Crissandra Auckland, VT
Collection, freezing, storage and management of livestock reproductive materials for the Animal Genetic Resourses of Canada.
Education and awards
Veterinary Technician, SIAST - Saskatoon 2002
International experience and/or work
Scientific Exchange
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast, Sept 2007
Description: A two week training session on PCR technique, Tissue culture, Virus growth and isolation.
University of Alberta: 2010 to 2011
Swine Reproduction-Development Program, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science Research Coordinator: Jennifer Patterson. Supervisor: George Foxcroft
Three part experiment looking at high and low birth weight litters over multiple parities
Related Publication: Smit MN, Spencer JD, Almeida FR, Patterson JL, Chiarini-Garcia H, Dyck MK, Foxcroft GR.”Consequences of a low litter birth weight phenotype for postnatal lean growth performance and neonatal testicular morphology in the pig.” Animal. 2013 Oct;7(10):1681-9. doi: 10.1017/S1751731113001249. Epub 2013 Jul 3. PMID: 23822933
University of Alberta: 2002 to 2004
Swine Reproduction-Development Program, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, Student: Jennifer Patterson. Student Supervisor: George Foxcroft
Guilt Reproduction study on early boar stimulation.
Related Publication: Patterson JL, Beltranena E, Foxcroft GR, “The effect of gilt age at first estrus and breeding on third estrus on sow body weight changes and long-term reproductive performance.” J Anim Sci. 2010 Jul;88(7):2500-13. doi: 10.2527/jas.2008-1756. Epub 2010 Mar 12.
Additional links
Animal Database: https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-science-and-innovation/agriculture-and-agri-food-research-centres-and-collections/animal-genetic-resources-canada
Key publications
“Uterine spaciousness during embryo and fetal development in multiparous sows improves birth weight and postnatal growth performance., ” Livestock Science Volume 153, Issues 1–3, May 2013
“The effects of succinylcholine or low-dose rocuronium to aid endotracheal intubation of adult sows” Can J Vet Res., January 2012
“Ring tests to evaluate the performance of Porcine circovirus-2 (PCV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays used in North American diagnostic laboratories.” Can J Vet Res., January 2009
“Porcine circovirus-2 DNA concentration distinguishes wasting from nonwasting pigs and is correlated with lesion distribution, severity, and nucleocapsid staining intensity.” J Vet Diagn Invest., May 2008