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New leaders at NCLE

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Published: February 28, 2013
Livestock, News

Martin Scanlon of the University of Manitoba’s department of food science, has been appointed chair of the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) for a three-year term. Scanlon replaces Don Flaten, who has held the position over the past four years. Christine Rawluk, a beef-forage systems researcher, has been appointed research development co-ordinator at NCLE.

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