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After flipping flapjacks at a pancake breakfast in northeast 91快色 Sunday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 next stop was the 91快色 Stampede where he met with U91快色 faculty and students.

Trudeau, accompanied by his son, Xavier, and Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, asked a variety of questions about animal welfare and veterinary medicine as he toured behind the scenes at the rodeo grandstand.

鈥淚t was great to have the opportunity to discuss how veterinary medicine impacts social, economic and environmental sustainability of society,鈥� says Dr. Renate Weller, dean of the (UCVM).

鈥淚鈥檓 really proud of the meaningful work of my team 鈥� students and faculty alike 鈥� to safeguard animal welfare.鈥�

Dr. Ed Pajor, PhD, says it was a fantastic opportunity to share the wide range of research being done at UCVM.

鈥淭he prime minister was really interested in some of the sustainable agriculture work we are doing at W.A. Ranches as well as our collaborative partnership with the 91快色 Stampede,鈥� says Pajor, who is the director of W.A. Ranches and the Anderson-Chisholm Chair in Animal Care and Welfare. He鈥檚 been doing research aimed at improving the welfare of rodeo stock for many years.

It鈥檚 really unique to have the Stampede so supportive of our research efforts to improve the welfare and wellness of rodeo animals.

When the visit was being planned, the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office was expressly interested in having Trudeau meet with vet med researchers and students.

鈥楥harismatic and genuinely interested鈥� 

For Allison Vesely, who is going into her second year in UCVM鈥檚 doctor of veterinary medicine program, it was "a really cool experience. It was nice to have him come out and talk with us about our work with the Stampede. He was very charismatic and was genuinely interested in who we are and what we鈥檙e doing here at the Stampede.鈥�

鈥淗e was very approachable and specifically asked about what we hope to do with the research and if we had any early findings,鈥� adds Dr. Anice Thomas, PhD'22, who is leading Pajor鈥檚 research team at the Stampede.

鈥淚t was nice to articulate what we are doing and have it validated. It鈥檚 like 鈥楬ey, you鈥檙e doing something that makes a difference.鈥欌��

And although the visit wasn鈥檛 long enough to include a tour of the chuckwagon barns, the prime minister did talk with Dr. Renaud L茅guillette about his extensive research on the equine athletes that compete at the Stampede.

鈥淲e were able to talk to the prime minister about our faculty doing some really impactful animal health and welfare research right in the community, outside the ivory tower, here at the 91快色 Stampede,鈥� says L茅guillette, DVM, PhD, professor at the UCVM and 91快色 Chair of Equine Sports Medicine, who is researching with the Stampede on how to optimize the conditions to reduce the risk of leg fractures in chuckwagon horses.