2023 AVC Student Thesis Defences
PhD Examinations
November 21, 2023
Svenja Koepper
"A comprehensive analysis of the shell microbiome of American lobsters in Atlantic Canada, supported by population dynamics modeling"
September 13, 2023
Dr. Mariana D Agosto Miguel Fonseca
"Implementation and analysis of an on-farm surveillance system for enteric bacteria in Canadian dairy herds"
August 21, 2023
William Thomas Robbins
"Alternative Metastrongyloid Parasite Transmission Routes from Gastropods to Definitive Hosts"
August 16, 2023
Dr. Megan Jewell
"Prevalence of and risk factors associated with skin lesions and lameness in dairy cattle in the Maritime Provinces of Canada and the use of benchmarking to motivate reductions in the herd-level prevalence of these conditions"
January 4, 2023
Daniel Muasya
"Bovine viral diarrhoea testing and vaccination on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya"
MSc Examinations
September 7, 2023
Vernon Prycia-Lamky
"Natural Product Discovery from Marine-Derived Microorganisms and the Investigation of Metabolomic Changes from In-situ Fermentations of Marine-Derived Actinomycetota"
August 30, 2023
Edward Kariuki Ng'ang'a
"Prevention of bovine mastitis through a combination of cow comfort and mastitis interventions on smallholder dairy farms in Kenya"
Thomas Olney
"Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Vaccine Usage In Atlantic Canada And The Evaluation Of A Novel Method To Detect BVDV Persistently Infected Individuals By Swabbing Consumption Surface"
August 11, 2023
Camille Squair
"Effects of changing veterinary handling techniques on canine behaviour and physiology"
May 2, 2023
Hannah Spitzer
"Hiding behaviour of newborn dairy calves kept indoors with their dams"
April 25, 2023
Sarifa Lakhdhir
"Use of two- and three-dimensional echocardiography for assessment of the left ventricular outflow tract velocity and aortic orifice area in dogs"
