Past Events

Dr. Ricardo Ventura, a Young Researcher at FAPESP in Brazil and a CGIL Collaborator, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, January 18th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Lorri Jensen has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Rich Moccia Advisor: Tina Widowski Adv. Committee Member: Elijah Kiarie Additional Member: Alexandra Harlander     Thesis Title: “The effects of stocking density on the growth, behaviour, and welfare of layer pullets in 2 cage systems”.

The M.Sc. Defence for Melissa Williams has been scheduled for Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Eduard Ribeiro         Advisor: Katie Wood Adv. Committee Member: Ousama Al-Zahal Additional Member: Michael Steele  

The M.Sc. Defence for Natalie Ferriman has been scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 20th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Wendy Pearson          Advisor: Ira Mandell Adv. Committee Member: Katie Wood Additional Member: Ben Bohrer, Food Science   Thesis Title: “Effects of management regimen, residual feed intake and reranking on performance, carcass and meat quality in beef steers”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Johnathan Szeliga has been scheduled for Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 2:00 p.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building.   The examining committee will  consist of: Examining Chair: Georgia Mason                      Advisor: Dominique Bureau Adv. Committee Member: Rich Moccia Additional Member: Vern Osborne   Thesis Title: “Testing and modelling the oxygenation potential of a novel dual-injection airlift pump for aquaculture applications”.  

The M.Sc. Defence for Kayla Silva has been scheduled for Monday, December 17th, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. in Room 141, Animal Science & Nutrition Building. The examining committee will consist of: Examining Chair: Elijah Kiarie               Advisor: Lee-Anne-Huber Adv. Committee Member:  Anna-Kate Shoveller Additional Member:  Ming Fan   Thesis Title: “The effect of supplementing low crude protein diets with crystalline amino acids on growth performance and skin collagen abundance of nursery pigs”.

Dr. Jennie Pryce, a Principal Research Scientist from Agriculture Victoria and La Trobe University in Australia, will present a Special CGIL Seminar tomorrow, Thursday, December 13th. The seminar will begin at 2:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building. The title of the presentation is: "The DairyBio Project".

The Animal Biosciences Christimas Party is almost here! Join us Friday Dec 7th from 7:00pm-10:30pm at The Bullring for great food and even better company! See the poster for more details including how to purchase tickets. Hope to see everyone there!

Dr. Dan Tulpan an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Biosciences, will present a CGIL Seminar on Friday, December 7th. The seminar will begin at 1:30 pm in room 141 of the Animal Science & Nutrition building.  

The Animal Biosciences Graduate Student Council is pleased to announce the First Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Contest! Sign up your team and come show off your architecture and decorating skills in the ANNU Lobby to win a gift card to The Fifth.  FREE hot chocolate and hot apple cider will be available. Teams will be provided with a standard gingerbread house set including frosting and candy. If you would like additional items to make your gingerbread house stand out you may bring them. Decorating is between 1-3pm with voting from 3-4pm.