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A farm platform is a dedicated scientific research farm which is managed in a specific way with detailed records of inputs and outputs and from which other scientific experiments can be launched. Where the platform contains more than one such farm and each is run under a different management system, the farm platform becomes an experiment in itself comparing the effects and outputs of each system. This is similar to other long-term experiments, but the farm platform differs in that it provides a farm-scale basis for other experimentation. For example, if you are studying the effectiveness of a cattle wormer and you want to know that it remains effective under different feeding regimes, then using a farm platform that provides this as a background is ideal.

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