Institution
University of Guelph
Recent research
- Biology
Abstract The Canadian feedlot industry is exceptionally diverse, in both operational practices and feeding management. Previous Canadian feedlot industry surveys lacked detailed information on feed ingredient usage, feeding management, and the use of growth and health enhancing t...
- BiologyOpen access
Solving the Insoluble: Regulation of α-Polyglucan Solubility and Functionality in Nature
Carbohydrate storage in the form of α-polyglucans plays essential roles in fitness and survival of organisms from all kingdoms of life. Optimal biological functionality of carbohydrate storage reserves in different cellular environments requires strict control of specific physico...
- BiologyOpen access
ClpP protease maintains proteostasis in human mitochondria and is overexpressed in cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML). While activators such as dordaviprone (ONC201) have reached the clinic, the development of ClpP inhibitors has been hampered by paradoxical activation...
- BiologyOpen access
Amid widespread biodiversity loss and alarming rates of tropical deforestation, the potential of secondary forest succession in restoring β-diversity is still widely unexplored. To investigate β-diversity along naturally recovering forests, we collected the functionally diverse g...
- Engineering & Technology
Recently, we reported the electrorheoimaging technique [Bahraminasr and Yethiraj, Phys. Rev. Res. 8, 013231 (2026)] and found that the frequency-dependent electric field of an oil-in-oil emulsion yields two distinct regimes: a high-frequency dipolar, electrorheological (ER) regim...
- BiologyOpen access
Predicting Cocoa Butter Melting from Pairwise TAG Phase Behavior and Boundary Mismatch Free Energy
Abstract A pairwise boundary mismatch framework reconstructed polymorph-dependent cocoa butter melting from multicomponent triacylglycerol (TAG) composition and structural organization. Melting was represented as the collective thermal response of local POP−POS, POP−SOS, and POS−...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract With the arrival of the 4th Agricultural Revolution (Agriculture 4.0) and the influsion of animal production systems with sensors, automation, and advanced analytics, new opportunities have arisen to improve sustainability, efficiency, and the precision with which we fee...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Objective Humic substances have been widely used in livestock feeds, but limited research exists on their application in aquafeeds. This study evaluated the effects of dietary humic substances on growth, gut pH, intestinal morphology, and the gut microbiome of juvenile R...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Strengthening systems to monitor antibiotics. An action oriented approach
Background Antibiotics have become lynchpins of our modern systems of healthcare, animal health and agriculture. Monitoring the types and volumes of antibiotics distributed, used and discharged across these systems is critical to provide evidence for action. With limited resource...
- Engineering & Technology
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- Health & MedicineOpen access
Fruit pomace is a source of phenolics and antioxidants, but processing conditions influence compound recovery and stability. This study evaluated the effects of pH, enzyme addition, and processing time on bioactive compounds in liquid fractions derived from grape, apple, cranberr...
- BiologyOpen access
Increasing mammary development for better lactation performance of sows
Chantal Farmer, Lee-Anne Huber; Increasing mammary development for better lactation performance of sows, Animal Frontiers, , vfag048, https://doi.org/10.10
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Terrestrial detritivores such as isopods and springtails play a vital role in cycling nutrients through soil ecosystems. Microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) are increasingly recognized as contaminants of terrestrial soils, yet little is known about whether soil invertebrates themselves a...
- Biology
Potassium (K) supplementation enhances apple (Malus ×domestica) resistance to Cytospora mali, thereby reducing apple Cytospora canker occurrence in the field. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying this K-enhanced resistance remain largely unelucidated. Here, we found...
- Climate & Environment
Abstract Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are increasingly used to supplement potable and nonpotable water supplies but remain understudied with respect to biofilm-associated microbial risk. This study used a pilot-scale, temperature-controlled pipe loop to investigate how pipe...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Assessment of Clinical and Immunological Factors of Local Recurrence in Canine Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Canine soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are locally invasive tumours, making local recurrence a major clinical challenge. Time to recurrence (TTR) and associated immune factors remain poorly characterized. This study aimed to characterize the immune microenvironment of canine STS and...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Suspected hyperthyroidism‐associated myoclonus in a cat
Abstract A 10‐year‐old, male, neutered domestic shorthair cat presented with a 2‐week history of progressively worsening myoclonic jerks predominantly involving the head. Jerks were continuous and marked at rest, but became less intense during activity. Bloodwork, including haema...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Cannabis use is common among emerging adults and has been linked to poorer mental health outcomes. This study analyzed data from the 2024 Canadian Cannabis Survey ( n = 1240) among young adults aged 20–24 years old. Overall, 48% reported past 12-month non-medical cannabis use, 79...
- BiologyOpen access
In contrast to mammals, adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) undergo neuronal regeneration following spinal cord injury (SCI), thereby allowing successful functional recovery. The adaptive regenerative response to SCI in zebrafish includes injury-induced proliferation of ependymal radia...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system is a major neural regulator of stress responses in vertebrates. However, stress-related roles for the CRF system in other tissues-and whether these roles vary between stressor types-remain unclear. To address this gap, we first char...