Herd of fugitive cows frustrates tiny village in Canada

Published: 7 December 2022

A herd of approximately two dozen heifers spooked during a thunderstorm has been wandering through the countryside east of Montreal since July. All attempts to capture the heifers have fallen short...

Vasseur leading change in dairy industry

Published: 29 April 2022

Canadian dairy experts are rethinking their approach to the industry, now recommending that cows have more freedom of movement in order to improve their well-being....

Vasseur: improving the lives of dairy cows

Published: 23 February 2022

Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, is co-chair of the scientific committee that participated in the development of the new Canadian standards that will require Canadian dairy farmers...

Food for Thought: What is coming for livestock farming?

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 17:30to18:30

Our annual Food for Thought Public Lecture Series is entering its 22nd season of bringing timely science topics to the community: our neighbours, alumni, students, staff and faculty!...

When the cows come home, how long will they stay?

Published: 4 May 2016

  In the barn with McGill’s new NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Sustainable Life of Dairy Cattle

New Chair in Sustainable life of dairy cattle

Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:00to13:00

Dairy industries world-wide face the challenge of maximizing production while, at the same time, producing the highest quality products in a sustainable manner that reflects consumers’ expectations...

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