Annual
RESEARCH REPORT
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Introductory Messages
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Research Profile: Dr. Janet Hill,
Veterinary Microbiology
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Research Profile: Dr. Steve Hendrick,
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
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Research Profile: Dr. Lynn Weber,
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
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Research Profile: Dr. Susantha Gomis,
Veterinary Pathology
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WCVM Faculty and Research Interests
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Research Profile: Dr. Trent Bollinger,
Veterinary Pathology
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The Impact of WCVM Research
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Books, Reviews, Presentations
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Research: The Next Generation
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Contributed Papers
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Research Awards: 2006-07
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Research CENTRAL
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Great Research at Goodale
Cows at WCVM’s Goodale Research Farm.
Photo: Michael Raine
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DR. CHARLES RHODES
Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
It’s always exciting to talk about the Western College of Veterinary
Medicine’s successes, and lately, it’s been quite easy to find good news stories
associated with the College’s research and graduate teaching programs.
One prime example was the completion of WCVM’s new research
wing in the spring of 2007. The two-storey building with its two open-plan
laboratories and its specialized technologies has become a true catalyst for
new research collaborations and projects at the College. The completed
expansion and renovation of the College’s Animal Care Unit will be a great
benefit to animal research studies. WCVM researchers, as well as scientists
from other colleges and centres across campus, are using the facilities to
conduct research on everything from aquatic toxicology to new vaccines in
swine.
When it comes to people, we’ve been very fortunate to welcome new
faculty who specialize in emerging areas such as food safety and public
health, animal and human vaccine development, zoonotic diseases, and
emergency medicine and critical care. We look forward to benefiting from
their expertise as they participate in our graduate teaching programs and
develop new research collaborations in their areas of interest.
DR. NORMAN
More people, activities and resources requires greater funding
support, and it’s been very encouraging to see the College’s supporters —
governments, corporations, individuals and other stakeholders — invest in
innovative ideas that hold the potential to improve the health of animals,
people and our environment. Your continuing support is much appreciated
and essential to future research successes.
I hope the 2007 WCVM Annual Research Report creates for you a vivid
snapshot of our College’s research program, and as always, you’re welcome
to contact any of our researchers with questions about their research
activities.
Dr. Charles Rhodes
Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
RAWLINGS
Associate Dean, Research, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
In this 2007 edition of the College’s Annual Research Report, we’ve
taken a closer look at some of the numbers associated with the Western
College of Veterinary Medicine’s research record in the past few years. What’s
exciting to report is that based on these statistics, we know that the College’s
research program is in the midst of a healthy growth spurt.
One of the most noticeable areas of growth is in research funding. In
the past six years, WCVM’s annual research dollars from public and private
sources have increased from $4.3 million to $10.5 million in 2006-07. Part
of that increase can be attributed to a rise in federal Tri-Council funding
for WCVM projects. Financial support for food animal health and wildlife
health research studies is also going up along with funding for comparative
medicine research, equine health investigations and companion animal
studies.
Several factors are helping to fuel this growth spurt: we’ve attracted
new faculty who have strong research interests, plus we’ve gained some
new collaborative research positions that are based at the College. As well,
I think we’re seeing a general increase of research activity among WCVM’s
faculty. Many of our newer faculty members are having success in acquiring
research grants while the influence of new research positions is involving the
College in collaborations across campus and across the country.
As WCVM’s research program grows, so has its graduate student
population over the past five years — thanks to increases in space, faculty
numbers and funding dollars. This population rise is a very welcome sign,
indicating the health of our graduate studies program and the country’s
growing need for people with post-graduate level training.
Reviewing our research performance in the past few years has been a
very useful exercise: it’s highlighted our strengths as well as areas where we
still have potential to grow. Now, with the College’s new research wing and its
renovated Animal Care Unit in full operation, we look forward to seeing how
access to new facilities, new technologies and new ideas will stimulate the
College’s research program to even greater levels in the coming years.
Dr. Norman C. Rawlings
Associate Dean (Research), Western College of Veterinary Medicine
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Research
Dollars
RESEARCH DOLLARS at WCVM have
increased by 142 per cent in the
past six years.
01-02
$4,340,000
02-03
$6,720,000
03-04
$5,410,000
04-05
$5,740,000
05-06
$6,720,000
06-07
$10,500,000
Since 2001, WCVM’s annual research funding
from public and private sources has risen from
$4.3 million to $10.5 million — an increase of
more than 140 per cent.
What’s behind the growth spurt? Dr. Norm
Rawlings, WCVM’s associate dean of research,
believes it’s a combination of factors: new
faculty with strong research interests, enhanced
interprovincial funding for hiring new faculty,
and new collaborative research positions based
at WCVM.
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“Through research, I hope to
help the national cattle industry
groups develop a Johne’s
disease control strategy
that’s not only scientifically
defendable, but effective and
practical for producers.”
Dr. Steve Hendrick
The main goal of my research is to gain a better understanding of the
host, the agent and the environmental factors associated with the spread of
Johne’s disease in dairy and beef cattle populations. If we can learn more about
these aspects of the disease, we can develop more effective diagnostic testing,
on-farm prevention and control strategies.
Johne’s disease — or bovine paratuberculosis — is a production-limiting
disease of cattle, but its main cause for concern is the potential role that it may
play in the development of Crohn’s disease in people. Because of this possible
link, many cattle-exporting countries have already developed national control
programs for Johne’s disease. If Canada doesn’t follow suit, this could be the
next disease to result in industry trade barriers.
Through research, I hope to help cattle industry groups develop a Johne’s
disease control strategy that’s not only scientifically defendable, but effective
and practical for producers. That’s where my clinical and extension work at
WCVM is invaluable since it allows me to hear about on-farm issues from
producers and veterinarians. Through these relationships, we’ve also been able
to include herds across Western Canada as we address real-life issues for cattle
producers in our research.
Our focus on finding practical solutions has garnered the support of
national and provincial cattle industry groups. Funding partners include
the Alberta Beef Producers, Ontario Cattlemen’s Association, Beef Cattle
Research Council and Dairy Farmers of Canada. Other sources are the Westgen
Endowment Fund, Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund, Public Health
Agency of Canada and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council
of Canada (NSERC).
While I can contribute on-farm clinical experience and direct access to
animals and people in the field, I also rely on the expertise of others. Two key
people are Drs. John Campbell and Cheryl Waldner who have been mentors
since I joined WCVM in 2005. They’ve encouraged me to become involved in
the College’s disease investigation unit, and that has led to some interesting
research questions. Dr. John McKinnon of the U of S College of Agriculture
and Bioresources has been another mentor who has helped to instigate new
research opportunities for me and has encouraged my involvement in the
university’s Sustainable Beef Systems Research Group.
These mentors have provided invaluable support as we expand our Johne’s
disease investigations. One recently-completed project is a case-control study to
compare the management practices of beef cattle herds with Johne’s disease to
herds that are disease-free. While we’re still analyzing results, I’ve shared our
findings with producers and identified management practices that appear to
make a difference in disease control.
I’m now involved in a similar study that will evaluate risk assessmentbased control programs in dairy herds. This project may eventually help to
shape a national control strategy for Johne’s disease. Dr. David Kelton, one of
my graduate supervisors at the Ontario Veterinary College, is organizing the
project. One of Dr. Kelton’s PhD students will conduct a follow-up investigation
Dr. Steve Hendrick and Dr. Brandy Burgess, graduate student
Dr. Steve Hendrick was raised on a cow-calf and feedlot
operation in southwestern Ontario. After graduating from
the Ontario Veterinary College in 2001, he spent a year in
large animal practice where he focused on dairy and beef
cattle. In 2002, Hendrick returned to OVC’s Department of
Population Medicine to complete his Doctor of Veterinary
Science degree with the Ruminant Health Management
group. His thesis research project focused on several
aspects of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.
Hendrick joined the Western College of Veterinary
Medicine’s Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
in July 2005. The assistant professor is involved in the
College’s Field Service practice that provides veterinary
services to cow-calf, feedlot and dairy operations in the
Saskatoon area. Beyond his clinical duties, Hendrick
teaches veterinary students, continues his research on
Johne’s disease and other bovine health issues, and is part
of WCVM’s disease investigation unit.
on a risk assessment study that we carried out in 2005 with the assistance of
Canada’s dairy herd improvement organizations.
Johne’s disease is the focus of three other WCVM studies. In the first project,
I’m conducting a comparison of pooled fecal and environmental cultures as a
means of detecting Johne’s disease in beef herds. In a second study, I’m working
with Drs. Denis Krause, Kim Ominski and Kees Plazier of the University of
Manitoba, and Dr. Tim McAllister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to look
at the effect of composting on the survivability of Johne’s disease in infected
carcasses.
As well, Dr. Claire Card of WCVM and I are evaluating the immune response
of calves and the effect of vaccinations on the animals. Our goal is to better
understand animals’ acute response to Johne’s disease and how future vaccines
could address that response. Potentially, our findings may also help to analyze
other intracellular pathogens like equine herpes virus.
Another research interest is the critical issue of Mycoplasma bovis infection
in beef cattle herds. With the help of Dr. Murray Jelinski, the Alberta Chair in Beef
Cattle Health and Production Medicine, Dr. Campbell and I have made research
connections with key people in Alberta’s feedlot industry.
We’re now working on a Mycoplasma-related study with Drs. Calvin Booker
and Colleen Pollock at Feedlot Health Management Services in Okotoks, Alta.
The study focuses on the use of lung biopsies as a disease indicator and the
development of a reliable biopsy technique. My graduate student, Dr. Brandy
Burgess, is working on this project as part of her Master of Science program.
We’re also working on another Mycoplasma project in collaboration with
Dr. Ken Bateman at the University of Guelph.
Besides these projects, I’m working on several other cattle health studies. For
instance, I’ve worked with WCVM’s Dr. Joe Stookey on the behavioural assessment
and mitigation of pain post-castration in beef calves. Other studies include a
project looking at the impact of a calf scour vaccination strategy on maternal
antibody-responses, an evaluation of bovine respiratory treatment strategy on the
occurrence of chronic pneumonia and polyarthritis syndrome in feedlot calves,
bovine respiratory disease pathogen surveillance, and the impact of trace mineral
status on beef cows’ reproductive performance.
We’re developing new collaborations and projects, but we’re also benefiting
from previous partnerships that I made while I was at the University of Guelph.
For example, I’m working with Dr. Sarah Parker, the Saskatchewan Agriculture
and Food Research Chair in On-Farm Food Safety, to conduct a national on-farm
food safety survey of dairy producers. Since I worked closely with the national
dairy herd improvement organizations in the past, the two groups have assisted us
in delivering our survey to dairy producers.
My previous research links may also lead to future opportunities. Besides my
projects with Drs. Kelton and Bateman, I’ve been working on proposals with Dr.
Marie Archambault (now at the University of Montréal) and Dr. Herman Barkema
(University of Calgary). Over time, I also hope to collaborate with human
scientists as we learn more about the potential link between Johne’s disease and
Crohn’s disease. These are exciting research collaborations and challenges that I
look forward to being part of in the future.
Photo: Debra Marshall
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Faculty
Renewal
“What’s exciting about our
research is the potential for our
findings to influence the future
direction of health and environmental regulations in Canada.”
Dr. Lynn Weber
WCVM has attracted 30 new faculty
members since 2001- 02 — a renewal rate
of 45 per cent. During the same period,
the College’s faculty has experienced a
net increase of 28 per cent (increase in
faculty after retirements and resignations
are subtracted from new appointments).
01-02
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total: 65 faculty
02-03
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total: 66
03-04
4
total: 70
04-05
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05-06
5
06-07
total: 79
total: 84
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total: 87
new faculty
WCVM’s annual research dollars have grown
since 2002 — and so has its federal Tri-Council
funding. One contributing factor is faculty
renewal over the past five years. Thanks to
enhanced interprovincial funding for faculty
positions, WCVM has successfully attracted new
academics in various disciplines.
As well, WCVM has become home base for
a number of new research and extension
placements. WCVM’s faculty includes two
Canada Research Chairs as well as five other
specialists whose new positions are funded by
provincial and federal agencies.
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My research program’s main objective is to investigate the impact of
environmental pollutants or other toxic agents on cardiovascular health.
Although it’s fairly accepted that pollutants impact the health of animals
in the environment, the effect in humans is relatively less recognized.
My research examines how many organic contaminants that are known
to affect the cardiovascular health of fish may similarly affect terrestrial
vertebrates — including humans.
Toxicants of interest include dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): all exert at least
some of their toxicity through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor
(AhR). These contaminants are found in various polluted waterways and
affect fish health, but they’re also present in industrial wastes, electrical
transformers, petroleum products and all sources of smoke — including
tobacco smoke.
Genetic predisposition, exposure to tobacco smoke, diet and obesity
are the major contributors to risk of heart disease — the number one
killer in humans from the developed world. However, there’s still a large
fraction of heart disease (estimated to be as high as 30 per cent of all cases
by some researchers) that remains unexplained. Through our research, we
hope to better understand whether environmental toxicants contribute to
this unexplained source of heart disease. Our human biomedical research
focuses on the role of secondhand tobacco smoke in producing heart
disease and the ability of red wine to protect against it.
Specifically, we’re exploring the role of PAHs (a toxic component
of cigarette and other sources of smoke) in causing disease. We’re
also investigating the role of resveratrol, a polyphenolic compound
from red wine, in protecting the cardiovascular system. To assess how
pollutants affect the cardiovascular system, our research team combines
echocardiography, vascular ultrasound and blood pressure telemetry
techniques with isolated tissue bath, histopathological, biochemical and
molecular techniques.
The Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation supports our work in
this area through a two-year New Investigator Establishment grant. As part
of our program, PhD student Dr. Ahmad Al-Dissi is investigating the role
of PAHs in tobacco smoke-induced vascular and lung dysfunction in pigs.
Another graduate student, Nicole Gentner, is conducting similar work in
rats as part of her Master of Science program.
A second ongoing project in our laboratory is an epidemiological
study of secondhand tobacco smoke effects on cardiovascular function in
pet dogs. The Gavina-Maggie-Reekie Fund for Canine Research, a fund
administered by WCVM’s Companion Animal Health Fund, has supported
this project that involves Tim German, a third-year veterinary student
whose goal is to complete an MSc degree during his veterinary program.
Another vital aspect of our research is to expand our understanding
of how the fish cardiovascular system works. The major goal is to
characterize the interaction of genes and the environment with
Dr. Lynn Weber, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Lynn Weber joined the Western College of Veterinary
Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical
Sciences in December 2005 as an assistant professor.
Her teaching responsibilities include physiology and
pharmacology courses for undergraduate students
as well as graduate-level instruction in cardiovascular
physiology and environmental toxicology. Weber
completed her undergraduate and graduate work at
the University of British Columbia, earning a BSc degree
cardiovascular function. Specifically, we want to understand the effect of
aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) stimulation and inhibition on fish
arteries. AhR is a protein that mediates the adaptive and toxic responses to
many environmental pollutants. Dioxins, PAHs and other pollutants work at
least in part by activating AhR, but how that process occurs still isn’t clear.
In our projects, we use zebrafish and rainbow trout as model species
to examine how these toxicants act by themselves or in combination with
other environmental stressors (such as hypoxia) to exert their effects via
alterations in gene transcription. The changes in gene expression are then
correlated with alterations in cardiovascular function or performance. Fish
function is assessed using digital analyses of cardiovascular performance
from microscopic images of larval fish, in isolated arteries using organ bath
techniques, in adult fish using swim performance and detailed swim motion
analyses in juvenile fish.
This project also uses transgenic zebrafish with endothelial cell-specific
green fluorescent protein to enable visualization of the vasculature and
toxicant-induced alterations in vasculogenesis. In addition, we’re using RNA
silencing techniques to knock down expression of key proteins in zebrafish
larvae to enable dissection of mechanisms of cardiovascular toxicity.
(pharmacy) in 1991 and her PhD degree (pharmacology
and toxicology) in 1996. As well, she was a post-doctoral
fellow in the University of Calgary’s Smooth Muscle
Research Group for two years, and a post-doctoral
researcher in zoology at Oklahoma State University from
1998 to 2002. Weber’s main research focus is on the effect
of environmental toxicants on the cardiovascular system
in mammals and fish.
Photo: Debra Marshall
While most investigations will take place in my laboratory at WCVM,
we will also use resources in WCVM’s new research wing and in the U of S
Toxicology Centre’s new aquatic research facility.
Our fish-related research activities and resources are receiving multiyear support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada (NSERC). In this area, I work closely with MSc student Brandie
Bugiak whose work focuses on developing methods to measure the role
of AhR in zebrafish cardiovascular development and toxicity. A new team
member is Jordan Marit, an MSc student who is investigating whether AhRmediated cardiovascular defects alter swim performance in juvenile fish.
What’s exciting about our research is the potential for our findings
to influence the future direction of Canada’s health and environmental
regulations. Greater knowledge about the role of environmental toxicants
in heart disease will enable public health officials to set regulations and
legislation that are more effective in protecting people’s long-term health
and reducing costs to Canada’s medical system. Our research team will
also learn more about how pollutants affect long-term fish survival
—information that will allow regulators to set environmental limits that
better protect Canada’s fish resources.
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FACULTY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Western College of
Veterinary Medicine has five
departments with more than 130
academic and adjunct faculty,
clinical associates, professional
affiliates and associates involved
in teaching, research, clinical
and diagnostic activities at the
veterinary college. The research
interests of WCVM faculty cover
a wide range of scientific and
medical disciplines, and based
on their specialized knowledge,
many WCVM scientists play
active roles in research
collaborations around the world.
LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES
Academic Faculty
J. (Jeremy) Bailey, BVSc, MVetSc (Diplomate, ACVS). Professor,
Surgery, and Associate Dean (Academic). Research interests:
wound healing and reconstructive surgery, the pathogenesis
of tendon injuries and tendon metabolism.
S. (Spencer) Barber, DVM (Diplomate, ACVS). Professor,
Surgery. Research interests: arthrodesis of the carpometacarpal joint, evaluation of commercial wound products,
and enhancement of second intention wound healing.
A. (Albert) Barth, DVM, MVSc (Diplomate, ACT). Professor,
General Theriogenology. Research interests: sperm
morphology, pathogenesis of abnormal spermatogenesis,
testis degeneration, vesicular gland infections, factors
affecting pubertal development, serving capacity, and
seasonality.
“Bailey” walks in the new canine aquatic treadmill with the help of
Drs. Cindy Shmon and Matt Johnson. Photo: Michael Raine
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J. (John) Campbell, DVM, DVSc. Associate Professor, Epidemiology. Research
interests: epidemiology, epidemiology of bovine trichomoniasis, vitamin E and
selenium status of cow-calf herds, and factors affecting culling of breeding bulls.
C. (Claire) Card, DVM, PhD (Diplomate, ACT). Professor, Equine
Theriogenology. Research interests: pathogenesis of congenital hypothyroidism
dysmaturity syndrome in foals, the use of computer-assisted ultrasound image
analysis, low dose insemination, semen cryopreservation, fertility of frozen semen
and breeding-induced inflammation in the mare.
J. (James) Carmalt, NA, VetMB, MVetSc, MRCVS (Diplomate, ABVP – Equine,
ACVS). Associate Professor, Equine Surgery. Research interests: minimally invasive
surgery, surgery of the equine head (including teeth), and pastern arthrodesis.
T. (Terry) Carruthers, DVM, PhD. Associate Professor, Dairy, and Graduate
Student Chair. Research interests: postpartum reproductive physiology and
endocrinology in cattle, folliculogenesis and superovulation, dairy herd health
implementation and dairy cow nutrition.
C. (Colin) Palmer, DVM, MVetSc (Diplomate, ACT). Associate Professor,
General Theriogenology. Research interests: semen collection and breeding
soundness evaluation in the bull, postpartum metritis in the cow, canine semen
preservation and termination of pregnancy in the dog.
L. (Lyall) Petrie, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS. Professor, Internal Medicine. Research
interests: neonatal calf diarrhea and bovine lameness and problems of the bovine
hoof.
C. (Charles) Rhodes, BSc, DVM, MSc. Professor and Dean. Research interests:
food animal medicine and swine herd health.
J. (Joseph) Stookey, BSc, MSc, PhD. Professor, Animal Behaviour. Research
interests: maternal and social behaviour of cattle, swine and sheep, plus the
factors that influence handling and temperament in beef cattle.
H. (Hugh) Townsend, BSc, DVM, MSc. Professor, Internal Medicine. Research
interests: infectious disease epidemiology; public health; vaccine development,
formulation, delivery and efficacy; and the immune response to infection.
C. (Chris) Clark, BA (Hons), Vet MB, MVetSc. Assistant Professor, Large Animal
Medicine. Research interests: cattle lameness and the control and prevention of
infectious disease.
C.L. (Cheryl) Waldner, DVM, PhD. Professor, Epidemiology. Research interests:
factors affecting the health and productivity of cow-calf herds in Western Canada.
T. (Tasha) Epp, DVM, PhD. Associate Professor, Zoonotic Disease. Research
interests: identifying and studying important zoonotic diseases in Western Canada
(especially in northern communities), and promoting the veterinarian’s role in
public health.
D. (David) Wilson, DVM (Diplomate, ACVS). Professor, Surgery, and
Department Head, Large Animal Clinical Sciences. Research interests: implant
biomechanics, developmental orthopedic disease and minimally invasive surgical
techniques.
J. (Jeremy) Haigh, BVMS, MRCVS, MSc (Diplomate, ACZM). Professor,
Wildlife. Research interests: wildlife, game farm management, wildlife medicine
and production.
M. (Murray) Woodbury, DVM, MSc. Associate Professor, Specialized Livestock,
and Agri-Food Innovation Fund Research Chair for Alternative and Specialized
Livestock Production Medicine.
J. (John) Harding, DVM, MSc. Associate Professor, Swine. Research interests:
Improving the productivity, efficiency and health status of intensive swine
operations in Western Canada.
Clinical Associates
S. (Steve) Hendrick, DVM, DVS. Assistant Professor, Field Service. Research
interests: on-farm prevention and control of infectious and non-infectious
diseases in beef and dairy cattle populations (Johne’s disease, Mycoplasma bovis,
trace minerals and on-farm food safety).
M. (Murray) Jelinski, DVM, MSc. Alberta Chair in Beef Cattle Health
and Production Medicine. Research interests: demographics of the veterinary
profession, Mycoplsma bovis, and practical applications of genomics to the beef
industry.
K. (Katharina) Lohmann, MedVet, PhD (Diplomate, ACVIM). Associate
Professor, Large Animal Medicine. Research interests: infectious diseases,
endotoxemia, host factors in inflammation and infection, and calf acidosis.
S.T. (Stephen) Manning, DVM, MSc (Diplomate, ACT). Associate Professor,
Field Service (Equine). Research interests: mare and stallion subfertility and
infertility, advanced reproductive techniques in horses, equine preventive
medicine and disease surveillance.
R. (Reuben) Mapletoft, DVM, MS, PhD. Professor, Theriogenology.
Research interests: artificial insemination and embryo transfer in cattle.
F. (Fernando) Marqués, DVM (Diplomate ACVIM). Associate Professor,
Large Animal Medicine. Research interests: infectious diseases, sepsis and
inflammation; the immune response to infection and vaccine formulation.
s 33USAN!SHBURNER, BSc, DVM. Equine Practice.
s **OE"RACAMONTE, DVM. Surgery.
s &&RANCESCA3AMPIERI, DVM, MSc, MRCVS. Field Service, Internal
Medicine.
s &&RITZ3CHUMANN, BSc, BVSc, MVetSc. Clinical Bovine Practice.
s ..ATHALIE4OKATELOFF, DVM. Field Service.
Professional Affiliates and Associates
s 33HERYL'OW BSc, DVM. Public Health Agency of Canada, Epidemiology.
s 33ARAH0ARKER, BSc, DVM, MVetSc. Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
Research Chair in On-Farm Food Safety. Research interests: epidemiology and
factors affecting control of foodborne hazards (pre- and post-harvest) in food
production.
Professors Emeriti
s +2+EN!RMSTRONG, DVM. Dairy Herd Specialist.
s &&RANK"RISTOL, BVSc, MSc (Diplomate, ACT). General Theriogenology.
s 232AY"UTLER, DVM, MCE. Continuing Veterinary Education and
Extension.
s 7&"ILL#ATES, DVM, PhD (Diplomate, ACT). Bovine Theriogenology.
s 0"0ETER&RETZ, VMD (Diplomate, ACVS). Equine Surgery.
s 020AUL'REENOUGH, MRCVS, FRCVS. Bovine Lameness.
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Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Academic Faculty
**AMES!NTHONY, DVM, MRCVS (Diplomate AVDC, EVDC). Associate
Professor, Dentistry. Research interests: veterinary dentistry.
!0!NTHONY#ARR Dr.med.vet. (Diplomate, ACVIM), Associate Professor,
Small Animal Medicine. Research interests: cardiovascular disease, hypertension,
congestive heart disease and multimedia teaching; immune-mediated disease:
optimizing therapy for immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA), and
polyarthritis; hemostasis and endurance training in sled dogs.
T. (Tanya) Duke, BVetMed, MRCVS, DVA (Diplomate, ACVA). Professor,
Anesthesiology. Research interests: general anesthesia including pathophysiology;
pain control; muscle relaxants; intensive care; and anesthesia for minimum
access surgery.
"("RUCE'RAHN, DVM, (Diplomate, ABVP, ACVO). Professor, Veterinary
Ophthalmology. Research interests: development of an anterior chamber to
frontal sinus silastic implant for treatment of primary glaucoma; retinopathies in
dogs; ocular problems in dogs and cats; and congenital stationary night blindness
in the horse.
+!+ATHLEEN,INNDVM, MS (Diplomate, ACVS), Associate Professor,
Small Animal Surgery. Research interests: avian orthopedics and treatment of hip
dysplasia.
E.C.R. (Elisabeth) Snead, BSc, DVM (Diplomate ACVIM). Assistant Professor,
Small Animal Medicine. Research interests: canine and feline diabetes mellitus,
feline mycoplasma and oncology.
S.M. (Susan) Taylor, DVM (Diplomate ACVIM). Professor, Small Animal
Medicine. Research interests: hyperthyroidism in cats; calcium metabolism
in hypercalcemia and malignancy; pharmacologic alteration of mucociliary
clearance in dogs and cats; and muscle disease in dogs.
K. (Kimberly) Tryon, DVM, MVetSc. Assistant Professor, Medical Imaging.
Research interests: general radiology, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI); and ultrasonography (general and cardiac).
Clinical Associates
s 33HANNON"URNS, DVM. Veterinary anesthesiology.
s **ENNIFER$ODD, DVM. Veterinary anesthesiology.
s ++ERI'AGE, DVM. Veterinary anesthesiology.
s ##ANDACE'RIER DVM. Radiation oncology.
s J. (Johanna) Heseltine, DVM, MS (Diplomate, ACVIM).
Small animal medicine.
s 22OMANY0INTO DVM. Veterinary anesthesiology.
s ,,ILLIAN3U DVM. Small animal surgery.
Adjunct Professors
V. (Valerie) MacDonald Dickinson, BSc, DVM (Diplomate, ACVIM –
Medical Oncology). Associate Professor, Medical Oncology. Research interests:
medical oncology.
s 4.4REVOR"EBCHUKDVM (Diplomate, ACVS). Adjunct Professor, Small
Animal Surgery. Research interests: microvascular surgery, orthopedics and
neurology.
s ##OLETTE7HELER BSc, DVM, MVetSc (Diplomate, ABVP – Avian).
Adjunct Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences. Assistant Director, Animal
Resources Centre.
M. (Monique) Mayer, BSc, DVM, MS (Diplomate, ACVR – Radiation Oncology).
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology. Research interests: radiation oncology.
Professors Emeriti
**ENNIFER/GEER'YLES BS (Hons), DVM, MSc. Associate Professor,
Emergency and Critical Care. Research interests: emergency and critical care.
D. (Dennilyn) Parker, DVM, MVetSc (Diplomate, ABVP – Avian). Assistant
Professor, Exotic, Wildlife and Zoological Medicine. Research interests: avian
renal portal system, ferret diseases, and rabbit gastro-intestinal system.
s 0(0ETER#RIBB BSc, MRCVS (Diplomate, ACVA). Anesthesiology.
Research interests: malignant hyperthermia, postoperative myopathy and pain
control.
s #3#HUCK&ARROW BSc, DVM (Diplomate ACVR), Medical Imaging.
Research interests: diseases of the thorax.
J.W. (John) Pharr, DVM, MSc (Diplomate, ACVR, ECVDI). Professor, Medical
Imaging. Research interests: general ultrasonography, cardiac diagnostic
imaging, orthopedic radiology, magnetic resonance imaging and computed
tomography.
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
K. (Klaas) Post, DVM, MVetSc. Professor, Small Animal Medicine and
Department Head, Small Animal Clinical Sciences. Research interests: small
animal reproduction.
'0'REGG!DAMS, DVM, MSc, PhD (Diplomate, ACT). Professor. Research
interests: reproductive biology.
L. (Lynne) Sandmeyer, DVM, DVSc (Diplomate, ACVO). Associate Professor,
Veterinary Ophthalmology. Research interests: antiviral agents against feline
herpesvirus and hereditary retinal disease of horses and dogs.
C.L. (Cindy) Shmon, DVM, DVSc (Diplomate, ACVS). Associate Professor,
Small Animal Surgery. Research interests: soft tissue surgery and orthopedics;
neurosurgery; lumbosacral disease; and diseases in working dogs.
M.E. (Meg) Smart, DVM, PhD. Professor, Veterinary Clinical Nutrition.
Research interests: trace mineral nutrition of cattle and nutrition in metabolism.
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Academic Faculty
"2"ARRY"LAKLEY BSc, DVM, MSc, PhD. Professor and Department
Head, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. Research interests: veterinary toxicology,
nutritional toxicology and immunotoxicology.
P.M. (Trisha) Dowling, BSc, DVM, MS (Diplomate, ACVIM, ACVCP). Professor.
Research interests: clinical pharmacology of antimicrobials and calcium channel
blocking drugs.
M. (Monique) Dubé, BSc, MSc, PhD. Associate Professor and Canada
Research Chair in Aquatic Ecosystem Health Diagnosis. Research interests:
Dr. Ted Leighton, Veterinary Pathology
RESEARCH LEADER: For the past three years, WCVM
veterinary pathologist Dr. Ted Leighton has played an
integral role in Canada’s concerted efforts to learn more
about prion diseases like chronic wasting disease (CWD)
and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Leighton
is a member of PrioNet Canada’s research management
committee and serves as a theme leader for the national
organization’s CWD-related research initiatives. Scientists
from institutions across North America — including Drs. Trent
Bollinger, Cheryl Waldner, François Messier and Leighton
of the University of Saskatchewan — have joined together
to identify ways of managing the disease. The researchers’
goal is to find economic and non-destructive ways of
managing CWD in Canada. Visit www.prionetcanada.ca
for more information.
integrated aquatic health assessment and indicators of stress in fish and benthic
invertebrates.
'$'ILLIAN-UIR, DVM, PhD. Professor. Research interests: neurophysiology
of motor control.
'7'EORGE&ORSYTH BSA, BSc, PhD. Professor. Research interests: the
activity of ion transport proteins involved in the pathology of diarrheal diseases
and cystic fibrosis.
.#.ORMAN2AWLINGS, BSc, MS, PhD. Professor and Associate Dean
(Research). Research interests: reproductive endocrinology, especially basic and
applied aspects of ovarian follicular dynamics in the ewe.
**OHN'IESY, BSc, MSc, PhD. Professor and Canada Research Chair in
Environmental Toxicology. Research interests: aquatic and wildlife toxicology
related to endocrine disrupters and ecological risk assessment.
""ALJIT3INGH, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD. Professor. Research interests:
respiratory immunology.
D.L. (Don) Hamilton, BSc, DVM, PhD. Professor. Research interests:
molecular biology of the hypoxic response; and physiological responses in the
endurance horse.
L.M. (Linda) Hiebert, BSc, MSc, PhD, Postgraduate Diploma in Toxicology.
Professor. Research interests: antithrombotic drugs (specifically heparin), and the
biology of endothelial cells.
!!LI(ONARAMOOZ, DVM/MSc, PhD. Associate Professor. Research interests:
reproductive endocrinology and molecular biology.
$-$AVID*ANZ, BSc, MSc, PhD. Associate Professor. Research interests:
aquatic toxicology with particular emphasis on vertebrates and reproductive
biology.
K.L. (Karen) Machin, BSc, DVM, MSc, PhD. Associate Professor. Research
interests: stress physiology and environmental impacts on physiology in wildlife
(particularly avian species).
Photo: Debra Marshall
J. (Jaswant) Singh, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD. Professor. Research interests:
reproductive biology.
L. (Lynn) Weber, BSc, PhD. Assistant Professor. Research interests:
cardiovascular toxicology with a focus on tobacco smoke, dioxins and the
arylhydrocarbon receptor.
M.L. (Mark) Wickstrom, BSc, MSc, DVM, PhD. Associate Professor. Research
interests: environmental toxicology including wildlife, pesticides, natural toxins
and risk assessment.
Clinical Associates
s 22HONDA3HEWFELT, DVM, MSc. Veterinary anatomy.
Associate Members
s **ANE!LCORN DVM, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor, Pharmacy and
Nutrition. Research interests: pharmacokinetics of the neonate.
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s ++ARSTEN,IBER, BSc, PhD. Director, Toxicology Centre. Research
interests: bioavailability and toxicity of metals in freshwater ecosystems —
especially sediments.
Adjunct Professors
s --UHAMMAD!NZAR, DVM, MSc, PhD. Research Scientist, Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada. Research interests: male infertility, semen quality
improvement and cryopreservation.
s 33YLVIE"ILODEAU'OESEELS, BSc, MSc, PhD. Research Scientist,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research Centre. Research
interests: bovine reproductive biology.
s */+*OE"OISON, BSc, MSc, PhD. Senior Scientist, Centre for Veterinary
Drug Residues. Research interests: development of analytical methods for drug
detection in meat.
s ##OLLEEN#HRISTENSEN, BSc, PhD. Manager, Feed Technology
Commercialization, Feeds Innovation Institute, College of Agriculture and
Bioresources, U of S. Research interests: advanced analytical analysis of
biological materials, especially feeds and feed ingredients using techniques
such as synchrotron beamlines, NMR and mass spectrometry.
s ##ARL,ESSARDBSc, MSc, PhD. Research Scientist, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada. Research interests: reproductive biology with an emphasis in
gamete physiology and embryology.
Professors Emeriti
s 0&0ETER&LOOD, BVSc, MSc., PhD, MRCVS. Research interests:
reproduction in ungulates.
s 633AGAR'UPTA, BSc, MSc, PhD. Research interests: chemotherapy of
bacterial, cancer and viral diseases.
s 7+"ILL,ATSHAW, BSc, DVM, MSc, PhD. Research interests: case-based
teaching methods.
s !!LEX,IVINGSTON, BSc, BVetMed, PhD, MRCVS, FRCVS (Diplomate,
ECVPT). Research interests: neuropharmacology of pain in animals.
s *'*ACK-ANNS, BSA, MSc, PhD.
s ,7,YNN/LIPHANT, BS, MS, PhD. Research interests: avian
ultrastructure and ecology.
s #3#HATURBHUG3ISODIA, BVSc, MS, PhD (Diplomate, ABVT). Research
interests: pharmacokinetic disposition of certain antibiotics and their
therapeutic implications, and general toxicology.
Team; Program Manager, Neonatal Immunization, Vaccine and Infectious
Disease Organization (VIDO). Research interests: development of neonatal
vaccines, innate immunity at the respiratory surfaces (antimicrobial peptides),
basic mechanisms of intestinal immunity, lymphocyte trafficking, mucosal
immunology, chemokines, enteric infections, and knowledge transfer of basic
research into applied clinical research and producers.
D.M. (Deborah) Haines, DVM, MPhil, PhD. Professor, Diagnostic
Immunology/Pathology. Research interests: passive transfer, colostrum and
protection of the newborn animal from disease.
J. (Janet) Hill, BSc (Hons), PhD. Assistant Professor, Molecular Microbiology.
Research interests: microbial ecology; livestock and human disease; phylogenetics
and taxonomy; molecular diagnostics; and the development of cpnDB, a
chaperonin sequence database.
V. (Vikram) Misra, BSc, BSc (Qualifying), PhD. Professor, Virology and
Molecular Biology, and Department Head, Veterinary Microbiology. Research
interests: molecular mechanisms for the pathogenesis of herpesvirus disease.
L.R. (Lydden) Polley, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS. Professor, Parasitology. Research
interests: epidemiology and control of parasitic diseases of domestic and wild
animals and humans in Canada.
!!NDREW0OTTER, BSc, PhD. Professor, Veterinary Microbiology. Director,
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)/International Vaccine Centre
(InterVac). Director, Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT). NSERC
Senior Industrial Chair, VIDO. Research interests: bacterial pathogenesis, vaccine
development and zoonotic disease.
H. (Hugh) Townsend, BSc, DVM, MSc. Professor, Internal Medicine, and
Acting Department Head, Veterinary Microbiology. Program Manager, Bacterial
Vaccine Development, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).
Research interests: infectious disease epidemiology; public health; vaccine
formulation, delivery and efficacy; and the immune response to infection.
Associate Member
s *2*OHN'ORDON BSc, PhD. Director, Canadian Centre for Health and
Safety in Agriculture, U of S. Research interests: asthma, regulation of the
immune responses, and immunopathology of bovine pneumonia.
Adjunct Faculty
Veterinary Microbiology
Academic Faculty
*--ANUEL#HIRINO4REJO, MVZ, MSc, PhD. Professor, Bacteriology.
Research interests: diagnostic bacteriology and mycology and antimicrobial drug
resistance.
*!*OHN%LLIS BS, DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACVP, DACVM. Professor, Virology,
Immunology and Pathology. Research interests: Vaccine-induced immune
responses; interactions between the inflammatory response and lentivirus disease;
porcine circovirus; and etiology of vaccine induced feline sarcomas and the
development of novel therapies for their treatment.
66OLKER'ERDTS, DVM, PhD. Professor, Veterinary Microbiology. Associate
Director of Research; Chief Science Officer; Head, Science Management
10
s -#AMPOS, DVM, MSc, PhD. Immunaxis Inc. Research interest:
immunology.
s !!LVIN'AJADHAR, BSc, PGD, MSc, PhD. Head, Centre for Animal
Parasitology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Research interest: parasitology.
s 00HILIP'RIEBEL, BSc (Hons), DVM, PhD. Program Manager,
Pathogenomics, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. Research
interests: immunology and viral pathogenesis.
s 2(ARLAND, DVM, MVetSc. Novartis Animal Health Inc. Canada. Research
interest: epidemiology.
s %(OBERG, BSc, MSc, PhD. Zoologist and Curator, U.S. National Parasite
Collection, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of
Agriculture. Research interests: parasitology.
s %%MILY*ENKINS, BSc (Hons), DVM, PhD. Wildlife Disease Veterinarian
and Research Scientist, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.
Research interests; wildlife disease, disease ecology, health effects of climate
change, and veterinary parasitology.
s 3+RAKOWKA, DVM, PhD. Professor, Department of Veterinary BioSciences,
Ohio State University. Research interests: viral pathogenesis.
s --USANGU.GELEKA, DVM, MSc, PhD. Lab Supervisor, Prairie
Diagnostic Services. Research interests: bacteriology.
s //LADELE/GUNREMI, DVM, MVetSc, PhD. Research Scientist, Centre
for Animal Parasitology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Research interests:
parasitology.
s 33URESH4IKOO, BVSc & AH, MVSc, PhD. Program Manager, Vectored
Vaccines, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. Research interests:
virology and viral vectors.
s ++EITH7EST, DVM, PhD. Self-employed, formerly of Prairie Diagnostic
Services. Research interests: virology, immunology.
Professors Emeriti
s ,!,ORNE"ABIUK, OC, SOM, PhD, DSc, FRSC. Research interests:
development of vaccines, virology, immunology, molecular biology and
cytokines.
s ((ENRY4ABEL, DVM, Drmedvet, MSc, PhD. Research interests:
immunology; cytokines and immunoregulation in African trypanosomiasis.
Veterinary Pathology
Academic Faculty
!,!NDREW!LLEN BA, DVM, MVetSc, PhD. Professor. Research interests:
anatomic pathology and pathology of the skeletal system.
44RENT"OLLINGERBSc, DVM, DVSc. Associate Professor. Research interests:
wildlife diseases.
3-3USANTHA'OMIS BVSc, MVetSc, PhD (Diplomate, ACVP). Associate
Professor. Research interests: anatomic pathology and diseases of poultry.
M.L. (Marion) Jackson, DVM, MVetSc, PhD (Diplomate, ACVP). Professor
and Department Head, Veterinary Pathology. Research interests: feline retroviral
diseases, clinical pathology and molecular oncology.
"!"EVERLY+IDNEY DVM, MVetSc, PhD (Diplomate, ACVP). Associate
Professor. Research interests: viral oncogenesis and molecular oncology.
&!4ED,EIGHTON DVM, PhD (Diplomate, ACVP). Professor and Executive
Director, Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre. Research interests: wildlife
diseases (surveillance, pathology and ecology).
D.M. (Dorothy) Middleton, BVM & S, PhD, Dip. ACVP. Professor. Research
interests: pathogenesis of porcine bacterial diseases and mucosal immunity.
E.D. (Ernest) Olfert, DVM, MSc. Associate Professor and Director, Animal
Resources Centre. Research interests: laboratory animal medicine and care.
E. (Elemir) Simko, DVM, DVSc (Diplomate, ACVP). Professor. Research
interests: innate immunity and resistance to infectious diseases.
'!'ARY7OBESERBSA, MSc, DVM, PhD. Professor. Research interests:
environmental contaminants related to pathology and toxicology in wildlife.
Adjunct Professors
s "*"RENDA!LLAN RN, BSc, MSc, PhD. Vaccine and Infectious Disease
Organization (VIDO). Research interests: pathogenesis of bacterial diseases.
s -2,-ARC#ATTET BSc, MSc, DVM, PhD. Research associate, Canadian
Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC). Research interests: wildlife
health.
s %'4ED#LARK, DVM, MVetSc (Diplomate, ACVP). Calgary Animal Referral
and Emergency Centre. Research interests: diagnostic anatomic pathology and
dermatohistopathology.
s 33TEFANIE#ZUB, DVM, PhD. National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease.
Research interests: viral infectious disease.
s -%-OIRA+ERR BSA, DVM, MVetSc. Prairie Diagnostic Services.
Research interests: clinical pathology and surgical pathology.
s 3,3HERRY-YERS BSc, DVM, MVetSc, Dip. ACVP. Prairie Diagnostic
Services. Research interests: clinical pathology and dermatohistopathology.
s "0"RENDAN/#ONNOR MVB, MVetSc. Prairie Diagnostic Services.
Research interests: diagnostic anatomic pathology.
s *0*IM/RR, BVM & S, MVetSc (Diplomate, ACVP). Retired. Research
interests: Diagnostic anatomic pathology.
s 0#0AUL0AQUET, BA, BS, MS, PhD. Senior Scientific Director, Raincoast
Conservation. Research interests: carnivore biology and disease ecology.
s ##ATHERINE3OOS, BSc, DVM, PhD. Environment Canada. Research
interests: wildlife diseases.
s ''ORD3TENHOUSE BSc, MSc. Alberta Sustainable Resource
Development. Research interests: wildlife conservation.
s %(%D7ATERS DVM, MVetSc. Prairie Diagnostic Services. Research
interests: diagnostic anatomic pathology.
s ##HRIS7OJNAROWICZ, DVM, MVSc (Diplomate, ACPV). Prairie
Diagnostic Services. Research interests: diagnostic anatomic pathology and
poultry.
Professional Affiliates and Associates
s 2-2YAN$ICKINSON, BA, DVM (Diplomate, ACVP). Pathologist, Prairie
Diagnostic Services. Research interests: diagnostic clinical pathology.
s 2"OB'OODHOPE DVM. Poultry Extension Veterinarian. Research
interests: poultry disease management.
s !3!LEKSIJA.EIMANIS, BSc, MSc, DVM, MVetSc (Diplomate, ACVP).
Pathologist, Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC). Research
interests: wildlife diseases.
s H.M. (Hélene) Philibert, DVM, MVetSc, Dip. ACVP. Research interests:
diagnostic anatomic pathology and wildlife diseases.
s T. (Todd) Shury, DVM. Parks Canada Veterinarian. Research interests:
wildlife health and disease ecology.
Professor Emeritus
s ##RAIG2IDDELLDVM, PhD, Dip. ACVP. Research interests: poultry
diseases and metabolic diseases.
J. (Judit) Smits, BSc, DVM, MVetSc, PhD. Associate Professor. Research
interests: pathology of environmental contaminants.
11
The impact of
WCVM research,
and what the
heck is the
h-index?
By Dr. Norman Rawlings,
Associate Dean, Research, WCVM
Above: One of three new murals
created for WCVM’s new research wing.
The other murals showcase education
and health care at the
veterinary college.
Mural: Pierre Wilkinson
It’s generally accepted that scientists need to evaluate their research productivity. So
often, this is done by simply counting research dollars and the number of research publications. Some assessment of the perceived prestige of the source of research grants can be considered as well as the quality or impact of the journals in which researchers publish.
However, these latter assessments can be very subjective. How can we truly
measure impact and quality? The idea of polling the research constituency would seem
overwhelming. Research institutions could use peer evaluation on a focused or broader base,
but it’s time consuming and again, very subjective.1
Currently, a lot of emphasis is placed on evaluating the quality of research publication by assessing how often a researcher’s papers are cited by their peers.1 In other words, if
authors refer to your work in their papers, your research findings must have relevance or
impact. Of course, this approach will include self-citation and doesn’t deal with the issue
of the author’s input to the work cited (for example, the first versus senior, or versus one of
many authors).
A newer impact factor is the h-index2 that attempts to consider the numbers of papers
published and the frequency of citation. This is defined as “a scientist has index h if his or
her Np (number of papers) papers have at least h citations each and the other (Np-h) papers
have a h citations each.”2
Out of interest, we applied this impact factor to 11 WCVM faculty members who were all
appointed to the veterinary college during the 1970s. Within this group, we included faculty
who have been able to maintain continuous active research since their appointments. The
average h-index for this group of 11 researchers was 15.7, with a range between 9 and 25. To
put these values in perspective, Hirsch2 reported that the average h-index for 36 individuals
inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in biological and biomedical sciences in
2005 was 57. The range of the h-index for these scientists was 18 to 135.
It’s encouraging to see that several of the 11 senior faculty members who were part
of the citation analysis were in the above h-index range. The results we obtained from
this limited “snapshot” of WCVM scientists indicates that research done at the veterinary
college has a significant impact in terms of influencing other scientists who read and cite
our publications.
R. Monastersky. “Impact factors run into competition.” The Chronicle of Higher Education. 52: A17.
2005.
2
J.E. Hirsch. “An index to quantify an individual’s scientific output.” Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102: 16569-16572. 2005. http://arxiv.org/ab/
physics/0508025.
1
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Research
that packs a
P U N C H
To learn more about the h-index and
its usefulness as a research impact indicator,
the WCVM Research Office worked with Jill
Crawley-Low, assistant dean of the University of
Saskatchewan Library, to evaluate the research
citation histories of 11 scientists who joined the
veterinary college’s faculty during the 1970s. All
of the data is derived from searches conducted
through Thomson Scientific’s ISI Web of Knowledge (www.isiwebofknowledge.com).
Here are some interesting numbers from the
WCVM research citation investigation:
709
10,046
13.7
25
Dr. John Giesy,
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
The total results (or published articles) that listed the
selected WCVM researchers as authors or co-authors.
The number of times that the group’s research
papers have been cited in the past three decades.
The average number of citations per item among the
selected scientists.
The group’s highest h-index, earned by Dr. Reuben Mapletoft
of WCVM’s Large Animal Clinical Sciences. The next-highest
h-index belonged to Dr. Norman Rawlings of Veterinary Biomedical
Sciences while Misra’s h-index of 23 was third-highest among the
selected Group of 11.
28.48
The highest average citation per item was earned
by Dr. Vikram Misra of WCVM’s Department of
Veterinary Microbiology.
56.92
The average citations per year (over a period of
more than three decades) for reproduction specialist
Dr. Norman Rawlings.
143
The number of times a paper authored by Dr. Vikram
Misra was cited during a 27-year period. The original
paper, entitled “Proteins specified by bovine herpesvirus-1 (infectious
bovine-rhinotracheitis virus)” was published in the Journal of Virology
[40(2): 367-378, 1981]. Authors: Misra V, Blumenthal RM, Babiuk LA.
SCIENTIST AMONG TOP 10: In 2007, an international
scientific analysis resource ranked Dr. John Giesy as the
second-most cited researcher worldwide in the combined
fields of ecology and environmental science. Giesy is
the U of S Canada Research Chair in Environmental
Toxicology and a professor in WCVM’s Department of
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
According to Essential Science Indicators, Giesy’s
second-place ranking is based on his research output
between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2006. During
that 11-year period, Giesy published 171 papers that were
cited 4,805 times — an average of 28.10 citations per
paper. Since the last 11-year period ending in December
2005, Giesy’s ranking rose from fourth to second place.
The Essential Science Indicators database, which is
part of the Thomson Scientific Research Services Group,
develops a Top 10 citations list in 22 fields every two
months. Its latest ranking is based on a review of 2,448
researchers with five or more papers published in the
fields of ecology and environmental science.
The same resource named one of Giesy’s articles,
“Global distribution of perfluorooctane sulfonate in
wildlife” as a “highly cited paper.” The article was in the
top one per cent of the most-cited papers during the last
10 years.
The original paper, whose authors include Giesy and
Kurunthachalam Kannan, was published in a 2001 issue of
Environmental Science and Technology [35(7), 1339-1342,
2001]. To determine the “highly cited” designation,
citations are counted from all sources and are gathered
from the year of publication through the current year.
Photo: Michael Raine
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RESEARCH: THE NEXT GENERATION
Graduate Students, Post-Doctoral Fellows, Clinical Interns and Summer Students
In the past five years, the Western College of Veterinary
Medicine’s graduate student population has steadily
increased — especially with the growth of research
programs in the College’s Department of Veterinary
Biomedical Sciences. These changes are very exciting
since students with post-graduate experience are
the engines of WCVM’s research programs and their
knowledge and expertise are in great demand.
As the numbers increase, so does the challenge of
finding new funding for graduate students. The need to
increase all sources of scholarship support is critical to
the program’s future growth, and during the past year,
two developments have contributed to that goal. First,
the College’s graduate program received increased
funding through the new Interprovincial Agreement.
Second, WCVM established the Graduate Studies
Enhancement Fund — a new fund that will provide
immediate scholarship support.
WCVM’s undergraduate summer research program
continues to flourish and is regarded as one of the best
programs of its kind on the University of Saskatchewan
campus. In 2007, 43 students had the chance to
explore the world of research world alongside their
WCVM mentors. Funding comes from a variety
of sources including the Interprovincial Summer
Undergraduate Research program, the Merck-Merial
Summer Scholars program, NSERC and CIHR, and
individual research projects.
One of the horses stationed at the WCVM Goodale
Research Farm. Photo: Michael Raine
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Graduate Students
Province/Country of Origin and Research Area
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
#HRIS"ELL, BSc (Microbiology), DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MVetSc.
Research area: Large animal surgery. Supervisor: Dr. David Wilson.
"RANDY"URGESS, BSc (Biology), DVM, U.S. Program: MSc. Research area:
Large animal medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Steve Hendrick.
Teresa Cook, BSc (Animal Science), DVM, British Columbia. Program: MPH.
Research area: Antimicrobial resistance. Supervisors: Drs. John Campbell and
Sheryl Gow.
Kevin Cosford, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small
animal medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Carr.
-ATTHEW'AUNT, DVM, United States. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small
animal medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Carr.
0ETER'ILBERT, DVM, Australia. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small animal
surgery. Dr. Kathleen Linn.
Matt Johnson, DVM, United States. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small
animal surgery. Supervisor: Dr. Cindy Shmon.
"ELLE.IBBLETT, BSc, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Small animal medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Dale Douma, DVM, Manitoba. Program: PhD. Research area: Wildlife
epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. John Campbell.
3EPIDEH!BBASI, DVM, Iran. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Ali Honaramooz.
Sarah Eaton, DVM, MSc (Biology), U.S. Program: MSc. Research area:
Theriogenology. Supervisor: Dr. Claire Card.
-AHSA!BRISHAMI, DVM, Iran. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Ali Honaramooz.
.ATHAN%RICKSON, BSc (Biology), DVM, Alberta. Program: MVetSc. Research
area: Feedlot Mycoplasma. Supervisors: Drs. Murray Jelinski and Steve Hendrick.
+ARIN!HARONSON, BSc, DVM, Israel. Program: MSc. Research area: Lung
inflammation. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
3HERRY(ANNON!NDREWS, DVM, MVetSc, British Columbia. Program: PhD.
Research area: Veterinary epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Townsend.
!HMAD!L$ISSI, BVetSc, MSc, Jordan (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Weber.
!LISHA*ANZEN, DVM, Ontario. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Large animal
medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Katharina Lohmann.
,UCA0ANIZZI, DVM, Italy. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Large animal
surgery. Supervisor: Dr. Spencer Barber.
Kristen Poirier, BSc, DVM, British Columbia. Program: MVetSc. Research
area: Large animal field service. Supervisor: Dr. David Wilson.
4AL2AZ, DVM, Israel. Program: PhD. Research area: Equine theriogenology.
Supervisor: Dr. Claire Card.
Herbert Rovay, DVM, MSc, Brazil. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Theriogenology. Supervisor: Dr. Colin Palmer.
,UIZ3IQUEIRA, BSc (Animal Science), DVM, Brazil. Program: MVetSc.
Research area: Theriogenology. Supervisor: Dr. Colin Palmer.
Joanne Tataryn, BSc, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. John Campbell.
.ATHALIE4OKATELOFF, DVM, Québec. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Large
animal field service. Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Manning.
Leanne Van De Weyer, BEd, BSA, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc.
Research area: Veterinary epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Waldner.
Wendy Wilkins (Mosure), DVM, Alberta. Program: PhD. Research area:
Porcine epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Waldner.
Ryan Wolker, DVM, Manitoba. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Large animal
surgery. Supervisor: Dr. David Wilson.
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
"ARBARA!MBROS, DVM, Austria. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Anesthesiology. Supervisor: Dr. Tanya Duke.
"IANCA"AUER, DVM, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area: Veterinary
ophthalmology. Supervisor: Dr. Lynne Sandmeyer.
2EGINE"ELANGER, DVM, Québec. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small
animal surgery. Supervisor: Dr. Cindy Shmon.
"ILAL!LFOTEISY, BSc, DVM, Libya. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Anzar.
!LISON!NAKA, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Mark Wickstrom.
'URPREET!ULAKH, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: MSc. Research area:
Mechanisms of lung inflammation. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
3UNITA!WATE, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: MSc. Research area:
Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Ali Honaramooz.
+ATHERINE"ALL, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area: Clinical
pharmacology. Supervisor: Dr. Trisha Dowling.
/RLEIGH"OGLE, BSc, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Adams.
"RANDIE"UGIAK, BSc, Alberta. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Weber.
&ERNANDA#AMINHA&AUSTINA$IAZ, DVM, Brazil. Program: MSc. Research
area: Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Jaswant Singh.
Ruth Carlson, BSc, MSc, United States. Program: PhD. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
Shankaramurthy Channabasappa, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: PhD.
Research area: Mechanisms of lung inflammation. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Chandrashekhar Charavaryamath, BVSc, MVSc, India. Program: PhD.
Research area: Pulmonary toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Chris Clark, BA, MVetSc, VetMB, United Kingdom. Program: PhD. Research
area: Clinical pharmacology. Supervisor: Dr. Joe Boison.
Dinesh Dadarwal, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: PhD. Research area:
Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Jaswant Singh.
Kimberlea Driedger, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
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Graduate
Students
Tanya Duke, BVetMed, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Mechanisms of lung inflammation. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
.ICOLE'ENTNER, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Cardiovascular toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Weber.
.ITI'UPTA, BSc, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Mark Wickstrom.
Juying Han, BSc, MSc, Saskatchewan. Research area: Endothelial cell
pathophysiology. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Hiebert.
Jim Heffernan, BE, BSc, Saskatchewan. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Mark Wickstrom.
WCVM’S GRADUATE STUDENT population
has increased by 61 per cent since 2001.
Eric Higley, BSc, United States. Research area: Toxicology. Supervisor:
Dr. John Giesy.
01-02
84
.AVJOT+AUR, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: MSc. Research area:
Lung macrophage function in foals. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
02-03
98
Jocelyn Kelly, BSc, New Brunswick. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
112
(ONG!NH,E-INH, Univ. Grad. Diploma (Vet.), Vietnam. Program: MSc.
Research area: Nanomedicines in cattle lung inflammation. Supervisor: Dr.
Baljit Singh.
03-04
04-05
114
05-06
116
06-07
135
Srikanth Kanagal, BVSc, MVSc, India (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research
area: Neurobiology. Supervisor: Dr. Gillian Muir.
"RYAN-ACBETH, BSc, DVM, Manitoba. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
"EHZAD-AHMOODZADEH4OOSI, DVM, Iran. Program: PhD. Research
area: Female reproductive biology. Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
Jordan Marit, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research
area: Cardiovascular toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn Weber.
"ITA-OAZED, BSc (Honours), MSc, Iran (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research
area: Cardiovascular pharmacology. Supervisor: Dr. Linda Hiebert.
Jorgelina Muscatello, BSc, MSc, Argentina (L.I.). Program: PhD.
Research area: Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
In 2006-07, WCVM had 135 students enrolled in
its graduate studies program — a 61 per cent
increase in five years. One significant influence
was the growth of the graduate studies program
in WCVM’s Veterinary Biomedical Sciences — a
department that’s home to a number of faculty
who are involved in the university’s flourishing
toxicology program.
Among WCVM’s graduate students, 80 hold
a first degree in veterinary medicine, 53 hold
degrees in biological sciences or agriculture,
and two hold degrees in human medicine.
(ARNARINDER'ARRY.AGRA, BVSc & AH, India (L.I.). Program: MSc.
Research area: Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisors: Drs. Jaswant
Singh and Baljit Singh.
*ONATHAN.AILE, BSc, United States. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. John Giesy.
!MINAT0OPOOLA, Btech, Nigeria. Program: MSc. Research area:
Biomedical engineering. Supervisors: Drs. Gregg Adams and Dean Chapman.
Lu Qian, BME, ME, China. Program: MSc. Research area: Biomedical
engineering. Supervisors: Drs. Jaswant Singh and Mark Eramian.
David Schneberger, BSc (Honours), MSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD.
Research area: Lung inflammation in poultry barn workers. Supervisor: Dr.
Baljit Singh.
Srinivas (Seena) Seekallu, BVSc, MVSc, India. Program: PhD. Research
area: Female reproductive biology. Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
Paula Spencer, BSc, Yukon Territory. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Monique Dubé.
!LLISON3QUIRES, MSc, Ontario. Program: PhD. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Monique Dubé.
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Veterinary Microbiology
3ANJEEV+!NAND, MVSc, BVSc & AH, India. Program: MSc. Research area:
Virology. Supervisor: Dr. Suresh Tikoo.
,AKSHMAN!NGUNNA'AMAGE, BVSc, MPhil, MSc, Sri Lanka (L.I.). Program:
PhD. Research area: Virology. Supervisors: Drs. John Ellis and Sidney Hayes.
.ATASA!RSIC, BSc (Honours), Yugoslavia. Program: MSc. Research area:
Virology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Sylvia van den Hurk.
$AVID!SPER, BSc (Honours), Portugal. Program: PhD. Research area:
Bovine vaccine development. Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Potter.
*AYAUM"OOTH, BSc (Honours), MSc, Mauritius. Program: PhD. Research
area: Immunology CpG. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and George Mutwiri.
!UDREY#HU, BSc, MSc, Alberta. Program: PhD. Research area: Virology.
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Potter.
!TUL$ESAI, BVSc & AH, MSc, India. Program: PhD. Research area: Molecular
biology. Supervisor: Dr. Janet Hill.
Oudessa Kerro Dego, DVM, MSc, Ethiopia. Program: PhD. Research area:
Bovine mastitis. Supervisors: Drs. Andrew Potter and Jose Perez-Casal.
Taseen Desin, BSc, Adv. Cert., Pakistan (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Virology. Supervisors: Drs. Andrew Potter and Wolfgang Koester.
Marla Dowdeswell (Sackville), BSc, MSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD.
Research area: Herpes virus biology. Supervisor: Dr. Vikram Misra.
Dr. Belle Nibblett, small animal resident
CAHF FELLOW: Small animal medicine resident Dr. Belle
Nibblett was selected as the Companion Animal Health
Fund’s Research Fellow for 2007-08. Under the supervision
of Dr. Elisabeth Snead, Nibblett conducted research on
the use and efficacy of PCR testing to detect hemotrophic
Mycoplasma among feline populations. Nibblett, who
received her veterinary degree from WCVM in 2000, grew
up in Veregin, Sask.
Photo: Michael Raine
Valeria Tanco, DVM, Argentina. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Adams.
.ATASHA4HIESSEN, BSc, MSc, Saskatchewan. Research area: Lung
inflammation in poultry barn workers. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Jith Thomas, BSc, MSc, India. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
!MBER4OMPSETT, BSc, MSc, United States. Program: PhD. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. John Giesy.
David Vardy, BSc, British Columbia. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. John Giesy.
Yanfei Yang, BSc, China. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive science
and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Ali Honaramooz.
Yinfei Yang, BSc, China. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. John Giesy.
Tova Dybvig, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Immunology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Volker Gerdts.
Patrick Fries, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Immunology. Supervisor: Dr. Philip Griebel.
(AITHAM'HUNAIM, BVSc, MSc, Jordan. Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunobacteriology. Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Potter.
!LEKSANDRA'RACIA, BSc, British Columbia. Program: MSc. Research area:
Immunology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Volker Gerdts.
Canping Huang, MSc, China. Program: PhD. Research area: Virology.
Supervisor: Dr. Vikram Misra.
Hui Huang, MSc, MD, China (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area: Asthma
immunotherapy. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
Candice Jackel, BSc (Double Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: PhD.
Research area: Molecular virology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Qiang
Liu.
Vikas Kulshrestha, BSc, MSc, India. Program: PhD. Research area: Bovine
adenovirus biology. Supervisor: Dr. Suresh Tikoo.
!BDOLAMIR,ANDI, MD, Iran (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunovirology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Sylvia van den Hurk.
Chris Luby, BA, BVSc, MA, United Kingdom. Program: PhD. Research area:
Bovine mastitis. Supervisors: Drs. Andrew Potter and Jose Perez-Casal.
3ARAH-AC+ENZIE$YCK, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunology/DNA vaccine. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Sylvia van den
Hurk.
.IRAJ-AKADIYA, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India. Program: MSc. Research area:
Molecular virology. Supervisor: Dr. Suresh Tikoo.
Jimena Yapura, DVM, Argentina. Program: MSc. Research area: Reproductive
science and medicine. Supervisors: Drs. Gregg Adams and Jaswant Singh.
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John Mapletoft, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research
area: Virology/immunology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Sylvia van den
Hurk.
Chelsea Himsworth, Assoc. Sc, DVM, British Columbia. Program: MVetSc.
Research area: Investigation of tuberculosis outbreak in a captive herd of Wood
bison. Supervisor: Dr. Ted Leighton.
!LEKSANDER-ASIC, DVM, Serbia and Montenegro. Program: MSc. Research
area: Immunology. Supervisors: Drs. Andrew Potter and Yan Zhou.
Yanyun Huang, BachAgri (VetMed), MAgric, China. Program: MSc. Research
area: Infectious diseases in pigs. Supervisor: Dr. Elemir Simko.
Kathleen McIntosh, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area:
Virology. Supervisor: Dr. John Ellis.
*OHAN,INDSJÚ, VMD, MSc, Sweden (L.I.). Program: MSc. Research area:
Relationship between grizzly bear health and landscape structure in western
Alberta. Supervisor: Dr. Marc Cattet.
Lilani Munasinghe, BVSc, MSc, Sri Lanka. Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunoparasitology. Supervisor: Dr. Henry Tabel.
!ARTI.AYYAR, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunologic tolerance. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
Caroline Millins, BSc, BVSc, MSc, England. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
House sparrow nestlings as sentinels for West Nile virus in Saskatchewan, 2006.
Supervisor: Dr. Ted Leighton.
Olaniyi Olaloku, DVM, Nigeria. Program: MSc. Research area: Epidemiology
of infectious diseases. Supervisors: Drs. John Campbell and Raul Mainar-Jaime.
Madhu Ravi, BVSc, India (L.I.). Program: MVetSc. Research area: Feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in cats. Supervisor: Dr. Marion Jackson.
Carolyn Paterson, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research
area: Molecular virology. Supervisors: Dr. Suresh Tikoo.
Monica Salles, DVM, MSc, PhD, Brazil (L.I.). Program: MVetSc. Research
area: pathogenesis of myeleoencephalitis and its impact on swine populations.
Supervisor: Dr. Trent Bollinger.
.ICOLE0AUR, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Inflammation and immunity. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
-ONIKA0OLEWICZ, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research
area: Immunology. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Volker Gerdts.
Jean Potter, BSc, MSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunology. Supervisor: Dr. Philip Griebel.
Joseph Rubin, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Bacteriology. Supervisor: Dr. Manuel Chirino-Trejo.
!MANDA7ISNER, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area: Virology.
Supervisors: Drs. Andrew Potter and Wolfgang Koester.
Siyuan Xie, BSc, China. Program: PhD. Research area: Immunology.
Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
Iran Yousefi, DVM, PhD, Iran. Program: PhD. Research area: Virology.
Supervisor: Dr. Vikram Misra.
8IXING:HAO, BSc, MSc, China (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Inflammation and immunity. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
Erin Silbernagel, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Factors affecting movement patterns of white-tailed deer and mule deer and
implications for the spread of chronic wasting disease. Supervisor: Dr. Trent
Bollinger.
.ICOLE3KELTON, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area: Dispersal
patterns of deer in Saskatchewan — the spread of chronic wasting disease.
Supervisor: Dr. Trent Bollinger.
!ZITA4AGHAVI, DVM, Iran (L.I.). Program: MSc. Research area:
Immunostimulatory effect of CpG-OGN against salmonellosis in broilers.
Supervisor: Dr. Susantha Gomis.
Dilini Thilakaratne, BVSc, Sri Lanka (L.I.). Program: MVetSc. Research
area: Phenotyping and clonality of canine lymphosarcomas using PCR cytologic
specimens and peripheral blood. Supervisor: Dr. Beverly Kidney.
"RUCE7OBESER, DVM, MVetSc, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area:
Equine sarcoids in Western Canada. Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
WCVM Graduate Students
Veterinary Pathology
Spring 2007 and Fall 2007 Graduates
(EATHER"RYAN, BSc, British Columbia. Program: MSc. Research area: Disease
ecology of wolves and sympatric dogs in coastal B.C. Supervisor: Dr. Judit Smits.
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Samantha Ekanayake, BVSc, MPhil, Sri Lanka. Program: PhD. Research
area: Control of inclusion body hepatitis in broiler chickens by vaccination of
broiler breeder flocks. Supervisor: Dr. Susantha Gomis.
Champika Fernando, BVSc, Sri Lanka. Program: MSc. Research area:
Survey of pathogens in wild deer populations in southwestern Saskatchewan.
Supervisor: Dr. Trent Bollinger.
!NGELICA'ALEZOWSKI, BSc, DVM, Manitoba. Program: MVetSc. Research
area: Clinical pathology of small and companion animals. Supervisor: Dr.
Marion Jackson.
#ATHERINE'RAHAM, DVM, MVetSc, Alberta. Program: PhD. Research area:
Experimental study of chronic wasting disease in elk. Supervisors: Drs. Gary
Wobeser and Elemir Simko.
.AOMI*ANE(ARMS, DVM, Alberta. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Health,
stress and immune status assessment of tree swallows nesting on the Alberta oil
sands. Supervisor: Dr. Judit Smits.
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Jenny Kelly, BA (Zoology), DVM, United States. Program: MVetSc. Research
area: Equine surgery. Supervisor. Dr. David Wilson.
Tasha Epp, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area: Equine
epidemiology. Supervisors: Drs. Hugh Townsend and Cheryl Waldner.
3HERYL'OW, BSA, DVM, Alberta. Program: PhD. Research area: Bovine
epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Waldner.
Leigh Rosengren, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: PhD. Research area: Swine
epidemiology. Supervisor: Dr. Cheryl Waldner.
Thomas Sebastian, BVSc & AH, India. Program: MSc. Research area: Beef
cattle behaviour. Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Stookey.
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
-ITCH'ILLICK, DVM, Ontario. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small animal
surgery. Supervisor: Dr. Kathleen Linn.
Dr. Ali Honaramooz (centre) and his research team, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
WCVM WELCOMES THE WORLD: The Western College of
Veterinary Medicine’s graduate student population is
highly diverse with half of the students hailing from 25
different countries outside of Canada. The country with
the largest representation is India with 18 graduate
students — a reflection of the college’s growing linkages
with Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences
University in Bangalore, and the Punjab Agricultural
University in Ludhiana.
WCVM’s post-secondary population also includes
students from the United States, China, Iran, Sri Lanka,
Brazil, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Israel and Jordan.
As well, countries like Vietnam, Portugal, Ehtiopia, Sweden,
Yugoslavia, Libya and the island of Mauritius off the coast
of Africa are represented by at least one student at the
veterinary college.
International students bring a wealth of expertise to the
college’s research programs — along with a tremendous
amount of cultural diversity to the university campus.
Their presence at WCVM enriches the experiences of all
Canadian students at the University of Saskatchewan.
WCVM is proud to train these students so they can either
return to their home countries — or remain in Canada
where they can make valuable contributions to the
country’s economy.
Photo: Debra Marshall
!LANA3HRUBSOLE, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Exotic, wildlife and zoological medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Dennilyn Parker.
Pritpal Malhi, BVSc & AH, MVSc, India (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Reprodutive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Jaswant Singh.
Cheryl Vargo, DVM, Manitoba. Program: MVetSc. Research area: Small
animal medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Susan Taylor.
"RADY0OLLOCK, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology.
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Machin.
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
Margaret Yole, DVM, MSc, Ontario. Program: PhD. Research area:
Immunotoxicology. Supervisors: Drs. Barry Blakley and Mark Wickstrom.
%DWARD"AGU, BVM, Uganda (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area: Male
reproductive biology. Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
Veterinary Microbiology
$AVID"ARRETT, BSc (Honours), MSc, Newfoundland. Program: PhD. Research
area: Female reproductive biology. Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
+ATIE(ERZOG, BSc (Honours), Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Proteomics. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne Babiuk and Palok Aich.
Reagan Stoddart, BSc, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area:
Toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Mark Wickstrom.
"RAD3CANDRETT, BSc (Honours), DVM, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area:
Bovine cysticercosis. Supervisors: Drs. Deborah Haines and Alvin Gajadhar.
!LAN#HICOINE, DVM, Saskatchewan. Program: MSc. Research area: Clinical
pharmacology. Supervisor: Dr. Trisha Dowling.
Ximena Valderrama, BSc, MSc, Chile. Program: PhD. Research area: Herpers
virus biology. Supervisor: Dr. Vikram Misra.
2AJESH*AISWAL, BSc, MSc, India (L.I.). Program: PhD. Research area:
Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Adams.
Vanessa Juneau, BSc, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area: Lung
toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Leo Lin, BSc, Ontario. Program: MSc. Research area: Toxicology. Supervisor:
Dr. David Janz.
ABOVE (left to right): Dr. Jiongran Chen, visiting scholar
(China); Dr. Sunita Awate, graduate student (India);
Dr. Sepideh Abbasi, graduate student (Iran); Dr. Ali
Honaramooz, associate professor, Veterinary Biomedical
Sciences; Dr. Yanfei Yang, graduate student (China); and
Dr. Mahsa Abrishami, graduate student (Iran).
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Veterinary Pathology
Jung-To Chiu, DVM, Taiwan. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Identification of pathogens causing granulomatous lymphadenitis in wild
deer in Saskatchewan. Supervisor: Dr. Gary Wobeser.
Kathi Ellis, DVM, British Columbia. Program: MVetSc. Research area:
Immunophenotyping of canine lymphosarcomas using PCR. Supervisor: Dr.
Beverly Kidney.
Yuanmu Fang, MSc, BAgSc, China (L.I.). Program: MSc. Research area:
AIDA-1 from porcine E. coli isolate/intestinal receptors. Supervisors: Drs.
Elimir Simko and Dorothy Middleton.
Valerie Wong, DVM, Ontario. Program: MVetSc. Research area: C-reactive
protein in dogs. Supervisor: Dr. Marion Jackson.
Senior Residents, Veterinary Pathology
2006-07 and 2007-08
s (ILARY"URGESS, BSc, DVM, DVSc, Ontario. Senior resident (07-08).
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
s +ATHI%LLIS, DVM, MVetSc, British Columbia. Senior resident (07-08).
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
s 3HANNON*OHNSON, DVM, MVetSc, Saskatchewan. Senior resident (06-07).
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
s #HERYL3ANGSTER, BSc, DVM, MVetSc, Manitoba. Senior resident (06-07).
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
s #ONNIE3TEVENSON, BSc, DVM, MVetSc, British Columbia. Senior resident
(06-07). Supervisor: Dr. Andrew Allen.
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Country of Origin and Research Area
s $AVID7EST, BSc, MSc, New Zealand. Program: Toxicology. Research area:
Fish health. Supervisor: Dr. Monique Dubé.
s !IMEI9ANG, PhD, China. Program: Immunology. Research area:
Immunologic therapeutics. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
Clinical Interns
(2007-08)
s (EATHER!KRIDGE, DVM, United States. Program: Small Animal Clinic.
Supervisor: Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
s 3HANNAN"AKKER, DVM, British Columbia. Program: Small Animal
Clinic. Supervisor: Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
s #URTIS#ATHCART, DVM, Alberta. Program: Small Animal Clinic. Supervisor:
Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
s -ANENA&AYOS, DVM, Spain. Program: Exotics, wildlife and zoological
medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Dennilyn Parker.
s ,INDA'REGARD, DVM, United States. Program: Exotics, wildlife and
zoological medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Dennilyn Parker.
s 3ARAH-ALEK, DVM, Ontario. Program: Small Animal Clinic. Supervisor:
Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
s +LARA3AVILLE, BA Molecular, United Kingdom. Program: Large animal
medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Chris Clark.
s -ARIEKEVANDER+OOIJ, DVM, The Netherlands. Program: Small
Animal Clinic. Supervisor: Dr. Elisabeth Snead.
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Heather Bryan, MSc student
RUNNING WITH WOLVES: Heather Bryan of Penticton, B.C.,
is an MSc student whose graduate program is supervised
by Dr. Judit Smits of WCVM’s Department of Veterinary
Pathology. During the summer of 2007, Bryan spent six
weeks studying a unique population of wolves living in
the Great Bear rainforest along B.C.’s coastline. As part
of their work, Bryan and her colleagues collected the
wolves’ scat to gather more information about parasites
that affect the species. To read Bryan’s field notes from
her project, visit http://raincoast.org/.
Photo: Rhea Fenger
Summer Students
Undergraduate Research Program, 2007
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
*EFF"ERGERMANN, pre-veterinary student (accepted, 2007), Saskatchewan.
Research area: Equine reproduction. Supervisor: Dr. Claire Card.
Jessica Fung, first-year veterinary student, Alberta. Research area: Beef
research. Supervisor: Dr. Steve Hendrick.
Carolyn Kondra, first-year veterinary student, British Columbia. Research
area: Endometrial cytology. Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Manning.
Hayley Lang, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Equine wound healing. Supervisor: Dr. Spencer Barber.
'WENDA/LSON, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Farrowing and induction and piglet survivability. Supervisor: Dr. John Harding.
#HRISTINA.ELSON, first-year student, Agricultural Economics, College of
Agriculture and Bioresources, Saskatchewan. Research area: Investigating the
demographics of the veterinary profession in Western Canada. Supervisor: Dr.
Murray Jelinski.
Rachel Podborochynski, 2007 graduate, Animal Science, Saskatchewan.
Research area: Lung inflammation following exposure to pig barn air.
Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Jamie Rothenburger, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Environmental sampling. Supervisor: Dr. John Campbell.
Stephanie Trowell, fourth-year student, Health Sciences, Saskatchewan.
Research area: Reproductive science and medicine. Supervisor: Dr. Gregg
Adams.
"RUCE3TOVER, second-year veterinary student, British Columbia. Research
area: Equine research, infectious disease. Supervisor: Dr. Claire Card.
Mat van Steelandt, first-year veterinary student, Manitoba. Research area:
Ovulation inducing factor. Supervisor: Dr. Gregg Adams.
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
!SHLEY:IEGLER, second-year veterinary student, Alberta. Research area:
Endocrine and molecular aspects of the regulation of ovarian follicle growth in
sheep. Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
Valerie Millette, second-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Epidural buprenorphine and/or medetomidine in cats. Supervisor: Dr.
Tanya Duke.
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
4ESSA"AKER, first-year veterinary student, British Columbia. Research area:
Avian physiology, pain and stress. Supervisor: Dr. Karen Machin.
,AUREN"ORTOLOTTI, second-year student, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan.
Research area: Avian physiology and stress. Supervisor: Dr. Karen Machin.
Karine Chaine, second-year veterinary student, Université de Montréal,
Québec. Research area: Effect of progesterone on oocyte competence.
Supervisor: Dr. Jaswant Singh.
Jody Danielson, student, Arts and Science, British Columbia. Research area:
Male bison reproduction. Supervisor: Dr. Carl Lessard.
Mustafa El-Hadi, 2007 graduate, Health Sciences, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Inflammation and rupture of cruciate ligament in dogs. Supervisor: Dr.
Baljit Singh.
0AMELA'ELLRICH, second-year student, Pharmacy and Nutrition, British
Columbia. Research area: Wildlife health. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
4IMOTHY'ERMAN, second-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Cardiovascular toxicology and physiology in dogs. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn
Weber.
Veterinary Microbiology
!LEXA"ERTON, fourth-year student, Physical Education, Saskatchewan.
Research area: GMP lab. Supervisor: Brian Osler.
"RIEANNA"IRD, Saskatchewan. Research area: Bacteriology lab. Supervisor:
Dr. Manuel Chirino-Trejo.
'RAYSON"OND, fourth-year student, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan.
Research area: GMP lab. Supervisor: Brian Osler.
Shannon Chelack, Saskatchewan. Research area: GMP lab. Supervisor:
Brian Osler.
Janine Eckstein, fifth-year student, Medicine, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Virology/immunology. Supervisor: Dr. Sylvia van der Hurk.
Leah Frei, second-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research area:
CFIA laboratory. Supervisors: Drs. Lydden Polley and A. Gajadhar.
!DAM(UYS, fifth-year student, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Immunology. Supervisor: Dr. John Gordon.
!RUNIMA-IRAKMUR, first-year student, Pharmacy, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Immunomodulation. Supervisor: Dr. George Mutwiri.
Veterinary Pathology
-EGHAN'OERTZEN, fourth-year student, Toxicology, Saskatchewan.
Research area: Mechanisms of vasorelaxation in fish. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn
Weber.
Ronan Eustace, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Effects of macroparasites on hematology and leucocyte differentials of dogs.
Supervisor: Dr. Judit Smits.
Penelope Hodgson, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Pulmonary intravascular macrophages in immune-mediated hemolytic
anemia in dogs. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
Keegan Hicks, 2007 graduate, Toxicology, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Amphibian sentinels on the Alberta oil sands. Supervisor: Dr. Judit Smits.
Celeste Levesque, 2007 graduate, Toxicology, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Aquatic toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Monique Dubé.
Jordan Marit, 2007 graduate, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Cardiovascular toxicology and physiology in pigs. Supervisor: Dr. Lynn
Weber.
Laura McKenny, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Avian pesticide toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. Mark Wickstrom.
Landon McPhee, 2007 graduate, Toxicology, Saskatchewan. Research area:
Fish biology and toxicology. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
!FRA-OAZENI, fourth-year student, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan.
Research area: OIF immunohistochemistry. Supervisor: Dr. Jaswant Singh.
(OLLY,EMIEUX, third-year student, Arts and Science, Saskatchewan.
Research area: Wildlife disease surveillance. Supervisor: Dr. Trent Bollinger.
!LLISON-URRAY, second-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Global tracking of wildlife disease through movements of migratory
birds. Supervisor: Dr. Gary Wobeser.
!NGELA/RANCHUK, first-year veterinary student, Saskatchewan. Research
area: Infectious bursal disease in poultry. Supervisor: Dr. Susantha Gomis.
!LEX2EID, 2007 graduate, veterinary medicine, British Columbia. Research
area: West Nile virus surveillance. Supervisor: Dr. Ted Leighton.
Sara Vanderkraan, first-year veterinary student, British Columbia. Research
area: Historical epidemiology of anthrax in bison. Supervisor: Dr. Ted Leighton.
Cairo Parker, first-year veterinary student, British Columbia. Research
area: TLR4 expression in dermal laminae of equine hoof. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit
Singh.
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R E S E A R C H
FACULTY
2006 Top New Investigator in Biomedical Sciences,
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation: Dr. Lynn
Weber, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
2007 University of Saskatchewan Distinguished Researcher
Award: Dr. Gregg Adams, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
2007 R.G. Thomson Lecture, Atlantic Veterinary College,
University of Prince Edward Island: Dr. Reuben Mapletoft,
Large Animal Clinical Sciences.
2007 Award of Innovation, University of Saskatchewan: Drs.
John Gordon and Fang Li (former post-doctoral fellow),
Veterinary Microbiology.
2006 Schofield Memorial Lecture, Ontario Veterinary
College, University of Guelph: Dr. Ted Leighton, Veterinary
Pathology.
A W A R D S
2006 Pfizer Animal Health Award for Research Excellence:
Dr. David Janz, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
Lifetime Achievement Award, European Association for
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (EAVPT): Dr.
Alex Livingston, professor emeritus, Veterinary Biomedical
Sciences.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
2007-08 WCVM Research Funds
s$R,UCA0ANIZZI,ARGE!NIMAL#LINICAL3CIENCES
Equine Health Research Fund Fellow.
s$R4AL2AZ,ARGE!NIMAL#LINICAL3CIENCES
Equine Health Research Fund Fellow.
s$R#HRIS"ELL,ARGE!NIMAL#LINICAL3CIENCES
Equine Health Research Fund Fellow.
s$R"ELLE.IBBLETT3MALL!NIMAL#LINICAL3CIENCES
Companion Animal Health Fund Fellow.
Sheep in a WCVM paddock with the Canadian Light Source in
the background. Photo: Dr. Curt Hagele (courtesy of the Saskatchewan Veterinary
Medical Association)
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7#6-!WARDS"ANQUET
s0lZER!NIMAL(EALTH'RADUATE3TUDENT2ESEARCH!WARD$R#HANDRASHEKHAR
Charavaryamath, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. Supervisor: Dr. Baljit Singh.
s0lZER&ELLOWSHIP!WARD$R%DWARD"AGU6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCES
Supervisor: Dr. Norman Rawlings.
s6ÏTOQUINOL%PIDEMIOLOGY&OOD3AFETY!WARD$R3HERRY(ANNON,ARGE
Animal Clinical Sciences. Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Townsend.
s6ÏTOQUINOL!NESTHESIA0AIN-ANAGEMENT!WARD$R"ARBARA!MBROS3MALL
Animal Clinical Sciences. Supervisor: Dr. Tanya Duke.
s-ERIAL3CHOLARSHIP$R3AMANTHA%KANAYAKE6ETERINARY0ATHOLOGY
Supervisor: Dr. Susantha Gomis.
s#ENTRAL,ABORATORYFOR6ETERINARIANS3CHOLARSHIPIN0ATHOLOGY$R#AROLINE
Millins, (supervised by Dr. Ted Leighton); Madhu Ravi (supervised by Drs.
Dorothy Middleton and Elemir Simko); and Drs. Kathi Ellis and Dilini
Thilakaratne (both supervised by Dr. Beverly Kidney).
!QUATIC4OXICITY7ORKSHOP
s#ARRIE2ICKWOOD6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCESlRSTPLACESTUDENT
platform presentation competition. Supervisor: Dr. Monique Dubé.
s*ORGELINA-USCATELLO6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCESSECONDPLACESTUDENT
poster competition; honourable mention, student platform presentation
competition. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
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annual meeting: Dr. Kathi Ellis, best graduate student presentation.
2007 Life and Health Research Sciences Conference, U of S
s$R-ITCHELL'ILLICK3MALL!NIMAL#LINICAL3CIENCESlRSTPRIZEANIMAL
sciences category. Supervisor: Dr. Kathleen Linn.
s#ANDICE*ACKEL#RAM6ETERINARY-ICROBIOLOGYSECONDPRIZEINFECTIOUS
diseases, microbiology and immunology category. Supervisors: Drs. Lorne
Babiuk and Qiang Liu.
s8IMENA6ALDERRAMA6ETERINARY-ICROBIOLOGYlRSTPRIZENEUROSCIENCES
molecular category. Supervisor: Dr. Vikram Misra.
s-ANDY/LSGARD6ETERINARY0ATHOLOGYlRSTPRIZESOILSCIENCESAND
environmental toxicology category. Supervisor: Dr. Judit Smits.
s*ORGELINA-USCATELLO6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCESSECONDPRIZESOIL
sciences and environmental toxicology category. Supervisor: Dr. David Janz.
s$R6ALERIA4ANCO6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCESlRSTPRIZEREPRODUCTIVE
biology category. Supervisors: Drs. Gregg Adams and Jaswant Singh.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
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s(EATHER*AMES#LASSOF"#AWARDABSTRACTAND
presentation. Supervisors: Drs. Murray Duggan and John Harding.
s6ALERIE-ILLETTE#LASSOF3ASKATCHEWANHONOURABLEMENTIONABSTRACT
and presentation. Supervisors: Drs. Joseph Stookey and Monica Seguin.
s,EANE0AETKAU#LASSOF-ANITOBAHONOURABLEMENTIONABSTRACTAND
presentation. Supervisor: Dr. Terry Whiting.
7#6-5NDERGRADUATE3TUDENT0OSTER0RESENTATION!WARDS
s!LLISON-URRAYSECONDYEARSTUDENT3ASKATCHEWAN-ENTORS$RS'ARY
Wobeser and Catherine Soos, Veterinary Pathology.
s!SHLEY:IEGLERSECONDYEARSTUDENT!LBERTA-ENTOR$R.ORMAN2AWLINGS
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
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Campbell, Large Animal Clinical Sciences.
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Adams, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Gregg Adams
DISTINGUISHED RESEARCHER: Dr. Gregg Adams, a professor
in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences,
was selected as the Spring 2007 recipient of the University of
Saskatchewan’s Distinguished Researcher Award. The prize
recognizes a faculty member’s contribution to scholarship
through creation, expansion and critique of knowledge.
Adams has made a significant impact in the field of
reproductive biology through his novel research program,
leadership and dedication. He has worked with a wide
variety of mammals — including many endangered species
— and has also worked to develop models applicable to
humans.
His collaborative research with the U of S College of
Medicine discovered that women, like some mammals,
experience two to three “follicular waves” per menstrual
cycle. This finding has a profound implication for
contraception and assisted reproduction, and it was
identified as one of the Top 100 Science Stories in 2003 by
Discover magazine.
During his career, Adams has authored or co-authored
more than 100 papers in refereed journals as well as writing
chapters in books and review articles. He has also presented
his findings at conferences around the world.
Over the course of his career, Adams has mentored 25
graduate students and supervised more than 30 summer
students. As well, Adams served as the leader of the
university’s successful bid for the Biomedical Imaging and
Therapy beamline at the Canadian Light Source.
Adams earned his DVM in 1982 after completing
pre-veterinary classes in biology in 1978 at the U of S .
He continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin,
earning his Master’s degree in 1987 and his PhD in 1991.
Adams became a diplomate of the American College of
Theriogenologists in 1988.
Photo: Michael Raine
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Research CENTRAL
Photo: Debra Marshall
Photo: Myrna MacDonald
Photo: Debra Marshall
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Nearly one year after faculty, students and staff moved into the Western College of
Veterinary Medicine’s new research wing, the $8-million facility is successfully meeting the
expectations of its many users.
The “jewels” of the 1,468-square-metre research wing are its two open-plan,
multi-functional laboratory areas. With more than $2 million in new equipment, these
laboratories provide scientists with state-of-the-art technology in molecular research
techniques, cell biology and cryobiology. Several WCVM faculty members with expertise in
these areas have also moved into the wing to provide colleagues with research support.
“By bringing specialized equipment, facilities and human expertise together in one
spot, our hope is that this research facility will encourage more collaborations among our
faculty members — particularly those involved in clinical areas,” explains Dr. Norman
Rawlings, WCVM’s associate dean of research.
In September 2007, the research wing’s second-floor laboratory gained an official
name: the Westgen Research Suite. The facility’s new name reflects the $640,000
contribution from Westgen, Western Canada’s Genetics Centre, toward the research wing’s
construction.
Based in Milner, B.C., the producer-owned, non-profit society has promoted the
development and use of assisted reproduction in Western Canada’s beef and dairy
industries since 1944. “Nearly three years ago, our board of directors decided to invest in a
bigger and better regional veterinary college — and we believe our investment will benefit
everyone involved in Canada’s livestock sectors,” said Westgen President David Janssens
during the laboratory’s dedication. Janssens, along with the rest of Westgen’s board of
directors, attended the special event at WCVM.
A number of WCVM’s faculty members and graduate students whose work focuses
on reproductive research are now based in the Westgen Research Suite. The secondfloor laboratory is also a focal point for the Canadian Animal Genetic Resources Centre
— an animal genetics conservation initiative that’s supported by WCVM, the University of
Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources, and Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada (AAFC).
Another welcome addition to WCVM’s research facilities was the opening of the
renovated research animal care facility in January 2007. The 1,875-square-metre unit can
accommodate a wide range of species, from laboratory mice to cattle and horses. The
facility also contains a Level 2 containment area for all species and specialized ventilation
caging units for rodents.
Watching research teams use the resources in WCVM’s renovated Animal Care Unit and
in the new research wing is highly satisfying for Rawlings, who led the projects’ planning
and development. “The openings of these facilities in 2007 mark the beginning of an
exciting era for the College’s research program,” says Rawlings. “New facilities and new
equipment — along with more researchers and increased funding — add up to make a
very positive picture.”
WCVM Research Grants
May 1, 2006, to April 30, 2007
2%
13%
48%
32%
5%
By Research Subject
Companion animals: $256,796.82
Food animals: $3,414,367.37
Wildlife: $5,145,211.50
Comparative medicine: $1,386,345.69
Horses: $477,626.31
Above photos: Debra Marshall
18%
8%
50%
24%
Photo: Myrna MacDonald
Previous page (top): The Westgen Research Suite. Centre:
The new research wing alongside WCVM’s main ramp.
Bottom: Drs. Carl Lessard (left) and Dr. Muhammad Anzar,
the two Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research
scientists who are based at WCVM. This page (top):
Research technician Crissie Baker beside one of the new
biosafety hoods in the first-floor lab. Centre: The research
wing’s first-floor laboratory. Bottom: The glassed-in link on
the research wing’s second floor.
By Funding Source
Federal: $5,303,712.09
Industry: $2,547,753.19
Provincial: $1,958,991.16
Other: $869,891.25
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Great Research
Goodale
AT
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7ESTERN#OLLEGEOF6ETERINARY-EDICINESMOSTVALUABLEASSETS
among its research facilities and resources: the 840-hectare
'OODALE2ESEARCH&ARM
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"ESIDESITSCATTLEHERDTHEFARMSFOURMEMBERSTAFFARERESPONSIBLE
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-OSTOFTHEFARMSLIVESTOCKPARTICIPATEINANIMALHEALTHSTUDIES
that are conducted by basic science and clinical researchers at
WCVM. During 2007, research activities included studies on basic
REPRODUCTIONPATTERNSINBISONREPRODUCTIONPROJECTSINCATTLEAND
horses, investigations of management techniques for cattle, and an
equine vaccinology study.
!FTERYEARSOFEXCEPTIONALSERVICE"ILL+ERRRESIGNEDFROMHIS
POSITIONASTHE'OODALE&ARMSMANAGERIN*UNE3INCE+ERRS
DEPARTUREREPRESENTEDANIMPORTANTCHANGEINTHEFARMSSTEWARDSHIP
THE#OLLEGEAPPOINTEDAFACULTYCOMMITTEETOREVIEWTHEFARMS
operations.
'UIDEDBYTHECOMMITTEESRECOMMENDATIONS7#6-CONDUCTED
a search for a new permanent manager. The successful applicant
WAS"RAD"LACKMORETHEFARMSSTAFFSUPERVISORWHOSERVEDAS
ACTINGMANAGERAFTER+ERRSRESIGNATION"LACKMORESCOMBINATIONOF
BACKGROUNDANDEXPERIENCEWILLENSURETHECONTINUEDSUCCESSOFTHE
'OODALE2ESEARCH&ARMSOPERATIONS
Above: Part of the Goodale Farm’s cattle herd graze near a slough.
Top left: Farm manager Brad Blackmore scratches one of the farm’s
white-tailed deer. Centre: A feedlot-style corral system is an effective
part of the farm’s handling facilities. Bottom left: The Goodale Farm has
played host to a number of projects that focus on equine reproduction
and disease management.
Photos: Michael Raine
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Above: Dr. Jaswant Singh and Luiz Pfeifer, a PhD student at Brazil’s Federal University of Pelotas, use
ultrasonography on a cow as part of their reproductive research. Top left: One of WCVM’s Wood
bison. Bottom left: Summer research student Karine Chaîné, part of Dr. Singh’s research team.
Centre: A member of the farm’s beef herd. Right: An elk keeps watch behind the farm’s high wire
fencing.
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Tri-Council
Dollars
WCVM has watched its Tri-Council
funding rise by 134 per cent in the past
six years.
01-02
$407,597
02-03
$674,090
03-04
$555,384
04-05
$934,800
05-06
$862,711
06-07
$952,711
In the past six years, WCVM’s Tri-Council funding
has increased by 134 per cent with the number
of federally-sponsored grants nearly doubling
from 12 to 22 awards. Tri-Council funding
includes awards from the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada
(NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Foundation
for Innovation (CFI).
One example is WCVM researchers’ 85 per
cent success rate in the 2007 grant application
process for NSERC’s Discovery Grants. “I think
WCVM’s success indicates the real strengths of
our research program right now: our College
has a well-recognized research base that’s
thriving with the addition of new people,
facilities and technologies,” says Dr. Norman
Rawlings, associate dean of research at WCVM.
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“The best part of my job is that
I have had the privilege of
collaborating with colleagues
from a variety of fields, both
here at the University of
Saskatchewan and elsewhere in
Canada, with expertise ranging
from veterinary medicine to
human medicine to agriculture
as well as molecular biology
and bioinformatics.”
Dr. Janet Hill
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been interested in biology and
when I was introduced to microbiology during my undergraduate
training at Queen’s University, I was hooked. It still amazes me how
organisms so small that we can’t see them can have such a huge
impact on our lives. I started my microbiology training focusing on
disease-causing organisms (viruses of insects and plants), but more
recently, I’ve become interested in learning about non-pathogenic
microorganisms — especially those that make up the “normal
microbiota” associated with humans and other animals.
While I was a researcher at the National Research Council
(NRC) Plant Biotechnology Institute, I had the opportunity to get
involved in developing a method for the detection and identification
of organisms based on the sequence of a gene called cpn60. This
gene encodes a protein that’s essential for life, and as a result,
virtually all free-living organisms have a cpn60 gene. Previous work
at NRC and at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control had led to the
invention of a method for determining the sequence of cpn60 genes
from any organism, so we had a way to access this sequence and use
it like a “barcode” to identify and discriminate bacterial species.
Over the last few years, we have worked to accumulate cpn60
sequences from thousands of organisms, building a database of
sequences called cpnDB. This database is available to the scientific
community through a web page, and it’s been rewarding to watch
as more and more researchers and clinicians discover it and use it
in their work. Since joining WCVM in 2006, I continue to curate and
manage cpnDB, and I have used it as a starting point in establishing
my research program.
A major research interest of mine is microbial ecology: the study
of complex communities of microorganisms. While we primarily
study bacteria in the lab as pure cultures of single species, bacteria in
nature live in complex communities of many different species — all
interacting with each other and their environment. The structure
and function of complex microbial communities has a profound
role in the health of humans and other animals, affecting everything
from the ability to exclude pathogens, to nutrition and reproductive
health.
As part of my research work, I’m involved in an NSERC-funded
collaborative research project with investigators in the University
of Saskatchewan’s Department of Animal and Poultry Science. Our
research focuses on the effects of diet composition on intestinal
health in aquaculture fish. A better understanding of the interactions
Dr. Janet Hill and PhD student Dr. Atul Desai, WCVM Research Wing
TINY ORGANISMS, BIG RESEARCH: Dr. Janet Hill is an
assistant professor in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary
Microbiology who specializes in veterinary molecular
microbiology. Hill completed her undergraduate and
graduate degrees at Queen’s University, receiving a BSc
(biology) degree and a PhD (virology) degree in 1995.
Hill conducted post-doctoral work in plant virology at
the University of Illinois, then became a research scientist
at the National Research Council of Canada Plant
Biotechnology Institute. Since Hill joined WCVM’s faculty
in 2006, the scientist has gained financial support from
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada (NSERC), the Saskatchewan Health Research
Foundation (SHRF) and WCVM’s Companion Animal
Health Fund. In 2007, Hill was among the Top Researcher
Award recipients at the SHRF’s annual Santé! Awards
Dinner. Hill received the provincial foundation’s Top New
Investigator Establishment Grant (Biomedical) for her
efforts in developing new diagnostic tools for detecting
different species of Campylobacter and their sources.
between diet ingredients, bacteria in the digestive tract and intestinal health
will help us to develop novel feed ingredients and formulations that are
sustainable and beneficial to fish health and aquaculture production.
Developing methods for studying microbial communities has led my
research group into all sorts of interesting projects with goals as various as
finding alternatives to in-feed antibiotics in livestock to predicting the risk of
pre-term birth in humans.
I continue to be interested in pathogens and in understanding how they
interact with their hosts and other microorganisms that inhabit the host.
In 2007, the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation awarded funding
to my research group so we can develop improved diagnostic methods for
Campylobacter species. Most people associate Campylobacter disease with
one particular species of this family, Campylobacter jejuni, that’s usually
acquired from eating contaminated food and water. However, there’s a large
amount of evidence to suggest that other species of Campylobacter, the socalled “unusual” species, cause disease in humans and other animals. The
real limitation to understanding the disease burden of these other species has
been the lack of robust diagnostic methods for identifying Campylobacter
in the clinical laboratory. We’re using cpn60-based methods to address this
problem and create improved diagnostic tools for clinicians and researchers.
The more we learn about disease ecology and how pathogens circulate
in the environment, wildlife, companion animals, livestock and humans, the
more we recognize how important it is to be well-armed with good diagnostic
methods for detecting and identifying these organisms. Dealing with
current and future infectious disease threats to the public health depends on
co-operation and co-ordination between veterinary and human medicine,
and I’m excited to contribute to building those connections.
Of course, very little of this work gets done without the hard work of
students – graduate and undergraduate. In addition to learning a variety
of laboratory skills, I hope my students will come away from their training
with an enthusiasm for science, and the ability to think critically, ask good
questions and design good experiments.
The best part of my job is that I have had the privilege of collaborating
with colleagues from a variety of fields, both here at the University of
Saskatchewan and elsewhere in Canada, with expertise ranging from
veterinary medicine to human medicine to agriculture as well as molecular
biology and bioinformatics. Tackling complex biological problems requires an
interdisciplinary approach, so building productive, collaborative relationships
is critical to the success of my research program. It’s also part of what makes
science fun.
Photo: Debra Marshall
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PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007
Abutarbush SM, Petrie L. 2007. “Treatment of
hypernatremia in neonatal calves with diarrhea.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48(2): 184-187.
Abutarbush SM, Naylor JM, Parchoma G, D’Eon M, Petrie
L, Carruthers T. 2006. “Evaluation of traditional instruction
versus a self-learning computer module in teaching
veterinary students how to pass a nasogastric tube in
the horse.” Journal of Veterinary Medical Education.
33(3): 447-454.
Abutarbush SM, Petrie L. 2006. “Fatal sand impaction
of the spinal colon in a one-month-old alpaca.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47(7): 683-684.
Allan GM, Caprioli A, McNair I, Lagan-Tregaskis P,
Ellis J, Krakowka S, McKillen J, Ostanello F, McNeilly F.
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2007. “Porcine circovirus 2 replication in colostrumdeprived piglets following experimental infection
and immune stimulation using a modified live
vaccine against porcine respiratory and reproductive
syndrome virus.” Zoonoses and Public Health. 54(5):
214-22.
Bagu ET, Cook SJ, Honaramooz A, Aravindakshan JP,
Huchkowsky S, Rawlings NC. 2006. “Changes in serum
luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations in response
to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH)
in bull calves that attained puberty early or late.”
Theriogenology. 66(4): 937-944.
A white-tailed deer at the WCVM Goodale Research
Farm. Photo: Michael Raine
Bagu ET, Cook S, Gratton CL, Rawlings NC. 2006. “Postnatal changes in
testicular gonadotropin receptors, serum gonadrotropin, and testosterone
concentrations and functional development of the testes in bulls.”
Reproduction. 132(3): 403.11.
Colazo MG, Kastelic JP, Small JA, Wilde RE, Ward DR, Mapletoft RJ. 2007.
“Resynchronization of estrus in beef cattle: ovarian function, estrus and fertility
following progestin treatment and treatments to synchronize ovarian follicular
development and estrus.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48: 49-56.
Barrett DM, Bartlewski PM, Duggavathi R, Davies KL, Rawlings NC. 2006.
“Suppression of follicle wave emergence in cyclic ewes by supraphysiologic
concentrations of estradiol-17beta and induction with a physiologic dose of
exogenous ovine follicle-stimulating hormone.” Biology of Reproduction.
75(4): 633-41.
Collen EB and Mayer MN. 2006. “Acute effects of radiation treatment: skin
reactions.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47(9): 931-932, 934-935.
Belknap AM, Solomon KR, MacLatchy DL, Dubé MG, Hewitt LM. 2006.
“Identification of compounds associated with testosterone depressions in fish
exposed to bleached kraft pulp and paper mill chemical recovery condensates.”
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 25(9): 2322-2333.
Biswas D, Fernando UM, Reiman CD, Willson PJ, Townsend HG, Potter AA, Allan
BJ. 2007. “Correlation between in vitro secretion of virulence-associated proteins
of Campylobacter jejuni and colonization of chickens.” Current Microbiology.
54(3): 207-212.
Breaux CB, Sandmeyer LS, Grahn BH. 2007. “Immunohistochemical
investigation of canine episcleritis.” Veterinary Ophthalmology. 10: 168-172.
Breaux CB. Grahn BH, Cullen CL. 2006. “Diagnostic ophthalmology: ruptured
uveal cysts in a beagle.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 46: 845-846.
Brito LFC, Barth AD, Rawlings NC, Wilde RE, Crews DH, Mir P, Kastelic JP. 2007.
“Effect of nutrition during calfhood and peripubertal period on serum metabolic
hormones, gonadotropins and testosterone concentrations, and on sexual
development in bulls.” Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 33: 1-18.
Brito LFC, Barth AD, Rawlings NC, Wilde RE, Crews DH, Mir PS, Kastelic JP. 2006.
“Circulating metabolic hormones during the peripubertal period and their
association with testicular development in bulls.” Reproduction in Domestic
Animals. 41: 1-7.
Bryant CE, Ouellette A, Lohmann K, Vandenplas M, Moore JN, Maskell DJ,
Farnfield BA. 2007. “The cellular Toll-like receptor 4 antagonist E5531 can
act as an agonist in horse whole blood.” Veterinary Immunology and
Immunopathology. 116(3-4): 182-189.
Bryson ER, Snead ECR, McMillan C, MacDougall L, Allen AL. 2007. “Insulinoma
in a dog with pre-existing insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.” Journal of the
American Animal Hospital Association. 43: 65-69.
Carmalt JL, Carmalt KP, Barber SM. 2006. “The effect of occlusal equilibration on
sport horse performance.” Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 23(4): 226-230.
Cattet MRL, Bourque A, Elkin BT, Powley KD, Dahlstrom DB, Caulkett NA. 2006.
“Evaluation of the potential for injury with remote drug delivery systems.”
Wildlife Society Bulletin. 34(3): 741-749.
Chandrashekhar C, Janardhan KS, Caldwell S, Singh, B. 2006. “Recruitment
and function of pulmonary intravascular monocytes/macrophages in sepsis.”
Anatomical Record: Discoveries in Cell and Molecular Biology. 288:
1259-1271.
Corrigan R, Waldner CL, Townsend HG. 2006. “Prediction of human cases of West
Nile virus by equine cases, Saskatchewan, Canada, 2003. Preventive Veterinary
Medicine. 76: 263-272.
Crookshanks J, Taylor S, Haines D, Shelton GD. 2007. “Treatment of canine
pediatric Neospora caninum myositis following immunohistochemical
identification of tachyzoites in muscle biopsies.” Canadian Veterinary Journal.
48(5): 506-508.
Cullen CL, Grahn BH. 2006. “Diagnostic ophthalmology: choroidal melanoma in
a dog.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47: 85-86.
Davies KL, Barlewski PM, Pierson RA, Rawlings NC. 2006. “Computer assisted
image analyses of corpora lutea in relation to peripheral concentrations of
progesterone: a comparison between breeds of sheep with different ovulation
rates.” Animal Reproduction Science. 96(1-2): 166-75.
Davies KL, Bartlweski PM, Epp T, Duggavathi R, Barrett DM, Bagu ET, Cook SJ,
Rawlings NC. 2006. “Does injection of prostaglandin F(2 alpha) (PGF 2alpha)
cause ovulation in anestrous western white face ewes? Theriogenology. 66(2):
251-59.
Dubé MG, Benoy GA, Wassenaar LI. 2006. “Contrasting pathways of assimilation:
multi-isotopic assessment of fish exposure to pulp mill effluents.” Journal of
Environmental Quality. 35: 1884–1893.
Duerr FM, Carr AP, Duke T, Shmon CL, Monnet E. 2007. “Prevalence of
perioperative arrhythmias in 50 young, healthy dogs.” Canadian Veterinary
Journal. 48: 169-177.
Duke T, Caulkett NA, Tataryn JM. 2006. “The effect of nitrous oxide on halothane
isoflurane and sevoflurane requirements in ventilated dogs undergoing
ovariohysterectomy.” Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. 33: 343-350.
Ebeling C, Lam T, Gordon JR, Hollenberg MD, Vliagoftis H. 2007. “Proteinaseactivated Receptor-2 (PAR-2) promotes allergic sensitization to inhaled antigens
through a TNF-mediated pathway.” Journal of Immunology. 179: 2910-2917.
Ellis JA, Martin BV, Waldner C, Dyer KD, Domachowske JB, Rosenberg HF. 2007.
“Mucosal inoculation with an attenuated mouse pneumovirus strain protects
against virulent challenge in wild type and interferon gamma receptor deficient
mice.” Vaccine. 25: 1085-1095.
Ellis JA, Waldner C, McIntosh K, Rhodes CS, Harding J, Ringler S, Krakowka
S. 2007. “Age-dependent seroprevalence of antibodies to Helicobacter pylorilike organisms (HPLO) in commercially-reared swine.” American Journal of
Veterinary Research. 67(11): 1890-1894.
Chicoine AL, Cox WR, Weich EI, Huang L, Wong J, Dowling PM. 2007.
“Pharmacokinetics of a novel amoxicillin paste formulation in cats.” Journal
of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 30, 172-174.
Ellis J, Gow S, West K, Waldner C, Rhodes CS, Mutwiri G, Rosenberg HF. 2007.
“Response of young calves to virulent BRSV infection following intranasal
administration of parenteral vaccines.” Journal of the American Veterinary
Medical Association. 230: 233-243.
Clark C, Petrie L. 2006. “Fracture toughness of bovine claw horn from cattle
with and without vertical fissures.” Veterinary Journal. 173: 541-547.
Ellis J, Gow S, West K, Waldner C, Rhodes CS, Mutwiri G. 2007. “Response of
calves to challenge exposure with virulent bovine respiratory syncytial virus
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following intranasal administration of vaccines formulated for parenteral
administration.” Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association,
230(2): 233-43.
Ellis JA, Martin BV, Waldner C, Dyer KD, Domachowske JB, Rosenberg HF. 2007.
“Mucosal inoculation with an attenuated mouse pneumovirus strain protects
against virulent challenge in wild type and interferon-gamma receptor deficient
mice.” Vaccine, 25(6): 1085-95.
Evason MD, Carr AP. 2007. “Eosinophilic cystitis in a female German wire-haired
pointer.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48: 509-511.
Evason MD, Taylor SM, Bebchuk TN. 2006. “Suspect osteogenesis imperfecta in a
male kitten.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48(3): 296-298.
Gentes ML, Waldner C, Papp Z, Smits JE. 2007. “Effects of exposure to naphthenic
acids in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) on the Athabasca oil sands, Alberta,
Canada.” Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 70: 1182-1190.
Gentes ML, Whitworth TL, Waldner C, Fenton H, Smits JE. 2007. “Tree swallows
(Tachycineta bicolor) nesting on wetlands impacted by oil sands mining are
highly parasitized by the bird blow fly Protocalliphora spp.” Journal of Wildlife
Diseases. 43: 167-178.
Gentes ML, McNabb A, Waldner C, Smits JE. 2006. “Increased thyroid hormone
levels in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) on reclaimed wetlands of the
Athabasca oil sands.” 2007. Archives of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology. 53: 287-292.
Gillick M, Linn KA. 2007. “Rotating dome trochleoplasty: an experimental
technique for correction of patellar luxation using a feline model.” Veterinary
and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 20(3): 180-184.
Gomis S, Babiuk L, Allan B, Willson P, Waters E, Hecker R, Potter A. 2007.
“Protection of chickens against a lethal challenge of Escherichia coli by a vaccine
containing CpG oligodeoxynucleotides as an adjuvant.” Avian Diseases. 51:
78-83.
Grahn BH, Mayer M, Sandmeyer LS. 2007. “Diagnostic ophthalmology: bilateral
Horner’s syndrome in a Siberian husky.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48:
537-538.
Grahn BH, Sangster C, Breaux C, Stephen C, Sandmeyer LS. 2007. “The clinical
and light microscopic manifestations of gas bubble disease in captive fish.”
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 16: 104-112.
Grahn BH, Taylor S, Sandmeyer LS. 2007. “Diagnostic ophthalmology:
pupillotonia in a toy poodle.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48: 321-322.
Grahn BH, Peiffer RL, Cullen CL, Haines DM. 2006.
“Classification of feline intraocular neoplasms
based on morphology, histochemical staining and
immunohistochemical labelling.” Veterinary
Ophthalmology. 9: 395-403.
Grahn BH, Sandmeyer LS, Storey ES. 2006.
“Diagnostic ophthalmology: Borzoi retinopathy.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47: 719-720.
Grahn BH, Sandmeyer LS, Breaux CB. 2006.
“Diagnostic ophthalmology: Coton de Tulear
retinopathy.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47:
929-930.
Gunvaldsen RE, Waldner C, Harding JCS. 2007.
“The effects of farrowing induction on suckling
piglet performance.” Journal of Swine Health and
Production. 15(2): 84-91.
Dr. Alex Livingston, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
CHAMPION OF PAIN CONTROL: In September 2006, the European Association for
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (EAVPT) presented Dr. Alex Livingston
with its coveted Lifetime Achievement Award — an honour that has only been
given to a handful of international researchers. The prestigious award recognizes
Livingston’s considerable contributions in the field of analgesia in veterinary
medicine — capping a long career that has been spent seeking new and better
ways to improve the care of animals. Livingston, who served as the Western
College of Veterinary Medicine’s dean from 1992-2002, became a professor
emeritus of WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences in 2007.
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Guziewicz KE, Zanger B, Lindauer SJ, Mullins RF,
Sandmeyer LS, Grahn BH, Stone EM, Acland GM,
Aguirre GD. 2007. “Bestrophin gene mutations cause
canine multifocal retinopathy: a novel animal model
for best disease.” Investigative Ophthalmology and
Visual Science. 48(5): 1959-1967.
Han J, Woytowich AE, Mandal AK, Hiebert LM.
2007. “Endothelial cell injury by high glucose and
heparanase is prevented by insulin heparin and basic
fibroblast growth factor.” Experimental Biology and
Medicine. 232: 927-934.
Helbig L, Woodbury MR, Haigh JC, Barth A. 2007.
“The onset of puberty in North American bison
(Bison bison) bulls.” Animal Reproduction Science.
97: 12-24.
Dr. John Gordon, 2007 Award of Innovation recipient, U of S
HEALTH INNOVATORS: A new drug with the potential to treat
a wide array of inflammatory conditions secured the 2007
Award of Innovation for Dr. John Gordon and Dr. Fang Li
of the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of
Veterinary Medicine. The two researchers were named as
winners of the $5,000 award during last spring’s “Celebrate
Success!” gala, sponsored by the Saskatoon and District
Chamber of Commerce and Women Entrepreneurs of
Saskatchewan Inc.
Their innovation is a protein called G31P that targets
inflammation associated with neutrophils, a type of white
blood cell. The targeted response may make G31P superior
to alternatives such as corticosteroids that can cause
Helbig L, Woodbury MR, Haigh JC, Collins JE, Barth AD, 2007. “The seasonal
fertility of North American bison (Bison bison) bulls.” Animal Reproduction
Science. 97: 265-277.
Hiebert LM, Wice SM, Abdelhameed T. 2007. “Evidence for the absorption of
heparin by rat stomach.” Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy. 61: 68-74.
Honaramooz A, Megee SO, Rathi R, Dobrinski I. 2007. “Building a testis:
formation of functional testis tissue after transplantation of isolated porcine (Sus
scrofa) testis cells.” Biology of Reproduction. 76: 43-47.
Jardine C, Waldner C, Wobeser G, Leighton FA. 2006. “Effect of experimental
ectoparasite control on Bartonella infections in wild Richardson’s ground
squirrels.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42(4), 750-758.
Jardine C, Waldner C, Wobeser G, Leighton FA. 2006. “Demographic features
of Bartonella infections in Richardson’s ground squirrels (Spermophilus
richardsonii).” Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42(4), 739-749.
Jardine C, McColl D, Wobeser G, Leighton FA. 2006. “Diversity of Bartonella
genotypes in Richardson’s ground squirrel populations.” Vector Borne Zoonotic
Diseases. 6(4): 395-403.
severe complications when used at high doses or over
prolonged periods of time.
Gordon, now the director of the Canadian Centre
for Health and Safety in Agriculture, is a veterinary
immunologist and a former member of WCVM’s
Department of Veterinary Microbiology. When the research
team first developed the genetically-engineered protein
more than seven years ago, Li was a post-doctoral fellow
in Gordon’s lab who worked on the generation and
characterization of G31P. The molecular immunologist is
now head of the Department of Immunology at the Dalian
Medical University in Dalian, Liaoning, People’s Republic of
China.
Photo: Debra Marshall (courtesy of U of S Research Communications)
Jenkins EJ, Veitch AM, Kutz SJ, Bollinger TK, Chirino-Trejo JM, Elkin BT, West KH,
Hoberg EP, Polley L. 2007. “Protostrongylid parasites and pneumonia in captive
and wild thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli).” Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43(2):
189-205.
Journeay S, Janardhan KS, Singh B. 2007. “Expression and function of
endtothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide-II in acute lung inflammation.”
Inflammation Research. 56: 175-181.
Kanagal SG, Muir GD. 2007. “Bilateral dorsal funicular lesions alter sensorimotor
behaviour in rats.” Experimental Neurology. 205: 513-24.
Krakowka S, Ellis J. 2006. “Reproduction of severe gastroesophageal ulcers (GEU)
in gnotobiotic swine infected with porcine Helicobacter pylori-like bacteria.”
Veterinary Pathology. 43(6): 956-62.
Lin LL, Janz DM. 2006. “Effects of binary mixtures of xenoestrogens on gonadal
development and reproduction in zebrafish.” Aquatic Toxicology. 80: 382-395.
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“Ultrasonographic image attributes of non-ovulatory follicles and follicles with
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different luteal outcomes in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-treated
anestrous ewes.” Theriogenology. 67(5): 957-69.
,IU8$AI1(ART%*$UGGAVATHI2"ARRETT$-2AWLINGS.#"ARTLEWSKI0-
2006. “Ovarian and endocrine responses to prostaglandin F (2 alpha) (PGF (2
alpha)) given at the expected time of the endogenous FSH peak at mid cycle in
ewes.” Theriogenology. Sept. 1; 66(4):811-21.
Livingston A, Gordon JR, Roberts K. 2006. “Effects of intravenous and
transdermal fentanyl on immune responses in the dog.” Journal of Veterinary
Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 29 (Supp.1): 53-54.
Lopez AM, Hecker R, Mutwiri G, van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk S, Babiuk
LA, Townsend HG, 2006. “Formulation with CpG ODN enhances antibody
responses to an equine influenza virus vaccine.” Veterinary Immunology and
Immunopathology. 114(1-2): 103-10.
Mainar-Jaime RC, Woodbury MR, Chirino-Trejo M. 2007. “Survey on ‘lumpy jaw’
on deer farms in Western Canada: prevalence and distribution and identification
of associated factors.” New Zealand Veterinary Journal. 55(1): 30-39.
Malhi PS, Adams GP, Pierson RA, Singh J. 2006. “Bovine model of reproductive
aging: Response to ovarian synchronization and superstimulation.”
Theriogenology. 66(5): 1257-1266.
Manley PA, Adams WM, Danielson KC, Dueland RT, Linn KA. 2007. “Canine
hip dysplasia: clinical trial and comparisons of juvenile pubic symphysiodesis
(JPS) and triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO).” Journal of the American Veterinary
Medical Association. 230(2): 206-210.
Mapletoft JW, Oumouna M, Townsend HG, Gomis S, Babiuk LA, van Drunen Littelvan den Hurk S. 2006. “Formulation with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides increases
cellular immunity and protection induced by vaccination of calves with formalininactivated bovine respiratory syncytial virus.” Virology. 353(2): 316-23.
Martin PA, Mayne G, Bursian SJ, Tomy G, Palace V, Pekarik C, Smits JE. 2007.
“Immunotoxicity of the commercial polybrominated diphenyl ether mixture
DE-71 in ranch mink (Mustela vison).” Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry. 26: 988-997.
Martínez MF, Kastelic JP, Mapletoft RJ. 2007. “Effects of estradiol on
gonadotrophin release, estrus and ovulation in CIDR-treated beef cattle.”
Domestic Animal Endocrinology. 33: 77-90.
McCorkell RB, Woodbury MR, Adams GP. 2007. “Evaluation of an ovarian
synchronization scheme for fixed-time artificial insemination in wapiti.”
Theriogenology. 67: 1217-1223.
McCorkell R, Woodbury MR, Adams GP. 2007. “Ovarian follicular and luteal
dynamics in wapiti (Cervus elaphus) during the transition into and out of the
breeding season.” Theriogenology. 67(7): 1224-32.
McCorkell R, Woodbury MR, Adams GP. 2006. “Ovarian follicle and luteal
dynamics in wapiti during the estrous cycle.” Theriogenology. 65: 540-556.
McMillan CJ, Taylor SM, Shelton GD. 2006. “Inherited myopathy in a young
Great Dane.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47(9): 891-893.
McNeilly F, McNair I, Stewart G, Allan G, Green LE, Waldner C, Ellis J, Armstrong
D, Krakowka S. 2006. “Post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome: studies on
disease progression in relation to serum antibody levels to porcine circovirus type
2 (PCV2) in sows and piglets and PCV2 viremia in young pigs.” The Pig Journal.
57: 70-89.
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Meurens F, Berri M, Whale J, Dybvig T, Strom S, Thompson D, Brownlie R, Townsend
HG, Salmon H, Gerdts V. 2006. “Expression of TECK/CCL25 and MEC/CCL28
chemokines and their respective receptors CCR9 and CCR10 in porcine mucosal
tissues.” Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 113(3-4): 313-27.
Muir GD, Webb AA, Kanagal S, Taylor L. 2007. “Dorsolateral cervical spinal injury
differentially affects forelimb and hindlimb action in rats.” European Journal of
Neuroscience. 25: 1501-10.
Muscatello JR, Bennett PM, Himbeault KT, Belknap AM, Janz DM. 2006. “Larval
deformities associated with selenium accumulation in northern pike (Esox
lucius) exposed to metal mining effluent.” Environmental Science and
Technology. 40: 6506-6512.
Mutwiri G, Benjamin P, Soita H, Townsend H, Yost R, Roberts B, Andrianov AK,
Babiuk LA. 2007. “Poly[di(sodium carboxylatoethylphenoxy) phosphazene]
(PCEP) is a potent enhancer of mixed Th1/Th2 immune responses in mice
immunized with influenza virus antigens.” Vaccine. 25(7): 1204-13.
Naylor JM, Poirier KL, Hamilton DL, Dowling PM. 2006. “The effects of feeding
and fasting on gastrointestinal sounds in adult horses.” Journal of Veterinary
Internal Medicine. 20: 1408-1413.
Nichani AK, Dar MA, Krieg AM, Mirakhur KK, Kaushik RS, Griebel PJ, Manuja A,
Townsend HG, Babiuk LA, Mutwiri GK. 2007. “Systemic innate immune responses
following intrapulmonary delivery of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides in sheep.”
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 115(3-4): 357-68.
Pang D, Hethey J, Caulkett NA, Duke T. 2007. “Partial pressure of end-tidal CO2
sampled via an intranasal catheter as a substitute for partial pressure of arterial
CO2 in dogs.” Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. 17(2):
143-148.
Papp Z, Bortolotti GR, Sebastian M, Smits JEG. 2006. “PCB congener profiles
in nestling tree swallows and their insect prey.” Archives of Environmental
Contamination and Toxicology. 52: 257-263.
Peta HG, Carr AP, Myers SL, Joffe DJ, Kidney BA. 2007. “Effect of serum
storage, anti-inflammatory dosages of oral prednisone and spontaneous
hyperadrenocorticism on serum glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) activity in
dogs.” Veterinary Clinical Pathology. 36: 25-29.
Ratto MH, Gomez C, Berland M, Adams GP. 2007. “Effect of ovarian
superstimulation on COC collection and maturation in alpacas.” Animal
Reproduction Science. 97: 246-256.
Ratto MH, Huanca W, Singh J, Adams GP. 2006. “Comparison of the effect of
natural mating, LH, and GnRH on interval to ovulation and luteal function in
llamas.” Animal Reproduction Science. 91: 299-306.
Ratto MH, Huanca W, Singh J, Adams GP. 2006. “Comparison of the effect of
ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) in the seminal plasma of llamas, alpacas, and
bulls.” Theriogenology. 66: 1102-1106.
Ravi M, Ngeleka M, Kim SH, Gyles C, Berthiaume F, Mourez M, Middleton
DM, Simko E. 2007. “Contribution of AIDA-I to the pathogenicity of a porcine
diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and to intestinal colonization through biofilm
formation in pigs.” Veterinary Microbiology. 120: 308-19.
Rickwood CJ, Dubé MG, Weber L, Driedger K, Janz DM. 2006. “Assessing effects of
metal mining effluent on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) reproduction
in a trophic-transfer system.” Environmental Science and Technology. 40:
6489-6497.
Wildlife health surveillance, Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre
OIE DESIGNATION: The World Organisation for Health
(Office Internationale des Epizooties or OIE) has designated
the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC)
as its first international collaborating centre in the area
of wild animal health and disease. The designation
means that CCWHC will be OIE’s collaborating centre for
wildlife disease surveillance and monitoring, diagnosis,
epidemiology and management. Collaborating centres
of OIE provide research, expertise, standardization and
dissemination of techniques within their specialized areas.
The CCWHC is now one of 20 OIE-designated reference
laboratories and collaborating centres in Canada. The
CCWHC is a partnership among Canada’s five veterinary
colleges with its headquarters at WCVM. The organization
co-ordinates Canada’s national wildlife health surveillance
program and provides educational programs, information,
and consultation to government and non-government
agencies, and to the public.
Sandmeyer LS, Breaux CB, McRuer DL, Grahn BH. 2007. “Case report: a new
technique for intraocular prosthesis implantation in a Great Horned Owl (Bubo
virginianus).” Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine. 16: 95-100.
Stull JW, Carr AP, Chomel BB, Berghaus RD, Hird DW. 2007. “Small animal
deworming protocols, client education and veterinarian perception of zoonotic
parasites in Western Canada.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48: 269-276.
Sangster C, Stevenson C, Kidney BA, Montgomery D, Allen AL. 2007. “Kernicterus
in an adult dog.” Veterinary Pathology. 44: 383-385.
Thomas P, Tracy B, Ping T, Baweja A, Wickstrom M, Sidhu N, Hiebert L. 2007.
“Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of alpha radiation in cultured porcine
aortic endothelial cells.” International Journal of Radiation Biology. 83(3):
171-179.
Shahriar F, Gordon JR, Simko E. 2006. “Identification of lipopolysaccharidebinding proteins in porcine milk.” Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research.
70: 243–250.
Shaughnessy KS, Belknap AM, Hewitt LM, Dubé MG, MacLatchy DL. 2007.
“Effects of kraft pulp mill condensates on plasma testosterone levels in
mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental
Safety. 67: 140-148.
Shoemaker RW, Wilson DG. 2007. “Surgical repair of femoral fractures in New
World camelids: five cases (1996-2003).” Australian Veterinary Journal. 85:
148-52.
Shrivastav A, Sharma AR, Bajaj G, Charavaryamath C, Ezzat W, Spafford P,
Gore-Hickman R, Singh B, Copete MA, Sharma RK. 2007. “Elevated N-myristoyltransferase activity and expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma.” Oncology
Reports. 18: 93-97.
Sibley JA, Woodbury MR, Appleyard GD, Elkin B. 2007. “Mycobacterium avium
subspecies paratuberculosis in bison (Bison bison) from northern Canada.”
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43(4): 775-779.
Snead ECR. 2006. “An oral ulceration and bleeding associated with pancreatic
enzyme supplementation in a German shepherd with pancreatic acinar atrophy.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47: 579-582.
Photo: Debra Marshall
Wobeser BK, Kidney BA, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Mayer MN, Spinato MT, Allen AL.
2007. “Diagnoses and clinical outcomes associated with surgically amputated
canine digits submitted to multiple veterinary diagnostic laboratories.”
Veterinary Pathology. 44(3): 355-361.
Wobeser BK, Kidney BA, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Mayer MN, Spinato MT, Allen AL.
2007. “Diagnoses and clinical outcomes associated with surgically amputated
feline digits submitted to multiple veterinary diagnostic laboratories.” Veterinary
Pathology. 44(3): 362-365.
Wobeser G, Ngeleka M, Appleyard G, Bryden L, Mulvey MR. 2007. “Tularemia
in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) during a population irruption in
Saskatchewan, Canada.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43: 23-31.
Woodbury MR, Berezowski J, Haigh JC. 2006. “An estimation of reproductive
performance of farmed elk (Cervus elaphus) in North America.” Canadian
Veterinary Journal. 47: 60-64.
Yole M, Wickstrom M, Blakley B. 2007. “Cell death and cytotoxic effects in YAC-1
lymphoma cells following exposure to various forms of mercury.” Toxicology.
231: 40-57.
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Food
Animal
Research
Food animal research funding at
WCVM is on the rise again after a
record high in 2002-03.
02-03
$4,758,009
03-04
$2,487,798
04-05
$1,508,947
05-06
$1,837,881
06-07
$3,414,367
In the past year, WCVM’s food animal-related
research dollars have risen by 46 per cent
to more than $3.4 million — the highest total
since 2002-03 when the veterinary college
was involved in a large, multi-province beef
cattle study. Federal and industrial sources
are responsible for the recent increases
in funding, and the additional money is
supporting investigations in a variety of
disciplines.
Another exciting fact: a number of WCVM’s
current food animal-related research projects
involve new faculty members who have
been successful in attracting new sources of
funding for their projects.
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“The prevention of poultry
diseases will lead to decreased
losses during the production
of poultry products, and those
improvements will be reflected
in the production of affordable,
high-quality products for
Canadian and international
markets.”
Dr. Susantha Gomis
I have been trained as a diagnostic veterinary pathologist and
a researcher in the area of pathogenesis of infectious diseases in
mammalian and avian species. It’s very exciting and challenging to
understand the host pathogen interactions as a means of controlling
disease. That’s especially evident in the poultry industry where it’s
becoming increasingly important to control infectious diseases by
vaccinations or through other modes of immune therapy. These control
methods ensure safe food production by minimizing the use of antibiotics
and the amount of drug residues in poultry products.
The rising emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria has focused
attention on immune-based methods of disease protection. Vaccines are a
well-known method of directing the immune system for improved disease
protection, but they’re not available for some diseases. As well, vaccines
aren’t effective when producers and health officials require an immediate
protective effect — such as in the face of a disease outbreak.
We need alternate strategies to induce protective immunity. One
strategy is the “first responder” or innate component of the immune
system that detects infection by recognizing features characteristic of
infectious organisms as “danger” signals. This quickly triggers a response
capable of limiting a variety of infections (unlike vaccines which protect
only against the disease for which they were developed).
One of these danger signals is a pattern characteristic of bacterial
DNA that’s known as CpG motifs. Researchers can synthesize this pattern
in small pieces of DNA — known as oligonucleotides (ODN) — that are
suitable for administration to animals.
This particular strategy has been an active area of my team’s research
efforts to induce the immune system of chicken embryos and neonatal
poultry. We have demonstrated delivery of synthetic CpG-ODN to chick
embryos. In doing so, we have avoided the complicating effects of other
environmental stimuli on the immune system and its effect of inducing
innate immunity against infectious diseases in the neonatal period of
poultry.
This research endeavour has opened opportunities to work with other
researchers in the academic, research and industry sectors in Canada and
abroad. Our goal is to use CpG-ODN as an immunostimulatory product
in poultry against bacterial infections in the commercial broiler industry.
Immunostimulatory products will improve disease resistance in neonatal
poultry, improve production efficiency, and minimize antibiotic use and
drug residues in poultry products.
Another research project that I initiated focuses on the control of
an emerging viral disease called inclusion body hepatitis that’s caused
by adenoviruses in the commercial broiler chicken industry in Canada
Dr. Susantha Gomis and graduate students, Veterinary Pathology
FROM SRI LANKA TO SASKATCHEWAN: Dr. Susantha Gomis
received his Bachelor of Veterinary Science degree
from Sri Lanka’s University of Peradeniya in 1986. Gomis
remained at his alma mater for four years, working
as a clinician and a lecturer in the university’s Faculty
of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science. In 1990,
Gomis moved to Saskatchewan to begin his Master of
Veterinary Science degree in anatomic pathology at the
Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of
Veterinary Pathology. Gomis received his MVetSc degree
in 1992, then went on to complete his PhD in 1995 under
the supervision of Dr. Gary Wobeser at WCVM and Dr.
Andy Potter at VIDO. Following a one-year, post-doctoral
fellowship at VIDO, Gomis travelled to Sri Lanka to work as
— particularly in Western Canada. While this project’s major goal is to
develop a vaccine to control the disease, we’re also studying the pathogenesis
of the disease.
This project is a joint initiative between our research team at WCVM, Dr.
Davor Ojkic at the University of Guelph and Dr. Suresh Tikoo at the Vaccine
and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). The project has provided
WCVM scientists with another ideal opportunity for developing collaborations
with scientists in Canada and in other countries around the world. These
collaborative efforts also contribute to my long-term goal: improving vaccine
delivery and immunotherapy in chicken embryos.
All of these research programs have received financial support from a
variety of organizations: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada (NSERC), the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development
Fund, the Poultry Industry Council in Ontario, the Saskatchewan Chicken
a senior lecturer in the University of Peradeniya’s Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science. Gomis returned
to Saskatoon in 1999 and worked as a scientist at VIDO
in the area of infectious diseases and immunopathology
of poultry. In July 2002, Gomis became an associate
professor in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Pathology
and a specialist in poultry disease control with a research
focus on the pathogenesis and control of infectious
diseases in poultry. Gomis became a Diplomate of the
American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) in 2004.
Left to right: Veterinary pathologist Dr. Susantha Gomis and his
graduate students Samantha Ekanayake and Azita Taghavi.
Industry Development Fund, the Alberta Chicken Producers, and Alberta
Agriculture Research Funding Consortium.
I foresee a number of advantages to society as a result of our research
programs — especially in the areas of food safety and human health issues.
The prevention of poultry diseases will lead to decreased losses during the
production of poultry products, and those improvements will be reflected
in the production of affordable, high-quality products for Canadian and
international markets. With the public’s increasing demand for foodstuffs
that are free of drug residues, the results of our research will be a competitive
advantage for Canada’s poultry industry.
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Wildlife
Research
WILDLIFE RESEARCH funding at WCVM
has increased by 83 per cent in five
years.
02-03
03-04
$890,632
$1,622,477
04-05
$2,260,610
05-06
$3,479,728
06-07
$5,145,211
New investigations in the areas of food animal
health and wildlife health have helped to boost
the Western College of Veterinary Medicine’s
annual research dollars in 2006-07.
The increased funding in wildlife research
reflects new investigations in toxicology and
environmental issues — areas where research
activity is very strong.
Another major influence is WCVM’s research
involvement in chronic wasting disease studies
that are supported by PrioNet Canada, a
Network of Centres of Excellence for prion
disease research. Since PrioNet Canada’s
formation in 2005, WCVM has received more
than $1.2 million for CWD-related research
projects.
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“ Detecting a new disease
condition, trying to understand
how it’s spread, and understanding
the disease’s impact on populations — that’s what makes all of
this work so interesting.”
Dr. Trent Bollinger
Our primary goal is to assess the effects of disease on wildlife populations,
and we do this through surveillance programs and targeted research activities.
Once we identify a new disease or a cluster of cases involving a previouslyknown disease, we can focus our research to look at the effects of the disease
on population health, on developing ways to manage the disease, and whether
these management programs are effective. We’re also interested in gaining
a better understanding of the ecology of disease and the factors that result in
increased clinical cases.
We’ve been following this process for our work with chronic wasting
disease (CWD) in Saskatchewan. While our field research only started two
and a half years ago, the work truly began 10 years ago when I was a research
associate with the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre (CCWHC)
and became involved in the Saskatchewan Environment CWD surveillance
program. Working with Saskatchewan Environment and Prairie Diagnostic
Services, we’ve tracked CWD’s emergence in wild deer from its first detection
south of Lloydminster in 2000 to its current distribution in four areas of the
province extending into eastern Alberta.
This initial surveillance program has led to a number of research
opportunities — including a project that directly uses the CWD database.
Dr. John Campbell of WCVM and I co-supervise the work of graduate student
Dr. Joanne Tataryn whose project investigates the effectiveness of passive
surveillance programs in detecting diseases like CWD and techniques for
combining different types of surveillance to determine if areas are CWD-free.
Our findings, which are applicable to any infectious disease, will give insight
into how the design of future surveillance programs can be improved.
As the number of CWD cases on the Prairies has grown, so has the public’s
concern about the disease and its potential impact on wild and farmed cervid
populations. The challenge is that we still don’t know a lot about CWD. We
don’t know the full effects of the disease on deer and elk populations, plus
we can’t confirm the complete range of hosts that are susceptible to CWD. If
further research shows additional risks to other species of wildlife, domestic
livestock or to humans, there will be an even greater need to know how to
effectively manage this disease in the wild.
While Saskatchewan Environment has supported the CWD surveillance
program for many years, no other funding sources for CWD research existed
until the recent formation of PrioNet Canada (www.prionetcanada.ca) —
a Network of Centres of Excellence for prion disease research. One of our
PrioNet Canada-supported studies is an investigation of the factors that affect
the movement and dispersal of wild deer on the Prairies: where and how far
do these animals move, and what characteristics of habitat and landscape
use affect their movement patterns. A greater knowledge of deer movement
will allow us to develop a predictive model so we can better understand the
projected spread of CWD on the Prairies.
Aspects of this research form the basis of Master of Science programs for
Nicole Skelton and Erin Silbernagel. These multidisciplinary projects benefit
from the expertise of other U of S colleagues such as Drs. François Messier
Dr. Trent Bollinger, Veterinary Pathology
WILDLIFE EXPLORER: Dr. Trent Bollinger is a two-time
graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, receiving a
BSc degree in 1984 and a DVM degree in 1988. Bollinger
continued his post-graduate training at the University of
Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College where he completed
a DVSc in wildlife veterinary pathology in 1992. For more
than a decade, Bollinger worked as a research associate
with the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre and
continues to serve as director of CCWHC’s Western and
Northern Regional Centre. In 2006, Bollinger became an
associate professor in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary
Pathology where he’s involved in teaching, research
and clinical work as a veterinary diagnostic pathologist.
“Most things interest me,” says Bollinger, whose research
interests span a wide range of species and disease
states.
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Geography), and Drs. Cheryl Waldner, Tasha Epp and Ted Leighton of WCVM.
As our team conducts fieldwork with Saskatchewan deer populations,
we’re also collaborating with Drs. David Coltman and Evelyn Merrill from the
University of Alberta who are carrying out similar research in eastern Alberta
with the support of the Alberta Prion Research Institute (APRI). In addition,
we’re working with Dr. Coltman on a related study that’s using the genetics of
deer to understand their movement patterns.
In a second study supported by PrioNet Canada, we’re surveying the
prevalence of CWD and other infectious agents in wild deer that live in southern
Saskatchewan. The project, which is part of Champika Fernando’s MSc program,
has surveyed a range of viruses and parasites infecting deer and is focusing on
a gamma herpes virus (a non-pathogen) as a surrogate for the less-prevalent
CWD. By looking at another infectious agent, we hope to investigate whether
certain management practices may affect the prevalence of infectious diseases
like CWD. Collaborating on this project is WCVM’s Dr. Janet Hill who provides
expertise in molecular techniques.
Our experience with CWD surveillance has also introduced us to
collaborations with other research groups. For example, we’re collaborating with
Canadian Food Inspection Agency scientists and researchers from the wildlife
and agriculture departments of Alberta and Saskatchewan on a surveillance
project. Together, we’re examining ways in which we can combine CWD
surveillance data for wild cervid populations with surveillance of farmed deer
and elk. This will allow us to develop regional scale disease models that may
assist in developing management programs.
We’re still exploring the potential value of a decade’s worth of CWD
surveillance data, and despite our extensive experience with the disease, this is
only the beginning of a long-term research program. CWD is slow moving and
the prevalence of the disease slowly changes over time, so it will take years before
we begin to see trends in the accumulated data.
Besides the CWD-focused research, my work as a diagnostic veterinary
pathologist has introduced me to cases involving a variety of species and disease
states. Here’s an overview of some previous and current projects:
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Our findings confirmed that carcass clean up isn’t effective in managing the
disease, and as a result, wildlife agencies in Western Canada have changed their
management approach.
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of Danna Schock, a MSc student at the University of Regina whose work
focused on a novel ranavirus in tiger salamanders. Danna continued her field
research in Saskatchewan as part of her PhD program (investigating ranavirus
salamander co-evolution) at Arizona State University. I was a member of the
graduate committee that awarded Danna her PhD in 2007.
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investigating the pathogenesis of myeloencephalitis and the impact of this
neurological disease in swine populations.
While my research projects involve different diseases and species, there’s a
common thread throughout my work: I want to use the techniques of pathology
and epidemiology to improve the overall health of wildlife and domestic
animals. Detecting a new disease condition, trying to understand how it’s spread,
and understanding the disease’s impact on populations — that’s what makes
all of this work so interesting.
Photo: Debra Marshall
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BOOKS, REVIEWS, PRESENTATIONS
Books, Chapters in Books, Expository and Review Articles;
Invited Papers and Presentations
June 30, 2006, to July 1, 2007
Abeysekara AWAS, Lohmann KL, Hamilton DL, Naylor
JM, Zello GA. 2007. “Metabolic acidosis, D-lactic
acidosis, and sodium bicarbonate therapy: effects
on CSF pH, D-lactate clearance and neurological
status paradox.” Canadian Society for Clinical
Nutrition (CSCN) Sixth Annual Scientific Meeting. June;
Edmonton, Alta.
Adams GP. 2007. “Current alpaca research at the
reproduction research laboratory, University of
Saskatchewan” and “Reproductive characteristics of
the alpaca: the weird and the wonderful.” Featured
speaker, Heart of England Alpaca Event, May 5-6;
North Brackley, UK.
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Adams GP. 2007. “The BioMedical Imaging and
Therapy beamline at the Canadian Light Source:
medicine, engineering and physics.” Third Annual
Conference of the National Health Sciences Students’
Association, Jan. 4-6; Saskatoon, Sask.
Adams GP. 2006. “Advanced reproductive
technologies in South American camelids” and
“Research update: ovulation and breeding
management.” First Annual Conference of Alpaca
Canada. Nov. 11-13; Ottawa, Ont.
A feline patient in WCVM’s Veterinary Teaching
Hospital. Photo: Michael Raine
Adams GP. 2006. “Theriogenology of South American camelids.” Current
Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall
WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 845-918.
Adams GP, Dominguez M. 2006. “Pregnancy diagnosis in llamas and alpacas.”
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS,
Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 889-895.
Adams GP. 2006. “Ovarian function in llamas and alpacas.” Current Therapy in
Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis,
Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 873-877.
Allen A. 2006. “Investigations into congenital hypothyroidism of foals.” Atlantic
Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. July 6; Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Anthony JMG. 2007. “Apical abscess” and “Discoloured teeth.” Blackwell’s FiveMinute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Small Animal Dentistry.
Author: Lobprise HB. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
Anthony JMG. 2006. “Tooth root abscess (apical abscess), “Discoloured tooth/
teeth” and “Oral masses.” Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Canine
and Feline. Edited by Tilley LP, Smith FWK. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing.
Artois M, Caron A, Leighton FA, Bunn C, Vallat B. 2006. “La faune sauvage et
les maladies émergentes (wildlife and emerging diseases).” Revue scientifique
et technique de l’Office international des épizooties (OIE)/Scientific and
Technical Review. 25(3): 897-912.
Asher GW, Haigh JC, Wilson PR. 2007. “Reproductive behaviour of red deer
and wapiti.” Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by
Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 937-942.
Barth AD, 2007. “Evaluation of potential breeding soundness of the bull.”
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS,
Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 228-240.
Barth AD, 2007. “The philosophy of bull breeding soundness evaluation,” “The
pathogenesis of abnormal sperm production,” “Pubertal development in bulls”
and “Spermiogram interpretation.” James Bailey Herd Health Conference. Feb. 3;
Brookings, S.D.
Barth AD. 2006. “Spermatology and bull breeding soundness evaluation.” Post
graduate course, Cordoba Animal Reproduction Institute. Nov. 3-5; Cordoba,
Argentina.
Bergfelt DR, Adams GP. 2006. “Ovulation and corpus luteum formation in the
mare.” Current Therapy in Equine Reproduction. Edited by Samper JC, Pycock
JF, McKinnon AO. St. Louis, Mo: Saunders Elsevier. 1-13.
Campbell JR, 2007. “Master of Public Health programs in Canada.” National
Health Science Students’ Association Conference. Jan. 4-7; Saskatoon, Sask.
Campbell JR, Jelinski M. 2006. “Herd health in cow-calf operations in North
America: a Western Canadian perspective.” The 24th World Buiatrics Congress.
Oct. 15-19; Nice, France.
Carmalt JL, Carmalt KP, Barber SM. 2006. “The effect of occlusal equilibration
on sport horse performance (dressage).” Proceedings of the AAEP Focus 2006,
American Association of Equine Practitioners. July; Indianapolis, Ind. 243-245.
Carr AP. 2007. “Presentation topics: ECG basics; arrhythmia challenge; Cushing’s
disease; heart failure therapy; blood pressure nuts and bolts; blood pressure cases;
management of chronic renal failure; immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia; and zoonotic diseases.” First Flight
Veterinary Conference. May; Kitty Hawk, N.C.
Carr AP. 2007. “ECGs and blood pressure measurement” and “Therapeutic
consequences of hypertension with comorbid medical illnesses.” Baden-Badener
Kleintiertage. March; Baden-Baden, Germany.
Carr AP. 2006. “Blood pressure and endocrine disease and blood pressure in
spontaneously obese dogs.” European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Meeting, Sept.; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Carr AP. 2006. “Nuts and bolts of blood pressure measurement and interactive
case series on hypertension.” International Veterinary Emergency and Critical
Care Society Meeting. Sept. 17-21; San Antonio, Tex.
Carr AP. 2006. “Nuts and bolts: technology; nuts and bolts: technique and patient
factors; chronic renal failure and hypertension; hyperadrenocorticism and
hypertension; blood pressure changes with diabetes, hyperthyroidism and obesity;
hypotension; end-organ damage from hypertension; blood pressure cases; and
hands-on lab.” Lifelearn Inc. November 17-18; Guelph, Ont.
Carr AP. 2006. “Hyperkalemia and the ECG.” Saskatchewan Association of
Veterinary Technologists Annual General Meeting. Nov.; Saskatoon, Sask.
Carr AP. 2006. “Blood pressure nuts and bolts; hypertension case series; ECG
basics and arrhythmias, immune-mediated hemolytic anemia and immunemediated thrombocytopenia; immune-mediated polyarthritis; and management
of chronic renal failure.” North Carolina Academy of Small Animal Medicine.
Nov.; Sanford, N.C.
Cattet M. 2007. “Conserving grizzly bears in Alberta: from mountains to
molecules.” The 46th Annual Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal
Science (CALAS) Symposium. June 2-5; Calgary, Alta.
Bollinger TK. 2007. “Factors affecting the spread of chronic wasting disease in
wild deer.” PrP Canada: Canada’s Prion Research Conference. Feb.; Calgary, Alta.
Cattet M. 2007. “Conserving grizzly bears in Alberta: from mountains to
molecules.” Sixth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians
Network. June 10; Saskatoon, Sask.
Brown S, Atkins C, Bagley R, Carr A, Cowgill L, Davidson M, Egner B, Elliott J,
Henik R, Labato M, Littman M, Polzin D, Ross L, Snyder P, and Stepien R. 2007.
“Guidelines for the identification, evaluation and management of systemic
hypertension in dogs and cats.” Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 21:
542–558.
Caulkett NA, Paterson JM, Haigh JC, Siefert L. 2007. “Comparative physiological
effects of thiafentanil-azaperone and thiafentanil-medetomidine-ketamine
in free-ranging Uganda kob.” Proceedings of the Association of Veterinary
Anaesthetists (AVA) Annual Meeting. March; Paris, France.
Campbell JR. 2007. “Master of Public Health and veterinary public health
programs in North America.” Canadian Association of Veterinary Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine Conference. June 8-10; Edmonton, Alta.
Caulkett NA, Paterson JM, Haigh JC, Siefert L. 2006. “Comparative physiological
effects of thiafentanil-azaperone and thiafentanil-medetomidine-ketamine in
free-ranging Uganda kob.” Proceedings of the American Association of Zoo
Veterinarians (AAZV) Annual Meeting. Sept.; Tampa, Florida.
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Horses on pasture at Goodale Research Farm, WCVM
HEALTHY FUNDING FOR HORSES: WCVM’s equine
health research and training programs received more
than $625,000 in funding support in 2007. The first
announcement came in March when the Heather Ryan
and L. David Dubé Veterinary Health and Research Fund
awarded $410,000 to three investigations of equine
endotoxemia, neonatal Rhodococcus equi pneumonia
and genetic ocular disorders at WCVM. These are the first
studies to receive support from the new research fund
that was created after the Heather Ryan and L. David
Dubé Foundation contributed $1.07 million to WCVM’s
equine and companion animal health programs in 2006.
As well, the WCVM Equine Health Research Fund
allocated more than $122,000 toward eight horse health
research studies and more than $100,000 toward three
graduate fellowships. To top things off, WCVM raised
an additional $200,000 for equine health research
during the first year of a unique matching gift incentive
program. For five years, the Heather Ryan and L. David
Dubé Foundation will provide up to $100,000 per year in
matching funds. That gives WCVM the chance to raise an
additional $1 million for equine health research by 2011.
For more details, visit www.ehrf.usask.ca.
Clark C. 2007. “Bovine spongiform encephalopathy.” Ontario Veterinary Medical
Association Annual Conference. Jan.; Toronto, Ont.
Dowling PM. 2007. “Update on pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of
antimicrobials.” Technews: Journal of Canadian Veterinary Technicians. 30,
9-12.
Clark C. 2007. “Anthrax.” Saskatchewan Pasture School, Saskatchewan Forage
Council. June 14; Saskatoon, Sask.
Clark C. 2007. “When antibiotics don’t work.” Farm Animal Council of
Saskatchewan. May 9; Saskatoon, Sask.
Clark C. 2007. “Anthrax.” Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Farm Animal
Council of Saskatchewan Producer Information Sessions. Apr. 16; Swift Current,
Sask. Apr. 3; Melfort, Sask. July 25; Tisdale, Sask. July 20; Naicam, Sask. July 18;
Saskatoon, Sask.
Clark C. 2007. “Dealing with anthrax” and “Preconditioning programs for feedlot
cattle.” Cattlemen’s Corral Crop Visions. Jan. 16; Lloydminster, Alta.
Clark C. 2006. “Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases in lambs.”
Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board, Dec. 2; Saskatoon, Sask.
Clark C. 2006. “Anthrax: the forgotten plague.” Large Animal Veterinary
Rounds. 6(10): 1-6.
Photo: Michael Raine
Dowling PM. 2006. “Pharmacogenetics: it’s not just about ivermectin in collies.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47: 1165-1168.
Dowling PM. 2006. “Clinical pharmacology update: insulin and gentamicin.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47: 711-712.
Dubé MG, Munkittrick KR and Hewitt M. 2007. “Pulp and paper mill impacts.”
The Toxicology of Fishes. Edited by Di Giulio R, Hinton D. United Kingdom:
Taylor & Francis.
Dubé M, Rickwood C, Hruska K, MacLatchy, Glozier N. 2007. “Recent
developments in the application of artificial streams.” North American Selenium
Working Group. June 6; Saskatoon, Sask.
Dubé MG. 2006. “Development of methods for cumulative effects assessment
(CEA).” Connecting Water Resources National Symposium, Canadian Water
Network. Nov. 20-23; Montreal, Que.
Cruz AM, Rubio-Martinez L, Dowling PM. 2006. “New antimicrobials, systemic
distribution and local methods of antimicrobial delivery in horses.” Veterinary
Clinics of North America: Equine Practice. 22, 297-322.
Dubé MG. 2006. “Development of tools for assessing changes in biota exposed
to pulp and paper effluents.” Invited presentation. National Council for Air
and Stream Improvement (NCASI) Long-term Receiving Water Study (LTRWS)
Science Advisory Panel (SAP) Meeting. Sept. 6; Pointe-Claire, Que.
Dochi O, Mapletoft RJ, 2007. “The use of embryo transfer for improvement of
fertility in lactating dairy cows.” Journal of Reproduction and Development,
52: S131-S132.
Dubé M. 2006. “Considerations for using artificial streams (mesocosms) for metal
mining EEM.” Invited platform presentation, National Environmental Effects
Monitoring (EEM) Science Committee Meeting. Sept. 4-5; Fredericton, N.B.
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Ellis JA. 2006. “Control and prevention of PCV-2.” Baltic States EU Stabilization
and Association Agreement (SAA). Dec. 12; Tallin, Estonia.
Ellis JA. 2006. ”The PRRSV-PCV2 dilemma.” American College of Veterinary
Pathologists, Annual Meeting. Dec. 6; Tucson, Ariz.
Ellis JA. 2006. “Principles of vaccination,” “Herd immunity,” “What causes
disease,” “Colostrum management/passive immunity” and “Update on bovine
respiratory disease including agent and vaccination.” CVC Central. Aug. 28;
Kansas City, Kan.
Ellis JA, Harding J, Gagnon CA, Hamel A. 2006. “Porcine circoviral disease in
Canada: a circle within a wheel.” International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS)
Congress. July; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ellis JA. 2006. “Current status of PCV2 in Canada” International Pig Veterinary
Society (IPVS) Congress. July; Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gordon J. 2007. “Tolerogenic dendritic cells activate infectious tolerance
pathways. Regulatory T cells and dendritic cells from the lungs of treated mice
express a tolerogenic phenotype.” World Immune Regulation Meeting. April 11;
Davos, Switzerland.
Gordon J. 2006. “Dendritic cell immunotherapy: a preferred approach for
treatment of allergic disease?” First Mediterranean Workshop on Clinical
Immunology. Oct. 29; Évora, Portugal.
Gordon J. 2006. “Tolerogenic dendritic cells as a therapeutic tool in allergy.”
Keynote speaker, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Allergy and Clinical
Immunology. Oct 27; Montréal, Que.
Grahn BH, Barnes L, Breaux C, Sandmeyer, LS. 2006. “Chronic retinal
detachment with giant retinal tears, comparison of three treatment groups.”
Proceedings of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. Nov. 1-4;
San Antonio, Tex.
Grahn BH, Sandmeyer LS. 2006. “Three port posterior segment surgery in dogs:
anatomy and approach.” Vitreoretinal surgery wet lab. American College of
Veterinary Ophthalmologists Annual Conference. Nov. 5; San Antonio, Tex.
Grahn BH, Peiffer RL. 2006. “Ophthalmic Pathology.” Veterinary
Ophthalmology, fourth edition. Edited by Gelatt KN. Philadelphia: Lippincotte
Williams & Wilkins. 355-437.
Grönlund S, Petrie L, Ferguson JG. 2006. “Treatment of digital dermatitis in
large dairy herds with Reacre Agricura, a biological topical product.” The 14th
International Symposium and Conference on Lameness in Ruminants. Large
Animal Surgery Department, Leipzig University. Nov. 8-10; Colonia, Uruguay.
Grönlund SES, Ferguson JG, Petrie L. 2006. “A new biological approach to treat
digital dermatitis in large dairy herds with Reacre Agricura.” OS44-1. 24th World
Buiatrics Congress, Oct. 15-19; Nice, France.
Giguère S, Prescott JF, Baggot JD, Walker RD. Dowling PM. 2006. Antimicrobial
Therapy in Veterinary Medicine, fourth edition. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State
University Press.
Haigh JC. 2007. “Reproductive anatomy and physiology of male wapiti and red
deer.” Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist
RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 932-936.
Haigh JC. 2007. “Other reproductive disease of deer and bison.” Current Therapy
in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St.
Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 1030-1032.
Haigh JC, Grinde J. 2007. “Reproductive management of bison.” Current
Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall
WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 1005-1011.
Harding JCS. 2007. “PCVD epidemiology and the re-emergence of PCVD in
Canada.” Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica PCV Symposium. June 25; Krakow,
Poland.
Harding JCS, McIntosh K, Auckland C, Rhodes CS, Bonneau M. 2007. “Assessment
of the detection limits of the PCV2 PCR assays in North American diagnostic
labs.” Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network. June 11; Saskatoon, Sask.
Harding JCS. 2007. “PCV epidemiology in North America.” European
Commission, Sixth Framework Programs: Specific Support Action (SSA). May 16;
Solaris, Croatia.
Harding JCS. 2007. “PCV epidemiology: an update.” Croatian Veterinary
Association. May 17; Zagreb, Croatia.
Harding JCS. 2007. “Porcine circoviral diseases (PCVD): the brutal facts.”
American Association of Swine Veterinarians Conference. March 5; Orlando, Fla.
Harding JCS. 2007. “History of porcine circoviral diseases (PCVD) and current
western Canadian situation.” Manitoba Swine Seminar. Feb. 1; Winnipeg, Man.
Harding JCS. 2007. “Porcine circoviral diseases.” 2007 National Centre for
Foreign Animal Diseases, Swine Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) Course. March 21;
Winnipeg, Man.
Harding JCS. 2007. “History of porcine circoviral diseases (PCVD) and current
western Canadian situation.” Banff Pork Seminar, Jan.19; Banff. Alta.
Harding JCS, McIntosh K, Auckland C, Rhodes CS, Bonneau M. 2006. “Assessment
of the detection limits of the PCV2 PCR assays in North American diagnostic
labs.” Western Canadian Association of Swine Practitioners Conference. Oct. 13;
Saskatoon, Sask.
Harding JC, Auckland C, Patterson J, Foxcroft GR. 2006. “Prenatal programming
of post natal health and survival.” Allan D. Leman Swine Conference. Sept. 23; St.
Paul, Minn.
Harding JCS. 2007. “Status of porcine circovirus diseases in Western Canada.”
Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48(3): 267-268.
Hendrick S. 2007. “Anthrax.” Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Farm
Animal Council of Saskatchewan Producer Information Sessions. June 13;
Lloydminster, Sask. Apr. 4; Foam Lake, Sask. Apr. 2 and Aug. 14; Prince Albert,
Sask. Aug. 16; Foam Lake, Sask.
Hendrick S. 2006. “An update on Johne’s disease research.” Alberta Johne’s
Disease Working Group Meeting. Nov. 2; Edmonton, Alta.
Hendrick S. 2006. “Implementation of a Johne’s disease milk ELISA in Canada.”
U.S. National Johne’s Disease Working Group, Annual Meeting of the U.S. Animal
Health Association. Oct.13; Minneapolis, Minn.
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Kastelic JP, Brito LFC, Barth AD. 2006. “Effects of
environmental factors and nutrition on puberty in male
ruminants.” Proceedings of the Fifth Biannual Meeting,
Association for Applied Animal Andrology, Sept. 14; St. Paul,
Minn.
Layer hen, Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
COLLEGE RESEARCH RESOURCES: Want to keep informed about WCVM’s
research program and researchers’ achievements? Visit the following
resources:
sWCVM News (www.wcvm.com/collegenews) includes the latest
research news, plus you can download The Ark — WCVM’s news
magazine.
s4HE%QUINE(EALTH2ESEARCH&UNDSITEWWWEHRFUSASKCA
regularly reports on horse health-related research. Horse Health Lines,
the Fund’s news publication, is also available online.
s6ISITTHE#OMPANION!NIMAL(EALTH&UNDWWWCAHFUSASKCATO
learn more about companion animal health research and to read Vet
Topics, the Fund’s news publication.
sExplore (www.usask.ca/research/) is a new magazine published
by U of S Research Communications. It covers a range of research
activities and achievements at the university — including some of
WCVM’s research initiatives.
Photo: Myrna MacDonald
Hendrick S. 2006. “An update on the proposed Canadian national voluntary
Johne’s disease prevention and control program.” U.S. National Johne’s Disease
Working Group, Annual Meeting of the U.S. Animal Health Association. Oct.12;
Minneapolis, Minn.
Hill JE. 2007. “Chaperonin-60 sequences and the cpnDB reference database:
diagnostic tools for veterinary infectious diseases.” Sixth Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network. June 11; Saskatoon, Sask.
Hill JE. 2007. “Chaperonin-60 sequences and the cpnDB reference database:
diagnostic tools for infectious diseases and microbial ecology.” CIHR Institute for
Infection and Immunity New Investigator Forum. April 11; King City, Ont.
Huanca W, Adams GP. 2006. “Semen collection and artificial insemination in
llamas and alpacas.” In Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology,
second edition. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders
Elsevier. 869-873.
Janz DM, Muscatello JR, Bennett PM, Kelly JM. 2006. “Applicability of proposed
fish tissue thresholds for selenium to coldwater aquatic ecosystems.” Invited
seminar, Workshop on the Fate and Effects of Selenium in Aquatic Systems. Nov.
4; Bromont, Que.
Janz DM, Muscatello JR, Bennett PM, Kelly JM. 2006. “Ecotoxicological effects of
selenium bioaccumulation in northern pike (Esox lucius).” Invited platform
presentation, International Congress on the Biology of Fish. July 20; St. John’s,
N.L.
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Kastelic JP, Brito LFC, Barth AD, 2006. “Effects of
environmental factors and nutrition on puberty in
male ruminants.” Proceedings of the Eighth Budapest
Workshop on Clinical Endocrinology; Endocrine Aspects
in Management of Reproduction in Ruminants, July 6;
Budapest, Hungary.
Landolt G, Townsend HGG, Lunn DP. 2006. “Equine
Influenza.” Equine Infectious Diseases, third edition.
Authors: Sellon DC, Long M. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders.
124-134.
Leighton FA, Heckert RA. 2007. “Newcastle disease and
related avian paramyxoviruses.” In Infectious Diseases of
Wild Birds. Edited by Thomas NJ, Hunter DB, Atkinson CT.
Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. 3-16.
Leighton FA. 2007. “Overview of wildlife disease diagnosis
and surveillance” and “Canada’s inter-agency wild bird
influenza survey: update for 2006 and 2007.” Sixth Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians
Network and the Canadian Association of Veterinary
Pathologists. June 10-13; Saskatoon, Sask.
Leighton FA. 2007.”Wild animals and human health, and
wildlife scientists as health professionals.” The Third Annual
Inter-professional Student Conference of the National Health Sciences Students’
Association. Jan. 4; Saskatoon, Sask.
Leighton FA. 2007. “National wildlife disease management and roles for national
parks.” George Wright Society Conference. April 17; St. Paul, Minn.
Leighton FA. 2007. “Veterinary medicine for a world in crisis.” Canadian
Veterinary Journal. 48: 379-385.
Lohmann KL, Barton MH. 2007. “Endotoxemia.” In Equine Infectious Diseases.
Authors: third edition. Authors: Sellon DC, Long M. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders.
Lohmann KL. 2007. “The old grey mare: management and care of the geriatric
horse.” Saskatchewan Horse Federation Conference. March 3; Saskatoon, Sask.
Lohmann KL, Cohen ND. 2006. “Gastrointestinal Diseases.” In Equine Geriatric
Medicine and Surgery. Author: Bertone J. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders.
Lopez M, Gerdts V, Attah-Poku S, Mutwiri G, Townsend HGG. 2007. “Susceptibility
of Rhodococcus equi to equine antimicrobial peptides.” The 20th Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Society for Immunology. March 15-17; Lake Louise, Alta.
Maldonado-Castillo I, Eramian MG, Pierson RA, Singh J, Adams GP. 2007.
“Classification of reproductive cycle phase using ultrasound-detected features.”
Proceedings of the Fourth Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision,
IEEE Computer Society. 258–265.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2007. “Superovulation in the cow: effects of
gonadotrophins and follicular wave status.” Journal of Reproduction and
Development, 52: S7-S18.
Aquatic Toxicology Research Facility, U of S Toxicology Centre
EXPANDED CENTRE FOR TOXICOLOGY: An $11.8-million
expansion to the U of S Toxicology Centre — including
Canada’s first water pollution research facility — officially
opened in June 2007. The project adds 760 square metres
of new space to the centre while other areas of the original
building have been renovated.
A highlight of the expansion is the Aquatic Toxicology
Research Facility — the first of its kind in Canada and one
of only a few similar research resources in the world. The
expansion provides U of S scientists with the tools needed
to detect, monitor and evaluate toxic pollution in Canada’s
lakes, rivers and other aquatic ecosystems. Their findings
will help address critical questions about water quality,
ecosystem health and national environmental policies. U of
S toxicology researchers — including faculty members of
WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences —
will use the new resources with research collaborators and
partners, technical staff and visiting scientists.
Photo courtesy of the U of S Toxicology Centre
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2007. “Nuevas alternativas para la
superovulación de donantes de embriones.” Proceedings of VII Simposio
Internacional de Reproduccion Animal. June; Cordoba, Argentina.
Mapletoft RJ. 2007. “Practitioners Forum,” co-chair. Annual Meeting of the
International Embryo Transfer Society, Jan. 11; Kyoto.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2007. “Superovulation in the cow: effects of
gonadotrophins and follicular wave status.” Reproduction Fertility and
Development. 52: S7-S18.
Mapletoft RJ. 2006. “The infertile cow: is there a solution?” Proceedings,
Association des Medicines Veterinaries Practiciens du Quebec (AMVPQ). Oct.;
Lac-Delage, Que. 1-19.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2006. “Synchronization of follicular wave
emergence for superstimulation and fixed-time embryo transfer in cattle.”
Proceedings of the 15th Annual Convention of the Societa Italiana de Embryo
Transfer (SIET). Oct. 13-14; Milan, Italy.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA. 2006. “Superovulation and fixed-time AI of donor cows with
normal and abnormal ovarian function.” Proceedings of the Association des
Medicines Veterinaries Practiciens du Quebec (AMVPQ). Oct.; Lac-Delage, Que.
20-30.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA. 2006. “Estrus synchronization and fixed-time embryo
transfer in bovine embryo transfer recipients.” Proceedings of the Italian Embryo
Transfer Association (SIET). CD. Oct.; Milan, Italy.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2006. “Synchronization of follicular wave
emergence for superstimulation and fixed-time embryo transfer in cattle.”
Proceedings of the Italian Embryo Transfer Association (SIET). CD. Oct.; Milan,
Italy.
Mapletoft RJ, Alkemade SJ, Murphy BD. 2006. “The effects of biological activity
of gonadotrophins on superovulation in the cow.” Proceedings, Italian Embryo
Transfer Association (SIET). CD. Oct.; Milan, Italy.
Mapletoft RJ, Hasler JF. 2006. “Embryo transfer 101 with a technical slant.”
Proceedings, Joint Meeting of the Canadian (CETA) and American (AETA)
Embryo Transfer Associations. Sept.; Ottawa, Ont. 3-20.
Mapletoft RJ. 2006. “Embryo freezing with an emphasis on direct transfer
utilizing ethylene glycol” and “Fertility and reproductive management in high
producing dairy cows.” Society for the Study of Animal Breeding, Oct 27; Penrith,
U.K.
Mapletoft RJ, Alkemade SJ, Murphy BD. 2006. “The effects of biological activity of
gonadotrophins on superovulation in the cow.” Society for the Study of Animal
Breeding, Oct.27; Penrith, U.K.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA, Adams GP. 2006. “Synchronization of follicular wave
emergence for superstimulation and fixed-time embryo transfer in cattle.” Society
for the Study of Animal Breeding, Oct 26; Penrith, U.K.
Mapletoft RJ, Bó GA. 2006. “Estrus synchronization and fixed-time embryo
transfer in bovine embryo transfer recipients.” Society for the Study of Animal
Breeding, Oct. 26; Penrith, U.K.
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Mapletoft RJ. 2006. “Practitioners forum,” chair. Joint Meeting of the
Canadian (CETA) and American (AETA) Embryo Transfer Associations.
Oct 7; Ottawa, Ont.
Mapletoft RJ. 2006. “Understanding the application of bovine embryo
transfer.” In IVIS Reviews in Veterinary Medicine, International
Veterinary Information Service: Ithaca, N.Y. Document R0104.1106.
Mayer MN. 2007. “Veterinary oncology forum.” Manitoba Veterinary
Medical Association. Jan.13-14; Winnipeg, Man.
Mayer MN, Treuil PL. 2007. “Radiation therapy for pituitary tumours in
the dog and cat.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 48(3): 316-318.
Mayer MN, Anthony JMG. 2007. “Radiation therapy for oral tumors:
canine acanthomatous ambeloblastoma.” Canadian Veterinary
Journal. 48(1): 99-101.
Mayer MN. 2006. “Oral melanoma vaccine.” Saskatchewan Association
of Veterinary Technologists. Nov. 5; Saskatoon, Sask.
Mayer MN. 2006. “Veterinary radiation oncology: physics of radiation
therapy, radiation biology, mast cell tumours, soft tissue sarcomas.”
Japanese Veterinarians Pet-Vet, Inc. July 5-6; Tokyo, Japan.
Mayer MN. 2006. “Veterinary radiation oncology: side effects of radiation
therapy, oral tumours, palliative radiation therapy, nasal tumours and
brain tumours.” Japanese Veterinarians Pet-Vet, Inc. July 12-13; Osaka,
Japan.
Mayer MN, Grier CK. 2006. “Palliative radiation therapy for canine
osteosarcoma.” Canadian Veterinary Journal. 47(7): 707-709.
Mayer MN, Greco DS, LaRue SM. 2006. “Outcomes of pituitary tumour
irradiation in cats.” Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 20(5):
1151-1154.
Misra V. 2007. “The polymerase chain reaction in swine medicine.”
American Association of Swine Practitioners. March; Orlando, Fla.
Mortensen C, Pollard R, Schlingman D, Adams GP. 2006. “Birthing clinic:
wet lab for breeders and veterinarians.” Medicine and Management
Course, First Annual Conference of Alpaca Canada. Nov 11-13; Ottawa,
Ont.
Olfert ED. 2007. “Regulatory concerns with CO2 euthanasia of rodents?”
Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science Annual Symposium.
June 4; Calgary, Alta.
Olfert ED. 2007. “Disaster and pandemic planning for experimental animal
facilities: half-day workshop.” Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal
Science Annual Symposium. June 2; Calgary, Alta.
Dr. Andrew Potter, VIDO Director
POTTER TAKES ON NEW ROLES: In July 2007, Dr. Andrew
Potter became the new director and CEO of the Vaccine
and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) and the
International Vaccine Centre (InterVac). Potter, who joined
VIDO in 1985, was associate director of research and chief
scientific officer before assuming the director’s role. He
is renowned for his visionary research into how bacteria
cause disease and for his groundbreaking projects at VIDO
that have generated “world firsts” in disease prevention and
more than 40 patents for animal vaccine development
and therapeutics.
A few months later, Potter also became one of the Western
College of Veterinary Medicine’s newest faculty members
in September 2007. Potter is a professor in the College’s
Department of Veterinary Microbiology where he will share
his specialized knowledge in vaccinology and vaccine
development with undergraduate and graduate students
at the veterinary college. Visit www.vido.org for more
information about Potter and his accomplishments.
Photo: Debra Marshall (courtesy of VIDO)
Palmer CW 2006. “Bovine theriogenology.” Saskatchewan Association of
Veterinary Technologists Annual Conference. Nov. 4; Saskatoon, Sask.
Paterson JM, Caulkett NA, Haigh JC, Siefert L. 2007. “Comparative physiological
effects of thiafentanil-midazolam and thiafentanil-medetomidine in free-ranging
Uganda kob.” Proceedings of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Annual
Meeting. March; Paris, France.
Panciera D, Carr AP. 2006. Endocrinology for the Practicing Veterinarian.
Made Easy Series. Jackson Hole, Wyo.: TetonNewMedia.
Pollock MS, Clarke LMJ, Dubé MG. 2007. “The effects of hypoxia on fishes: from
ecological changes to physiological effects.” Environmental Reviews 15: 1-14.
Parchoma G, Taylor SM, Naylor JM, Abutarbush SM, Lohmann KL, Schwarz K,
Waldner C, Porterfield S, Shmon CL, Polley L, Clark C. 2007. “Integrating human
computer interaction in veterinary medicine curricula.” In Enhancing Learning
through Human Computer Interaction. Edited by McKay E. Hershey, Pa.: Idea
Group Reference.
Post K. 2006. “Cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra complex,” “Infertility
in the female dog,” and “Brucellosis.” Chapters in Canine Internal Medicine
Secrets. Edited by Rubin SI, Carr AP. St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby Elsevier.
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Ratto MR, Adams GP. 2006. “Embryo technologies in the llama.” In Current
Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology, second edition. Edited by Youngquist
RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 900-905.
Rawlings NC, Bartlewski PM. 2007. “Clinical reproductive physiology of ewes.” In
Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology. Second edition. Edited by
Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Sanders/Elsevier. 642.
Rickwood C, Dubé M, Weber L, Driedger K, Janz D. 2006. “Assess effects of metal
mining effluent on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) reproduction
in a field-based trophic-transfer artificial stream system.” Invited platform
presentation (Dubé), 33rd Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop. Oct.1-4; Jasper,
Alta.
Rocke TE, Bollinger TK. 2007. “Avian botulism.” In Infectious Diseases of Wild
Birds. Edited by Thomas NJ, Hunter DB, Atkinson CT. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State
University Press. 377-416.
Taylor SM. 2006. “Exercise induced collapse in Labrador retrievers,” “Exercise
intolerance in hunting dogs” and “Inflammatory joint disease in dogs.”
Proceedings of the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention.
July; St. Johns, N.L.
Townsend HGG. 2007. “Equine research summary: Western College of Veterinary
Medicine.” Saskatchewan Horse Federation Annual Conference. March;
Saskatoon, Sask.
Townsend HGG. 2007. “Role of vaccination in the prevention of West Nile virus
disease in horses.” Western States Veterinary Conference. Feb.; Las Vegas, Nev.
Townsend HGG. 2007. “The last 30 years and what we have learned.” Proceedings
of the Horse Breeders and Owners Conference. Jan. 12-14; Red Deer, Alta. 119-123.
Townsend HGG. 2006. “Influenza vaccines.” Proceedings of the Practical
Management of Common Medical Problems Conference. College of Medicine,
University of Saskatchewan. Saskatoon, Sask. 97-104.
Rodriguez-Martinez H, Barth AD. 2007. “In vitro evaluation of sperm quality
related to in vivo function and fertility.” Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants
VI. Edited by Juengal JL, Murray JF, Smith MF. Society for Reproduction and
Fertility. Harrogate, U.K.: Nottingham University Press.
Waldner CL, Clark EG. 2007. “Summary of the Western Canada Beef Productivity
Study.” Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN) Annual
Conference. June 11; Saskatoon, Sask.
Rubin SI, Carr AP. 2007. “Gastrointestinal problems.” Canine Internal Medicine
Secrets. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier. 261-303.
Waldner CL. 2007. “Lessons from the Western Canada Beef Productivity Study.”
Alberta Veterinary Medical Association. May 16; Calgary, Alta.
Samuel MD, Botzler RG, Wobeser GA. 2007. “Avian cholera.” In Infectious
Diseases of Wild Birds. Edited by Thomas NJ, Hunter DB, Atkinson CT. Ames,
Iowa: Blackwell Publishing Professional. 239-269.
Waldner CL. 2006. “Summary of the Western Canada Study on Animal Health
Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Field
Facilities.” Report to the Canadian Prairie and Northern Section (CPANS) of the
Air and Waste Management Association. Oct.18; Calgary, Alta.
Sandmeyer LS. 2007. “Corneal discoloration,” “Corneal pigmentation” and
“Corneal vascularization. In Veterinary Clinical Advisor. Edited by Cote E. St.
Louis, Mo.: Mosby Inc.
Sandmeyer LS, Grahn BH, Breaux CB. 2006. “Diagnostic ophthalmology: equine
recurrent uveitis and exudative retinal detachment.” Canadian Veterinary
Journal. 48: 97-98.
Sandmeyer LS, Grahn BH, Breaux CB. 2006. “Diagnostic ophthalmology:
congenital stationary night blindness in an Appaloosa.” Canadian Veterinary
Journal. 47: 1131-1133.
Singh B. 2007. “Cell signaling studies with helical rosette nanotubes.” Sixth
Northern Lights Conference of the Canadian Federation of Biology Societies. June
20-21; Waterloo, Ont.
Singh B. 2006. “Lung inflammation following exposure to swine barn air.”
Seventh National Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society. Oct.
20; Prince George, B.C.
Singh B. 2006. “Intravascular monocytes/macrophages in health and disease.”
Global Symposium on Heart Health. Oct.15; Winnipeg, Man.
Snead ECR. 2007. “Acromegaly” and “Pheochromocytoma.” In Veterinary
Clinical Advisor. Edited by Cote E. St. Louis, Mo.: Elsevier.
Sumar J, Adams GP. 2006. “Reproductive anatomy and life cycle of the male
and female llama and alpaca.” In Current Therapy in Large Animal
Theriogenology, second edition. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis,
Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 855-865.
Taylor SM. 2007. “Exercise induced collapse in Labrador retrievers.” Sonoma
County Veterinary Medical Association Seminar Series. Apr. 3; Sebastopol, Calif.
Waldner CL. 2006. “Summary of the Western Canada Study on Animal Health
Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Field
Facilities.” Report to the Clean Air Strategic Alliance. Sept. 12; Calgary, Alta.
Waldner CL. 2006. “Summary of the Western Canada Study on Animal Health
Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Field
Facilities.” Report to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Sept. 12;
Calgary, Alta.
Waldner CL. 2006. “Summary of the Western Canada Study on Animal Health
Effects Associated with Exposure to Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Field
Facilities.” Report to the Alberta Environment. Sept. 11; Calgary, Alta.
West D, Spencer P, Dubé M. 2006. “Do upstream mining activities alter fish come
beyond a reference condition defined for the South Nahanni River and Nahanni
National Park?” Invited (Dubé) platform presentation, 33rd Annual Aquatic
Toxicity Workshop. Oct.1-4; Jasper, Alta.
Wilson PR, Haigh JC. 2007. “Pregnancy determination and fetal aging of
farmed red deer, wapiti and bison.” In Current Therapy in Large Animal
Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders
Elsevier. 1012-1014.
Wobeser GA. 2007. Disease in Wild Animals: Investigation and Management,
second edition. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Wobeser GA. 2007. “Disease surveillance in a shrinking world.” Canadian Animal
Health Laboratorians Annual Meeting. June; Saskatoon, Sask.
Wobeser G. 2007. “General features of health and disease with reference to
free-ranging species.” Charles Louis Davis DVM Training Program in Veterinary
Pathology. April; Madison, Wis.
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Noreen Rapin, senior technician, Veterinary Microbiology
Six WCVM scientists are the recipients of 2007 Discovery
Grants through the Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The College’s
veterinary researchers are among 3,300 university scientists
across Canada who will receive $458.8 million in Discovery
Grants to support their ongoing research in the natural
sciences and engineering over the next five years.
Results from the 2007 grant competition reflect an 85 per
cent success rate for WCVM researchers who applied for
NSERC Discovery Grants. WCVM’s successful applicants
will receive an average of about $34,000 per year for the
next five years. Combined, the six grants will contribute
more than $1.02 million to the veterinary college’s research
program:
s$R-ONIQUE$UBÏ6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCES
($16,360 per year): Direct and indirect effects of metal
pollutants on lotic food webs — comparative sensitivities of
warmwater and coldwater forage fish.
s$R'ILLIAN-UIR6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCES
($29,570 per year): Plasticity of sensorimotor behaviour.
s$R*ASWANT3INGH6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCES
($36,934 per year): Mechanisms affecting oocyte
competence in the bovine model — effect of follicular and
maternal aging.
s$R*OHN'IESY6ETERINARY"IOMEDICAL3CIENCES
($40,000 per year): Risks of perfluorinated chemicals in the
environment.
s$R*ANET(ILL6ETERINARY-ICROBIOLOGYPER
year): Genomic diversity and population dynamics in
natural microbial communities.
s$R6IKRAM-ISRA6ETERINARY-ICROBIOLOGYPER
year): How herpesviruses sense stress in their hosts.
Photo: Debra Marshall
Wobeser G. 2007. “Contaminants and their place in wildlife management.”
Wildlife Toxicology Workshop, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution. March; Washington, Del.
Wobeser G. 2006. “There are now a few gaps in our ignorance.” Keynote address,
Carlton Herman Memorial Lecture. Wildife Disease Association Annual Meeting,
University of Connecticut. August; Storrs, Conn.
Wobeser G. 2006. “The wildlife pathologist’s role.” Wildlife Human Attack
Response Training Workshop. July; Fernie, B.C.
Woodbury M, Haigh J. 2007. “Antlers and reproduction.” In Current Therapy in
Large Animal Theriogenology. Edited by Youngquist RS, Threlfall WR. St. Louis,
Mo.: Saunders Elsevier. 977-982.
Woodbury MR, Campbell JR. 2006. “Emerging disease in wild and captive
cervids.” Proceedings of the Sixth International Deer Biology Congress. Aug. 7-11;
Prague, Czech Republic. 4-15.
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Woodbury MR. 2007. “The white-tailed deer industry in Canada.” New Zealand
Veterinary Association Deer Branch Conference. May; Palmerston North, N.Z.
Woodbury MR Chirino-Trejo M. 2007. “Diagnostic detection methods for
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in white-tailed deer.” New
Zealand Veterinary Association Deer Branch Conference. May; Palmerston North,
N.Z.
Zello GA, Abeysekara AWAS, Lohmann KL, Naylor JM. 2007. “Rapid bicarbonate
treatment of acidosis produces paradoxical acidosis in the brain.” Experimental
Biology Annual Meeting. April; Washinton, Del.
Ziola K, Dubé, M. 2007. “Multi-trophic contaminant transfer in aquatic
environments.” Selenium Experts Workshop, Cameco Corporation. April 24;
Saskatoon, Sask.
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Adams GP, Testa WJ. 2006. “Ultrasonographic
assessment of reproductive status of northern fur seals
in the wild.” Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the
Wildlife Society. Sept. 23-27; Anchorage, Alaska.
Allen A, Shank AM, Williams N. 2007. “The significance
of in utero passage of meconium by the fetus in a
case of abortion in a mare.” Abstract, 35th Annual
Southeastern Veterinary Pathology Conference. May
19-20; Tifton, Ga.
Allen AL. 2006. “Squamous cell carcinoma arising
from an epithelial inclusion cyst in the cornea of a
cow.” Abstract, 57th Annual Meeting of the American
College of Veterinary Pathologists. Veterinary
Pathology. 43: 817. Dec. 2-6; Tucson, Ariz.
Allen, AL. 2006. “Plasma cell myeloma in a dog.” The 39th
Annual Western Conference of Veterinary Diagnostic
Pathologists. Oct. 27-28; Moscow, Idaho.
Allen AL, Ngeleka M. 2006. “Abortions due to Arcobacter
skirrowii in a flock of sheep.” Abstract, 49th Annual
Conference of the American Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians. Oct.12-18; Minneapolis, Minn.
Arregui L, Rathi R, Zeng W, Honaramooz A, Gomendio
M, Roldan ERS, Dobrinski I. 2007. “Xenografting of adult
mammalian testis tissue.” Reproduction, Fertility and
Development. 19(1): 119.
A Wood bison at WCVM’s Goodale Research Farm.
Photo: Michael Raine
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NC, Pierson R. 2006. “Assessment of ultrasonographic
characteristics of ovarian antral follicles in progestogen
and eCG-treated ewes.” Society of Reproduction
and Fertility Conference 2006 and National Ovarian
Workshop; July 3-5; University of Leeds, U.K.
Bortolotti GR, Smits JE, Dawson RD, Surai PF. 2006.
“Sex-specific priorities in allocation of carotenoids
to coloration and immune function.” Third North
American Ornithological Conference. Oct. 2-7;
Veracruz, Mexico.
Castillo IM, Eramian MG, Pierson RA, Singh J, Adams
GP. 2007. “Classification of reproductive cycle phase
using ultrasound-detected features.” Poster and
proceedings of the Fourth Canadian Conference on
Computer and Robot Vision, IEEE Computer Society.
May 28-30; Montreal, Que. 258-265.
Charavaryamath C, Juneau V, Janardhan KS, Singh B.
2006. “Mechanisms of lung inflammation following
exposure to swine barn air.” Seventh National
Conference of the Canadian Rural Health Research
Society. October 19-21; Prince George, B.C.
Chicoine AL, Boison JO, Parker S, Clark C, Dowling
PM. 2007. “Plasma pharmacokinetics and milk and
meat residues after intraperitoneal administration of
procaine penicillin G in lactating dairy cows.” Poster.
American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and
Therapeutics 15th Biennial Symposium. May 20-24;
Pacific Grove, Calif.
Colazo MG, Dias FC, Lightfoot K, Dochi O, Kastelic
JP, Mapletoft RJ. 2007. “Pregnancy rate following
timed-AI in beef heifers treated with Cue-Mate and
pLH or GnRH.” Abstract. Reproduction, Fertility and
Development 19:122.
Daniels B, Linhardt RJ, Zhang F, Mao W, Wice SM, Hiebert L. 2006. “In vivo antithrombotic synergy of oral
heparin and arginine. Endothelial thromboresistance
without changes in coagulation parameters.” Journal
Club Highlights. Clinical Laboratory. 52: 434.
Hereford-cross calf, Goodale Research Farm
COURT ACTION LEADS TO RESEARCH: Three new animal health studies at WCVM
have received funding from a unique source: a class action settlement. The class
action, which stemmed from the alleged price-fixing of vitamins, was initiated on
behalf of direct purchasers, indirect purchasers and consumers of vitamins and
vitamin products several years ago.
In 2005, the courts of Ontario, B.C. and Québec approved a $132-million settlement, and one year later, the same courts decided to distribute the settlement
money among charitable organizations, universities, research centres and
consumer associations. As one of the settlement’s recipients, WCVM received
$768,630 to use for new research related to food and nutrition.
After a stringent review process, three WCVM research teams received more
than $418,000 in grants for large-scale, multi-year animal health investigations.
One three-year study, led by Dr. Baljit Singh of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, will
explore the use of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) to modulate inflammation. ATRA is
a biologically active product of vitamin A metabolism. Dr. Janet Hill, an associate
professor in Veterinary Microbiology, will lead a five-year study that focuses on
the role of microbial diversity in intestinal health through a swine gut model
system. A third project is an epidemiological study of trace minerals’ impact on
the reproductive performance in Saskatchewan’s beef cow-calf herds. Dr. Steve
Hendrick of Large Animal Clinical Sciences will be the principal investigator of this
two-year study.
Photo: Michael Raine
Duckworth S, Ng SH, Chenette A, Hiebert L, Lee P. 2007. “Hyperhomocysteinemia
induces hypertension in rats.” Poster: first prize, cardiovascular/respiratory
sciences category. The 14th Annual Life and Health Sciences Research Conference.
March 16; Saskatoon, Sask.
Gimenes LU, Carvalho NAT, Sa Filho MF, Ayres H, Torres-Junior JRS, Souza AH,
Bo GA, Barros CM, Satorelli ES, Baruselli PS, Mapletoft RJ. 2007. “Follicular
deviation and ovulatory capacity in Bos indicus heifers.” Abstract. Reproduction,
Fertility and Development 19: 242.
Duncan C, Stephen C, Campbell J. 2006. “The emergence of Cryptococcus gattii
in Canada: veterinary aspects.” Proceedings of the 11th Symposium of the
International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics. Aug. 6-11;
Cairns, Australia.
Grahn BH, Barnes LD, Breaux CB, Sandmeyer LS. 2006. “Chronic complete
retinal detachments in dogs: outcome comparison of no treatment, topical
medical therapy, and retinal reattachment after vitrectomy.” Proceedings of the
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Annual Conference. Nov. 1-5;
San Antonio, Texas. 30.
Fricke JA, Clark CR, Boison JO, Chirino-Trejo M, Inglis TES, Dowling PM. 2007.
“Pharmacokinetics and residue depletion of tilmicosin in turkeys.” Poster.
American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 15th Biennial
Symposium. May 20-24; Pacific Grove, Calif.
Grahn BH and Sandmeyer LS. 2006. “Anatomic and surgical approach to the
posterior segment of dogs.” Vitreous Retinal Surgical Wet Lab. Nov. 5; San
Antonio, Texas.
Harding JCS, McIntosh K, Auckland C, Rhodes CS, Bonneau M. 2007. “Assessment
of the detection limits of the PCV2 PCR assays in North American diagnostic
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labs.” Fifth International Symposium on Emerging and Re-emerging Pig
Diseases. June 24-27; Krakow, Poland.
Harding JCS, Auckland C. 2006. “Evidence of brain sparing in stillborns of
heavy, average and light birth weight.” Proceedings of the 19th International
Pig Veterinary Society Congress. Copenhagen, Denmark. 2: 510.
Helfand SC, Dickerson EB, MacDonald VS, Edris W, Akhtar N, Padilla
M. 2007. “Receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) targeting in canine
hemangiosarcoma (HSA) with implications for antiangiogenesis cancer
strategies.” Molecular Targets in Cancer. Mar.18-23; Whistler, B.C.
Hiebert L, Ping T, Wice S. 2006. “Cumulative effects of unfractionated
heparin administered by the oral route for 30 days.” Canadian
Cardiovascular Society. Oct. 21-25; Vancouver, B.C.
Huang YY, Simko E. 2007. “Plasma protein profile in piglets before and after
suckling.” Abstract and presentation. Sixth Annual Meeting of the Canadian
Animal Health Laboratorians Network. June 10-13; Saskatoon, Sask.
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treatments activate infectious tolerance pathways. Both CD4+CD25+Foxp3+
T cells and dendritic cells from the lungs of treated mice express a
tolerogenic phenotype.” The 20th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of
Immunology. March 15-18; Lake Louise, Alta.
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treatments activate infectious tolerance pathways. Both CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T
cells and dendritic cells from the lungs of treated mice express a tolerogenic
phenotype.” International Congress of Immunology. Aug.; Rio de Janiero,
Brazil.
Huang YY, Walther I, Martinson SA, López A, Yason C, Godson DL, Clark EG,
Simko E. 2007. “Porcine circovirus 2 inclusion bodies in epithelial cells.”
Abstract and presentation. Sixth Annual Meeting of the Canadian Animal
Health Laboratorians Network. June 10-13; Saskatoon, Sask.
Hunter B, Raz T, Grey A, Chirino-Trejo M, Card C, Corey DG. 2006. “Uterine
inflammatory response to simultaneous treatment with frozen semen and
bacteria in resistant mares.” Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Convention
of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Dec. 2-6; San Antonio,
Texas. 389-392.
Jaiswal RS, Singh J, Nagra HS, Grafton T, Ratto MH, Malhi PS, Adams GP.
2006. “Oocyte competence under different progestational environments.”
Platform presentation. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Study of Reproduction. Biology of Reproduction 2006 Special Issue.
July 28-Aug.1; Omaha, Neb. 109.
Liber K, Weber LP, Lévesque C. 2006. “Sublethal toxicity of two wastewater
treatment polymers used at Ekati diamond mine to lake trout fry.” Aquatic
Toxicity Workshop. Oct.1-4; Jasper, Alta.
Lux SE, Rickwood CJ, Dubé MG, Janz DM, Weber LP. 2006. “Larval
deformities and energetics in fathead minnow exposed to metal mining and
sewage effluent.” Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Nov.
5-9; Montreal, Que.
McIntosh K, Harding J, Parker S, Krakowka S, Allan G, Ellis JA. 2007.
“Quantitative PCR for porcine circovirus in swine feces in PCVD-affected
and non-affected commercial herds.” Fifth International Symposium on
Emerging and Re-emerging Pig Diseases. June 24-27; Krakow, Poland.
Dr. Bruce Wobeser, PhD student
GRADUATE ENHANCER: WCVM’s new Graduate
Education Enhancement Fund will offer a series of
annual scholarships to graduate students, and it
may also provide funding for specific equipment
purchases and learning opportunities that will enhance
graduate students’ experiences at WCVM. To help
increase student numbers, the fund will offer six annual
scholarships worth $8,000 each — half the amount of
general scholarships offered by the Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The goal: by providing “half-scholarships,” the College
encourages researchers to find matching funding
through their departments or other funding sources. At
the same time, the endowment fund provides support
for an increased number of graduate students.
Photo: Debra Marshall
Mohr R, Janardhan KS, Shrivastav A, Sharma R, Singh B. 2007. “Expression and
activity of N-myristoyl transferase in normal and inflamed cattle lungs.” Experimental
Biology Meeting. April 30-May 4; Washington, Del.
Nibblett B, Knorr L, Snead ECR, Taylor S, Jackson M, Post K. 2007. “A retrospective
study of feline hemotrophic mycoplasma at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine
(1995-2006).” Poster. American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)
Forum. June; Seattle, Wash.
Ratto MH, Singh J, Roesler W, Adams GP. 2006. “Partial chemical characterization of
an ovulation-inducing factor in the seminal plasma of llamas.” Proceedings of the
Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction. July 24-27; Omaha, Neb.
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Ratto M, Singh J, Roesler W, Adams GP. 2006. “Partial chemical
characterization of an ovulation inducing factor present in the seminal plasma
of llamas.” Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study
of Reproduction. Biology of Reproduction 2006 Special Issue. July 29-Aug. 1;
Omaha, Nebraska. 174-75.
Ravi M, Ngeleka M, Kim S-H, Gyles CL, Berthiaume F, Mourez M, Middleton
DM, Simko E. 2006. “Role of AIDA-I adhesin in pathogenesis E. coli induced
diarrhea in pigs.” Poster and abstract. Second prize, Young Investigator Award
for Experimental Diseases. The 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of
Veterinary Pathologists, Tucson, Ariz.
Rickwood CJ, Dubé MG, Weber LP, Driedger KL, Janz DM. 2006. “Assessing effects
of metal mining effluent on fathead minnow reproduction in a field-based
trophic transfer artificial stream system.” Aquatic Toxicity Workshop. Oct. 1-4;
Jasper, Alta.
Smits JEG, Martin PA. 2006. “Non-lethal bioindicators in wild birds: which ones
are meaningful?” Invited presentation. The 27th Annual Conference Society of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Nov. 5-9; Montreal, Que.
Smits JEG, Gentes M-L. 2006. “Interpreting measures of health and
immunocompetence in tree swallows.” Invited presentation. Third North
American Ornithological Conference. Oct. 2-7; Veracruz, Mexico.
Stevenson CK, Kidney BA, Duke T, Snead ECR, Mainar-Jame RC, Jackson
ML. 2006. “Serial blood lactate concentrations as prognostic indicators in
systemically ill dogs.” Abstract. Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of
the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) and the 41st Annual
Meeting of the American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP).
Veterinary Pathology. 43(5): 806. Dec. 2-6, Tucson, Ariz.
Rogan D, Martinez MF, Bo GA, Chesta P, Feresin F, Mapletoft RJ. 2007.
“Progesterone release patterns from Cue-mate in comparison to other
intravaginal progesterone-releasing devices in lactating dairy cows.” Abstract.
Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 19:126.
Stevenson CK, Kidney BA, Duke T, Snead ECR, Mainar-Jame RC, Jackson ML.
2006. “Evaluation of the Accutrend for lactate measurement in dogs.” Abstract.
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists (ACVP) and the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society for
Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP). Veterinary Pathology. 43(5): 811.
Dec. 2-6; Tucson, Ariz.
Sandmeyer LS, Breaux CB, Archer S, Grahn BH. 2006. “The association of
congenital stationary night blindness with the leopard complex of coat colour
pattern in the Appaloosa.” Proceedings of the American College of Veterinary
Ophthalmologists Annual Conference. Nov.1-5; San Antonio, Tex. 41.
Suri SS, Fenniri H, Singh B. 2007. “RGD rosette nanotubes induces
MAPkinase signaling cascade in human airway epithelial cells.” The 51st
Canadian Federation of Biological Societies Scientific Conference and Fifth
Northern Lights Summer Conference. June 21-23; Waterloo, Ont.
Sangster C, Janzen A, Allen A. 2006. “Rickets in the llama.” Diagnostic pathology slide session. The 49th Annual Conference of the American Association of
Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Oct. 12-18; Minneapolis, Minn.
Toosi B, Seekallu S, Barrett D, Bagu E, Rawlings E. 2006. “FSH peak amplitude
and ovarian follicular waves in ewes.” Society of Reproduction and Fertility
Conference 2006 and National Ovarian Workshop; July 3-5; University of Leeds,
U.K.
Scholl D, Tomita G, Messier S, Barkema H, Dohoo I, Kelton D, Bouchard E,
Campbell J, Descoteaux L, Stryn H. 2006. “Study cohort core for a national
multidisciplinary mastitis research network, 2006-2010.” Proceedings of the
11th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and
Economics. Aug. 6-11; Cairns, Australia.
Scrandrett B, Gajadhar A, Forbes L, Haines D, Parker S, Robinson Y, Ogunremi
O, Geerts S, Brandt J, Dorny P. 2006. “Validation of an immunohistochemical
assay for bovine cysticercosis.” International Congress of Parasitologists. August;
Glasgow, Scotland.
Seekallu SV, Toosi BM, Barrett DMW, Bagu ET, Rawlings NC. 2006. “Role of
pulsatile LH secretion in ovarian antral follicle emergence and growth in cyclic
ewes.” The 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction.
July 29-Aug.1; Omaha, Neb.
Singh B, Rawlings N. 2007. “Integration of research and teaching in veterinary
medical program at University of Saskatchewan.” Annual meeting of the Society
for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Alberta. June
13-16; Edmonton Alta.
Singh B, Cholodnuik S. 2007. “Integration of class room with student residences
at University of Saskatchewan.” Annual meeting of Society for Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education, University of Alberta. June 13-16; Edmonton,
Alta.
Small JA, Colazo MG, Kastelic JP, Ward DR, Dochi O, Mapletoft RJ. 2007. “The
effects of CIDR and eCG Treatment in a GnRH-based protocol for timed-AI
or embryo transfer on pregnancy rates in lactating beef cows.” Abstract.
Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 19: 127.
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Wobeser BK, Kidney BA, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Mayer MN, Spinato MT, Allen
AL. 2007. “Diagnostic agreement among surgical pathologists evaluating digits
amputated from cats and dogs.” Abstract. Sixth Annual Meeting of the Canadian
Animal Health Laboratorians Network. June 10-13; Saskatoon, Sask.
Wobeser B, Allen A, Kidney B, Mayer M, Powers B, Withrow S, Spinato M. 2006.
“Diagnoses and clinical outcomes associated with surgically amputated canine
digits submitted to multiple veterinary diagnostic laboratories.” Abstract.
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists (ACVP) and the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society for
Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP). Veterinary Pathology, 43(5): 852.
Dec. 2-6; Tucson, Ariz.
Wobeser B, Allen A, Kidney B, Mayer M, Powers B, Withrow S, Spinato M. 2006.
“Diagnoses and clinical outcomes associated with surgically amputated feline
digits submitted to multiple veterinary diagnostic laboratories.” Abstract.
Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary
Pathologists (ACVP) and the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Society for
Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ASVCP). Veterinary Pathology, 43(5): 852.
Dec. 2-6; Tucson, Ariz.
Wobeser BK, Kidney BA, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, Mayer MN, Spinato MT, Allen
AL. 2006. “Diagnostic agreement among surgical pathologists evaluating digits
amputated from cats and dogs.” Abstract. Proceedings of the 49th Annual
Conference of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
47. Oct. 12-18; Minneapolis, Minn.
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pneumonia and does not foster pulmonary bacteremia.” The 20th Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Society Immunology. March 15-18; Lake Louise, Alta.
A C K N O W L E D G M E N T S
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine (www.wcvm.com)
is a Canadian centre for veterinary education, expertise and
research that’s located on the University of Saskatchewan
campus in Saskatoon, Sask. More than 400 undergraduate and
graduate students are enrolled at the regional college that
annually attracts more than $10 million in research funding from
public and private sources.
Published each spring, the WCVM Annual Research Report is
a valuable information and news resource for the college’s
stakeholders and supporters. For more information about
WCVM’s research program, to comment or to support our
research initiatives, please contact:
Research Office, WCVM, University of Saskatchewan
52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4
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wcvm.research@usask.ca
Associate Dean, Research, WCVM
Dr. Norman Rawlings, BSc, MSc, PhD
Contributors
Dr. Trent Bollinger, Dr. Susantha Gomis, Dr. Steve Hendrick,
Dr. Janet Hill, Myrna MacDonald, Elise Painchaud-Rattai,
Dr. Norman Rawlings, Lorri Walters and Dr. Lynn Weber.
Contributing Photographers
Rhea Fenger, Dr. Curt Hagele, Myrna MacDonald, Debra
Marshall and Michael Raine.
Design and Production
Myrna MacDonald, Barb Spooner and Pierre Wilkinson.
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