L’usage excessif des plastiques à l’échelle mondiale engendre de grands défis liés au control de la pollution, particulièrement dans les océans, mais aussi au niveau de l’empreinte carbonique de leur production. Dans le contexte de crise sanitaire actuel due à la COVID-19, les équipements de protection personnel sont nécessaires et leurs utilisation, obligatoire, a augmenté […]

Most Canadian poultry originate at commercial hatcheries. Recently hatcheries have had concerns about chick welfare brought to their attention. Very little research has been performed that looks at the welfare of chicks at the hatchery or during transport to farm. During the proposed research project, the intern will look at three events that happen to […]

Currently, mink producers select their breeding animals based on their phenotypic performances, and they have limited experience of using genetic or genomic selection to improve their profitability. Therefore, there is a need to enhance the ability of the Canadian mink industry to compete internationally by improving animal production using new genomic selection tools. Genomic selection […]

Asthma affects 1 in 8 Canadian children and is the leading cause of pediatric hospitalizations with costs to Canadian health care systems estimated to exceed 4.2Billion/year by 2030. While the causes are still debated, infant prematurity is a strong predictor for asthma. The altered gut bacterial community (microbiome) in preemies is suspected to contribute to […]

We recently studied Western Canadian dairy farmers’ perspectives on outdoor access for dairy cows and identified 3 key areas requiring more research. Participants cited a lack of research on the effects of outdoor access for dry cows on transition cow health and farm profitability as a barrier to making an informed decision to provide outdoor […]

We recently studied Western Canadian dairy farmers’ perspectives on outdoor access for dairy cows and identified 3 key areas requiring more research. Participants cited a lack of research on the effects of outdoor access for dry cows on transition cow health and farm profitability as a barrier to making an informed decision to provide outdoor […]

Dairy calves are generally fed whole milk or milk replacer during the first weeks of life. Compared with whole milk, milk replacer containing vegetable oils has a higher polyunsaturated fat content. More specifically, it is high in omega-6 and low in omega-3 fatty acids, making the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio ten times higher […]

Dans l’industrie des pêches, la commercialisation des produits vivants requiert l’utilisation de viviers, dont l’efficacité dépend de l’accès à l’eau de mer et des performances techniques et technologiques de contention. S’intégrant dans un chantier d’implantation d’une vitrine technologique, le présent projet propose de développer et tester une solution innovante adaptative pour les industriels, afin d’optimiser […]

It is critical for farmers to have the information necessary so that they can make decisions on the best practices to undertake when growing a new crop. Pulse production is growing in demand and is an established market in Canada. In addition, plant based protein products are growing in popularity. We are working on developing […]

The world is facing a looming population crisis and production of sufficient food to feed humanity will be a major challenge. Simultaneously, our continued reliance on chemical pesticides to sustain crop yields has resulted in severe resistance issues and foodstuffs contaminated with pesticides. New methods to kill these pathogens is required. The algae pigments chlorophylls […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. will partner with the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, NSERC and MITACS for a 3- year research project to explore the value of a bee vectored beneficial endophytic fungus, Clonostachys rosea (strain CR-7) for the management of diseases of highbush blueberry in BC. The natural and […]

Au Québec, la production conchylicole constituée de la moule et l’huître représente un volume annuel de 375 tonnes par an, pour une valeur de 2,8 M$, dont la majeure partie est produite aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine. L’Aquaculture représente donc une activité économique non négligeable pour cette région, particulièrement pour l’huître qui est en plein essor par sa […]