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| Claire - I am a grade eight student at Deer Meadow School in Olds Alberta. Some of my hobbies are horse riding, soccer, volleyball, running, working on my dairy farm, I am in beef 4-H, I ski and sled in the winter, I love to water-ski,wakeboard and tube with friends, camping,and going on holidays with friends. I love to do Jumping and do dressage with my horse Moochie, I also enjoy going to Pony club and going to horse camps. My career plans for the future are to be a vet or a doctor. Brooklyn and I have enjoyed science fair for four years. In the past Brooklyn and I have done studies on Algae, wetlands, biodiesel, and pasteurization. This is the second time we are going to experience Canada's Wide Science Fair. We are excited to view all the projects that the students have worked really hard on and to go to Charlettown and have an amazing week because we sure enjoyed it last yaer! | | Brooklyn - I am a grade 8 student from Deer Meadow School in Olds Alberta. I enjoy riding my horse Calvin, and competing in Dressage, Stadium and Cross country shows and camps. I also really enjoy going to Pony Club with all my friends. In the winter I like to snowboard and sled. I like to play the clarinet in the school band, and I play soccer and volleyball too. My career plans for the future are to either be a doctor or a vet. I have a passion for science and my partner Claire and I have been in science fair together for five years now. We attended the Canada Wide Science fair last year in Toronto and are very excited to represent Central Alberta again this year. |
| Claire Bertens, Brooklyn McDonald
Crush That Thrush
| Défi: | Santé | | Catégorie: | Junior | | Région: | Central Alberta | | Ville: | Olds, AB, Olds , AB | | École: | Deer Meadow School | | Sommaire: | Thrush is a common disease of horses’ hooves, caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum and Candida albicans. Our goal was to develop an effective, natural remedy to treat thrush. After comparing 26 products and combinations in laboratory tests we developed “Crush that Thrush”; a natural remedy consisting of orange peels, apple cider vinegar and oil of oregano that is more effective and less toxic than commercial products. |
| Prix | Valeur | Prix d'excellence - Junior
Médaille d'argent
Sponsor: Sciences jeunesse Canada | 700,00 $ | Bourse d’études de Western University
Médaillé d’argent - Bourse d'admission de 2 000 $
Sponsor: Université Western | 2 000,00 $ | | Total | 2 700,00 $ | |
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