British Society of Animal Science

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]

Maggie Mitchell is Chief Executive of the British Society of Animal Science.^[2] Elizabeth Magowan was appointed president in March 2023. ^[3]

Publications

The first Proceedings was published in 1951.ISSN 0369-8521 The editors soon started accepting papers on animal production.^[4]

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.^[4]

In 1995, the society was renamed, and the journal retitled to Animal Science.^[4]

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:^[5][6]

• 2023: Sharon Huws
• 2022: Phil Garnsworthy
• 2021: Judith Capper BSc, PhD
• 2020: Not awarded
• 2019: Kevin J Shingfield B.Sc, PhD (posthumous award)
• 2018: David Kenny B Agr.Sc, PhD
• 2017: Elizabeth Magowan B.Sc., B Agr., PhD
• 2016: John O’Doherty B.Agr.Sc (Hons), M.Agr.Sc, PhD, DSc
• 2015: Michael R F Lee BSc (Hons), PhD, RAnimalSci, PGCTHE
• 2014: Eileen Wall BAgrSc, MAgrSc, PhD
• 2013: Donagh Berry BAgrSc, MSc, PhD
• 2012: Timothy W J Keady BAgrSc, PhD, DipComm
• 2011: Liam A Sinclair BSc, PhD
• 2010: Melissa D Royal, BSc, PhD
• 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