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.