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U of G Swine Professor Passes

A University of Guelph professor well-known in the swine industry has died.

Professor Kees de Lange was a professor of swine nutrition in the University's Department of Animal Biosciences.

De Lange started at the University in 1994.

He received a number of awards for his work - including the 2010 Canadian Society of Animal Science Excellence in Nutrition and Meat Quality award and the 2012 American Feed Industry Association Award in Non-ruminant Nutrition Research.

De Lange was also the 2013 recipient of the Ontario Agricultural College Alumni Association Distinguished Extension Award.

Kees de Lange died on August 1st.

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