Awards

After graduating from veterinary medicine at the University of Passo Fundo, Arthur pursued an MSc in Experimental Epidemiology Applied to Zoonotic Diseases at the University of São Paulo.  Arthur is currently a third-year PhD student in Large Animal Clinical Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan. He is actively engaged in multiple research projects focused on swine health including his PhD project which revolves around the biological characterization of a novel antimicrobial molecule found within the immune system of swine. His goal is to work in a swine genetics and breeding company and has been accepted for an internship at Topigs Norsvin Research Center in The Netherlands.

Roman was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and attended Bila Tserkva Agricultural University, Veterinary Department. After graduation, he worked as a veterinarian at a collective farm and also had a private mixed animal practice. In 2007, he immigrated to Canada and worked as a farm worker in northern Saskatchewan. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as a lab technician in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He participated in a project assessing the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. After completing this project, he became a research technician in the molecular microbiology laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan from 2013 to 2023. Roman is currently a Masters Student at WCVM.

Dr. Hayley Bowling grew up in Calgary, Alberta and graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BSc. in Animal Bioscience. During her undergraduate studies, she developed a strong interest in production animal health and welfare, which continued during her studies at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.

Following graduation in June 2023, she joined Prairie Livestock Veterinarians based in Red Deer and Lethbridge, AB where she will be practicing both swine and poultry medicine. She has special interests in pathology, epidemiology, food safety, and animal welfare. She is excited to join such a progressive and innovative industry and hopes to help swine producers to be as successful and sustainable as possible while the industry continues to evolve.