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U of G ” Got Poop”

The University of Guelph is looking for commercial broiler and layer farms from the Niagara, Hamilton, Chatham-Kent, Kingston and Ottawa areas to provide poultry fecal samples.
 
Two fresh fecal and two older manure samples to be collected to look for the fecal indicator Bacteroides Salanitronis. Farms to remain anonymous. Biosecurity and sampling supplies provided.
Source : PIC

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Episode 108: How to Evaluate Newborn Calves Using the Calf VIGOR Scoring System

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