A research team led by William Dawson Scholar and Assistant Professor Jen Ronholm (AnSci/FdSci) has received $1.65 million for an NSERC CREATE in One Health Against Pathogens (OHAP). Ten co-applicants from McGill, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Guelph, and lUniversit矇 du Qu矇bec Montr矇al will collaborate.
Preventing illness from spoiled groceries needs to be top of mind, says a food safety expert at 51勛圖厙.
"There can be a range of symptoms, most often diarrhea and vomiting, the ones we're all familiar with but foodborne infections can also be quite serious," said Jennifer Ronholm [Food/Animal Science], a professor of food microbiology.
Ms. Janice Pierson will join Macdonald as the General Manager of the Macdonald Campus Farm effective January 9, 2023.
For the third year in a row, the Macdonald Campus Dairy Unit has been awarded the title of Regional Club of Excellence Milk Quality Champion by dairy industry giant Agropur.
Accepting the award at a regional meeting on November 25, Natasha Lapointe, Animal Science Coordinator of the Dairy Unit, credited her teams commitment to maintaining high standards.
A herd of approximately two dozen heifers spooked during a thunderstorm has been wandering through the countryside east of Montreal since July. All attempts to capture the heifers have fallen short, and the herd has survived by eating unharvested corn and other field crops and drinking from streams in the area.
With an investment of nearly $1 million from the Government of Canada, the Association of Veterinary Practitioners of Quebec will be able to develop a digital tool to anticipate and reduce the risks associated with metabolic diseases in dairy cows which are a major health problem, especially in the post-calving period. Prof. Xin Zhao (AnSci) and Maxime Leduc, BSc(AgEnvSc)12 an Affiliate Member of the Department of Bioresource Engineering, are participating in the project.
Canadian dairy experts are rethinking their approach to the industry, now recommending that cows have more freedom of movement in order to improve their well-being.
This is a far cry from how dairy farms currently maintain their herds, especially in Quebec. As such, the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle, a reference tool for Canadian dairy producers, is currently under revision.

Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, is co-chair of the scientific committee that participated in the development of the new Canadian standards that will require Canadian dairy farmers to implement a new code of on-farm practices that include rearing calves in groups, exercise sessions for cows, and enlarging stalls.
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Led by Dr. Sarah Kimmins, Department of Animal Science and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, HISTurn is one of three Prelaunch Phase projects awarded support through the Universitys Innovation Fund. This fertility diagnostic technology fills a health needs gap by accurately diagnosing infertility in men and providing clinicians with actionable information to allow them to streamline fertility treatment pathways. The team aims to make the clinical journey for couples inclusive of men and to increase the births of healthy children.
Scientists affiliated with 51勛圖厙were once again well-represented in Qu矇bec Science magazines annual list of the top 10 scientific discoveries.

[Authors: Bridget O'Brien is a 4th year undergraduate student in the Faculty of Science (Microbiology & Immunology), and an Honours student with Dr Ronholm. This paper stems from her NSERC USRA research project with Dr Ronholm in the summer 2020; Dr Jennifer Ronholm is an Assistant Professor in both the Departments of Animal Science and Food Science, whose research focuses on the microbiome of food-producing animals]
Plus de 450 personnes ont officiellement contract矇 la bact矇rie salmonelle de souche Newport au Canada cet 矇t矇, dont 23 au Qu矇bec. Selon lAgence canadienne dinspection des aliments (ACIA), une personne en est possiblement morte, tandis que 66 personnes ont d羶 礙tre hospitalis矇es.
...Quest-ce que la salmonellose?

Jennifer Ronholm, professeure adjointe au D矇partement des sciences animales et au D矇partement des sciences de lalimentation et de la chimie agricole, nous parle de s矇curit矇 au super march矇 et offre quelques conseils pratiques afin de se prot矇ger du SARS-CoV-2 lorsque vous faites vos courses. Dans le cadre de ses recherches, elle utilise des techniques de s矇quen癟age de prochaine g矇n矇ration pour 矇tudier leffet du microbiome des animaux destin矇s la consommation sur la qualit矇 des aliments ainsi que leffet du microbiome des aliments sur la sant矇 humaine.

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The World Economic Forum created the Young Scientists Community in 2008, to engage leaders with science and the role it plays in society. The class of 2020 represents 25 researchers at the forefront of scientific discovery from 14 countries across the world.