Congratulations to all presenters at the 2021 LFS Graduate Student Conference, showcasing the wide breadth of programs within the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. The Animal Welfare Program was pleased to see so many of our current students recognized among the winners:
Poster Presentation Winners
1st Place: Kai von Kentzell, Investigation into owner-reported differences between foreign- and Canadian-sourced dogs
2nd Place: Erin Ryan, Humane pest control? Non-target interactions with a captive bolt trap for commensal rodents
3rd Place: Linda Lu, Characterization and application of bacteriophages for biocontrol of Shiga toxin producing Escherchia coli
Oral Presentation Winners
1st Place: Kathryn McLellan, Effects of free-choice pasture access on lameness recovery and behaviour in dairy cattle
2nd Place: Lexis H. Ly, Exploring the relationship between human social deprivation and animal surrender to shelters in British Columbia, Canada
3rd Place: Anna Ratuski, Use of a get-away loft by lactating laboratory rats: Do rat moms need a break from their pups?
People’s Choice awards:
Sammy Blair — Oral presentation, A narrative review of ‘school farms’ in British Columbia’s secondary schools and the connection of food literacy as an evolving framework for food education
Jessica C. S. Marques – Poster Presentation, Tail chalk improves estrous detection when using automated activity monitors