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Swine research awards go to WCVM students

March 09th, 2007

Three WCVM students received honours for their research posters and presentations at the American Association of Swine Veterinarians’ annual meeting that took place in Orlando, Florida, from March 3 to 6. The AASV Foundation awarded scholarships totaling $25,000 to 15 veterinary students during the meeting’s annual student competition. Twenty-five students representing 10 universities submitted abstracts for consideration, and from those …

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$410,000 for equine research teams

The Heather Ryan and L. David Dubé Veterinary Health and Research Fund has awarded $410,000 for three cutting-edge research investigations of equine endotoxemia, neonatal Rhodococcus equi pneumonia and genetic ocular disorders at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM). “All three research projects will be conducted by multi-disciplinary teams of scientists from WCVM, the University of Saskatchewan …

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WCVM scientists receive ag research dollars

Two WCVM scientists were among the Saskatchewan research teams who received $4.39 million in research and development funding from Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food’s Agriculture Development Fund. The funding announcement was made by Agriculture and Food Minister Mark Wartman at the University of Saskatchewan on February 28. The current round of ADF funding provides support for research projects undertaken by organizations …

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