Research Projects
Investing in our Dairy Future
- The Canadian Dairy Network for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Resistance (2023-2028)
- Selective treatments for bovine mastitis: Impacts on animal health, milk quality, antibiotic resistance, and farm profitability (2023-2028)
- Artificial intelligence to optimize bovine mastitis management (2023-2028)
- Research Chair in Biosecurity of Dairy Production (2020-2025)
- NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Dairy Cattle (2019-2024)
- Antimicrobial stewardship and its impact on antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance, and animal health on dairy farms (2018-2023)
- The Mastitis Network: Science-based solutions for the dairy industry (2018-2023)
- Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (WELL-E) (2023-2028)
- NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Cattle Welfare (2019-2024)
- Providing opportunities for dairy cattle movement in all yypes of housing systems (2018-2023)
- NSERC/Novalait/Dairy Farmers of Canada/Valacta Industrial Research Chair in Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle (2016-2022)
- Innovative best management practices to support the Canadian dairy industry in its Net-Zero goal (2023-2028)
- Dairy manure and crop management practices to improve soil health and carbon sequestration (2023-2028)
- Reducing the water footprint of milk production in current and future climate (2018-2023)
- Reducing dairy cattle methane emissions through genetic improvement (2023-2028)
- Detecting detrimental genetics in the Canadian dairy herd (2023-2028)
- Leveraging genomics to achieve dairy Net Zero (2023-2027)
- Unraveling resistance and susceptibility to Johne’s disease (2018-2023)
- Breeding strategies for optimum sustainable genetic progress in Canadian dairy cattle (2018-2023)
- Designing a reference population to accelerate genetic gains for novel traits in the Canadian Holstein herd (2018-2023)
- Integrating genomic approaches to improve dairy cattle resilience: a comprehensive goal to enhance Canadian dairy industry sustainability (2018-2024)
- Evaluating extended lactations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farm efficiency (2023-2028)
- Improving the environmental impact of dairy production through dairy-beef (2023-2028)
- Adding lactose, in the form of whey permeates, to dairy rations: impacts on milk properties and rumen function (2023-2028)
- Optimizing health and production of cows milked in robotic systems (2018-2023)
- Extending cow longevity by improving calf management practices (2018-2023)
