We extend our best wishes to Elmabrok Masaoud who will be terminating his employment with CVER on March 22nd in order to take up an employment offer with the U. of Alberta.
The Third International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality will be held September 22-24, 2011 in conjunction with the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) 44th Annual Conference.
Maritime Quality Milk is in the early stages of a collaborative project with the University of Laval, Guelph University, University of Saskatchewan and Agri-Food Canada where they will be researching Iodine levels in bulk tank milk.
Dr. Mark Fast, Novartis Research Chair in Fish Health at AVC, recently delivered a presentation entitled “Trying to stop sea lice from partying like it’s 1999” at UPEI’s 25th Research Breakfast.
In October 2010, the last in a series of workshops organized by the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) in conjunction with one of its collaborating centres, the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC), was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Lobsters are aquatic, yet you can take them out of water and they’ll survive for three days if you keep them moist and cool. They’re invertebrates with an exoskeleton.
The “Dragon Lady” did it for Jeff Davidson. “I didn’t live near the sea. I grew up near the bush in northern Ontario. Maybe it was Jacques Cousteau and all that—but my original interest was in marine biology.
Some people do not take Michael Cockram’s type of research seriously. According to the soft-spoken Englishman, at one time “it was ridiculed in the farming and veterinary press.
“I conduct research associated with the non-governmental organization called Farmers Helping Farmers”, says John VanLeeuwen, a Professor of Epidemiology and Ruminant Health Management at AVC.
Iodine is an essential nutrient for humans and cows for the prevention of iodine deficiency disorders. Health Canada regulates mineral and vitamin fortification in products for human consumption.
Dr. Jeffrey Davidson embarked on a new research project in 2010 which involved travelling to Asia on several occasions. The goal of the project is to investigate the processes involved in building the capacity for research and application of ecosystem approaches to health management among researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers in South and Southeast Asia.
CVER is pleased to welcome Tracey Gairns-Brioux back after her maternity leave! Tracey returned to work on Monday, October 18th and will be working part time on Monday afternoons, and all day
Dr. Shawn McKenna of CVER and the Atlantic Veterinary College travelled to Alberta to speak at the JD Traning seminar from September 13th - 15th, 2011. The Alberta dairy industry has committed to work to promote an awareness and education initiative to minimize the spread of Johne’s Disease (JD) in dairy herds.
The Atlantic Veterinary College and the National Veterinary Institute in Norway have joined forces to establish the world's only OIE Collaborating Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Assessment of Aquatic Animal Diseases.
Innovation PEI has granted $80,000 to Dr. J.T. McClure and Dr. Chris Riley to recruit a post-doctoral fellow who will assess immunity and antibody production using biomedical technology, with a view to developing commercial opportunities for PEI.
Innovation PEI recently awarded graduate student Jessica Willis funding support to research and develop molecular assays for ensuring that Island oysters remain safe for human consumption.
Dr. Dan Hurnik of the AVC and CVER was a presenter at the Xº AVEC2010, Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Veterinarios Especialistas en Cerdos in Mendoza, Argentina in August 2010.
Dr. Shen Chaojian and Dr. Liu Yutian from the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center (CAHEC) in Qingdao have recently completed a two-month training program provided by the Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research (CVER).
