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Swine Viral Disease Research Among U of G Projects Getting Funding

Research involving livestock and food are among 65 University of Guelph projects getting recently-announced funding.

The total money involved comes to about 13 million dollars.

The 65 projects span five of the University's colleges and numerous departments.

Among those of possible interest to agriculture ...

understanding the genetic architecture of dairy cattle health using whole genome re-sequencing data ...

novel approaches to investigation and control of important viral diseases in swine populations ...

and why social behaviour in animals is adversely affected by barren housing conditions.

The University of Guelph's Malcolm Campbell says the funding speaks to the diversity and strength of the university's research.

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