British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) is a learned society

Learned society

A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...

 in the field of animal science

Animal science

Animal Science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind". Historically, the animals studied were farm animals, including livestock and horses, but courses available now look at a far broader area to include companion animals, for example dogs, cats and...

, established in 1944 as the British Society of Animal Production.

Mike Steele is the Chief Executive, and the President is Sinclair Mayne

Sinclair Mayne

Dr. Colin Sinclair Mayne was born in Magherafelt, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on the 21st July 1957.Since February 2009, Dr. Mayne is Departmental Scientific Advisor in Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...

. Geoff Simm was the president in 2007 and 2008.

Publications

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

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

Animal Science (journal)

Animal Science was the main journal of the British Society of Animal Science between 1959 and 2007, when it was merged with two other journals to become Animal - A major new International Journal of Animal Bioscience....

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A partnership with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique is a French public research institute dedicated to scientific studies surrounding the problems of agriculture...

 (INRA) and European Federation for Animal Science publish the journal Animal

Animal (journal)

Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience is an academic journal established February 2007 and published monthly by Cambridge University Press....

 - A major new 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:

• 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