A mental health program for farmers, created by experts in the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, has received $385,000 from the Ontario government.

What began with a telephone call from the Dean of the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) to a client of OVC’s hospital, investment manager Roger Warren in 1985, has grown into a deep and fulfilling partnership between the college and philanthropist spanning more than three decades.

Graduate students at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) are exploring, studying and advancing knowledge in One Health, veterinary and human health-related sciences.

Practice makes progress for student veterinarians learning technical and clinical skills. A new state-of-the art facility, which opened to students in fall 2020, will further enhance the approach to hands-on, experiential learning and commitment to innovative training programs at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). 

Veterinarians are beginning to prescribe shorter courses of antibiotics for dogs with urinary tract infections, a move that is in line with recent clinical recommendations and an important step in helping reduce antibiotic resistance.