August 2015 Blog Posts (2)

Swine veterinarians play important role in Canadian Quality Assurance program

Each summer DVM students from the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph delve into practical experience at veterinary clinics across Ontario and additional locales. These blog posts are an opportunity to tag along with them. Here student veterinarian Ed describes the role of swine veterinarians in the industry’s Canadian Quality Assurance program. Check out all the student blogs…

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Added by Ontario Veterinary College on August 31, 2015 at 7:17am — No Comments

Maizex Seeds Celebrating 30 Years of Serving Farmers.

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