Using a “Focus Farm” approach to increase knowledge and improve dairy cow welfare
Currently we have funding through the Canadian Dairy Research Cluster program to support a PhD studentship for 3 years. Beginning as soon as possible, the student will be registered in the Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada.
The successful candidate will work in the areas of epidemiology, animal welfare science, and both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Are you interested in helping dairy farmers to connect with one another, share their collective knowledge, and learn about important new research findings that will help them improve the comfort of their animals? This research project will explore the use of a facilitated “Focus Farm” extension process (farmer-led training) to sharing and transferring knowledge, in order to promote the continuous improvement of cow comfort on dairy farms in Ontario.
Read a brief summary of the project-at-large: http://tinyurl.com/ClusterCowComfortSummary
The preferred candidate qualifications include
● A degree in veterinary medicine, animal science, animal biology, or social science
● A Masters degree from one of these fields of study
● Strong academic achievement
● The ability to communicate and work well with others
● A valid driver’s license
● Knowledge about the dairy industry would be a great asset.
For further information about the academic admission requirements for graduate studies in the Department of Population Medicine, tuition costs, etc., potential applicants should visit the University of Guelph website and contact the, Graduate Program Assistant, Tel: (+1) 519-824-4120, Ext. 54780 or E-mail: pmgrad@ovc.uoguelph.ca).
This position will remain open until it is filled. For further information, please contact:
Dr Derek HALEY
2539 Stewart Building
Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
dhaley@uoguelph.ca
(+1) 519-824-4120, Ext. 53677
(+1) 519-763-8621