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Cattle one a grassy hillside

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Healthy Animals, Healthy Humans

March 20, 2025 — 
Dr. Hooman Derakhshani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, is exploring the natural gut microbiome, aiming to create the next generation of probiotics for livestock.

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Volunteers needed for consumer survey

March 19, 2025 — 
Volunteers are needed for consumer survey assessing diet change in response to a health claim.

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Technician works on food manufacturing processes

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Food companies work with researchers to further innovation in Canada

March 19, 2025 — 
Small to medium-sized Canadian food manufacturers have leveraged a funding opportunity that helps access research and technical services at the University of Manitoba.

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Jason Gibbs shows a case of beetles, collected from around the world

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

NOW Toronto: GTA woman finds cockroach floating in her Tim Hortons coffee, bug expert warns of health risks

March 18, 2025 — 
An entomology professor says that cockroaches carry several gastrointestinal illnesses after a Markham woman discovered one in her iced coffee from Tim Hortons.

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Honeysuckle berry

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Volunteers needed for nutrition study

March 18, 2025 — 
Volunteers needed for a short nutrition study investigating the effects of haskap berry powder on blood pressure.

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$1.18 Million grant supports study on flaxseed and antihypertensive drugs

March 14, 2025 — 
Dr. Michel Aliani’s research aims to uncover how flaxseed, a common dietary supplement, could interact with antihypertensive drugs to help manage blood pressure more effectively.

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A drone rests on a red pad before being deployed

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

The Manitoban: Wheat breeding revolutionized by drone technology

March 13, 2025 — 
U of M researcher uses drone technology to enhance crop genetics and yield

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Remembering Dr. Al Loyns

March 4, 2025 — 
Dr. R.M.A (Al) Loyns, retired professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, passed away on February 15, 2025.

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Rolling agricultural fields.

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Researchers, producers and industry come together for Canadian agricultural sustainability conference

March 2, 2025 — 
The University of Manitoba plays host this week to Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture 2025, a free three-day virtual conference March 4-6

Researcher with fly trap

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences News

Cattle Country: University of Manitoba entomologists are investigating bovine anaplasmosis transmission in cattle

March 1, 2025 — 
Horse flies and deer flies, commonly known as bulldogs, belong to a family of biting flies named Tabanidae. There are thousands of species worldwide, with about 150 in Canada, and approximately 25 different species found in Manitoba.

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