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Livestock Welfare Engagement Project focus groups

Alberta Farm Animal Care is facilitating the Livestock Welfare Engagement Project, and the next phase of that project gets underway next week, with the first of five focus groups. Melissa Moggy, project lead, joins us on the line with the details.

Interview with Melissa Moggy (2:10 minutes) (990 Kb)

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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Intrauterine Vaccines in Swine - Dr. Heather Wilson

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Heather Wilson from VIDO at the University of Saskatchewan explains how intrauterine vaccination is being developed as a new option for swine health. She shares how formulation, adjuvants, and delivery methods influence immune responses and what early trials reveal about safety and reproductive performance. Listen now on all major platforms.

"The idea was that an intrauterine vaccine might avoid a tolerance response and instead create an active immune response."

Meet the guest: Dr. Heather Wilson / heather-wilson-a8043641 is a Senior Scientist and Program Manager at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan. Her work centers on vaccine formulation and delivery in pigs, including the development of intrauterine vaccination to support reproductive health and passive protection of piglets. Her background spans biochemistry, immunology, and functional pathogenomics.