The interest and concern of Canada's cattle industry was evidenced by the funding provided by the Beef Industry Development Fund for this study. Field trials with bigger populations of cows are underway. Dr. Potter will lead the field trial work, which will seek to tune up the vaccine formulation to maximize its effect. He will experiment with various additives called adjuvants to find a mixture that causes the best immune response in vaccinated cows. Indeed, the strategy shows such great promise that an alliance of Canadian organizations to drive the vaccine development was formed this past September.
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The bounty we enjoy is the result of proper management and vigilance. Brian Hoyle Brian Hoyle is a freelance science writer based in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.