Swine Welfare – NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare

The effects of environmental enrichment and timing of enrichment provision on the development of damaging behaviours in swine

Research Team: MSc Student: Abby Tillotson Supervisor: Dr. Jennifer Brown – Prairie Swine Centre; and Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner – University of Saskatchewan Project members: Dr. Yolande Seddon – WCVM University of Saskatchewan Funding Agency: Project Timeline: May 2022-May 2024 Background:...

June 5, 2023

Biomarkers Research Projects

Genetics of retroactive measures of stress response and relationship with disease resilience in nursery and grow-finish pigs

Research Team: Research Technician: Hayder Al-Shanoon, University of Saskatchewan Lab Technician: Heidi Reiss, University of Saskatchewan Summer Student: Cheng-Yi (Josephine) Lee Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Principle Investigator: Jack Dekkers, Iowa State University Project Members: David Janz, University of Saskatchewan; Michael...

April 24, 2023

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The effect of environmental enrichment on the immune response, disease resilience and welfare in pigs

Research Team: Msc student: Madelena Pedersen-Macnab Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Project Members: Graham Plastow Ph.D., University of Alberta; Michael Dyck Ph.D., University of Alberta; John Harding DVM, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; Frédéric Fortin, Centre de développement...

April 21, 2023

Biomarkers Research Projects

Determining the appropriate laboratory methods to clean swine hair prior to analysis of cortisol and DHEA

Research Team: PhD Student: Darian Pollock Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Seddon Project Members: David Janz – WCVM University of Saskatchewan, Diego Moya – WCVM University of Saskatchewan Funding Agency: Project Timeline: Completed 2021 Background: Quantifying the hormones cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)...

April 18, 2023

Author: Swine Welfare

The effects of environmental enrichment and timing of enrichment provision on the development of damaging behaviours in swine

Genetics of retroactive measures of stress response and relationship with disease resilience in nursery and grow-finish pigs

The effect of environmental enrichment on the immune response, disease resilience and welfare in pigs

Determining the appropriate laboratory methods to clean swine hair prior to analysis of cortisol and DHEA

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