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. Mike Steele is the Chief Executive, and the President is

Sinclair Mayne Dr Colin Sinclair Mayne is an agricultural scientist from Northern Ireland. Since February 2009, he has been the departmental scientific advisor for Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the director of Sustainable ...

.Dr Sinclair Mayne takes up his post as BSAS President following the AGM on 31 March 2009
, BSAS.

Geoff Simm Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

was the president in 2007 and 2008.

Publications

The first ''Proceedings'' was published in 1951. The editors soon started accepting papers on

animal production Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...

. 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. In 1995, the society was renamed, and the journal retitled to '' Animal Science''. A partnership with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and

European Federation for Animal Science The European Federation for Animal Science or EAAP (french: Fédération Européenne de Zootechnie, italic=no; german: Europäische Vereinigung für Tierproduktion, italic=no; it, Federazione Europea di Zootecnia, italic=no ic

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 Sir John Hammond CBE FRS PhD (23 February 1889 – 25 August 1964), was a physiologist, agricultural research scientist, veterinarian known for his pioneering work in artificial insemination. He gives his name to the Sir John Hammond Memorial ...

Award at the annual conference. Recipients include: * 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

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* Braintree District Learned societies of the United Kingdom Organisations based in Essex 1944 establishments in the United Kingdom {{UK-org-stub