Supporting Ontario's Dairy Sector

Supporting diagnostics and surveillance

The Animal Health Laboratory at U of G specializes in determining the health of livestock, poultry, horses and pets through a wide array of tests, and in turn provides disease surveillance data for the province of Ontario.

U of G researchers use the Research Isolation Unit for studies. The unit is managed by the U of G Central Animal Facility.

The Agriculture & Food Laboratory (AFL) at U of G offers proudly serves the Ontario dairy industry by providing analytical test results for payment, regulatory and research purposes.

For more than 50 years, the AFL has supported Ontario’s raw milk testing program, providing trusted laboratory testing services to the Dairy Farmers of Ontario and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA). Testing of raw milk is critical to the success of the industry, and same-day results mean farmers can monitor herd health and milk quality.

As a dependable testing service, the AFL has consistently gone above and beyond to help ensure the safety of Ontario’s milk supply.

Dairy at Guelph is a network of more than 60 faculty and 120 graduate students and postdocs at U of G. Dairy at Guelph creates collaborative opportunities to discover, develop and implement new best practices in dairy production and foods, with support from industry leaders and government. This global leadership has earned the University of Guelph the title of Canada’s Dairy University.

The Ontario Dairy Research Centre Data Portal houses select data from the Ontario Dairy Research Centre as part of our commitment to enhance the sharing and reuse of agricultural research data.