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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is becoming a leader among research-intensive North American veterinary colleges for the quality of our research programs and their engagement of undergraduate and graduate students. We continue to support a broad base of research excellence across disciplines with areas of strength in cattle health, infectious disease, pain and animal welfare, equine health, wildlife heath, reproduction and regenerative medicine, and veterinary education. Our programs align with the University of Calgary's Eyes High strategy to become a top 5 research-intensive university that graduates global leaders infused with research.

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Factors Associated with Antimicrobial Resistant Enterococci in North American Beef Cattle: A Scoping Review Protocol

Strong, Kayla; Marasco, Kaitlin; Invik, Jesse; Ganshorn, Heather; Reid-Smith, Richard; Waldner, Cheryl; Otto, Simon; Chapman, Brennan; Checkley, Sylvia (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-07-05)

Introduction: Enterococcus spp. is a commensal gram-positive bacterium routinely found in humans and bovines' intestinal tracts; however, it can lead to infection when found outside the intestinal tract.1 There is increasing ...
Identifying Research Gaps for the Role of the Environment in Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant Escherichia coli in Cow-Calf Operations in North America: A Scoping Review Protocol

Mangat, Priyanka; Le, Stephanie; Ganshorn, Heather; Checkley, Sylvia; Liljebjelke, Karen (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-06-30)

Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a gram negative rod-shaped bacteria which is found in the intestines of people, animals and in the environment. E.coli is also found in food and untreated water. Antimicrobial use in animal ...
Protocol for a systematic review of disease control strategies used to prevent infectious mortality and morbidity in pre-weaned beef calves

Windeyer, M. Claire; Sanguinetti, V. Margarita; Agbese, Samuel; Ganshorn, Heather (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2021-05-07)

It is essential to optimize the production of calves in order to maximize economic returns to producers and the availability of feeder cattle and replacement stock for the industry. Morbidity and mortality in beef calves ...
Variations in the profitability of dairy farms in Victoria, Australia by different levels of engagement in bovine Johne’s disease control

Burden, Paul; Hall, David C. (Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, University of Calgary, acceptedVersion, 2020-11-13)

Paratuberculosis or Johne’s disease (JD) prevalence in Australia is low at the cow-level with varying herd-level prevalence. Control strategies incorporating vaccination are limited, suggesting opportunities for changes ...
Prevalence and Genetic Basis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Non-aureusStaphylococci Isolated from Canadian Dairy Herds

Nobrega, Diego B; Naushad, Sohail; Naqvi, S Ali; Condas, Larissa A Z; Saini, Vineet; Kastelic, John P; Luby, Christopher; De Buck, Jeroen; Barkema, Herman W (Frontiers in Microbiology, Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Pre-print, 2018-01)

Emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance is a major concern for the dairy industry worldwide. Objectives were to determine: (1) phenotypic and genotypic prevalence of drug-specific resistance for 25 species of ...
Refinement of intraperitoneal injection of sodium pentobarbital for euthanasia in laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus)

Zatroch, Katie K; Knight, Cameron G; Reimer, Julie N; Pang, Daniel S J (BioMed Central, http://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-017-0982-y, University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 2017-02-21)

BACKGROUND: The Canadian Council on Animal Care and American Veterinary Medical Association classify intraperitoneal (IP) pentobarbital as an acceptable euthanasia method in rats. However, national guidelines do not exist ...
Student Attainment of Proficiency in a Clinical Skill: The Assessment of Individual Learning Curves

Campbell, Robert D.; Hecker, Kent G.; Biau, David J.; Pang, Daniel S. J. (Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0088526, University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine, 2014-02-20)
Pathogens at the livestock-wildlife interface in Western Alberta: does transmission route matter?

Pruvot, Mathieu; Kutz, Susan J; van der Meer, Frank; Musiani, Marco; Barkema, Herman W; Orsel, Karin (BioMed Central, http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/45/1/18, University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Design, 2014-02-12)
Carbon dioxide, but not isoflurane, elicits ultrasonic vocalisations in female rats

Chisholm, J.; De Rantere, D.; Fernandez, N. J.; Krajacic, A.; Pang, Daniel S. J. (Sage Journals, http://lan.sagepub.com/, University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine, 2013-10)
Student Attainment of Proficiency in a Clinical Skill: The Assessment of Individual Learning Curves

Campbell, Robert D.; Hecker, Kent G.; Biau, David J.; Pang, Daniel S. J. (Public Library of Science, http://www.plosone.org/, University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine, 2014-02-20)