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AVC Media Releases
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), 秀色短视频, hosted its annual Fall Awards and Recognition night on Tuesday, October 26, at the College.
The Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) is pleased to announce the induction posthumously of Dr. Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� A. Curtis (1931鈥�2019) to the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony took place on Thursday, October 21 in Truro, Nova Scotia and was attended by members of Dr. Curtis鈥� family, as well as Dr. Dan Hurnik, professor of swine health management, AVC at 秀色短视频.
For the second year, the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) at the 秀色短视频 has made the decision to cancel AVC Open House.
鈥淥pen House is one of AVC鈥檚 signature events and one that we take great pride in. We know that many people look forward to this event every year, which made this decision even more difficult,鈥� explains Dr. Greg Keefe, dean, Atlantic Veterinary College. 鈥淕iven the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we decided it would be best to be cautious and look to resume Open House next year.鈥�
The Atlantic Veterinary College, 秀色短视频, has received approximately $1.3 million in funding from the federal government鈥檚 dairy cluster program for research projects that will benefit the dairy industry.
AVC honoured staff members for excellence and recognized retiring faculty and staff during its annual ice cream social on June 27.
Summer is a great time to catch up with classmates and friends, and two AVC classes are celebrating anniversaries next month.
The Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre鈥檚 fifteenth annual Animal Welfare in Practice conference, scheduled for September 20鈥�21, will focus on dairy cow welfare assessment. Among the experts who will share their knowledge about dairy cow welfare will be keynote speaker Dr. Kathryn Proudfoot, incoming director of the SJDAWC at the Atlantic Veterinary College.
A high-voltage transmission tower in Borden-Carleton, PEI, was the scene of a dramatic event on Wednesday, June 19. With the assistance of Fish and Wildlife PEI and Maritime Electric crews, Dr. David McRuer, wildlife health specialist with Parks Canada and an adjunct professor at AVC, removed a fledging eaglet from its nest, which was located inside the tower structure.
In June 2019, the Chinook Project team travelled to northern Labrador to provide free veterinary services in Nain and Natuashish. In all, approximately 150 medical appointments and 50 surgeries were performed.
Before an audience of over 100 people, two juvenile eagles stretched their wings and flew off into the sky at the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project on Saturday, October 13, in Orwell, P.E.I. Prior to the release of the eagles, Mi鈥檏maq Elder Junior Peter-Paul led a smudging and drumming ceremony.
