Derek Haley, University of Guelph

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Guelph profile.

Applied ethology Animal care and welfare The behaviour of beef cattle and dairy cattle Housing for livestock The long-distance transportation of cattle Weaning stress The welfare of culled dairy cows Maternal and neonatal behaviour Social bonds / attachments between animals

Latest papers

A survey of practices and attitudes around cull cow management by bovine veterinarians in Ontario, Canada.
Journal of dairy science · 2023
A survey of dairy cattle farmers' management practices for cull cows in Ontario, Canada.
Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022
Case-control study of behavior data from automated milk feeders in healthy or diseased dairy calves.
JDS communications · 2022

All 3 publications

Latest funding

The effects of stall mattress compressibility on the lying behaviour and stall surface preferences of dairy cows
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$24,000

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

A survey of practices and attitudes around cull cow management by bovine veterinarians in Ontario, Canada.

Marshall J, Haley D, Levison L, Kelton DF, Miltenburg C, Roche S, Duffield TF

Journal of dairy science2023

DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22005 PMID: 36333137

02

A survey of dairy cattle farmers' management practices for cull cows in Ontario, Canada.

Marshall J, Haley D, Levison L, Kelton DF, Miltenburg C, Roche S, Duffield TF

Frontiers in veterinary science2022

DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.974061 PMID: 36110502

03

Case-control study of behavior data from automated milk feeders in healthy or diseased dairy calves.

Morrison JL, Winder CB, Medrano-Galarza C, Denis P, Haley D, LeBlanc SJ, Costa J, Steele M, Renaud DL

JDS communications2022

DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2021-0153 PMID: 36338813

The effects of stall mattress compressibility on the lying behaviour and stall surface preferences of dairy cows

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Haley, Derek

$24,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Steele

Department of Animal Biosciences

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Applied ethology Dear Professor Haley, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A survey of practices and attitudes around cull cow management by bovine veterinarians in Ontario, Canada." (2023), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]