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|Introduction=The [http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/ Ontario Veterinary College] (OVC) is a veterinary school located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The OVC is the oldest veterinary school in North America and is one of five Canadian veterinary schools that offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. Other veterinary schools in Canada are located at the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, the Université de Montréal and the University of Prince Edward Island.
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|History=The OVC was established in Toronto in 1862, by Andrew Smith, a graduate of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh. In 1922, the college moved to Guelph and became one of the founding colleges of the University of Guelph in 1964. Since then, the OVC has grown with the University of Guelph. In 2012, the OVC will celebrate its 150th anniversary.
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|Education=The OVC offers a four-year bachelor's degree in biomedical science in addition to the DVM degree. Students apply to the four-year DVM program after a minimum of four full-time university semesters. There are 120 seats available in each year of the program, with 105 seats available for Ontario residents and 15 seats for non-Canadians. The college also offers internship and residency programs as well as Diploma, MPH, MSc, PhD and DVSc programs at the graduate level. Graduate degrees are available in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Studies, Pathobiology and Population Medicine. The college is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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|Research=The Ontario Veterinary College is a research-intensive institution that conducts research to improve the health of both animals and humans. Research is underway in every field of veterinary medicine, including food animal, companion animal and equine medicine, animal health management, infectious disease, food safety, public health and environmental health.
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Food animal research focuses on the management, treatment, control and eradication of diseases as well as determining factors that affect production. Food animal research is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs through a contract with the University of Guelph. Other agencies, such as the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Ontario Pork and the Ontario Cattleman's Association also support research at OVC.
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Companion animal research is funded by the OVC Pet Trust Fund, a charity dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of companion animals. Researchers explore better methods for pain control, anesthesia and surgery in pets and investigate ways to diagnose disease and treat cancer. They also look at novel areas such as veterinary-client communication.
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OVC's research benefits human health through studies in public health, cancer and translational medicine. Public health has long been a main focus of the OVC with research at the human-animal-environmental interface looking into zoonotic diseases such as West Nile virus, food safety topics including E. coli and other public health issues like antimicrobial resistance. OVC is the home of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, an agency that facilitates research, education and knowledge dissemination in public health and zoonotic disease. The OVC is active in ecosystem health, with several international projects underway in Nepal and the western Amazon lowlands.
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OVC uses a unique integrated approach to improve the understanding and treatment of cancer in animals and humans. The OVC houses the Animal Cancer Centre and the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI). The ICCI provides comprehensive cancer care for companion animals and studies the biology of cancer. Over 30 cancer investigators from over a dozen departments across the University of Guelph collaborate across the fields of cancer biology, veterinary medicine, chemistry, mathematics,  computer science, toxicology, psychology and many other areas.
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OVC also focuses on translational medicine with research that develops animal models for the investigation of human disease. The Laboratory for Translational Biomedical Discovery is a new facility that contains surgical and laboratory space to study both small and large animals as models for human disease.
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More information is available at [http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/prospective/graduate/research.cfm The OVC Research page]
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|Clinical=The OVC Teaching Hospital provides medical and surgical care for small and large animals, while training veterinary students in a  clinical environment. The Teaching Hospital is a referral hospital and treats approximately 16,000 animals of companion, equine, domestic farm and exotic species each year. The Field Services Clinic provides services for ruminant and swine farms throughout the region. The Teaching Hospital is an important component of the college, providing learning opportunities as well as advancing the field of veterinary medicine through clinically-based research and clinical service.
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The Hill's Primary Healthcare Centre is a new addition to the OVC and opened in 2010 with funding from Hill's Pet Food and the Ontario government. The new facility is designed as a stand-alone veterinary hospital for routine vaccinations, spays and neuters and other wellness visits. It is designed to provide students educational experiences in all aspects of primary health care, including surgical and technical skills, business and communication skills, preventive medicine, nutrition and animal welfare and behaviour.
  
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The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is the oldest veterinary school in Canada and the United States and is one of the most well known veterinary schools in North America. Located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, the OVC is one of the five veterinary schools that offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, DVM program in Canada.
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The OVC is the only veterinary college in the province of Ontario, and one of only five current veterinary colleges across Canada. (The other four are at the Université de Montréal, University of Prince Edward Island, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Calgary)
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The Ontario Veterinary College is the oldest veterinary school in North America. It was established in Toronto in 1862, by the Scotsman Andrew Smith- a graduate of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh. The college later moved to Guelph, Ontario in 1922 and became a founding college of the University of Guelph in 1964. Since then, the OVC has grown with the University of Guelph and remains a premier institution of Veterinary Medicine.
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The OVC offers a four year bachelor's degree in bio-medical science, but its primary degree offering is the DVM (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). Students apply to the four year DVM program after a minimum of three years in a B.Sc. program. The College also offers DVSc, PhD, MSc, MPH, and Diploma programs at the graduate level and takes interns and residents from across the world. The DVM program is one of the most competitive in the world, with a total of 120 seats for each incoming batch.
 
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The Ontario Veterinary College conducts and facilitates world class research in various aspects of Veterinary Medicine, from agri-food and health management, to equine, companion animal and even environmental health. There are well developed facilities for animal based research studies in addition to conventional bench top based research capacity. These include a 12,000 sq. ft Laboratory for Translational Biomedical Discovery. Intensive Care and Surgical facilities in combination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and spectroscopy facilities are also available. A large focus of the Ontario Veterinary College involving these facilities is the development of large animal models in the investigation of human disease.
 
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The OVC also boasts the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI), which is dedicated to providing comprehensive cancer care for companion animals and unlocking the deadly secrets of the disease for the benefit of all species, including humans. The ICCI takes an integrated approach to cancer studies that cannot be matched in a human health care environment. It entails collaborative research of more than 30 cancer investigators from at least a dozen departments across the University of Guelph: cancer biologists, veterinarians, chemists, mathematicians, computer scientists, toxicologists, psychologists and others who represent Guelph’s unique capacity to broaden the scope of research and deepen our understanding of cancer.
 
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There are a large number of agri-food and health management projects underway at present. This research is supported by the OMAFRA contract and many external groups, like the Ontario Cattleman’s Association, Poultry Industry Council, the NSERC Industrial Partnership Program, pharmaceutical companies and many more. Food safety research is an area that the OVC is primarily focused on as well. Another ever expanding field of research at the OVC is non-foodborne zoonoses, as well as International ecosystem health projects being carried out in Nepal and the Western Amazon lowlands. Public Health has long been at the core of the OVC, leading to the establishment of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses on campus.
 
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Most of the Small Companion Animal research on campus is funded by the OVC's Pet Trust. It is Canada’s first charitable fund entirely dedicated to advancing the health and well being of companion animals. There are over 50 individual Pet Trust funded projects active at any time, most often association with clinical doctorate (DVSc) projects. The projects span the range from basic to applied, and represent virtually all of the specialty discipline areas, including work into the role of veterinarians, client communication skills, etc.
 
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The OVC Teaching Hospital offers medical and surgical care for small and large animals, while training future veterinarians in a challenging clinical environment. It is a major window to the community for OVC and the University of Guelph. Primarily a referral hospital, the VTH treats approximately 16,000 companion animal, equine, domestic farm animal and exotic species each year.  The field services also provide primary care for ruminant and swine clients on farms throughout the region. The teaching hospital is at the core of the college, providing learning opportunities as well as advancing the field of veterinary medicine through clinically-based research and clinical service.
 
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Ontario Veterinary College
Established 1862
Location Guelph, Ontario, Canada



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University of Guelph,
50 Stone Road,
Guelph,
ON, Canada,
N1G 2W1

519.824.4120 x54401




The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is a veterinary school located on the campus of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The OVC is the oldest veterinary school in North America and is one of five Canadian veterinary schools that offers the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. Other veterinary schools in Canada are located at the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, the Université de Montréal and the University of Prince Edward Island.

About Us

The OVC was established in Toronto in 1862, by Andrew Smith, a graduate of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh. In 1922, the college moved to Guelph and became one of the founding colleges of the University of Guelph in 1964. Since then, the OVC has grown with the University of Guelph. In 2012, the OVC will celebrate its 150th anniversary.

Education

The OVC offers a four-year bachelor's degree in biomedical science in addition to the DVM degree. Students apply to the four-year DVM program after a minimum of four full-time university semesters. There are 120 seats available in each year of the program, with 105 seats available for Ontario residents and 15 seats for non-Canadians. The college also offers internship and residency programs as well as Diploma, MPH, MSc, PhD and DVSc programs at the graduate level. Graduate degrees are available in Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Studies, Pathobiology and Population Medicine. The college is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Current Research

The Ontario Veterinary College is a research-intensive institution that conducts research to improve the health of both animals and humans. Research is underway in every field of veterinary medicine, including food animal, companion animal and equine medicine, animal health management, infectious disease, food safety, public health and environmental health.

Food animal research focuses on the management, treatment, control and eradication of diseases as well as determining factors that affect production. Food animal research is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs through a contract with the University of Guelph. Other agencies, such as the Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Ontario Pork and the Ontario Cattleman's Association also support research at OVC.

Companion animal research is funded by the OVC Pet Trust Fund, a charity dedicated to advancing the health and well-being of companion animals. Researchers explore better methods for pain control, anesthesia and surgery in pets and investigate ways to diagnose disease and treat cancer. They also look at novel areas such as veterinary-client communication.

OVC's research benefits human health through studies in public health, cancer and translational medicine. Public health has long been a main focus of the OVC with research at the human-animal-environmental interface looking into zoonotic diseases such as West Nile virus, food safety topics including E. coli and other public health issues like antimicrobial resistance. OVC is the home of the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, an agency that facilitates research, education and knowledge dissemination in public health and zoonotic disease. The OVC is active in ecosystem health, with several international projects underway in Nepal and the western Amazon lowlands.

OVC uses a unique integrated approach to improve the understanding and treatment of cancer in animals and humans. The OVC houses the Animal Cancer Centre and the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI). The ICCI provides comprehensive cancer care for companion animals and studies the biology of cancer. Over 30 cancer investigators from over a dozen departments across the University of Guelph collaborate across the fields of cancer biology, veterinary medicine, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, toxicology, psychology and many other areas.

OVC also focuses on translational medicine with research that develops animal models for the investigation of human disease. The Laboratory for Translational Biomedical Discovery is a new facility that contains surgical and laboratory space to study both small and large animals as models for human disease.

More information is available at The OVC Research page

Clinical Services

The OVC Teaching Hospital provides medical and surgical care for small and large animals, while training veterinary students in a clinical environment. The Teaching Hospital is a referral hospital and treats approximately 16,000 animals of companion, equine, domestic farm and exotic species each year. The Field Services Clinic provides services for ruminant and swine farms throughout the region. The Teaching Hospital is an important component of the college, providing learning opportunities as well as advancing the field of veterinary medicine through clinically-based research and clinical service.

The Hill's Primary Healthcare Centre is a new addition to the OVC and opened in 2010 with funding from Hill's Pet Food and the Ontario government. The new facility is designed as a stand-alone veterinary hospital for routine vaccinations, spays and neuters and other wellness visits. It is designed to provide students educational experiences in all aspects of primary health care, including surgical and technical skills, business and communication skills, preventive medicine, nutrition and animal welfare and behaviour.


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