W.A. Ranches
at the University of Calgary
In 2018, J.C. (Jack) Anderson and his daughter Wynne Chisholm donated W.A. Ranches to the University of Calgary, fundamentally transforming education and research at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM). The university will continue to operate the ranch - now called W.A. Ranches at the University of Calgary - for the purposes of teaching and learning, research, and community engagement.
Students and faculty across many disciplines and from around the world will benefit directly from access to a working ranch. The study of cattle in the complex, real-farm context will enable research that can improve management practices for ranchers as well as academic programming that produces better veterinarians with more hands-on experience.
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News from the Ranch
Stampede like a giant outdoor classroom for vet med students
Students connect with community, grow their appreciation of industry, and support animal welfare research
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Vet Med’s 19,000-acre backyard is fertile ground for discovery by the largest group of researchers working on beef in North America.
Mutual Attraction: W. A. Ranches Investigates How Bats and Cattle Can Help Each Other
One is constantly shooing away insects; the other is hunting them down
UCalgary cattle researcher wins prestigious Merck Veterinary Award
Claire Windeyer works closely with ranchers to keep calves healthy
Gift from Canadian Cattlemen’s Foundation opens doors to national youth program at ‘ranch of opportunities’
W.A. Ranches launches initiative to connect young people — both rural and urban — with cattle industry
UCalgary researchers publish first study on welfare of bucking horses at Calgary Stampede
Vet med researchers went behind the chutes over 3 years to observe behaviour of horses used in rodeos
