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Leman Conference Abstracts Due July 10

Conference organizers are currently accepting scientific abstracts for poster presentations at the 2015 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference.

Abstracts will be accepted until Friday, July 10. No extensions will be allowed.

Please carefully review the abstract guidelines and instructions. Abstracts that do not follow the guidelines will be returned to the author, and will not be accepted. Also note that we are limiting the number of accepted abstracts to a maximum of sixty (60) to ensure scientific rigor.

Special Student Competition: all student abstracts will be reviewed by an academic committee comprised of three recent Science in Practice award winners. Abstracts will be evaluated based on scientific merit and originality. The top four (4) abstracts will be recognized at the conference.

If accepted for a poster presentation, you will be notified via email by Friday, August 12. The work will be presented during the Opening Reception on Sunday, September 20th at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel.

Source: AASV


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