/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8376/all en /newsroom/elsa-vasseur Wed, 31 Jan 2024 14:27:22 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307674 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/joint-chair-aims-leverage-ai-and-iot-improve-animal-welfare-canadian-dairy-farms-347864 <p>±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą and the UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al (UQAM) announced today the creation of the Research and Innovation Chair in Animal Welfare and Artificial Intelligence (WELL-E). The five-year, $5 million Chair will carry out a major research project funded by a grant from NSERC Alliance and PROMPT, fiduciary of the Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy. Important contributions have also been made by industrial partners Novalait, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO), Les Producteurs de Lait du QuĂ©bec (PLQ), and Lactanet.</p> Wed, 19 Apr 2023 19:09:52 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 298500 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/event/new-chair-sustainable-life-dairy-cattle-260959 <p>Dairy industries world-wide face the challenge of maximizing production while, at the same time, producing the highest quality products in a sustainable manner that reflects consumers’ expectations.</p> Tue, 24 May 2016 15:21:31 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25878 at /newsroom