Biography
Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Professor of Pathology & Microbiology
DVM (Montreal); PhD (Saskatchewan); Dipl. ACVP
Pierre-Yves was a Professor of Anatomic Pathology and Wildlife Pathology at the Atlantic Veterinary College and coordinator of the CCWHC for the Atlantic region.
He was born and raised in Québec, he worked in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta, and has now been in Prince Edward Island for more than 20 years. Pierre-Yves went into veterinary medicine because of his interest in wildlife. He obtained his DVM from the Université de Montréal in 1974 and a Ph.D. in Anatomic Pathology from the University of Saskatchewan in 1981, and he became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists in 1995.
Pierre-Yves’ main professional interests include diagnostic wildlife pathology, factors associated with whale stranding events in the Canadian Maritime provinces, animal welfare aspects of trapping and sealing, and a fondness for Northern Gannets.
Recent Publications
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Detection and preliminary characterization of phocine distemper virus in a stranded harp seal ( Pagophilus groenlandicus ) from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada [Epub ahead of print]
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2020
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Mammals of Prince Edward Island and adjacent marine waters
- Island Studies Press, 2019
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Declines in muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) population density in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Canadian Wildlife Biology & Management, 2019
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Plastic and non-plastic debris ingestion in three gull species feeding in an urban landfill environment
- Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2018
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Benzo(a)pyrene suppresses tracheal antimicrobial peptide gene expression in bovine tracheal epithelial cells
- Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2018
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Wildlife health surveillance (mammals and birds, with emphasis on the marine habitat)
- Diagnostic wildlife pathology
- Factors associated with whale stranding in the Canadian maritime provinces
- Animal welfare aspects of trapping and sealing
Current Scholars in Pathology and Microbiology
- David J. Speare
- Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Lecompte
- Catherine Anne Muckle
- Melanie Buote
- Noel Clancey
- Shona Whyte
- Carmencita Yason
- Cornelia Gilroy
- Alfonso Lopez
- Lisa M. Miller
- Chelsea K. Martin
- Russell Fraser
- Megan Jones
- Molly Kibenge
- Frederick Kibenge
- Mark Fast
- Shannon Martinson
- Shelley Burton
- Laura Bourque
