Professor's work featured in Globe and Mail

Published
February 23, 2010

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Biomedical Sciences, College News

Dr. Allan King's research on improving in-vitro fertilization success by adding thyroid hormone is highlighted in today's Globe and Mail.

King, along with PhD student Fazl Ashkar, discovered that adding the synthetic hormone to bovine eggs after fertilization boosts the number of viable embryos by 30 per cent. They also found the hormone-treated embryos were more advanced in morphology and cell number and had fewer damaged cells than embryos developed without the hormone.

This research has implications for the success rates of human in-vitro fertilization because embryo development is similar in both.

Seminar focuses on caring for alpacas and llamas

Published
February 19, 2010

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The Ontario Veterinary College is hosting a continuing education event focused on caring for llamas and alpacas Feb. 23 to 25.

This three-day seminar series led by Dr. Christopher Cebra of Oregon State University covers a wide variety of topics, from the basics of handling and examining camelids, to medicine and surgery topics such as theriogenology, parasitology, clinical pathology, neonatology and anesthesia.

All daytime sessions are open to anyone from the OVC community. The evening session on Feb. 25 requires advance registration with the Small Ruminant Veterinarians of Ontario (SRVO).

This event is funded through a donation to OVC by Alpaca Ontario. The organization hopes to strengthen camelid veterinary care in Ontario through supporting teaching about llamas and alpacas at the OVC.

Connecting the dots

Published
February 11, 2010

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"The best part of my job is helping people reach their potential," says Elizabeth Lowenger, the Ontario Veterinary College's diversity and careers co-ordinator.

Lowenger looks for the potential in every person she encounters, whether it's a high school student contemplating becoming a veterinarian, an OVC student needing support or interested in learning more about research and other non-clinical careers, or a graduating student looking for a job.

Although the potential may be there, the route to success isn't always clear or straightforward, she says. When it comes to students considering veterinary medicine, clearing up misconceptions is an essential part of her work.

"A lot of high school students have naive ideas about what a vet does," she says. "It's not kissing puppies all day long."

For more, read the feature in the Feb. 10 issue of At Guelph.

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