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Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Established in 1914
Total staff: 110
Includes: 20 researchers
Is the only AAFC Research and Development Centre that is dedicated exclusively to dairy and swine production
Research focuses on:
- Animal Husbandry
- Nutrition and Functional Genomics
Dairy, Pork, Poultry and Other Livestock
- Enhance the sector's productivity and environmental performance
  - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient excretion from cows
    - Reduce swine excretion and odours
      - Dairy and swine research focuses on disease resistance, animal welfare, sow productivity, cow lactation and persistency and effectiveness of cow and pork inputs
- Improving food and non-food attributes
- Dealing with the risks of value chains
  - Identifying and developing value-added attributes in pork carcasses and meat quality. Also improving quality for food and non-food uses throughout the food chain
  - Improving cow and swine health and milk safety by reducing antibiotics; reducing the risk of disease from pathogens; and by the conservation of genetic resources and safety
Contact Information
- 819-565-9171
- aafc.sherbrookerdc-crdsherbrooke.aac@agr.gc.ca
- 2000 College Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8

2000 College Street

Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8

Canada

(819) 565-9171

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