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Title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Atlantic Canada
Subtitle: epidemiology and culture methods
Date: 2016
Author: Saab, Matthew E.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The main aim of this thesis was to obtain information on the distribution and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ...
Thesis Supervisor: McClure, J. Trenton
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Farm management practices and their associations to productivity in Prince Edward Island (PEI) mussel farms
Date: 2007
Author: Drapeau, Andre
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The mussel industry of Prince Edward Island (PEI) has grown rapidly over the last 25 years by adapting the subsurface longline system. Presently...
Thesis Supervisor: Davidson, Jeff; Landry, Thomas; Comeau, Luc
ISBN: 9780494228265
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: Immune based detection of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs and molecular characterization of the antigen
Date: 2008
Author: Verzberger-Epshtein, Isabelle
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Angiostrongylus vasorum (French heartworm) is a metastrongylid nematode which infects the pulmonary artery and right ventricle of wild and domestic...
Thesis Supervisor: Conboy, Gary; Markham, Fred
ISBN: 9780494498613
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: The effect of mitigation strategies for the clubbed tunicate Styela clava on mussel collectors
Date: 2007
Author: Swan, Kim
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The culture of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis in Prince Edward Island (PEI) began in the 1970's. Production has since increased, such that PEI...
Thesis Supervisor: Davidson, Jeffrey; Landry, Thomas
ISBN: 9780494228319
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: Vase tunicate, Ciona intestinalis: Ecology and mitigation strategies
Date: 2008
Author: Ramsay, Aaron P.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The mussel aquaculture industry on Prince Edward Island (PEI) has grown over the last 20 years to now produce over 17 000 Mt, valued at $107 M...
Thesis Supervisor: Davidson, Jeffrey
ISBN: 9780494321003
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: Monitoring sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) sensitivity to emamectin benzoate in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Date: 2007
Author: Westcott, Jillian Denise
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The main objectives of thesis are: (1) to describe sea lice management on the east coast of Canada in the absence of standardized methods for...
ISBN: 9780494321157
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: Selenium supplementation in cattle: Transfer to milk and effect on udder health
Date: 2011
Author: Ceballos-Marquez, Alejandro
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Soils in many regions of the world have low selenium (Se) content due to an uneven distribution of Se in the earth's crust. Selenium deficiency has...
Thesis Supervisor: Barkema, Herman; Wichtel, Jeff
ISBN: 9780494822678
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island

Title: Surveillance and control of enzootic bovine leucosis in Atlantic Canada
Date: 2020
Author: John, Emily Elizabeth
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: This research included four studies investigating bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in Atlantic Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova...
Thesis Supervisor: Cameron, Maggie; McClure, J
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Evaluation of diagnostic tests for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) at the herd-level and cow-level
Date: 2013
Author: Lavers, Carrie J
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The purpose of this research was to evaluate herd and cow-level Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) diagnostic tests within non...
Thesis Supervisor: Keefe, Greg; McKenna, Shawn
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Semiparametric hierarchical proportional hazards models with applications to animal health data
Date: 2014
Author: Elghafghuf, Adel I.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: This thesis discusses and applies hierarchical models for survival data in the field of veterinary medicine. The focus is on hierarchical...
Thesis Supervisor: Stryhn, Henrik
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Study of prevalence, risk factors, and lifetime impacts of infection with bovine leukemia virus in the Canadian dairy industry
Date: 2015
Author: Nekouei, Omid A.
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The overall goal of the research described in this thesis was to lay a proper foundation for designing and conducting efficient control and...
Thesis Supervisor: Keefe, Greg
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Effects of environmental enrichment and behavioural style on stress responses in singly housed shelter cats (Felis catus)
Date: 2013
Author: Ellis, Jacklyn Jaye
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Shelters are potentially stressful environments for singly housed cats. The behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) responses were...
Thesis Supervisor: Cockram, Michael
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica
Subtitle: Productivity and physiology under varying temperature and salinity conditions
Date: 2015
Author: Cormier Méthé, Denise
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: In the early 1990s, the introduction of suspended culture methods and the development of a market for cocktail oysters (65–75 mm) propelled the...
Thesis Supervisor: Davidson, Jeffrey; Landry, Thomas
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: The use of epidemiology for evaluating the performance and administration strategies of topical drugs for controlling sea lice in Chile
Date: 2015
Author: Arriagada Acevedo, Gabriel Alejandro
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: Sea lice is considered the most important ectoparasite that affects salt water farmed salmonids around the world. Its high economic impact has...
Thesis Supervisor: St-Hilaire, Sophie
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

Title: Evidence‐based veterinary medicine in finfish aquaculture in Newfoundland and Labrador
Date: 2012
Author: O'Brien, Nicole Yvonne
Genre: Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract: The Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) aquaculture industry is a major contributor of salmon products that help meet protein needs for the world’s...
Thesis Supervisor: Hammell, Larry; Stryhn, Henrik
Publisher: University of Prince Edward Island
Publication Status: PUBLISHED

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