Research Projects

This project aims to measure the impact of new breeding systems that meet new animal welfare standards regarding air quality and the health and productivity of laying hens.

This project addresses the risks posed by the spreading of manure and emissions released into the environment to the biosecurity of farms, as well as to the health of workers and nearby populations.

This project addresses the risks posed by new breeding practices that were developed to improve animal welfare.

This project will gather and share up-to-date information on new techniques and critical points related to the construction of farm buildings and their sustainability.

This project will develop a procedure that relies on genetic markers to identify the animal species responsible for fecal contamination.

Project, conducted in collaboration with a Belgian team, to develop an integrated tool for measuring the air quality in livestock buildings.

In this project, initiated by Agrinova, IRDA will analyze the profitability of techniques used to repel pasture flies in organic dairy production.

This project proposes to measure relative humidity and air speed in hog houses and integrate these parameters into the control of ventilation systems.

Cow-calf farms tend to prefer outdoor breeding, poor-quality drinking water can have a direct impact on animal health, and may lead to higher pathogen levels in the environment and at slaughter time, and negative consequences for food safety.

Based on previous work conducted at IRDA and our team’s expertise, this project looks to finalize the development of a robust and cost-effective swine slurry bioconversion system.

Development of optimized cleaning methods that are readily measurable with an effective real-time indicator.

This project will evaluate labour productivity and identify best practices and recommendations to boost the pork industry competitiveness.

Project to determine the real value of the phosphorus load associated with bison production in Québec.

The project’s objective is to make available an indoor and outdoor exercise yard design that improves dairy cow and calf well-being while complying with Québec regulations.

Economic analysis for an Agrinova project that measures the optimal amount of hulless barley to replace some of the grain corn in dairy cow rations without affecting milk production and milk components.