Event

The School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) invites the campus community to their Undergraduate Research Day with students giving multimedia presentations on their research.

The Research Day takes place on January 30 at 9 to 11.45am at the Holman Williams Building Classroom, SVM, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), Mt. Hope.

The schedule of presentations is as follows:

Presentations:

9.15am | Herd and reproductive management practices relating to production on small ruminant farms in Trinidad

Students: Danny Mohess, Kofi Sylvester

9.35am | A pilot study assessing and identifying endoparasites and the presence of Salmonella and Shigella spp. from the native monkeys in Trinidad and Barbados

Students: Nikolete Borneo, Silene Gunness, Joie St. John, Ryley Vernon

9.55am | An investigation into the health and humane control of the feral pigeon (Columba livia) population

Students: Alena Dickson, Renaud Celestine, Navesh Bachan, Peter Augustine

10.15am | Identification of coccidia species found in farmed rabbits of Trinidad and Tobago using Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction

Students: Chanique Blair, Racquel Oakley, Aaron Sharpe

10.35am | TEA BREAK

10.55am | Factors affecting the prevalence of depression, stress and anxiety in Veterinary Students, at the School of Veterinary Medicine, UWI

Students: Meera Heeraman, Amy Ganpat, Shania Roopchan

11.15am | The knowledge and attitude of the general public on the use of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD) products for medicinal purposes in humans and animals in Trinidad and Tobago

Students: Katrina Annamunthodo, Amanda Ali, Jo-Marie Henry, Rachael Heffes

11.35am | Closing and Vote of Thanks by Dr. Carla Phillips, Ag. Head of Clinical Veterinary Sciences, SVM

11.45am | Prizes

For more information, please contact Dr. Sharianne Suepaul at 645-3232 ext. 4236 or Ms. Patricia Allen at 645-3232 ext. 4226.