Who We Are

Dr. Phil Bourque has been actively involved in dairy, beef and feedlot veterinary practice since 1985. Phil has a BSA in Animal Science (’77), a DVM (’82) and a Masters of Veterinary Science (MVS ’85) from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. His area of expertise is in Dairy Herd management and nutrition. He enjoys working with dairy producers to help them meet their goals and has a keen interest in dairy nutrition. He currently oversees the nutrition programs on a number of dairy farms in the local area.

Leland Fuhr was raised on his family's dairy farm near Langenburg, Saskatchewan. He attended the University of Saskatchewan where he was awarded a BSA and MSc from the Department of Animal and Poultry Science. Leland's area of specialization is in Ruminant Nutrition. Since the completion of his MSc in 2006, he has been working in the Saskatchewan dairy industry as a nutrition consultant. His long-term goals are to have a positive impact on the profitability of the Saskatchewan Dairy Farmer and the wellbeing of Dairy Cattle.

Bill Vanderkooi was born and raised on a dairy farm in the Fraser Valley of BC and earned a M.Sc. in Animal Science from Michigan State University in 1993. He is currently involved as a partner and general manager for the Vanderkooi Group of Companies (3 dairy operations totaling 850 cows in BC and Saskatchewan). He is also the founder and director of product and business development for Nutritech Solutions Ltd., a dairy feed additive distributor, as well as the consultant for the Dairy department at Clearbrook Gain & Milling Ltd.