Meet Our Team
Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner - Principal Investigator
Dr. Karen Schwean-Lardner is a Professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Karen grew up on a small hog farm near Herbert, Saskatchewan. She completed her B.Sc. (thesis – Equine Behaviour), M.Sc. (Alternative Housing Systems for Laying Hens) and her PhD (Impact of Daylength on Broiler Production and Welfare) at the University of Saskatchewan. During the time of and after completing her Ph.D., she managed the University of Saskatchewan Poultry Research and Teaching Centre, giving her considerable experience in the production aspects of poultry production. She is also heavily involved in teaching poultry sciences, including production and management, but also behaviour and welfare of poultry and other livestock species.
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Staff
Tory Shynkaruk MSc - Research Assistant
Tory was born and raised in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. She completed her B.Sc at the University of Saskatchewan. Continuing at the U of S, she completed her M.Sc. looking at the impact of darkness on feeding behaviour, production, and GIT segment and content weights of broiler chickens under the supervision of Dr. Schwean-Lardner.
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Kailyn Beaulac MSc - Research Assistant
(on Maternity Leave until September 2023)
Dr. Carolin Adler - POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Carolin was born in Cologne, Germany, and completed her B.Sc. (Agricultural Science), M.Sc. (Animal Science), and PhD (Agricultural Science) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn. The focus of her PhD was the evaluation of an innovative housing system in broiler production based on two different flooring types. Before starting as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, she worked as head of the poultry team at the Agricultural Chamber of North Rhine-Westphalia, which serves as an interface between politics, economics, science, and practice in Germany.
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