Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre
The Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre (Sherbrooke RDC) located in Sherbrooke, Québec was established in 1914. It is one of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) network of 20 research and development centres.
Areas of Research
Research at Sherbrooke RDC focuses on developing cost-effective and environmentally friendly dairy and swine production techniques that provide Canadians with high-quality agricultural products.
The Sherbrooke RDC is the only AAFC research centre that is dedicated exclusively to dairy and swine production. Specializing in a number of different disciplines in the areas of animal science such as husbandry, nutrition, functional genomics, agro-environmental processes, behaviour study and meat quality, the centre’s research teams are able to conduct both fundamental and applied research to gain insight into and develop solutions to issues related to livestock production.
Sector Needs
The Sherbrooke RDC supports innovative research, development, technology and knowledge transfer activities related to the following AAFC Science Sector Strategies:
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Scientists and researchers
Publications
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Are some cows genetically susceptible to Johne’s Disease?
2021 - View publication details
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Devillers, N., Yan, X., Dick, K.J., Zhang, Q., Connor, L. (2020). Determining an effective slat and gap width of flooring for group sow housing, considering both sow comfort and ease of manure management, 242 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104275
2020 - View publication details
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Daniela M Meléndez, Sonia Marti, Luigi Faucitano, Derek B Haley, Timothy D Schwinghamer ...
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Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue Supplement_4, November 2020, Pages 296–297, https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa278.535
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Nathalie Bissonnette, Andrew Marete, Dave Kelton, Flavio Schenkel, Eveline M Ibeagha-Awemu, Gilles Fecteau, Filippo Miglior, Conditional GWAS using sequence-based genotypes for susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis infection in Canadian Holstein, Journal of Animal Science, Volume 98, Issue Supplement 4, November 2020, Page 17.
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TALLET C., COURBOULAY V., DEVILLERS N., MEUNIER-SALAÜN M.-C., PRUNIER A., & VILLAIN A. (2020). Mieux connaître le comportement du porc pour une bonne relation avec les humains en élevage. INRAE Productions Animales, 33(2), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.20870/productions-animales.2020.33.2.4474
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Prunier A., Devillers N., Herskin M.S., Sandercock D.A., Sinclair A.R.L., Tallet C., von Borell E. 2020. Husbandry interventions in suckling piglets, painful consequences and mitigation. In: The suckling and weaning piglet (Farmer C., Ed.), Wageningen Academic Publishers (Wagneningen, The Netherlands), pp. 107-138. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-894-0_4
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Caron, A., Palin, M.F., Hovey, R.C., Cohen, J., Laforest, J.P., Farmer, C. (2020). Effects of sustained hyperprolactinemia in late gestation on mammary development of gilts, 72 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2019.106408
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Tallet, C., Hötzel, M.J., Devillers, N. 2020. Fearfulness. In: Pigs welfare in practice (Ed. I. Camerlink). Sheffield, UK, 5m Publishing: 62-63.
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Hooper, H.B., Silva, P.d.S., de Oliveira, S.A., Meringhe, G.K.F., Lacasse, P., Negrão, J.A. (2020). Effect of heat stress in late gestation on subsequent lactation performance and mammary cell gene expression of Saanen goats, 103(2), 1982-1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-16734
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Vanacker, N., Girard, C.L., Blouin, R., Lacasse, P. (2020). Effects of feed restriction and supplementary folic acid and vitamin B12 on immune cell functions and blood cell populations in dairy cows, 14(2), 339-345. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119002301
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