Are cats getting fatter? Until now, pet owners and veterinarians didn’t know for sure. Now University of Guelph researchers have become the first to access data on more than 19 million cats to get a picture of typical weight gain and loss over their lifetimes. The researchers at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) discovered […]
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U of G researchers working in a New Brunswick conservation area have discovered a rare variety of ant that’s known for “enslaving” other ant species. The discovery was covered by The Canadian Press, with articles appearing in several publications, including The Globe and Mail, CTVNews.ca and GlobalNews.ca. CBC New Brunswick also featured the discovery, both […]
The number of sub-Saharan African smallholder farmers and pastoralists using digital services continues to grow. […]
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After a wet spring that delayed planting for many southern Ontario farmers, how are crops doing now that the weather has fully warmed up? U of G Prof. David Hooker, an expert in crop production, said the recent warm weather has allowed crops to catch up. Crop growth rates in the province have been close […]
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Therapy is expensive, so choose your therapist carefully and get your money’s worth, U of G Prof. Lynda Ashbourne told Global News this week. A professor in Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, Ashbourne said feeling heard is a mark of a good therapy session. You should have a good grasp of what to expect from […]
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U of G Prof. Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, an expert in agri-food trade and policy, discusses the problematic food imports from China with The Canadian Press, with articles appearing in several publications including the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. Some 900 food products inspected by Canadian officials in the last two years were found to have […]
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On Monday, the Government of Ontario announced a $1.3-million investment in University of Guelph research to help fruit, vegetable and field crop farmers boost productivity and profitability. Through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the investment will fund research aimed at developing new practices and on-farm solutions to prevent and control crop diseases and pests and […]
In a CBC News-Windsor feature story, Prof. Mike Dixon in the School of Environmental Sciences discussed organic waste from cannabis plant production. The article explores the many environmental impacts associated with smoking cannabis. Cannabis plants are fairly short-lived. After the buds are harvested, roughly 60 per cent of the plant is thrown away. Dixon said […]
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U of G’s Sustainable Transportation and Parking Services office has made numerous changes in an effort to improve services and address concerns regarding capacity in core lots. There are now designated campus parking lots for student permit holders, faculty/staff permit holders and visitors. The number of parking spots designated for students and for faculty/staff remains […]
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Many dog owners and lovers are confused about what to feed their dogs following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration identifying a possible link between 16 brands of dog food and a potentially deadly canine heart condition. Prof. Kate Shoveller, a companion animal nutritionist and researcher in the Department of Animal Biosciences, has some easy-to-follow […]
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“Climate-smart soils” that enable farmers to both grow crops and stem greenhouse gases are the goal of a national University of Guelph-led project that will receive $1.65 million in federal funding, it was announced today. The six-year project funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is the first soil-centred program to address […]
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Prof. Stuart McCook from U of G’s Department of History was on Australia’s ABC Radio show “The History Lesson” to talk about the Wardian Case, a wooden box that travelled the globe during the 19th century and changed the world. The box, invented by Dr. Nathaniel Ward, an English physician and amateur naturalist, allowed the mass […]
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As Canadian egg farmers transition their flocks from conventional cages to more spacious “furnished” cages, University of Guelph researchers have conducted a first-ever study on factors contributing to feather pecking in this new housing system and ways to prevent it. The study revealed that 22 per cent of the birds in the new cages exhibited moderate […]
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Cannabis products like CBD oil are proven effective at treating conditions like inflammation, arthritis and joint pain in people, but there is little evidence that such products have the same effect on pets, according to a Global News story. Prof. Sam Hocker, professor of medical oncology at the Ontario Veterinary College, is featured in the […]
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U of G post-doctoral researcher Alana Pindar appeared on CityNews, discussing the challenges faced by Canada’s nearly 900 wild bee species and the critical role they play in food production. Unpredictable weather patterns are among the factors that native pollinators and managed honeybees and their beekeepers are struggling with, said Pindar. “We can’t say that […]
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Turning a few spaces in a strip mall parking lot into a human-friendly oasis is the vision of the plazaPOPS concept. Led by U of G School of Environmental Design and Rural Development professors Karen Landman and Brendan Stewart, both in the landscape architecture program, the concept is becoming reality in an iconic suburban Toronto […]
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Investors are still trying to figure out how to predict volatile cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but an artificial neural network model just might be able to do it. By Prof. Nikola Gradojevic, Department of Economics and Finance […]
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A DNA identification kit for personal use developed at U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) was featured in a CBC News story on Monday. The LifeScanner kit was developed by Sujeevan Ratnasingham, associate director of informatics at CBG. It has a number of applications, from detecting mislabelled food products to identifying strange insects […]
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Scientists are calling the number of wildfires burning in the Arctic Circle unprecedented. U of G Prof. Merritt Turetsky, Department of Integrative Biology, is among the experts featured in a Vice story on the subject. More than 100 wildfires have been burning for weeks across the Arctic Circle, sending dense clouds of carbon dioxide and […]
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Prof. Paul Hebert, director of U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, appeared over the weekend on a radio program on Australia’s public broadcaster, ABC. The RN Science Show looked at the ambitious, seven-year-long field barcoding project that has just begun in which researchers at 2,500 sites around the world are collecting plant, animal and insect […]
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