The province has announced it will provide $1.1 million for livestock research at the University of Guelph.
The research projects include:
• Assessing health and precision technologies to improve dairy cow fertility;
• Investigating nutrition strategies to improve the health and growth of pigs;
• Research to guide antibiotic use in the goat industry;
• Enhancing natural fertility in dairy cows through health and precision technologies;
• A machine learning approach to illness surveillance in swine populations, and
• Assessing alternative feeds to improve health and productivity in chickens.
“The University of Guelph is deeply committed to animal health and welfare, as highlighted by world-leading research that promotes animal well-being and the productivity of livestock,” said Malcolm Campbell, vice-president for research.
