Ontario Veterinary College

OVC Expert Recognized for Work In Promoting Human-Animal Bond

May 6, 2021

A veterinary clinical communication expert at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) has been recognized for his work in protecting and promoting the human-animal bond.

Dr. Jason Coe, VCA Canada Chair in Relationship-Centred Veterinary Medicine and a professor in OVC’s Department of Population Medicine, recently received the 2021 Bustad Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award from the...

OVC Researchers Study COVID-19 and Heart Health Links

May 3, 2021

A new research project at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is focused on heart damage caused by COVID-19 infection.

The project also aims to tease out why male-female differences exist in heart injury and how those variations may be linked to the COVID-19-causing coronavirus...

This Week: 2021 Chappel Lecture with Dr. Michael Surette

April 29, 2021

Join us virtually for the 2021 Chappel Lecture with Dr. Michael Surette who will discuss ‘Animal Associated Microbiomes in Health and Disease: Challenges and Opportunities.’

Surette is a professor and Canada Research Chair (CRC) Interdisciplinary Microbiome Research in the Department of Medicine and Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at McMaster University...

IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Preventive Healthcare Renewed

April 23, 2021

Using health informatics to improve preventive care for companion animals is the focus of Dr. Theresa Bernardo’s work at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC).

Bernardo, a professor in OVC’s Department of Population Medicine, holds the IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Preventive Healthcare – a position recently renewed thanks to a $1.5 million contribution from IDEXX Laboratories Inc...