Global leaders in advancing dairy
Dairy at Guelph is a network of over 60 faculty and 120 graduate students and postdocs at the University of Guelph from many subjects. As a research centre, Dairy at Guelph creates collaborative opportunities to discover, develop and implement new best practices in dairy production and foods, with support from industry leaders and government. This global leadership has earned the University of Guelph the title of Canada’s Dairy University.
Enhancing research in 10 key areas
Dairy at Guelph enhances the accomplishments and recognition of dairy-related research at the University of Guelph in 10 key areas:
- Animal nutrition
- Product development and food safety
- Engineering
- Environment
- Animal health
- Human health and nutrition
- Economics, consumer choices and marketing
- Genetics and genomics
- Behaviour and welfare
- Reproduction
Read more about our research priorities
Learn more about Dairy at Guelph

Dr. Loong-Tak Lim
Director of the Guelph Food Innovation Centre
Professor at the Ontario Agricultural College, Department of Food Science
Dr. Lim is the team leader of the Packaging and Biomaterial Group and focuses on research topics related to food packaging. Studies from his research group have contributed to the understanding of food-packaging interaction and development of better packaging to increase the shelf-life of food. Visit Dr. Lim webpage.