QUESTION |
ANSWER |
| What is APHIN? |
The Animal
Productivity and Health Information Network (APHIN) is a computer-based, information
network serving the agriculture & aquaculture industries in Canada.
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| Where is APHIN located? |
APHIN is
located in the Department of Health
Management within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Prince
Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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| How do I contact APHIN? |
APHIN can
be contacted by ...
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| What is APHIN's mandate? |
APHIN's
mandate is to assist the livestock (agriculture & aquaculture) industries through the
provision of accurate & timely health & productivity information derived from the
processing of pertinent data collected from a number of sources of where data are
captured.
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| What are APHIN's objectives? |
While the
primary objective of the network is to provide an information service to producers and
veterinarians, it also provides the information infrastructure to support clinical trials.
Data collected from many sources (eg. computerized herd records, production recording
services, abattoirs and the product quality labs) are combined into a single central
database to derive industry comparisons & trends for display or printing on
easy-to-read graphs.
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| Who works in the APHIN systems group? |
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