Jennifer MacNicol, PhD Candidate, from the Department of Animal Bioscience at the Ontario Agricultural College will be working under the direction of Ontario Veterinary College researcher Dr. Luis Arroyo in a project planned to begin this summer studying mare/foal pairs to gain knowledge of how the horse’s gut environment matures. They will be exploring the differences in foal microbiomes as they develop from birth and how those differences may tie in with overall health.

Dr. Scott Weese, chief of infection control at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), makes headlines again, speaking to the The New York Times and CBC Science examining concerns about COVID-19 in white-tailed deer.

Weese previously made national headlines on the topic, addressing concerns about the virus spreading and evolving new variants within wildlife.

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