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Simon Dufour

DMV, Ph.DFMV, Université de Montréal

Simon Dufour spent 10 years as a practising veterinarian in Quebec and British Colombia before completing a PhD in epidemiology at the Université de Montréal. He then went on to complete a postdoctoral fellowship in epi-informatics at the University of Prince Edward Island. His expertise lies in the modelling of dairy cattle diseases to better understand how to prevent and control them. He also possesses solid expertise in the validation of new diagnostic tests and the development of disease monitoring programs. Simon is currently the scientific director of the Canadian Bovine Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Network, co-director of NSERC’s CREATE program on milk quality and assistant director of the Op+Lait research group, an initiative of the Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQNT) Nature and Technologies sector.

 
RELATED FACTSHEETS

Who are the undesirables of atypical or non-compliant dairy products?

Highlights

• Raw milk is considered an excellent growth medium for microorganisms (MO). Despite the very strict hygiene conditions imposed in...

Microbial biofilms and milk quality

Highlights

  • Bacteria and biofilms are an inherent risk in cheesemaking that must be managed on a continuous basis. Biofilms, protective cu...

Safe Use of Composted Manure as Bedding

Highlights

  • There is growing interest in using recycled manure as bedding (RMB) for dairy cattle.
  • It is therefore imperative to a...

Diagnosis, Prevention and Alternative Treatment of Mastitis

Summary

This national organization’s mission is to combat one of the most costly diseases of dairy herds. To do this, it crossed provincial b...

Milking Management to Prevent ketosis in Cows in Transition

Highlights

  • At the start of lactation, there is an imbalance between inputs and nutrient needs in dairy cows. This has a major negative im...
RELATED PROJECTS

Occurence and impact of microbial biofilms on milk quality from farm to cheese vats

Principal researchers: Denis Roy, ULaval and Evelyne Guévremont, AAFC

Collaborators: Julie Jean, Ismail Fliss, ULaval; Mario Jacques, Simon Dufo...