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Spring 2024

Sun, Man

L. monocytogenes is the foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis, which has a high fatality rate of 20 to 30%. L. monocytogenes is often associated with ready-to-eat food products. Therefore, techniques to control growth of this organism are needed for the safety of these foods....

Spring 2024

Ahmad, Shah N.

A recent International Panel on Climate Change report indicates that a rise of global mean surface temperature by 1.5ºC is expected to place increased risk on health, food security and climate. Carbon capture utilization (CCU) is a climate mitigation strategy where CO2 is converted into products,...

Spring 2024

Xie, Jin

Fermentation is an oldest and effective method to generate taste-active compounds which contribute to food taste. The aim of this PhD dissertation was to investigate the synthetic mechanism of taste-active γ-glutamyl dipeptides during sourdough fermentation and the fermentation of plant-based...

Spring 2024

Wong, Emily Y

The Pressurized Gas eXpanded (PGX) liquid technology utilizes CO2-expanded ethanol to simultaneously dry and purify high molecular weight biopolymers, producing micro/nanosized powders and fibrils with low bulk densities and high surface areas. The fractionation, concentration and drying of whey...

Spring 2024

Dollete, Danielito L

Forage legumes play a crucial role in agriculture due to their symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) ability by forming a symbiotic relationship with soil rhizobia, providing high-quality forage to livestock and improving soil health. The changing global climate is predicted to increase the frequency...

Spring 2024

Li, Shengjuan

Clubroot disease caused by the obligate biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a serious soilborne disease in Brassicaceae species including cruciferous crops such as canola and the genetic model species Arabidopsis. This disease, identified by the formation of sizable root galls, is...

Spring 2024

Haisan, Jennifer L

Despite there being a large body of literature evaluating dietary strategies to support the metabolism of lactating cows, optimum dietary starch allocation, and resulting effects on milking performance and feeding behaviour are still unknown. Therefore, the overall objective of this research was...

Spring 2024

Mousavi, Seyedeh Tahereh

The province of Alberta’s diverse ecology and large population of wild game poses the importance of management practices to keep the species population from overpopulating and encountering disease and food shortage. While hunting facilitates these management practices, the success of management...

Spring 2024

Dhaliwal, Harleen Kaur

Repeated isolation of Salmonella from the dry and wet environments of the food industry poses a significant concern to human health. It is crucial to understand the influence of the various environmental conditions on Salmonella’s survival. The overall objective of this research was to evaluate...

Spring 2024

Yang, Ziqi

The intensification and consolidation of modern pig production is exposed to higher risks of endemic or pandemic infections. The complexity of the polymicrobial challenge and increasing concerns on antibiotics resistance make it pivotal to find an efficient way of controlling infections besides...