[1] mailto:mafowler@uoguelph.ca [2] mailto:tcengija@uoguelph.ca [3] mailto:ligrooco@uoguelph.ca [4] mailto:carsonv@uoguelph.ca