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Fall 2015

Paul, Sharon

Home gardens are regarded as a way to improve the livelihood and nutritional security of small scale farming households in developing countries. Viable home gardens can improve the ability of small-holders and their communities to meet interrelated concerns of food, nutrition, health and...

Fall 2017

Arenna

In this study, we examine Canadian consumers’ purchase preferences for a particular kind of functional pork – enhanced carnosine pork. Carnosine is a naturally occurring dipeptide that exhibits anti-aging properties (McFarland and Holliday, 1994). Carnosine is a relatively unknown nutrient and so...

Spring 2022

Jiwon, Kim

This study examines Canadian public preferences for the use of genomic selection in breeding dairy cows for four main traits– feed efficiency, methane emission reduction, enhanced disease resilience, improved cow fertility as well as the use of antibiotics. Since this research information might...

Fall 2012

Allen, Shannon M

This research examines Canadian consumer preferences for milk and yogurt products, both those currently available in the marketplace as well as hypothetical products. Self-reported consumption and choice experiments are used to determine consumer preferences for various attributes and how these...

Spring 2016

Ngo, Sandra

Vitamin A deficiency is a form of malnutrition that affects 127 million people globally, leading to increased risk of infection, ocular disorders, and/or impaired growth (WHO 2004). There are multiple ways to increase vitamin A intake including supplements, whole, fortified, and biofortified...

Fall 2024

Katulunga, Innocent B

Child stunting is a public health issue that affects millions of children under five years of age around the world. This condition hinders cognitive development, posing challenges for academic success and future earning potential. Consequently, it perpetuates a cycle of poverty and malnutrition....

Fall 2013

Ying, Xiongwei

Retailers in Canada have introduced private labels to gain vertical bargaining power over manufacturers’ national brands and to establish customer loyalty. Product differentiation in quality and increasingly product formulation is an emerging trend for both private labels and national brands in...

Fall 2019

Luo, Yicong

Over the last three decades, Alberta has experienced substantial urban sprawl, with some of the province’s most productive agricultural land developed into residential, light industrial and retail uses.  The converted farmland provided not only market commodities, but also a variety of...

Fall 2017

Lopez, Fabiola

Cruise ship tourism (CST) is an increasing significantly activity in Nunavut and is having many environmental, socio-economic and cultural impacts on Inuit communities, and important marine ecosystems such as Sirmilik National Park and Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary. This thesis focuses on...

Fall 2013

Chiu, Angie G

The health of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is impacted by multiple risk factors, which may affect availability of caribou for consumption. From analysis of secondary dietary intake data, consuming caribou was found to be positively related to measures of diet quality—caloric intake and dietary...