animal science News Archive
Research and International
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.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are developing innovative strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve sustainability in the Canadian beef and dairy sectors
February 1, 2025 —
Researchers have launched a groundbreaking initiative to address methane emissions from Canada’s cattle industry.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Beef Cattle Research Council: Celebrating 10 Years of the BCRC Beef Researcher Mentorship Program
November 29, 2024 —
This year the Beef Cattle Research Council celebrates a decade of its Beef Researcher Mentorship Program, which has connected more than 40 mentees with countless beef producer and industry mentors to bridge the gap between science and industry.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba researchers are exploring perennial cropping strategies to reduce GHG emissions on-farm from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
November 1, 2024 —
The new project is called LEAP (Leveraging Ecosystems to transform Agriculture on the Prairies) and Manitoba Beef Producers are among several industry partners supporting the initiative.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Western Producer: VIDEO – Study tackles corn’s protein problem
September 6, 2024 —
Standing on a patch of bare soil and next to a plot of corn in south-central Manitoba, Talyia Tober delivered a two-minute explanation of her research on corn grazing and seeding high-protein forage crops between the rows of corn.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: University of Manitoba offers meat inspection training to students
August 1, 2024 —
Students gain additional background in this area and address the growing need for meat inspectors in Manitoba, especially in rural areas, the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences has developed a new course: Meat Inspection: Understanding and Enhancing Animal Harvesting Practices
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Bill Guenter inducted into Canadian Poultry Hall of Fame
July 14, 2024 —
In May 2024, Animal Science professor emeritus Dr. Bill Guenter was inducted into the Canadian Poultry Research Network Hall of Fame
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Canola Digest: Stronger canola plastics, enhanced canola fibre and more
March 5, 2024 —
Canola Digest: Stronger canola plastics, enhanced canola fibre and more
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Cattle Country: Bringing it all together – Is there a place for cattle on Canada’s annual crop land?
March 1, 2024 —
Integrating livestock onto cropland where possible is often noted as one of the key practices for building soil health but this can be challenging to adopt within annual cash crop rotations that are common across the major grain growing regions within Canada.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
The Western Producer: Implants seen as climate solution
January 26, 2024 —
The Western Producer: Implants seen as climate solution