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Climate and Climatic Regions of Western Canada
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Distillers grains and the livestock industry in western Canada
The ethanol industry in Western Canada has seen significant growth in recent times spurred on mainly be environmental considerations. For a region with substantial grain production, increased prices from additional demand by the biofuel industry may inure to the benefit of grain farmers and land …
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Investigations of equine sarcoids and bovine papillomavirus in Western Canada
… the epidemiology of sarcoids in horses in Western Canada the records of five veterinary diagnostic laboratories were searched to identify submissions of sarcoids from horses. The submission record and diagnostic reports of 802 separate submissions of equine sarcoids were reviewed for age, …
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Molecular characterization of economically important poultry viruses in western Canada
… years, these diseases have gained importance in western Canada as a result of the economic losses sustained from these infections in: a) feed conversion, b) high number of culls/first week mortality, c) secondary bacterial infections, c) processing plant condemnations; and d) costly disruptions …
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Epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in farmed bison in western Canada
… epidemiology of M. bovis-associated disease in western Canadian farmed bison. A telephone survey determined that 6% of 202 bison producers in western Canada had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of M. bovis within the past 5 years. A total of 49 bison producers were interviewed in a 1:2 …
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Adjusting milk production records for age at calving in western Canada
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Dairy, 1960
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The extension of co-operative principles to agriculture in western Canada
If the great struggle in which the nations of the world are now involved has brought home one lesson with greater force and reality than another, it must surely be that the neglect hitherto accorded to the agricultural position and question of food supplies within the Empire, must be held, in part …
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The lower cretaceous flora of the gates formation from western Canada
… Gates Formation (late Early Albian) of western Canada is a sequence of paralic coal-bearing strata composed of siltstone, sandstone and coal. Macrofossil plants are abundant in the Gates Formation; most fossils are impressions; others include casts and molds of tree trunks. No …
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Characterization of antimicrobial resistance among canine urinary isolates in Western Canada
… in companion animal pathogens is lacking in Western Canada. The efficacy of alternative agents for treating canine UTIs is similarly under investigated. The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and characterize the mechanisms of AMR among canine urinary pathogens in …
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Non-traditional sources of critical minerals from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
… minerals from non-traditional sources of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) with a focus on REE from coal combustion by-products (CCBs) and Li from basinal brines. The first phase of this work used machine learning to identify geochemical indicators of REE enrichment in sedimentary …
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Natural Gas Development in Western Canada: A Gap Analysis
… conduct a LCA of GHG emissions of natural gas in western Canada, with a focus on BC`s Montney and Horn River. This thesis presents a gap analysis demonstrating that current public data in Canada is insufficient to characterize the life cycle emissions and highlighted where the data is needed. …
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Greenhouse gas life cycle assessment of canola-derived HEFA biojet fuel in Western Canada
… available feedstocks for HEFA fuel production in Canada, and interest has been shown in developing a domestic supply chain for biojet fuel. However, there is substantial variation in the reported emissions reductions that HEFA biojet from crop-based feedstocks can offer. The primary concern …
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The Political Economy of the Overdose Crisis in Western Canada: An Exploratory Case Study
Background: Canada is in the throes of a drug/substance overdose crisis causing unprecedented numbers of overdose and death. Responses to the crisis have been largely reactive and/or medical in nature, highlighting the need for better understanding of its underlying structural determinants. The …
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Thinking inside the box : factors that influence the adoption of modular construction in Western Canada
… the promise of overcoming challenges facing Canada’s construction industry. However, construction companies have been slow to embrace the benefits. Despite studies addressing the engineering challenges of this innovative building system, the Canadian modular industry lags the developed world. …
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Econometric models of Western Canada crop acreage demand and yield response under risk and uncertainty
… it into acreage and yield responses for Western Canada grains, using aggregate data across provinces for 1961-1995. This study follows a similar study for Manitoba by Mundang (1996). Acreage demands are estimated by employing duality models and allowing risk aversion. Econometric results …
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