Joseph Stookey, University of Saskatchewan

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Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences Professor Emeritus Saskatoon, Saskatchewan joseph.stookey@usask.ca

Bio/Research

Dr. Stookey grew up in Southern Illinois on a grain and livestock farm. He has a wide variety of livestock experiences working with sheep, swine and beef cattle. He received his B.Sc in 1976 and an M.Sc. degree from University of Illinois in 1979 from the Animal Science department specializing in...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Stookey grew up in Southern Illinois on a grain and livestock farm. He has a wide variety of livestock experiences working with sheep, swine and beef cattle. He received his B.Sc in 1976 and an M.Sc. degree from University of Illinois in 1979 from the Animal Science department specializing in ruminant nutrition. From 1979-1984 he managed the University of Illinois Sheep Research Station at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center which included 1,000 ewes and their progeny. From 1985-1987 he managed the University of Illinois Swine Research Center at Champaign-Urbana, IL. He and his family spent a year in Kenya at Edgerton University in Njoro as a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science where he taught basic animal science courses. He returned to the University of Illinois and completed his Ph.D in 1991 focusing on applied animal behaviour. He joined the faculty in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991 and is currently a Professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences.

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