Scholarship shows Aviagen/CPRC shared dedication to future commerce experience
Congratulations to Faculty of Alberta graduate pupil Jo Ann Chew, the 2022 Aviagen® Poultry Genetics Scholarship winner. The scholarship is part of Aviagen’s yearly contribution to the work of the Canadian Poultry Evaluation Council (CPRC), of which Aviagen is a long-time supporter.
Evaluation to spice up the best way ahead for poultry breeding
A panel of Aviagen specialists chosen Chew based totally on her potential for future
commerce administration, along with the usual of her doctoral evaluation and its potential to
revenue the poultry breeding commerce. Whereas her Grasp’s thesis centered on poultry
welfare and conduct, her PhD thesis focuses on eating regimen and physiology. Her
evaluation addresses the affect of feed and eating regimen on the reproductive
progress of youthful female chickens (pullets), and the scholarship will help her
extra this work.
Chew remarked, “I am excited regarding the potential my evaluation can have on the
poultry commerce. The outcomes will help us greater understand the underlying
mechanisms that contribute to sexual maturation in pullets. This will open further
avenues for laying-hen evaluation and allow us to make scientifically educated
selections that revenue the poultry commerce. My sincerest gratitude to Aviagen and the
CPRC for the scholarship award!”
Dedication to our subsequent know-how
Chew earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Nicely being from the Faculty of Alberta,
and a Grasp of Science in Animal Science from the Faculty of Saskatchewan.
Whereas working in the direction of these ranges, she served as a educating assistant. After
attaining her Grasp’s, she labored as Supervisor of the Faculty of Saskatchewan
Poultry Evaluation Unit. She presently serves on the school’s Animal Care
Committee and faculty’s Graduate Faculty college students’ Affiliation and is part of the
worldwide Poultry Science Affiliation Board of Directors, all whereas sustaining a
extreme grade-point frequent in her PhD coursework.
“Aviagen is dedicated to the Canadian poultry commerce, and its sustainability depends upon
on vibrant youthful scientists equal to Jo Ann. On account of her dedication, passion and
excellence in evaluation, I’ve little doubt she’s going to make invaluable contributions to the
commerce and our future. On behalf of Aviagen, I congratulate Jo Ann and wish her
every success for a satisfying occupation in poultry,” remarked Matt Klassen, Canadian
Account Supervisor for Aviagen.
“The CPRC and Aviagen share a have to strengthen the Canadian poultry commerce
and secure its future via an funding in evaluation and the occasion of our
future know-how,” added CPRC Authorities Director Bruce Roberts. “I look ahead to
many further years of worthwhile collaboration between the CPRC and Aviagen.