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Research Scientist – Ethology
P.O. Box 21057,
2105 8th Street East,
Saskatoon, CANADA S7H 5N9
Phone (306) 667-7443
Fax (306) 955-2510
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After obtaining degrees from the universities of Guelph, Alberta and Saskatchewan, Dr. Gonyou has served as a professor at the University of Illinois and as Research Scientist in ethology at the Prairie Swine Centre. His research has included all major agricultural animals, but is now focused on the social behaviour of pigs and their interaction with resources within their pen. His recent projects include feeder and waterer design, group housing of sows, gestation stall design, space allowance for pigs, large groups for grow-finish pigs, and pig handling. He has served as President of the International Society for Applied Ethology, editor-in-chief for the scientific journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science, and on committees for the Canadian Pork Council and National Pork Board (US). In 2009 he received the Award for Technical Innovation Enahcing Production of Safe and Affordable Food from the Canadian Society of Animal Science.
Education
- Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan. 1980
- M.Sc. University of Alberta. 1977
- B.Sc. (Agr) University of Guelph. 1974
Current Research Projects
- Social behaviour and space utlization of sown in group housing
- Handling and transport of market pigs
- Auto-sort management of finishing pigs
Committees/Professional Association Memberships
- Co-leader – Agro-Science Clusters (Pork) Welfare – 2009
- Member – Banff Pork Seminar Program Committee – 2004-2008
- Member – Animal Care Assessment Committee – Canada Pork Council -2002 – present
- Member – Animal Welfare Advisory Committee – National Pork Board – 2001 – 2004
- President – International Society for Applied Ethology – 1996-1998 (committee 1990-2000)
- Editor-in-Chief – Applied Animal Behaviour Science – 2000-2006
- Andrew Fraser Award – Canadian Farm Animal Care – 1995
Grad Students
- Jorge Correa, Ph.D., 2007
- Emily Tamminga, M.Sc., 2007
- Sebastien Goumon, M.Sc., 2008
- Jana Rajendram, M.Sc., 2009
Selected Publications
- Samarakone, T.S. and H.W. Gonyou. 2008. Productivity and aggression at grouping of grower-finisher pigs in large groups. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 88: 9-17.
- Street, B.R. and H.W. Gonyou. 2008. Effects of housing finishing pigs in two group sizes and at two floor space allocations on production, health, behavior, and physiological variables. J. Anim. Sci. 86: 982-991
- Gonyou, H. W., M. C. Brumm, E. Bush, J. Deen, S. A. Edwards, T. Fangman, J. J. McGlone, M. Meunier-Salaun, R. B. Morrison, H. Spoolder, P. L. Sundberg, and A. K. Johnson. 2006. Application of broken line analysis to assess floor space requirements of nursery and grower-finisher pigs expressed on an allometric basis. J. anim sci. 84:229-235.
- Hayne, S. M. and H. W. Gonyou. 2003. Effects of regrouping on the individual behavioural characteristics of pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 82:267-278.
- Hayne, S. M. and H. W. Gonyou. 2005. Behavioural uniformity or diversity? Effects of behaviour and performance following regrouping in pigs. Appl. anim behav. sci. In Press.
- Keeling, L. J. and H. W. Gonyou. 2001. Social behaviour in farm animals. Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing..
- Li, Y. and H. W. Gonyou. 2002. Analysis of belly nosing and associated behaviour among pigs weaned at 12-14 days of age. Appl. anim behav. sci. 77:285-294.
- Li, Y. Z., e. Ch, S. P. Lemay, and H. W. Gonyou. 2005.Water intake and wastage at nipple drinkers by growing-finishing pigs. Journal of animal science 83:1413-1422.
- Li, Y. Z., B. J. Kerr, M. T. Kidd, and H. W. Gonyou. 2006.Use of supplementary tryptophan to modify the behavior of pigs. J. anim sci. 84:212-220.
- Schmolke, S. A., Y. Z. Li, and H. W. Gonyou. 2003. Effect of group size on performance of growing-finishing pigs.Journal of animal science 81:874-878.
- Schmolke, S. A., Y. Z. Li, and H. W. Gonyou. 2004.Effects of group size on social behavior following regrouping of growing-finishing pigs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 88:27-38.
- Spinka, M., H. W. Gonyou, Y. Z. Li, and L. A. Bate. 2004.Nursing synchronisation in lactating sows as affected by activity, distance between the sows and playback of nursing vocalisations. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 88:13-26.