Past Events

Boar taint is a meat quality issue caused by the accumulation of androstenone in the adipose tissue of entire male pigs and is prevented with castration, which unfortunately reduces both the profitability and envi-ronmental sustainability of pork production and is also a welfare concern.

On Nov. 9th from 9 am to 5 pm, all of our departmental servers have to be physically relocated within the data center to accommodate a larger renovation project that CCS is undertaking in that space.  This means that ALL of our servers will need to be powered down, disconnected, moved, and reconnected before being turned back on.  During this time there will be no availability to our servers.  The services that will be down are:

We are very pleased to have Dr. Seyed Ali Goldansaz, a livestock researcher at Olds College, to present a CGIL Seminar on Friday October 29th, 2021. The seminar will begin at 1:30 PM EDT/EST on the virtual platform Microsoft Teams. The title of the presentation is: “Metabolomics and precision agricultural: a novel approach for applied livestock research”.

Our department virtual CLOTHING SALE is NOW OPEN! This means starting Oct 12th you can order your clothing from the comfort of your own home!

Attention ABSc Grad Students! Are you prepping for an upcoming qualifying exam? Defence this Fall? Here is your opportunity to learn more about Departmental specific procedures for your exam, hear study and exam tips from fellow upper year students, and practice answering questions!

When laying hens were only housed in conventional cages, the most notable differences between strains came down to feeding, feed effieciency and the colour of their eggs. As the popularity of eggs from non-cage systems increases, an understanding of genetic differences in behaviour, especially between white- and brown-feathered strains, are critical for successful management.