• comparison of animal production, welfare, and cost-effectiveness of production in conventional and  alternative housing

Dr. Terry Galloway, Dept. Entomology

• biology and management of arthropod pests of wild and domestic animals, interactions of ectoparasites and their hosts, taxonomy of flea larvae, forensic entomology and life histories and production of aquatic insects

• dietary phosphorus management and environmental sustainability - comparisons between conventional and enriched laying hen cages

Dr. Ehsan Khafipour, Dept. Animal Science, Gut Microbiology

• understanding the composition and function of gut microbiome, its interaction with the environment and its role in human and animal health and diseases

Dr. W.K. (Woo Kyun) Kim, Dept. Animal Science, Non-Ruminant Nutrition

• growth & nutrient utilization in non-ruminants
• bone biology and mineral metabolism in non-ruminants

Dr. Emma McGeough, Dept. Animal Science, Sustainable Grasslands/ Livestock Production Systems

• forage-based beef and dairy production
• enteric methane emissions from ruminants
• life cycle assessment and carbon footprinting of livestock products
• environmental and economic sustainability of livestock systems

Dr. Claudia Narvaez, Dept. Food Science, Food Microbiology

• pre-slaughter management strategies for improved food safety

Dr. Kim Ominski, Dept. Animal Science, Beef Cattle/Forage Production Systems

• identifying beneficial management strategies to improve the productivity and environmental sustainability of beef/forage production systems

Dr. Kees Plaizier, Dept. Animal Science, Dairy Cattle Nutrition and Management

• enhancing nutrient utilization of dairy cows
• enhancing environmental sustainability of dairy farms
• enhancing healthfulness of dairy products

Dr. Kateryn Rochon, Dept. Entomology, Livestock Pest Management

• geographic distribution of disease vectors
• arthropod-host interactions
• arthropod-microbe interactions
• livestock pest management

Dr. Karin Wittenberg, Dept. Animal Science, Enteric Methane Emissions, Forage Utilization

• identifying beneficial management strategies to improve the productivity and environmental sustainability of beef/forage production systems

• manure as a fertilizer - manure nutrient dynamics in soil in the field and laboratory

• role of agriculture in carbon sequestration and storage - source/sink management
• mitigating GHG emissions from agriculture by understanding the influence of agriculture land conversion management and weather

• developing environmentally sound management practices for long-term use of processed animal manure as an alternative source of fertilizer in diversified cropping systems

Dr. Doug Cattani, Dept. Plant Science, Crop Development

• perennial grain breeding including grains and oilseeds
• companion crop development
• plant growth and development and its utilization for selection in perennial crop breeding programs

• senior scientist for Canada's longest running organic cropping systems study (located at Glenlea Research Station)
• role of composted manure in organic cropping systems

• integrated pest management in sustainable agricultural system

• long-term sustainable use of manure as a fertilizer
• fate and behaviour of manure nutrients following field application

• weed population dynamics over time on manured fields

Dr. Yvonne Lawley, Dept. Plant Science, Agronomy

• agronomy and cropping systems research
• cover crops
• plant and soil interactions
• plant and soil management to address agricultural and environmental challenges

•  quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from manure during storage, handling and following field application to develop mitigation strategies
• mitigating GHG emissions from agriculture by understanding the influence of land, manure and crop management strategies
• crop management influence on soil health indicators

• contaminated site remediation and land reclamation through bioremediation and phytoremediation
• biofertilizers, organic amendments, wastewater and drilling waste management

• microorganism contamination of food and water

Dr. Ehsan Khafipour, Dept. Animal Science, Gut Microbiology

• understanding the composition and function of gut microbiome, its interaction with the environment and its role in human and animal health and diseases

Dr. Claudia Narvaez, Dept. Food Science, Food Microbiology

• pre-slaughter management strategies for improved food safety

• nutrition and food preservation as essential components of agriculture and food security

• value added processing to prosper Manitoba's Canadian Climate Advantage Diet

Dr. Katherine Buckley, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Science and Technology Branch

• developing environmentally sound management practices for long-term use of processed animal manure as an alternative source of fertilizer in diversified cropping systems

• biological manure processing using novel ingredients and innovative treatment processes
• anaerobic co-digestion of livestock manures and phosphorus recovery

Dr. Richard Sparling, Dept. Microbiology

• population dynamics within anaerobic communities (especially methanogens)
• anaerobic conversion of organic wastes into biofuels

• quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from manure during storage, handling and following field application to develop mitigation strategies

• mitigating odour in agricultural systems

• assessment of the local costs and regional economic impacts of forage-based systems

Dr. Julieta Frank, Dept. Agric. Economics

• price analysis, marketing, futures and options markets, risk management

Dr. Gary Johnson, Dept. Agric. Economics, Resource and Environmental Economics

• modeling sow productivity in alternative and conventional housing systems

• economics of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change
• water resource economics