Veterinary Capacity

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance invests in veterinary capacity for Ontario’s agri-food sector and rural communities.  

The Alliance leverages the Ontario Veterinary College’s leadership in veterinary sciences and makes strategic investments in research and training through the Veterinary Capacity Program (VCP). 

The Veterinary Capacity Program supports:

• A veterinary externship program for fourth year veterinary students to consolidate their skills and knowledge through an eight-week placement in a large animal or mixed animal practice.
• The OVC's Health Sciences Centre where student veterinarians work closely with clinical faculty who provide a wide array of services to food animals, horses and companion animals. The Centre is a key component of undergraduate, graduate, intern and resident training.
• Research by post-graduate students in food animal production, emergency management, and agriculture/rural policy topics. Candidates for the Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degree research solutions to issues of provincial significance in animal health, and raise the standard of veterinary care and public health in Ontario by graduating highly qualified personnel.
• Research, education and knowledge mobilization at the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses. CPHAZ provides leadership in the public health-animal-environment interface, and is part of the OVC.

For more information about the Veterinary Capacity Program contact:
Ilya Bogorad, Executive Director, Strategy and Planning, Ontario Veterinary College
519-824-4120, Ext. 54796
ibogorad@uoguelph.ca