Past Events

For Graduate Students of ABSc the Animal Biosciences Graduate Student Council will be hosting a multi-team based escape room competition at Exitus Escape Rooms on Thursday, April 11th at 6pm!    This event will cost $15 per student (graduate students and post docs only please) and a maximum of 24 spots are available so please RSVP to abscgsc@uoguelph.ca   Event Details: 

Undergraduate students enrolled in ANSC*4700/4710 (Research in Animal Biology I/II) will be presenting research posters April 10th/11th from 1-5pm in ANNU 141. Come join us to see the various research being conducted in the department. Refreshments and treats are provided!

Undergraduate students enrolled in ANSC*4700/4710 (Research in Animal Biology I/II) will be presenting research posters April 10th/11th from 1-5pm in ANNU 141. Come join us to see the various research being conducted in the department. Refreshments and treats are provided!

Dr. Andy Robinson, an Associate Professor at CGIL, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, April 5th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

 

Adrien Butty a CGIL Ph.D. candidate will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, March 29th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

Our department meeting for Animal Biosciences will take place Friday March 29 2019 at 10:30 AM in ANNU 141. Hope to see you all there!    

Brian Van Doormaal, General Manager of the Canadian Dairy Network, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, March 22nd. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

The Graduate Student Council is working with Georgia Mason in her role as Faculty Advisor to gather graduate student feedback on faculty advising practices within the Animal Bioscience Department. We will be collecting anonymous feedback via a comment box in the main office from this week. We are looking for things that have both positively or negatively impacted your graduate student experience. This may include, but is not limited to:

The M.Sc. Defence for Zipporah Mwaniki has been scheduled for Friday, March 22nd, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson Advisor: Elijah Kiarie Adv. Committee Member: Anna-Kate Shoveller Additional Member: Lee-Anne Huber            Thesis Title: “Complete replacement of soybean meal with defatted black soldier fly larva meal (BSFLM) in laying hens feeding program: impact on egg production and quality”.