UBC Dairy Education and Research Centre
6947 Lougheed Highway V0M 1A0 Agassiz, BC, Canada

Got a moody teenager? Cows can relate. In a new study, Researchers from the UBC Animal Welfare Program at the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems conducted the long-term study to understand the development and stability of personality traits over dairy cattle’s lifetime. https://news.ubc.ca//12/got-a-moody-teenager-cows-can-rel/

Lunch Break Listens Today's podcast: What makes a happy cow? Christine Powell’s search to answer this question led her to the Dairy Education and Research Centre. This podcast is student created in LFS 400: Audio Storytelling class where students can explore topics of their choice and learn how to make a podcast. Listen here: http://ow.ly/3lQq50z6I74

Research Report: Pedometers on dairy cattle can point to better fertility. The UBC Dairy Education and Researcher Centre is studying how pedometers could better identify estrus behaviour, with the goal of getting cows pregnant efficiently. Learn more: http://ow.ly/LKB050z6Fiv

Congratulations to the UBC Dairy Centre students for winning first place in the annual Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival parade last weekend!

Our annual open house is happening this Saturday! Stop by anytime between 9am and 4pm to get a tour of our working dairy farm. You'll meet students from around the world and learn how their research helps to improve the lives of dairy cows in practical ways. All are welcome!

Anne-Marieke Smid, a PhD student at the Dairy Centre, shares her research on dairy cows and outdoor environments in the spring issue of the BC Holstein News. http://dairycentre.landfood.ubc.ca//dairy-cows-and-outdoo/

In a new study, UBC Animal Welfare Program Professors Marina von Keyserlingk and Daniel Weary have found some dairy cows are inherently optimistic or pessimistic, just as humans are. The next step is to understand what type of conditions suit each individual to ensure they have a good life.

Our annual Open House is today! Stop by anytime before 4:00pm to meet student researchers and learn about our education programs. All are welcome! More info: http://dairycentre.landfood.ubc.ca//ubc-dairy-centre-open/

We're only two days away from our annual open house! Stop by anytime between 9am to 4pm to get a tour of our facilities for dairy education and research. You'll get to meet students from around the world, and of course, our friendly cows!