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Job Opportunity: Animal Care/Herds – Agwest Veterinary Group

Agwest Veterinary Group Ltd. Animal Care/Herds Job Opportunity (PDF)

Agwest Veterinary Group Ltd. is hiring!  Agwest Veterinary Group is a progressive bovine veterinary practice that provides veterinary services throughout the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. We are currently looking to fill a part-time position for an Animal Care/Herdsperson to tend the animals in the ARC (Advanced Reproductive Centre) facility. The position is a weekend position, Saturday and Sunday, with a morning and afternoon shift.

Duties:

  • Responsible for the timely feeding, cleaning, and care of animals within the IVF and other reproductive programs, that creates an overall wellbeing to maintain elite standards and results.
  • Responsible to bring to the attention of management any concerns of injury, sickness, or any other matter that pertains to the wellbeing of any animal within the reproductive programs.
  • Assist on routine herd health matters, and introduction of new animals into the system.
  • Maintenance and safe use of equipment and machinery (skid steer, blowers etc.).

Dimensions:

  • Working weekends, Saturdays and Sundays with responsibilities to basic chore work for the upkeep of good livestock husbandry, plus any additional tasks that are required in the best interest of the ARC.
  • Safe care and operation of any machinery to be used, after correct instruction.

Skill Requirements:

  • Proven and demonstrated animal husbandry experience.
  • Ability to communicate on all levels.
  • Appreciates the importance of good documentation.
  • Ability to work under a specified system without supervision.
  • Recognized basic animal welfare with regards to sickness or injury, exercising due attention to each individual animal.
  • Can observe and access animal behavior, e.g. heat detection.
  • Ability to bring forward concerns in a constructive and acceptable manner.
  • Ability to work inside and out in the adverse conditions normally associated with agriculture.

Compensation, depending on experience, is between $23 – 28 / hour.

If you enjoy working independently and are looking for part-time/weekend work, we invite you to apply!

Agwest and The ARC are located at: 1625 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford.

For more information:

If you are interested, please email Teresa Born, HR Manager @ hr@agwestvet.com.

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NEW COURSE – APBI 290 002 Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition is a 3-credit course. Students of this course will get an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Comparative Cognition. Traditionally, Comparative Psychology has been regarded as the comparison of the behaviour of different species, usually considering human behaviour as the standard to what non-human species are compared. Drawing from the fields of Animal Behaviour, Philosophy and Psychology, we will compare species in diverse areas such as their particularities to perceive the environment, how physical cognition affects their problem-solving abilities and tool use, as well as their differences in social cognition, prosocial behaviour and communication. Through all this, we will question the notion of humans being the sole parameter of comparison, and promote a critical view that allows us to embrace each species uniqueness. This understanding of animal cognition will be helpful to take on more advanced courses in related fields, as well as it has important applications for assuring animal welfare.

APBI 290 002 Poster

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Veterinary Behaviour Master’s Student Position at Purdue University

A Master of Science (MS) Degree Position Available in Veterinary Behavior Medicine

Position

The MS position is available for a highly motivated individual to work with Dr. Niwako Ogata in Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University. It will be full-time with the expectation of graduation within three years. The ideal candidate has strong interpersonal skills, demonstrates professionalism, is highly reliable, and has the ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.

The student in this position will join an inter-disciplinary research team conducting a human-dog interaction study investigating the importance of both human and animal behavior and its impact on human-animal interaction. The student will also learn methods for measuring and analyzing dog behaviors and their outcomes through the research project as well as clinical settings at the Purdue Animal Behavior Clinic.

In addition, the student will be expected to spend time helping ongoing research in the behavior section, clinical activities, or helping teach didactic classes and labs for veterinary and veterinary nurse students, based on the Master student’s interests, knowledge, and background qualifications.

Qualifications

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to animal behavior or human-animal interaction including but not limited to psychology, animal science, biology, animal cognition, or a related field. The candidate who has experience working with dogs (e.g., handling experience or research settings) is preferred.

This opportunity will also work well as an introductory behavior and research experience for a veterinarian (DVM or equivalent degree) who is interested in pursuing a residency program for the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) or PhD program in the related field.

Position available

The start date for this appointment is ideally Fall semester.

To Apply

For additional information, or to apply, follow this link: https://vet.purdue.edu/vcs/vcsgradprogram/applicationproc.php

Following receipt of the application, selected candidates will be invited to  participate in an interview remotely or in person.

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Calgary Foundation Agriculture Awards – Online Applications Open

The deadline for the Calgary Foundation Agriculture Awards is fast approaching!

Shannon Burwash Award for Leadership and Excellence in Equine, Agri-Business and/or Agricultural Studies seeks to attract and encourage horse-oriented students to pursue post-secondary education so they are better prepared for leadership and excellence in the equine industry. Multiple awards valued between $1,000-2,000, applied directly to tuition.

Friends of the Stockmen’s Memorial Foundation Award supports applicants entering second year or beyond in an Agriculture or Agriculture-related program, demonstrating community involvement and good academic standing. One or more awards valued at approximately $1,000, applied directly to tuition.

Dr. Scott Rairdan Memorial Agriculture Award supports applicants in any year of study in the field of agriculture when an emphasis on Animal Science, Agribusiness or Veterinary Medicine, demonstrating leadership and active participation in extra-curricular activities. One or more awards valued at $1,500 minimum, applied directly to tuition.

Smillie Family Education Award support applicants in their first or second year of study in a program that can lead to a career in agriculture, education, or health care, demonstrating leadership and volunteerism in school and the community. Two awards valued at $2,000 each, applied directly to tuition.

For full award descriptions and to apply, please visit https://calgaryfoundation.org/student-awards/undergraduate-students/.

The deadline to apply is June 1st at midnight.  

To access the Student Awards Online Portal, select ‘Apply Now’ under the award listings on the awards webpage. If there are any questions, please contact studentawards@calgaryfoundation.org.

Best of luck!

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