British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) is a learned society in the field of animal science, established in 1944 as the British Society of Animal Production.[1]
Mike Steele is the Chief Executive, and the President is Sinclair Mayne.[2] Geoff Simm was the president in 2007 and 2008.[3][4]
Publications
The first Proceedings was published in 1951.ISSN 0369-8521 The editors soon started accepting papers on animal production.[5]
In 1959 the society established a dedicated journal, Animal Production, for this purpose. It was published in three issues per year in 1961, and four issues per year in 1971.[5]
In 1995, the society was renamed, and the journal retitled to Animal Science.[5]
A partnership with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and European Federation for Animal Science publish the journal Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience. The journal is a merge of three journals including the BSAS journal Animal Science, which was published six times a year.
Sir John Hammond Award
The society presents the Sir John Hammond Award at the annual conference. Recipients include:[6][7]
- 2009: Steve Bishop, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
 - 2008: Richard Dewhurst, Teagasc, Ireland
 - 2007: Nigel Scollan, IGER, UK
 - 2006: Alistair Carson, ARINI, Northern Ireland
 - 2005: Kevin Sinclair, University of Nottingham
 - 2004: John Woolliams, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
 - 2003: Iain Wright, Macauley, Aberdeen
 - 2002: Ilias Kyriazakis, SAC Edinburgh
 - 2001: Christopher Haley, Roslin Institute
 - 2000: Christoper K Reynolds, University of Reading
 - 1999:
 - 1998: Ian Wilmut, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
 - 1997: Geoff Simm, SAC, Edinburgh
 - 1996: Sinclair Mayne, ARINI, Northern Ireland
 - 1995: Janice I Harland, British Sugar
 - 1994: Cled Thomas, SAC Auchincruive
 - 1993: Will Haresign, University of Nottingham
 - 1992: Margaret Gill, NRI
 - 1991: Jeff D Wood, University of Bristol
 - 1990: John D Oldham, SAC Edinburgh
 - 1989: A John Webb, Cotswold Pig Development Company
 - 1988: Anthony J Kempster, MLC, Milton Keynes
 - 1987: E Robert Orskov, Rowett Research Inst
 - 1986: A John F Webster, University of Bristol
 - 1985:
 - 1984: John J Robinson, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen
 - 1983: Colin T Whittemore, University of Edinburgh
 - 1982: R B Land
 - 1981: J Hodgson
 - 1980: J B Owen
 - 1979: P J Broadbent
 - 1978: W H Broster & I McDonald
 - 1977: G E Lamming
 - 1976: T R Preston
 - 1975:
 - 1974:
 - 1973: F W H Elsley
 - 1972:
 - 1971: E J C Polge
 - 1970: St C S Taylor
 - 1969:
 - 1968: D G Armstrong
 
References
- ↑ Helmut Opitz (2002). World guide to scientific associations and learned societies (8 ed.). p. 232. ISBN 3-598-22250-5.
 - ↑ Dr Sinclair Mayne takes up his post as BSAS President following the AGM on 31 March 2009 Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine, BSAS.
 - ↑ Dan Buglass (10 April 2007). "Simm heads animal science body". The Scotsman.
 - ↑ "Research body urges DEFRA not to slash animal health research budget". FWi. 4 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
 - 1 2 3 Ian J. Lean, Chairman of the Editorial Board (2006). "Foreword". Animal Science. 82 (6): 763–764. doi:10.1017/ASC2006114.
 - ↑ "Press Releases". BSAS. Archived from the original on 13 February 2006.
 - ↑ "Sir John Hammond Award". BSAS. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010.
 
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