Grant Opportunities

External

• CARB-X, a public-private partnership, is launching a call for expressions of interest for research projects to support the development of innovative antibiotics, therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics and other life-saving products focused on preventing or treating drug-resistant bacterial infections in humans. Proposed projects should be directly relevant to helping vulnerable populations in low and middle income countries. 
  CARB-X’s funding round is open for applications (Expressions of Interest) on-line only between June 1, and June 8, 2018, 5 PM EST. 
  For complete information about what CARB-X funds and how to apply for CARB-X funding, please consult https://carb-x.org/apply/.
• Terry Fox Research Institute launches cancer research programs for 2019 funded by the Terry Fox Foundation. Check the Institute’s website under ‘For Researchers’ for further details.
  The Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants support multidisciplinary teams of excellence that contribute to well-defined research topics of relevance to cancer. Deadline: July 13, 2018 for Letters of Intent to its 2019 competition. 
  The Terry Fox New Investigator Awards support outstanding young researchers as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician scientists to undertake high-quality cancer research while in close collaboration with established TFRI-funded research teams. Deadline: July 30, 2018 for full applications to its 2019 competition.
  
• 2018 Collaborative WALTHAM Human-Animal Interaction Research Program - Research eligible for funding under this call must focus on HAI (specifically companion animal ownership or interaction) as it relates to one or more of the following preferred topic areas: the impact of pets on human physical and socio-emotional health (includes the concepts of physical activity, wellness, engagement, social support, usefulness, purpose and connectedness); maintenance of healthy body weight in people and pets (includes how the behaviours of both species impact the other). Internal deadline: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.

Student Support

External

• *NEW* Call for applications: Vanier CGS - The Vanier CGS is a prestigious scholarship valued at $50,000 per year for 3 years and is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students. Both Canadian and International students are eligible to apply and may be nominated by the University of Guelph if they demonstrate all three of the equally weighted criteria: academic excellence, research potential, and leadership. Vanier Scholars will demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health.
  Deadline: Candidates who wish to hold a Vanier and study at the University of Guelph must apply through ResearchNet by September 17, 2018.
  

General Announcements

• Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours  Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Room 2638c. Offering research and publishing support for OVC faculty and grad students.
• On campus and off campus access to research link 
  

Claire Jardine, Amanda MacDonald, Pathobiology
Neonics Are Being Ingested by Free-Ranging Animals, U of G Study Finds – U of G News 

Widely used pesticides found in Ontario wild turkeys: study – National Post, Yahoo News

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in wild turkeys: study – CTV News Kitchener

Neonics are being ingested by free-ranging animals – Science Daily 

Researchers study broader effects of neonics on wildlife – News Medical Life Sciences

Pesticides blamed for decimating honeybees also found in Ontario wild turkeys, study shows - Edmonton Journal 

Shannon Finn, OVC 2018
Merck Animal Health, AVMF Announce Veterinary Student Innovation Award Winners – The Street,  finanzen.net, NBC12 - WWBT 

Congratulations to all the award winners from the Graduate Student Research Symposium on Friday, June 22.

Thank you to the organizing committee and faculty and graduate students for their participation in this event.

Left to right: Roxanne Hummel, Biomedical Sciences; Shannon French, Pathobiology; Ellie Milnes, Pathobiology; Alisha Matte, Population Medicine; Andrew Poon, Biomedical Sciences; Ari Mendell, Biomedical Sciences.

First prize MSc Posters
Angela Saleh, Biomedical Sciences

Second Prize MSc Posters
Samira Rezaei, Biomedical Sciences

Third Place MSc Posters
Jordan Pelkmans, Population Medicine

First Place PhD Posters
Emma Borkowski, Pathobiology

Second Prize PhD Posters
Shannon French, Pathobiology

First Prize MBS Posters
Roxanne Hummel, Biomedical Sciences

First Prize MSc Orals
Andrew Poon, Biomedical Sciences

Second Prize MSc Orals
Sydney Gosselin, Population Medicine

First Prize DVSc Orals
Ellie Milnes, Pathobiology

First Prize PhD Oral
Ari Mendell, Biomedical Sciences

Second Prize PhD Oral
Alex Leveille, Pathobiology

Third Prize PhD Oral
Alisha Matte, Population Medicine

Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
News and updates

Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses
News and updates

Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations
Learn more about our research team

Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation
Current Oncology & Oncology-Related Clinical Trials

Equine Guelph
News and updates

Worms and Germs
Ontario hits 10 000 dRIT rabies tests since 2015

July 12, 2018
12:00 – 1:00 pm
2106 ANCC Bldg 49, CS Lounge

Research Seminar: Candidate for the Tenure Track Faculty Position in Medical Oncology. Department of Clinical Studies

Presented by: Dr Sam Hocker

Title: “Tyrosine Kinase Receptors in Canine Solid Tumors with a focus on nasal carcinomas”

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Friday, July 13, 2018 
1:00 pm 
Room 1800 (Seminar/Defense)                                                 
Room 4838 (Examination/Defense) 

Interested Members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of 
Courtney Schott of the Department of Pathobiology

Title:“Prediction of Outcome in Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma”

Examination Committee:   
Dr. Patrick Boerlin, Dr. Geoffrey Wood, Dr. Robert Foster

Advisor: Dr. Geoffrey Wood

Monday July 16, 2018
9:00 am
Room 1810, Pathobiology, OVC
Examination to follow in Room 2511, Stewart Building, OVC

Interested members of the Ontario Veterinary College are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of
Carly Moody of the Department of Population Medicine

Title:“Improving the welfare of cats during handling and restraint”

Examination Committee:
Dr. Olaf Berke, Dr. Lee Niel, Dr. Cate Dewey, Dr. Anna Kate Shoveller, Dr. Michael Cockram

Advisory Committee: Dr. Lee Niel (Advisor), Dr. Cate Dewey, Dr. Georgia Mason

Tuesday, July 17, 2018
9:00 am,
Room 1642, Biomedical Sciences

Interested members of the Ontario Veterinary College are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science
Alyssa Hooper of the Department of Biomedical Sciences

Title:“MicroRNA Regulation of Ovarian Angiogenesis & Folliculogenesis in Bovine Cystic Ovarian Disease”

Advisor: Dr. Jim Petrik

Friday July 20, 2018
9:00 am
Room 1715, Lifetime Learning  Centre, Ontario Veterinary College
Examination to follow, in Room 2511, Stewart Building

Interested members of the Ontario Veterinary College are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of Allison Moorman of the Department of Population Medicine

Title: “Assessment of culled dairy cows on farms, and at livestock auction markets in Ontario”

Examination Committee: Dr. Olaf Berke (Exam Chair), Dr. Derek Haley, Dr. David Kelton, Dr. Stephen Leblanc

Advisory Committee: Dr. Derek Haley (Advisor), Dr. Todd Duffield, Dr. Ann Godkin, Dr. David Kelton, Dr. Jeffery Rau

Faculty Candidate Research Seminar – Dr. Sam Hocker
Candidate for the Tenure Track Faculty Position in Medical Oncology
Department of Clinical Studies

Title: “Tyrosine Kinase Receptors in Canine Solid Tumors with a focus on nasal carcinomas”

Date: July 12, 2018
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: 2106 ANCC Bldg 49, CS Lounge

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Please note this important information.

On Monday, July 9 and Tuesday, July 10 the west side of P64 (zone B) will be closed for a crane to be delivered to the construction zone between the OVC Main Building and Pathobiology.

Premium parking spots along Gordon street in P64 zone B will be closed and the entire west side of the parking area will not be accessible to drivers.  The premium spots will be temporarily relocated to the metered areas in P64 zone A on those days. See map below for more information.

 Please also note that College Avenue from the Hersey Building laneway to the west entrance of Parking Lot P19 (between Gordon Street and East Ring Road) will be closed from Monday, July 9 to Friday, July 13 for water-main work. The road closure will be designated with signage and barricades. Road closure and detour signage will be present at the College & Gordon and College & Victoria intersections stating road closed, local traffic only. However, university traffic is permitted up to the actual work site closure. 

Claire Jardine, Amanda MacDonald, Pathobiology
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Have Been Found in Wild Turkeys– Modern Farmer

Neonicotinoids: spreading into ecosystems– Radio Canada International

Claire Jardine, Pathobiology
Obese raccoons concern researchers– The Sudbury Star.com

David Kelton, Population Medicine
Milked– Toronto Star

John Prescott,  Pathobiology
Farmers fear losses if antibiotic access but off as drug resistance poses threat– National Post

Sugandha Raj, Pathobiology
Four new Arrell scholarships awarded– Horti Daily

Ontario Veterinary College
Esther the Wonder Pig’s owners near $651,000 goal for large CT scanner - Thestar.com - June 19, 2018 

Fundraiser for CT scanner for Esther the Wonder Pig– CBC – Metro Morning with Matt Galloway

Shannon Finn, OVC 2018
Merck, AVMF announce 2018 Veterinary Student Innovation Awards– Veterinary Practice News

Grant Opportunities

External

• *NEW* IDRC Call for Proposals: Innovative Veterinary Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance in Food-Producing animals - Livestock and Aquaculture
  InnoVET-AMR seeks proposals for research that will develop innovative veterinary solutions focused on product development to reduce therapeutic and prevent non-therapeutic antimicrobial (AMR) use by farmers in developing countries. The program specifically focuses on reducing AMR in swine, poultry, and aquaculture animals.
  Internal deadline: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 – 11 a.m.; External deadline: Wednesday, September 12 2018 – 11 a.m.
  
  
• CARB-X, a public-private partnership, is launching a call for expressions of interest for research projects to support the development of innovative antibiotics, therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics and other life-saving products focused on preventing or treating drug-resistant bacterial infections in humans. Proposed projects should be directly relevant to helping vulnerable populations in low and middle income countries.
  CARB-X’s funding round is open for applications (Expressions of Interest) on-line only between June 1, and June 8, 2018, 5 PM EST. 
  For complete information about what CARB-X funds and how to apply for CARB-X funding, please consult https://carb-x.org/apply/.
  
  
• Terry Fox Research Institute launches cancer research programs for 2019 funded by the Terry Fox Foundation. Check the Institute’s website www.tfri.ca under ‘For Researchers’ for further details.
  The Terry Fox New Frontiers Program Project Grants support multidisciplinary teams of excellence that contribute to well-defined research topics of relevance to cancer. Deadline: July 13, 2018 for Letters of Intent to its 2019 competition.
  The Terry Fox New Investigator Awards support outstanding young researchers as they develop their careers as independent research scientists or clinician scientists to undertake high-quality cancer research while in close collaboration with established TFRI-funded research teams. Deadline: July 30, 2018 for full applications to its 2019 competition.

• 2018 Collaborative WALTHAM Human-Animal Interaction Research Program Research eligible for funding under this call must focus on HAI (specifically companion animal ownership or interaction) as it relates to one or more of the following preferred topic areas: the impact of pets on human physical and socio-emotional health (includes the concepts of physical activity, wellness, engagement, social support, usefulness, purpose and connectedness); maintenance of healthy body weight in people and pets (includes how the behaviours of both species impact the other). Internal deadline: Monday, July 16, 2018 - 4:00 p.m.
  

Student Support

Internal

• *NEW* Summer 2018 Graduate Student Stipend Support Competition – Student Entrance Awards Available. OVC Graduate and Research Program Services is pleased to announce competitions for both OVC Entrance Awards and Art Rouse Cancer Biology Graduate Student Awards, in support of graduate student research training.  
  Application Deadline: July 23, 2018
  
  
• Call for Applications - 2018 University of Guelph & CASV-ACVP Swine Leadership Travel Awards U of G & CASV-ACVP Swine Leadership Travel Awards applications are open. There are five $1,000 travel awards available. Applications will be accepted between June 1 - Sept 30, 2018 or until candidates are identified and funds awarded. Find more information on the Ontario Swine Research Network website.
  

External

• Call for applications: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships - The Vanier CGS is a prestigious scholarship valued at $50,000 per year for 3 years and is designed to attract and retain world-class doctoral students. Both Canadian and International students are eligible to apply and may be nominated by the University of Guelph if they demonstrate all three of the equally weighted criteria: academic excellence, research potential, and leadership. Vanier Scholars will demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Deadline: Candidates who wish to hold a Vanier and study at the University of Guelph must apply through ResearchNet by September 17, 2018.

General Announcements

• Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours  Librarian in Residence Drop In Office Hours Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Room 2638c. Offering research and publishing support for OVC faculty and grad students.
  
• On campus and off campus access to research link 
  

Employee wellness and workplace culture play vital roles in any organization’s success. Here at OVC, our renewed commitment to this idea is highlighted in our Healthy Futures Strategic Plan: The Power of People: Enhancing Workplace Culture and Recruiting the Very Best.

In November 2017, the University of Guelph conducted a Wellness Survey across campus intended to help determine strengths and identify where improvements can be made in employee wellness. The survey gathered results from university staff and faculty and the U of G results were shared with the entire campus; subsequently, the deans were provided with results from individual colleges. The results of this survey are being used to help guide some of the actions in our strategic plan. You can access the full survey results and see the Town Hall presentation here.

OVC’s responses generally mirrored those of the University. Most respondents at OVC felt that the University is supportive of their general health. Many knew about support opportunities such as EAP Counselling, Fitness, Wellness and Learning and Development programs. Respondents noted that barriers to using these kinds of programs included scheduling challenges, lack of information and programs not offered in specific work locations.

Across the University campus, including OVC, areas where respondents felt we might improve support included stress management, life balance, self-care, maintaining a positive working environment, psychological health management, leadership development, conflict management, and workload management.

People are our most valuable resource at OVC. To that end, we’re focusing through our strategic planning and other initiatives on addressing these areas and ensuring that OVC is truly a healthy, positive, engaging and rewarding place to work. Members of Dean’s Council, OVC’s leadership team, participated in a Positive Focus Forward Session on June 26 and are developing an action plan that will support our strategic plan Power of People initiatives. We know that the message of a healthy and positive workplace comes from the top and we are committed to implementing actions that will support and improve our OVC environment.

Wellness initiatives are one area where you’ll be encouraged to engage in self-care activities throughout your work week to help remain positive, calm and focused. We aim to strengthen teams through collaboration, strong communications and respect. We want you to feel that you belong here. We want to recognize and reward teams and individuals who are demonstrating these attributes.

The work we do at OVC is respected and appreciated – we take justifiable pride in what we accomplish every day. It is up to us, individually and collectively, to make it the best workplace it can be. We will be an employer of choice now and in the future. I look forward to working with you to continue to raise the bar for a healthy, thriving workplace. Thank you for being part of OVC!

Please note that during the summer vacation period, OVC Shared Administrative Services is often operating with less than optimal staffing levels which may result in a slower response time regarding your inquiries.

While we will do our best to maintain response times, we appreciate your understanding when we cannot.

Utilizing appropriate organizational email accounts will ensure no requests are missed during this time.

All SAS contact details are outlined here: https://ovc.uoguelph.ca/sas/contact-sas

Dr. Dale Smith, in the Ontario Veterinary College’s Department of Pathobiology, was named University Professor Emerita at the University of Guelph Convocation ceremonies in June.

Dr. Dale Smith, second from left, with U of Guelph President Dr. Franco J. Vaccarino, U of G Chancellor Martha Billes, OVC Dean Jeff Wichtel and OVC Department of Pathobiology Chair Shayan Sharif.

Smith was recognized for her outstanding contributions to veterinary medicine, particularly zoological medicine and pathology in Canada and internationally.

An OVC DVM 1980 and DVSc 1984 Zoo Animal Medicine and Pathology graduate, Smith’s career has encompassed teaching and research in both clinical management and the pathology of captive and free-ranging wildlife species. While she significantly influenced many DVM students, her strongest impact is through the Avian/Exotic and Zoological Medicine graduate programs.

She has been integral to the joint Pathobiology/Toronto Zoo program since joining the faculty in 1988. This American Association of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) three-year residency training program is internationally recognized as premiere in the discipline and its graduates have changed the face of zoo and wildlife medicine around the world.

Smith is internationally recognized as a teacher, a pathologist, and a researcher, most recently through her work with the avian bornaviruses. She maintains close links with previous students and colleagues around the world, especially in Europe, Australia, and southern and eastern Africa, and is in demand as a visiting scientist, an external examiner for doctoral theses and for her expertise in working in developing countries.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of Veterinarians Without Borders Canada and an engaged mentor with the OVC Global Vets program where she assists students to network with veterinary professionals around the world.

Two Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) graduate students received top awards at the June 2018 University of Guelph convocation ceremonies.

The Forster Medal, U of G’s top convocation award for graduate students, went to Melissa MacKinnonand Jamie Rothenburger. Named for the late Donald Forster, a former U of G president, the medal recognizes academic achievement, leadership and citizenship.

The medals are awarded annually to one convocating Master’s student and one convocating PhD student, who excel both academically and in extra-curricular activities. 

Rothenburger received the D.F. Forster Medal at the doctoral level. She was the highest ranking doctoral student overall at OVC both at the college level and within OVC’s Department of Pathobiology.

Jamie Rothenburger with U of G Chancellor Martha Billes at the June 2018 Convocation ceremonies.

A certified Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (Anatomic Pathology). She is currently an assistant professor in anatomic pathology, in the department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary.

Rothenburger’s research potential has been recognized with international and national awards. Her research findings have been published in top journals in her field and she has received numerous awards for research presentations at national and international conferences. She has also twice won the Zoetis Graduate Student Research Prize at OVC.

Her community engagement particularly within the veterinary community has ranged from performing spay/neuter surgeries on dogs in First Nation communities, parasite monitoring in gorillas and goat health management in Uganda to coordinating One Health Leadership workshops and donations of scientific textbooks to Veterinarians without Borders to be shipped to developing countries. She has also served a leadership role in workshops on scientific writing, workshops to introduce girls to careers in science and technology and workshops on critical thinking.

Rothenburger was also recognized with a Governor General’s award for outstanding academic achievement at the graduate level of study.

Melissa MacKinnon with U of G Chancellor Martha Billes at the June 2018 Convocation ceremonies.

MacKinnonwas the top ranking MSc student overall at OVC both at the college level and within the Department of Population Medicine. She has consistently ranked at the top of her class in undergraduate and graduate programs at the U of G most notably while in the DVM program in which she was honoured with the Andrew Smith Memorial Medal for top academic performance and the Charles Duncan McGilvary Prize, as OVC’s nominee for the Winegard Medal.

Following her graduation from the DVM program at OVC in 2008, she completed specialist training in equine surgery becoming certified as a Diplomate by the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.

At the national level, she received a CIHR-CGS Doctoral Award as well as the U of G’s prestigious Brock Doctoral scholarship.

She has published her research findings in top research journals in her field and has won several awards for her research presentations at various North American conferences.

MacKinnon has served as a mentor with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Guelph and as an equine veterinarian at the 2015 Pan Am games.

The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is inviting proposals from faculty and students to share their work and ideas during the 2019 AAVMC Annual Conference and Iverson Bell Symposium, March 6-to 10, 2019 in Washington, D.C.

Proposals for educational sessions and posters should be submitted no later than August 15, 2018.

For more information and to submit abstract go to the conference website at: http://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/9ad7dd2e-856d-456b-9aa5-453d9c1f29fc

The Iverson Bell Symposium is named for the first African-American veterinarian to hold the position of Vice-President in the American Veterinary Medical Association. The Symposium is held every two years and will celebrate its 21^st occurrence this coming year. The primary goal of the conference is to promote diversity and inclusion in academic veterinary medicine.

The theme of the 2019 conference is The Science of Building Inclusive Teams.

July 24, 2018
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Room 1800 Pathobiology

Candidate for the Position of Associate Dean, Students and Academic – Public Seminar

Dr. Todd O'Hara, Coordinator of Pre-Veterinary & Veterinary Student Services
Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Read full itinerary here

Community meet will be held from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. in Room 1800 PAHL

July 26, 2018
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
1715 Lifetime Learning Centre
Room 2511, Stewart Building (Examination)

Interested members of the University Community are invited to attend the Final Oral Examination for the Degree of Master of Science in Population Medicine, of Andrea Nwosu of the Department of Population Medicine

Thesis Title: “A Spatial Epidemiology Analysis of Human and Bovine Cryptosporidiosis in Southern Ontario, from 2011 to 2014” 

Examination Committee:
Dr. Robert Friendship (Exam Chair), Dr. Olaf Berke, Dr. Lise Trotz-Williams, Dr. Charlotte Winder 

Advisory Committee:
Dr. Olaf Berke (Advisor), Dr. David Pearl, Dr. Lise Trotz-Williams

Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
News and updates

Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses
News and updates

Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations
Learn more about our research team

Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation
Current Oncology & Oncology-Related Clinical Trials

Equine Guelph
News and updates

Ontario Animal Health Network
Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (July 9 to 15)

Ontario Swine Research Network
News and updates

Poultry Health Research Network
News and updates

Worms and Germs
Anti-vaccination and a fatal disease from horses 

A presentation with Dr. Farnoud Kazemzadeh, University of Waterloo on Monday, July 30 will discuss AI Dermatology Assistant, which uses light technology to help doctors establish the presence and type of skin cancer in their patients. Join us for a presentation and discussion on the potential benefits of this screening tool for veterinary medicine.

Date: July 30
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Location: PATH 1810

Open to faculty, staff and students.

If you have questions about the event, please contact Alison Thomas: athoma11@uoguelph.ca or Dr. Theresa Bernardo bernardt@uoguelph.ca 

An annual requirement under the Occupational Health and Safety Act is a review by the University of its’ Environmental Health and Safety Policy.  This policy, now reviewed, can be found at https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/policies/environmental-health-and-safety-policy . Please print the policy, co-sign and post on the safety board(s) in your areas.

It would be appreciated if you would broadly communicate the policy to faculty and staff in your areas. For Managers and Supervisors of employees that do not have ready access to a computer, it would be important to take a moment to communicate/review the policy with employees.

If you have any questions or further inquiries, please contact EHS at extension 53282 or ehs@uoguelph.ca.

Making the world a better place, one small step at a time

Big-hearted Rosa Esmaeilbeigi and Jan Cao from Toronto have travelled halfway round the world to help dogs – some with horrific injuries or diseases – that have been rescued from the streets of Thailand, or from the vile dog meat trade.

Jan Cao, left, and Rosa Esmaeilbeigi, OVC class of OVC 2021, are part of the 2018 Global Vets Program. 

Instead of just soaking up the sunshine on the fabled beaches of Phuket, Rosa, from St Joseph St, Toronto, and Jan, from Ironwood Rd, Guelph, are working with the Soi Dog Foundation as volunteer veterinarians.

Rosa explained, “As part of the Global Vets Program at the Ontario Veterinary College – an organization that sends veterinary students to developing countries to engage with international veterinarians – we had heard amazing things from past students who had volunteered at Soi Dog and decided to take our journey here.

“We are both interested in small animal medicine, and are passionate about decreasing the number of stray animals in developing countries, so we knew that coming to Soi Dog would be an amazing way to learn and contribute to a cause we both cared deeply about.”

Jan added, “At Soi Dog, we volunteered with the veterinary team, assisting the incredible staff with general wound care and treatment, and had the opportunity to learn amazing things from the diverse team of veterinarians and veterinary staff including physiotherapy, surgery, and diagnostic medicine.

“We also had the opportunity to assist with the general volunteers by walking and socializing the dogs. The experience was incredible!

“The veterinary team at Soi Dog were so dedicated to ensuring their patients had the best care possible and the volunteers and staff committed so much time and energy into ensuring all of the dogs were loved and cared for!

“We loved seeing the small day-to-day improvements in the dogs as they slowly healed, or became more confident in themselves, and loved seeing the amount of dedication the entire team puts into ensuring the dogs remain happy, healthy soi dogs forever!”

John Dalley, founder of the charity, said, “It’s wonderful having people like Rosa and Jan giving up their time to help us.

“Although we have paid employees such as our veterinarians, we rely very much on volunteers to do much of the essential work. We are always most grateful for their generosity. We couldn’t do it without them.”

Story provided by Soi Dog Foundation, Phuket, Thailand

Claire Jardine
Emerging avian virus found in wild ducks in Ontario– Real Agriculture

Claire Jardine, Amanda MacDonald
Health impacts of neonics go beyond bees to affect turkeys– Poultry World

David Kelton
Robotic milking systems present challenges, opportunities– Feedstuffs

Meagan King
Dairy Farmers’ TOP 10 Dairy Cattle Disease and Management Concerns Addressed– Dairy Research Blog

OVC
Esther the Wonder Pig inspires fundraiser for large animal CT scanner – Globe and Mail, National Post

Esther the Wonder Pig fundraiser exceeds goal for large animal CT scanner - CBC Kitchener

How Esther The Wonder Pig and her legion of fans crowdfunded a life-saving CT scanner for large animals - CBC with Brent Bambury

Scott Weese
Animal Talk: Atlantic Canada in the Lyme-light– The Guardian