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Macdonald Campus Seed Library opens February 24

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On Monday, February 24, 2025 the Macdonald Campus Library will open up its Seed Library for online orders. The seed catalogue will be available to McGill students, faculty, and staff on opening day. 

Published: 4 Feb 2025

Macdonald Grad Studies Office earns silver in McGill's Sustainable Workplace Certification program

From left to right: Academic Associate Laura Wittebol, Graduate Program Coordinators Maude Bélanger, Erin Minnett, and Simone Clamann, and Associate Dean (Graduate Education) Jean-Benoit Charron

Published: 22 Jan 2025

Why are egg yolks different colours? Comments from Macdonald Campus Farm technician Louis-Philippe Dessureault

National Post published an article that cracking the case of egg yolk colours, from nutrition to taste, and how they came about in the first place.

Unlike shell colour, which depends on the breed of chicken, the hue of an egg yolk is determined by the hen’s diet.

Published: 21 Jan 2025

Des abbatoirs qui vont de ferme en ferme

Animaux transportés sur de longues distances et stressés, cadence d'abattage élevée… Devant les désavantages de l'abattage industriel, une autre solution est possible : l'abattoir mobile, qui se déplace directement à la ferme. […] Kevin Wade, directeur du département des sciences animales de l'Université McGill : Légalement, il est possible d'exploiter un abattoir mobile au Québec, à condition de respecter les exigences prévues par la réglementation (loi et règlements).

Published: 24 May 2018

Father's lasting influence: Molecular foundations of intergenerational transmission of the paternal environment

Laval and McGill researchers team up with Health Canada and international researchers from Africa, Italy, Copenhagen and Greenland to investigate the impact of environmental exposures on the hertibale information coded in the fathers sperm and the health of offspring.  The research team includes Professor Sarah Kimmins of the Department of Animal Science and is funded for $1.5 million by the Institute of Aboriginal Health, and the Institute of Gender and Health.
Published: 22 Apr 2015
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