Departments and Centres
OVC is more than the sum of its parts. Learn more about the academic departments, research centres and institutes and clinical facilities that set us apart.
Academic Departments
Advancing knowledge
Internationally renowned researchers in our four academic departments are advancing knowledge to improve life across veterinary, human and environmental health. Our experts work within individual animal health and welfare, population and public health, translational biomedical discovery, veterinary and comparative pathology, infectious disease and immunology.
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OVC Health Sciences Centre
Ensuring the best services
Using a team-based approach, OVC’s Health Sciences Centre provides leading-edge medical and surgical care to various companion animals, equine, farm animal and exotic species every year while advancing knowledge to improve the health and well-being of animals.
Centres, Institutes and Networks
Collaborative expertise
OVC's dynamic research centres, institutes, and networks reflect the college's expertise and continually-evolving research strengths, and promote strong collaborations across the University of Guelph campus and with external partners.
Explore the centres, institutes and networks:
- Bench to Bedside Institute for Translational Health Research and Innovation
- Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative
- Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
- Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations
- Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses
- Clinical Trials
- Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network
- Community Healthcare Partnership Program
- Dairy at Guelph – The Centre for Dairy Research and Innovation
- Equine Guelph
- Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation
- One Health Institute
- Ontario Swine Research Network
- Poultry Health Research Network
- Veterinary Innovation
