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Renaud Leguillette

DMV, MSc., PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Dipl. ACVSMR (American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation)

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Member

Libin Cardiovascular Institute

Contact information

Email

rleguill@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

webpage research

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 210-7947

For media enquiries, contact

Collene Ferguson

Office: +1.403.210.6615
Email: collene.ferguson@ucalgary.ca
Twitter: @UCVMnews

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy , McGill University, 2007

D.V.M. Vet Medicine & Vet Science, Maison Alfort, 1996

M.Sc. Vet Medicine & Vet Science, University of Montreal, 2001

Research

Areas of Research

Exercise physiology: Equine, Equine asthma, Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH in horses), Exercise-induced cardiac arrhythmias in horses, Biomedical engineering

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Infections, inflammation and chronic diseases

Awards

  • Calgary Chair in Equine Sports Medicine, University of Calgary. 2016
  • UCVM Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Graduate Supervision, 2014
  • Zoetis Excellence Award in Clinical Research, 2014
  • Calgary Association of Veterinary Students (CAVS): Teaching Acknowledgment, 2010
  • Students’ Teaching Award: Wiseass Award in Clinical Instruction by the class of 2024 and 2022, The award exists to honour instructors who help to make vet school a memorable and exciting place for students.. 2023

Publications

  • Lung tumors in equine medicine. Renaud Leguillette. (2017)
  • Hemorrhagic nasal discharge. Renaud Leguillette. (2017)
  • Lung tumors in equine medicine. Renaud Leguillette. (2019)
  • Lower airway function: responses to exercise and training. Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, 3rd edition. (2023)
  • Relative contribution of the aerobic and anaerobic energy systems to supramaximal equine exercise. Raymond Sides; Warwick Bayly; Stephanie Bond; Renaud Leguillette; Persephone Greco-Otto. (2018)
  • Efficacy of dexamethasone, aerosolized salbutamol and reduced respirable particulate concentration on performance in horses with smoke-induced mild equine asthma. Stephanie Bond; Angelica Mary Galezowski; Warwick Bayly; Jacqueline McLeod; Renaud Leguillette; Persephone Greco-Otto. (2019)
  • Assessing the Ammonia Response of Thoroughbreds to Strenuous Exercise with a Point-of-Care Analyzer. Emily Kremer; Raymond Sides; Isolde Seiden-Long; Warwick Bayly; Stephanie Bond; Renaud Leguillette. (2018)
  • Assessing limb segmental accelerations during equine water treadmill exercise. Persephone Greco-Otto; Renaud Leguillette; William Brent Edwards; Michael Baggaley. (2018)
  • Effects of furosemide, blood depletion, and exercise on body fluid compartments in Thoroughbreds. Warwick Bayly; Renaud Leguillette; Linnea Warlick; Tristan Troudt; Raymond Sides; Persephone Greco-Otto; K B Jones; Emily Thueson; Charline Guigand. (2018)
  • Water treadmill exercise reduces equine limb segmental accelerations. Persephone Greco-Otto; Michael Baggaley; William Brent Edwards; Renaud Leguillette. (2018)
  • Assessment of weight change and body fluid compartments during the Heavy Horse Pull competition. Persephone Greco-Otto; Renaud Leguillette. (2018)
  • Upper and lower respiratory tract microbiota in horses: bacterial communities associated with health and mild asthma (inflammatory airway disease) and effects of dexamethasone. Edouard Fernand Timsit; Renaud Leguillette; Matthew Workentine; Trevor Alexander; Stephanie Bond. (2017)
  • Effect of injected and nebulized dexamethasone on relative cytokine mRNA expression in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in horses with mild equine asthma. Stephanie Bond; Renaud Leguillette. (2018)
  • Equine gait during water treadmill exercise. Campbell Paul Rolian; Persephone Greco-Otto; Renaud Leguillette; Mandy Bradley. (2019)
  • Water treadmill exercise alters limb joint range of motion, but prolonged water treadmill training does not alter on-land kinematics. Persephone Greco-Otto; William Brent Edwards; Michael Baggaley; Renaud Leguillette. (2019)
  • Water treadmill exercise alters forelimb movement, but prolonged water treadmill training does not alter on-land kinematics. Persephone Greco-Otto; Mandy Bradley; Renaud Leguillette; Campbell Paul Rolian. (2019)
  • Effects of nebulized dexamethasone on the respiratory microbiota and mycobiota in horses with mild equine asthma. Stephanie Bond; Renaud Leguillette. (2019)
  • Endurance vs Thoroughbred racehorses maximum intensity exercise: Relative aerobic/ anaerobic energy. Warwick Bayly; Renaud Leguillette; Sefiano El Alami; Raymond Sides. (2018)
  • EIPH in horses: Effects of furosemide on pulmonary transmural pressure. Renaud Leguillette; Charline Guidand; Shannon Massie; James Jones; Raymond Sides; Warwick Bayly. (2018)
  • Effect of strenuous training and 2 races on aerobic and anaerobic capacities in racehorses. Raymond Sides; Persephone Greco-Otto; Renaud Leguillette; Warwick Bayly; Stephanie Bond. (2018)

In the News

  • From hospital ward to chuckwagon track: device could help measure horse fitness. CBC (Canada Broadcast Channel). (2018)
  • Comments on chuckwagon safety after a horse accident. Global News interview with Jill Croteau- CTV News National. (2022)
  • Calgary Stampede research: Racetrack conditions and decreasing the risks of catastrophic fractures.. CTV Morning Live Interview. (2022)
  • Calgary Stampede research for the safety of chuckwagon horses.. CTV News National interview. (2022)
  • Equine research projects at the Calgary Stampede: Track safety, accelerometers analysis.. CBC Radio- The Homestretch. (2022)
  • Interview with Shaye Ganam. Horse safety at the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races.. 630 CHED and 770 CHQR Radio. (2022)
  • “Le café Show”, with Rudy Desjardins. Chuckwagon horses’ health and safety. . Societe Radio Canada- Radio interview. (2022)