To understand the effects of various substances on plants in terms of yield and disease severity (phytopathology), we need to evaluate both statistical significance and biological relevance when conducting biological experiments. Biological relevance refers to the nature and size of biological changes or differences seen in studies that would be considered relevant, while Statistically significance […]

The neonatal and pre-weaned periods are the most challenging in dairy production, resulting in the highest mortality and morbidity rates, with diarrhea proving the most common cause of calf health problems. In order to treat and control this diarrhea, producers often rely on antibiotic therapy. An alternative is to provide living microorganisms (probiotics) that minimize […]

The goal of this research is to use the developed information around the technical, economical and social political challenges for the implementation of small-scale bioenergy systems in remote indigenous communities in Canada. The targeted outcome creates a multi faceted model to evaluate the success and impact of future installation with less input factors to simplify […]

L’experience sera conduite sous tunnels a la Ferme des Fraises de rile d’Orleans inc. Les fralsiers a jour neutre (IN) seron! plantes en pots. Les pots seront disposes sur des dalles suspendues aux structures des tunnels. Des espaces d’environ 1,3 m entre les rangs permettront Ie passage de la rnacl1inerie et les operations culturales. Un […]

Les prix figurent parmi les décisions importantes à prendre par les responsables des ventes. En particulier pour les entreprises du bois d’œuvre, les responsables de ventes se fient aux estimations des prix, basées sur le jugement d’experts, fournies hebdomadairement par le Conseil de l’Industrie Forestière du Québec (CIFQ). La génération hebdomadaire de ces estimations de […]

Ce projet de stage s’inscrit dans un projet de recherche plus vaste ayant pour objectif de compléter, pour les érablières de l’Estrie (Québec), l’étalonnage du modèle de simulation de la dynamique forestière SORTIE-ND. Ce dernier est un modèle spatialement explicite qui sera utilisé pour évaluer et comparer l’effet d’un large éventail de traitements sylvicoles susceptibles […]

Forests of BC are under stress due to changing climates. This introduces uncertainty in the wood properties and resulting wood products that will be derived from these forests. Subalpine fir trees contribute to a significant portion of wood that is manufactured into pulp in Canada, and little is known about how these trees respond to […]

Hyperplanes can be thought of as codimension 1 affine subspaces of a given Euclidean space. Given an arrangement A of hyperplanes in R^d, the set of intersections of hyperplanes define a partially ordered set called intersection poset. The characteristic polynomial of A can then be defined using Mobius function of the intersection poset. One can […]

This study aims at determining whether an extruded soy bean meal may cause chickens to grow faster and contribute in reducing feed costs. A total of 480 chicks will be divided into 2 groups and fed one of two diets. In group 1, 240 chicks will be raised in 6 pens (n=40 each) and fed […]

Clearcut logging and acid deposition affect plants, lichens and slugs (lichen consumers) and may facilitate the introduction and spread of alien invasive slugs, which can increase grazing pressures on at-risk lichens. The main research goal of this project is to improve our understanding of how clearcutting practices affect herbs and slugs and facilitate both the […]

Precision agriculture is the technique to replace the traditional farming methods in order to sustainably improve the crop productivity without adversely impacting the environment. Precision agriculture is the solution to our growing food needs. CropPro consulting generates SWAT maps using soil, water, and topography information which divides the agriculture land into multiple zones. Each zone […]

Les antibiotiques facteurs de croissance ajoutés dans les aliments pour animaux a été récemment interdite au Canada et leur utilisation sera considérablement restreinte dans le futur. Ainsi, plutôt que de seulement contrôler les maladies entériques, des efforts doivent être faits pour améliorer la santé de l’écosystème intestinal. Il existe de nombreuses alternatives telles les huiles […]