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ADSA 2021 - What a blast!!
This blogpost was written by Gabriel M. Dallago Hello there, friends of CowLife McGill. We are now midway through the summer here in...
Aug 19, 20213 min read
Does outdoor access affect the gait and hoof health of tie-stall cows? - ISAE 2021
This blog post was written by Amir Nejati. The Covid19 pandemic has changed our lives and the whole world. One of the transformations is...
Aug 2, 20212 min read
What’s the scoop on cow poop?
This blog post was written by Jordan Tonooka Eliminative behaviors are those associated with the elimination of feces and urine from the...
Jun 10, 20217 min read
How are we studying dairy cow longevity at CowLife McGill?
This blog post was written by Gabriel M. Dallago Maximizing the length of time cows remain productive in the herd is essential to achieve...
May 27, 20213 min read
Do Enrichment Practices Help Nonhuman Primates (NHPs) in Laboratory Settings?
This blog post was written by Simran Prasad In 2019, over 4000 nonhuman primates (NHPs) were used for research, teaching and testing...
Apr 13, 20212 min read
You Goat to be kidding me !! La première recherche sur la chèvre à CowLife McGill a été publiée
Cet article a été écrit par Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud La rédaction des articles liés aux projets de recherche sur la production laitière...
Apr 6, 20212 min read
Monkeying around: Can Caregivers be an effective source of social enrichment for lab-housed monkeys?
This blog post was written by Rachel van Vliet and Simran Prasad. This summer, we are happy to announce that CowLife McGill has expanded...
Sep 21, 20203 min read
L’exercice intérieur-extérieur chez les vaches laitières en stabulation entravée
Cet article de blog a été écrit par Rachel Chiasson. À l’hiver 2020, j’ai effectué mon projet au Centre de recherche en sciences animales...
Aug 13, 20202 min read
From ISAE 2019 conference to published invited papers
This blog post was written by Gabriel M. Dallago. Last summer, CowLife McGill attended the 53rd Congress of the International Society for...
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Cheers to the CowLife McGill (Virtual) Graduates of the Class of 2020!
This blog post was written by Gabriel M. Dallago. Graduation is a special moment in the educational journey of any student as it is the...
Aug 2, 20202 min read
CowLife McGill under quarantine: Working from home and staying positive
Thank you to all the essential workers! Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, members of our lab have transitioned to working from home. Some of...
Jun 9, 20202 min read
ISAE 2019: ‘Koselig’ experiences in Bergen
The Norwegians have a term called “kos” or “koselig” that, like the Danish “hygge” and the Swedish “mys”, doesn’t really have a direct...
Oct 28, 20193 min read
CowLife McGill parle de chèvres avec les vétérinaires
Stéphanie était présente au Congrès annuel de l’Association des Médecins Vétérinaire Praticiens du Québec (AMVPQ), tenu à l’Estérel...
Oct 21, 20192 min read
CowLife McGill Kids Around in Austin: ASAS-CSAS 2019
M.Sc. candidate, Stéphanie Bélanger-Naud, headed down to the Lone Star State to present at this year’s joint annual meeting of the...
Aug 5, 20191 min read
CowLife McGill Visits the City Where Pigs Fly: ADSA 2019
We sent another sizable delegate to this year’s annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Association in Cincinnati, Ohio! The meeting...
Aug 5, 20194 min read
Have the cows hit the wall? Validation of contact mats for use in tie-stall
Studies have identified the frequency of collisions with housing equipment while lying down as a welfare problem, however little...
Jul 31, 20193 min read
We’re Back and, Boy, Have We Been Busy!
Summer is well underway and the CowLife Blog is coming out of its long hibernation with a fresh new look! We also have lots of exciting...
Jul 25, 20192 min read
The way she moooves: Improving on our understanding of exercise in dairy cows
Blog post written by Elise Shepley. I started my PhD thinking ‘I’m going to investigate the effect of exercise in dairy cows’. In fact,...
Jul 24, 20197 min read
Animal Science Research Day 2019
The annual Animal Science Department's Research Day was held on May 24th at the Macdonald Campus of McGill University. Department chair...
May 27, 20192 min read
Winter Exercise Project – Part 1
#AnimalWelfare #CowLife #McGillUniversity #OutDoorAccess #AnimalScience #DairyScience #DairlyResearch #WinterProject As you may already...
Feb 3, 20193 min read
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