Past Events

Happy Halloween ABSc!   What better way to celebrate the spooky season than carving a pumpkin with friends?  Sign-up now to join us in the department on October 31st to carve a pumpkin with you and up to 3 friends (1-4 people per group). The sign-up sheet is open until the end of the day on October 28th! Check your email for a link

Good afternoon CGIL, We are happy to have with us Dr. Caeli Richardson, a consultant at AbacusBio, to present this Friday, October 28h, 2022. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Sustainability beyond methane emissions and feed efficiency".

Attention ABSc Grad Students! Are you prepping for an upcoming graduate exam (defense or qualifying) and looking for some more information?  Here is your opportunity to learn more about departmental-specific protocols and procedures for scheduling and preparing for your exam. This event will also include a panel discussion with two professors, along with recent MSc and PhD graduates who will be available to answer questions regarding their experiences taking and preparing for these exams, along with tips and tricks for the big day.

Welcome to the October Installment of the 2022 Nutrition Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Nutrition Modelling (Animal Biosciences Department). Each month in 2022 we will continue to deliver seminars from a different lab within the ABSC Nutrition group, and share their exciting new research in a dynamic manner. 

In Fall 2019, ABSc established a teaching herd for the BBRM-Equine Management program. After a long delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to announce that they will finally have their moment to shine on October 15th at a Grand Opening celebration! This event will also serve to spotlight the incredible opportunities in the equine industry that the University of Guelph has to offer including our newest EQN*2000 internship course.

Good morning CGIL, We are happy to have with us Dr. Jorge Hidalgo, a Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Georgia, to present this Friday, October 14th, 2022. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Transforming linear solutions to probabilities in the analysis of categorical data".

The first DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM is fast approaching! Join us in the Animal Nutrition building (Rm 141) on the University of Guelph campus (or virtually via Zoom) on Thursday October 13th, 2022.

Please join us next week for a special seminar given by Dr. Alfredo Antoniazzi from the Federal University of Santa Maria (Brazil).  Dr. Antoniazzi will be visiting our department to discuss future opportunities for research collaborations between the two institutions and will also give a seminar about his research program. The title of his seminar is Paracrine and Endocrine Activities of Interferon-τ: In Vitro and In Vivo Experimental Models. To learn more about Dr. Antoniazzi’s work, please visit the webpage below.

Good Afternoon CGIL, We are happy to have with us Dr. Andrea Schreier and Dr. Mandi Finger to present on Friday October 7th, 2022​. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: "Applying genomics to improve conservation aquaculture". Connection information for the meeting has been sent via a Calendar invitation, additionally the meeting can be found at the link below.