UM Todaydairy research – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Forbes: Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/forbes-canada-monitors-milk-for-h5n1-amid-outbreaks-in-u-s-dairy-herds/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/forbes-canada-monitors-milk-for-h5n1-amid-outbreaks-in-u-s-dairy-herds/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:22:54 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=199759 Canada Monitors Milk For H5N1 Amid Outbreaks In U.S. Dairy Herds]]> Labs in Canada have begun testing milk samples for the H5N1 avian influenza strain that has been spreading through U.S. dairy cows, amid fears that the infection might spread to Canadian herds.

So far, there have been no indications of infections in dairy cows, but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is testing milk and a group of scientists from across the country are also carrying out routine testing on retail milk samples.

“We hope that by testing Canadian milk regularly from across the country over time, we are able to identify any outbreaks as quickly as possible if they were to happen here,” said Dr. Hannah Wallace, PhD, a postdoctoral research scientist in the department of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

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]]> https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/forbes-canada-monitors-milk-for-h5n1-amid-outbreaks-in-u-s-dairy-herds/feed/ 0 CBC News: A centuries-old bean is making a comeback in the form of vegan ice cream https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-lupin/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-lupin/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:01:29 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=181981 The dairy-free alternative BDI sells is brand new. It’s likely the first Canadian ice cream shop to create a lupin-based frozen dessert, tying itself to a blossoming industry.]]> An ancient bean known as sweet lupin is creating new opportunities in Canada for high-protein, plant-based foods — including a vegan form of soft serve being sold at one of Winnipeg’s most iconic ice cream stands.

“We started selling it this year. The feedback has been great,” said Justin Jacob, owner of the Bridge Drive-In, famous since 1957 for its soft-serve ice cream.

“Last week, we sold out of the non-dairy mix. … It’s definitely a higher volume than our old non-dairy product that we were offering before.”

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