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Data Science: Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
The first IBM 360 computer delivered to a Canadian university came to the University of Guelph in 1966.
By Alicia Bowland
The IBM System 360 was the first family of computer systems to accomplish a full range of computer applications; the first IBM 360 computer delivered to a Canadian university came to the University of Guelph’s then Department of Animal Science in 1966. Expertise grew and in 1985, computer technology-based genetic research led to the establishment of the Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock (CGIL).
The centre grows its database by collecting producer...
Data Science: Guelph Family Health Study safely gathers family data
Photo Credit: Guelph Family Health Study
By Vanessa Virgo
The Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS) exemplifies big data studies being conducted at the University of Guelph and many other institutions. This study has enrolled over 300 families in a multi-year investigation to study family behaviours, nutrition literacy, food skills and other lifestyle factors to prevent child obesity.
Researchers aim to determine whether early life interactions in different home environments and family behaviours can lead to...
Data Science: Engaging the Rural Diary Archive
Photo Credit: Catharine Wilson
By Sydney Pearce
Rural Ontario has a rich history that has been documented through diaries dating between 1800 and 1960. History professor Catharine Wilson has brought together the writing of more than 200 diarists in the Rural Diary Archive. Volunteers across North America have been transcribing these works online, making them accessible and searchable. As they transcribe, they learn to read old...
U of G researcher exploring automation for better dairy health, production
By Vanessa Virgo
A University of Guelph researcher is exploring how automated data collection can help farmers create individual feeding plans to improve the health and production of their dairy cows.
Patty Kedzierski, a PhD candidate and highly qualified personnel (HQP) scholar in the Department of Animal Biosciences at the...
Data Science: On the forefront of feline veterinary medicine
Photo Credit: Theresa Bernardo
By Ashleigh Martyn
Many veterinarians use data to help keep farm animals healthy, but data is less fully employed to prevent or predict illness among companion animals. Dr. Theresa Bernardo, Department of Population Medicine, and her team are using big data to investigate the average weight of cats over their lifetimes and help prevent disease.
Bernardo holds the IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Bond-Centred Animal Healthcare,...
Data Science: Exploring 19th-century Innkeeping
Photo credit: Kevin James
By Sydney Pearce and Cate Willis
Kevin James, a professor in the Department of History and Head of the Tourism History Working Group, is studying the history of inns and hotels in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and the Isle of Man in the 19th century. He transcribes digital records of hotel books to explore the social and cultural history of tourism...
New apple variety at U of G may juice up cider industry
Providence crab apple
By Cate Willis
A University of Guelph researcher has developed a new apple variety that holds promise for the cider industry.
Dr. John Cline, a professor of pomology and tree fruit physiology in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the Ontario Agricultural College, bred and developed Providence, a crab apple that has crimson-coloured flesh and produces crimson-coloured juice when processed or fermented...
U of G researchers apply new method for detecting Salmonella bacteria
By Abbey Drew
University of Guelph researchers have found a way to improve existing surveillance measures for preventing Salmonella outbreaks.
The research team included Dr. Shu Chen, senior research scientist, manager at the Agriculture and Food Laboratory (AFL) and associate graduate faculty in the Department of Food Science, and Dr. Carlos Leon-Velarde, AFL supervisor of food microbiology and adjunct professor in the Department of Food Science. Their goal was to implement an advanced...
Data Science: Better breeding stock through biomarkers
Dr. Julang Li (centre) lab group
By Mya Kidson
Biomarkers—measurable health indicators such as bodily fluids—offer many details about the risk of developing disease, overall health status and even the reproductive abilities of an organism. University of Guelph researchers are studying the use of biomarkers in female pigs, also known as gilts, to find individuals with high reproductive potential for breeding stock.
Dr. Julang Li, Department of Animal Biosciences, and her research team are...
U of G spin-off named one of Canada’s 50 most investable clean-tech companies
Psigryph co-founder Dr. Gopi Paliyath was passionate about finding a home in industry for his research (Photo credit: Richard Bain Photography)
Psigryph, an innovative company built on University of Guelph research into naturally derived nanoparticles to deliver nutrition and medicine into cells, has been named one of Canada’s most investable cleantech firms by cleantech accelerator Foresight Canada.
The innovative Guelph-based company was co-founded in 2018 by Department of Plant Agriculture researcher Dr. Gopi Paliyath, who passed away in September 2022, and entrepreneur...