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East Germany, training of 100 trainers and 600 local investment packages covering all phases of pro-
experts, establishment of the new system of animal duction, and that some ‘‘light’’ forms of economic
identification, milk recording ‘‘B’’ control and the co-operation such as joint ventures in breeding
new milk control laboratory. It is interesting to note operations, supply of technologies and material for
that animal shows and cattle exhibitions played an identification and recording, could pave the way for
important role in this process. larger investments in future. Co-operation between
In the St. Petersburg region the import of im- animal producers, professionals and scientific organi-
proved genetic material and changes in production sations from Western and CEE countries should be
technologies, including nutrition, resulted in milk further improved so as to provide for the better
production increases 4,000 kg per cow average knowledge of norms, requirements and practices of
yield in the Region; 35,000 cows with over 6,400 kg Western investors as well as for familiarity with local
per lactation; and 1,000 cows with over 8,000 kg. conditions and expectations of CEE partners. In this
The Region is now selling semen and breeding respect, the role of non-governmental organisations,
material to other parts of the Russian Federation. such as EAAP and ICAR, was highlighted.
Co-operation with German partners continues in The contribution of ADT and its German partners
parallel breeding value estimation, progeny testing in supporting the East West co-operation in the
and conformation recording. animal farming sector, which has already become a
Experiences from co-operation with German part- ‘‘success story’’ in the post cold war Europe, was
ners were reported by representatives of The Ukraine unanimously praised. This Workshop was an addi-
import of 1,000 bulls; establishment of a training tional proof of the important role played by Non-
and extension centre; introduction of beef breeds. Governmental Organisations in promoting interna-
Also in Belarus activities include: establishment of tional co-operation, including co-operation in the
the new system of identification, recording and field of economic revival and development of animal
quality control and the re-introduction of the Sim- farming in CIS and CEE countries.
mental breed. In other countries also activities were reported: Lithuania identification and recording in
Dr. Milan Zjalic, Croatia. small herds, genetic improvement; Poland privati-
zation of AI; Croatia import of breeding material; Slovakia introduction of new breeds and changes in
IX. International Ruminant Physiology Sym-
structures; and in the Czech Republic. posium, 17 to 22 October 1999
Participants from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus as well as from some Central European countries
The IX International Symposium on Ruminant emphasised that animal farming in their respective
Physiology ISRP was held from 17 to 22 October countries operates in a difficult economic environ-
1999 at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. The ment, in general without any profit, still suffering
event was attended by 250 delegates from 28 coun- from side effects of restructuring and often making
tries. The programme dealt with ten plenary sessions losses. In this situation, the foreign capital loans,
with a total of 242 short papers presented as posters. direct investments or joint ventures represented the
The plenary papers will be contained in the sym- key factor in future developments of the sector.
posium proceedings, to be published by CABI and Noting the growing demand for quality animal
should be out by June 2000. The first 179 poster products, the availability of capital for investment
papers were refereed and published in a Special and the willingness of the Western business to invest
Symposium Issue of the South African Journal of in the animal production sector in Central and
Animal Science S Afr J Anim Sci 1999 29 ISRP
Eastern Europe, participants pleaded for the estab- and the remaining poster papers will be in the South
lishment of stable legal and institutional frameworks African Journal of Animal Science 294.
in recipient
countries, including
reductions in
In his opening remarks the chairman, Professor bureaucracy and non-tariff barriers. They considered
Norman Casey, expressed the South Africans’ plea- that animal farming in CIS and CEEC required
sure at being able to host the ISRP in the wake of the
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country again taking up its role in the international taking these principles into consideration, the hosting
society. He also said ‘‘Apart from ruminant physi- of the X ISRP was awarded to Denmark.
ology being a fascinating field to study, by studying the physiology of ruminants, we are participating in
Professor Norman Casey, University of Pretoria, the challenges of Man on this Planet to produce food
South Africa with greater efficiency, with more care for our
environment and greater sensitivity for the welfare of our livestock. The population of the world is now at
PERSONAL NEWS
six billion. Though there is an unequal distribution of people between countries and over geographical and
Prof. Dr. Akke J. van der Zijpp
climatic regions, six billion people is our collective responsibility. The contributions being made towards
Akke van der Zijpp has returned from Africa to the welfare of the people of the world by ruminant
The Netherlands to a professorial post at the Uni- physiologists are important and must be recognised.
versity of Wageningen. She spent several years We, in the animal industry, have to contend with
serving in two international organizations in Nairobi, criticisms, but more often than not, criticisms by
Kenya: the International Livestock Research Institute other interest groups spur us to dig deeper to find
ILRI where she was Assistant Director-General for solutions for the problems.’’
Research and the International Centre for Insect An International Guiding Committee was consti-
Physiology and Ecology ICIPE where she was tuted to consider the future of the ISRP and the
Assistant Director-General. offers to host the Xth ISRP in 2003. The members of
At Wageningen University she has joined the the committee are Dr. John Bass, Prof. Alan Bell,
Animal Production Systems Group APS which Prof. Giuseppi Bertoni, Prof. Peter Buttery, Prof.
studies animal production systems, ranging from low Norman Casey convenor, Dr. Yves Chilliard, Prof.
to high external input systems in order to explore ´
Pierre Cronje, Prof. Jong Ha, Dr. Jan Hofmeyr sustainable
development options.
The Systems
WAAP Vice-President, Dr Heinz Meissner, Prof. Y. Group is one of eight similar groups, including
Obara and Prof. Wolfgang von Engelhardt. Genetics and Nutrition, in the Department of Animal
It was agreed that the ISRP is an established Sciences, Wageningen Agricultural University. The
scientific meeting and that the publication of the APS Group was created in 1995 and the focus of its
proceedings is an important reference text. The ISRP education and research activities is on the analysis
should continue to be held every five years. The and design of animal production systems and on
committee decided that in arranging future ISRP sustainability of animal agriculture in both Western
meetings, a number of guiding principles should and tropical agriculture. APS is involved in develop-
apply. These are that the meeting should retain the ment projects and consultancies. The teaching pro-
ISRP experience and character; the focus remains on gramme and in research projects employ techniques
the physiology of livestock, reviewing advances over and methods deriving from diverse backgrounds and
the previous five years and setting directions for the which prove to be useful in different locations as
next period; that comparative physiology and the agriculture changes and is driven more by demand.
impact on products and sensitive consumer issues The APS Group seeks to develop a holistic approach
would be important; the venue should be where there to the study of animal production systems. Staff and
is a core of established ruminant physiologists who students study and design animal production systems
could organise the symposium and, in particular, in the ecological, economic and social context of
attend to the scientific programme and publish the Western and developing countries. In this systems
proceedings; that the symposium should be easily context sustainability and criteria for sustainability
accessible to young scientists and scientifically de- are key features.
veloping communities. After considering the invita- Prof. Dr. Akke J. van der Zijpp was formerly a
tions from a number of countries’ delegates and Vice-President of EAAP and is now the President of
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the World Association
for Animal
Production the association and their annual meetings. He was
WAAP. Colleagues in EAAP wish her success in also actively engaged in the foundation of INTER-
this new assignment. BULL, which first was a subgroup of IDF, EAAP
and FAO. Gottfried Averdunk is still active in national and
´ Professor Dr. Janos Dohy, Hungary
international committees and in some of the transi- tion states of Central and Eastern Europe. Gottfried
The new President of the Agricultural Section of can be reached by e-mail at: Gottfried.Averdunkt-
the Hungarian Academy of Sciences is Professor Dr online.de.
´ Janos Dohy. He was elected in June 1999. Professor
Dohy became a corresponding member of the Hun- garian Academy of Sciences in 1993 and was elected
Dr. Louis Ollivier, France
to full membership in 1998. Over the 50 years history of the Agricultural Section, Professor Dohy is
Dr. Louis Ollivier has been honoured by the the first President to represent Animal Science.
German Society for Animal Science. At the Annual Previous Presidents have represented Veterinary Sci-
Meeting of the Society Dr. Ollivier was named ence, Horticulture, Crop Production and Soil Sci-
‘‘Honorary Member’’ of the society. Dr. Ollivier’s ence. EAAP extends congratulations to Professor
activities in the development of international strate- Dohy.
gies for genetic resources and endangered breeds and his activities in the EAAP were especially men-
tioned. As a member of the EAAP working group on
AWARDS Central and Eastern European animal production and
other positions he demonstrated his strong European
Dr. Gottfried Averdunk, Germany thinking, which also is demonstrated through his
involvement with visiting scientists from the whole Dr. Gottfried Averdunk has been honoured by the
world at the INRA Institute at Jouy-en-Josas, France German Society for Animal Science. Dr. Averdunk
where he works. is a former Secretary and Vice-President of the
EAAP Genetics Commission. He was honoured with the ‘‘Hermann von Nathusius-medal’’ by the German
Professor Dr. Martin Verstegen, The Netherlands
Society for Animal Science. His contributions to international co-operation in sire evaluation as a
The American Society of Animal Science ASAS member of the INTERBULL steering committee, the
awarded the 1999 Nonruminant Nutrition Research introduction of population genetics in German cattle
Award to Professor Dr. Martin Verstegen of The and swine breeding and his involvement in training
Netherlands at their 91st Annual Meeting in July of Eastern European visiting scientists at the Grub
1999. The award is sponsored by the American Feed Research Institute were especially mentioned.
Industry Association. The citation follows. Gottfried Averdunk retired on June 30, 1999 after
Professor Verstegen was born on a farm at Helden, 35 years of service with the Bavarian State Institute
The Netherlands and took degrees at Wageningen for Animal Science at Grub near Munich and served
University WAU in 1963, 1966 and 1971. He was the last nine years as Vice-President of this Institute.
an Underwood Fellow at the ARC Institute of ¨
At his retirement he received the ‘‘Prof. Durrwaech- Animal Physiology, Cambridge in 1971–72 and a
ter-Prize’’ for his engagement in Bavarian animal Miller Visiting Professor at the University of Illinois
production and the service award from the Bavarian in 1978–79. Pannon University Hungary awarded
Minister of Agriculture in silver. him an honorary degree in 1994. From 1972 to 1984
In 1979 80 Gottfried was a member of an EAAP- Professor Verstegen taught and researched in animal
working group to reorganise the internal structure of husbandry at WAU. He then became Professor of
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presented 208 papers, edited four books and authored 16 reviews. Martin Verstegen has made 144 presenta-
tions at symposia round the world. He serves on several editorial boards of scientific journals in his
professional field. He and his wife Mariet have two sons and three grandchildren.
Professor Jean Boyazoglu, Greece
The 1999 Bouffault Memorial Award in Interna- tional Animal Agriculture, sponsored by William A.
Olsen, was awarded to Professor Jean Boyazoglu by the American Society for Animal Science ASAS at
Prof. M.W.A. Verstegen.
their 91st Annual Meeting in July 1999. The citation follows.
monogastric nutrition and co-chair of the Nutrition Jean Boyazoglu is an outstanding and uniquely
Group at WAU. He is widely known for research in qualified candidate for the International Animal
nutritional-environmental energetics and the diges- Agriculture Award. He has been a member of ASAS
tive physiology of pigs. He and his colleagues have, for more than fifteen years, but his primary work has
in the past decade, published 111 referred papers, been in other countries. In his role as Secretary-
Prof. Jean Boyazoglu left receiving the Bouffault Award from Dr. William A. Olson.
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General of the European Association for Animal Technology, Shinfield and was Director from 1957
Production EAAP from 1986 to 1993, he was to 1986. He has served many institutions and publi-
instrumental in the encouragement and initial de- cations in the field of dairy informatics and has
velopment of the unique relationship between ASAS undertaken numerous consultancies to international
and EAAP. After serving in FAO until 1997, he was bodies. He is proficient in English, French, German,
heavily recruited to return to return to EAAP as Dutch, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish. He is the
Executive Vice President as well as Secretary-Gener- author of the Dairy Dictionary, the Dictionary of
al of the International Committee for Animal Re- Dairy Terminology and many articles in his field. Dr.
cording ICAR and the World Association for Mann has worked tirelessly to promote and encour-
Animal Production WAAP. His fluency in five age the development of electronic means of storage
languages and working knowledge in four others and access to information and communication and
have been key to his effectiveness in both developed has always been ahead in this field. He established
and developing countries. He has visited profession- international databases for Food Science and Tech-
ally on scientific or technical missions and meetings nology Abstracts. Dr. Mann is a Fellow of the Royal
and has lectured in nearly 40 countries. His per- Society of Medicine and of several other notable
sonality and his knowledge of the various cultural professional bodies. He was awarded an Honorary
differences which affect the acceptance of decisions Doctor of Law by the University of Guelph,
have made him particularly effective, and thus his Canada.
judgement is widely trusted. In particular, he has overseen the special emphasis given to Eastern
European countries as they attempt to increase their
NEWS FROM MEMBER COUNTRIES
involvement in EAAP. He originated the Task Force on Animal Production in Central and Eastern Europe
The British Society for Animal Science
in conjunction with FAO, a group that had a great influence as these countries move towards private
The Proceedings of the 1999 BSAS Annual Meet- enterprises.
ing are now available on CD-ROM and may be ordered from the Society at: BSAS, PO Box 3,
Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 0RZ, UK. Tel.: 1 44-
Dr. Ernest J Mann, UK
131-445-4508. Fax: 1 44-131-535-3120. E-mail:
bsased.sac.ac.uk. http: www.bsas.org.uk The International Dairy Federation Award IDF
Award for 1999 was awarded to Dr. Ernest J Mann in appreciation of his long and distinguished career
The British Society for Animal Science
of service to the international dairy community over many decades. This award is granted in recognition
The Senior Editor of the Society Journal, Animal of remarkable contributions to progress in interna-
Production, Dr. Tony Lawrence, has resigned after tional dairying: in milk production, milk and dairy
many years service. The new Senior Editor is Dr. science, technology, education, economics, market-
Hilary Davies. The Editorial Board includes five ing, dairy policy, legislation, standards for products
Sub-section Editors each responsible for an area of and their examination, analysis and human nutrition.
professional expertise as follows: The award consists of a golden medallion and a
piece of art. Dr. Mann was given this award for his creative
• Physiology: Professor Maurice Boland
ideas and work in the field of dairy informatics, •
Growth, metabolism and product quality: Dr Mike publishing and writing. Dr. Mann was born in
Dodson Germany in 1925 and emigrated to the UK in 1938
• Nonruminant production: Dr. Ian Lean
where he took education in dairying. He served in •
Ruminant production: Professor John Oldham the Commonwealth Bureau of Dairy Science
• Genetics and breeding: Dr. Peter Visscher.
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13th National Congress of the Italian Scientific was re-elected Director-General of FAO for a second
Association for Animal Production ASPA six year term by the member countries of FAO. Dr.
Diouf is the first African to hold this post. EAAP ´
This Congress was held at the Universita Catolica sends congratulations and good wishes for continued
di Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy from 14–21 June excellent co-operation between FAO and EAAP both
1999. The main themes centred around problems of of whom have their headquarters in Rome, Italy.
quality of animal products and human health. In addition to this theme, eight main lectures and 189
refereed papers discussed recent developments in
INTERBULL
molecular genetics and new strategies for animal selection, animal welfare, alternatives to the use of
INTERBULL has appointed two new members at antibiotics in animal nutrition, new discoveries in the
the INTERBULL Centre at the Swedish Agricultural field of bovine lactation, perspectives of intensive
University. They are Dr. Ulf Emanuelson Sep- and extensive livestock farming in Europe in the
tember 1998 and Dr. Hossein Jordani November light of the EU directives. Research reports covered
1998. Dr. Georgios Banos is taking sabbatical from the most important aspects of animal production,
the summer of 1999 from the Swedish Agricultural including aquaculture.
University. Dr. Banos will be at the Aristotle Uni- At a symposium on ethics in the biotechnology
versity in Thessaloniki, Greece. During his sabbatical and its use in animal production and research which
Dr. Banos is maintaining close contact with INTER- was organized during the Congress, views and
BULL especially around the periods when bull position of various philosophical schools and religi-
proofs are evaluated. ous communities, including the one of the Catholic
Church, were presented. Proceedings of the ASPA XIII Congress have been edited by Gianfranco Piva
International Service in National Agricultural
and collaborators and published by Franco Angeli Research ISNAR
srl. Milan, Italy, under the title ‘‘Recent Progress in Animal Production Science. 1’’, ISBN 88-464-1535-3.
The ISNAR Biotechnology Service IBS an- nounces its periodic updates of activities, services
and publications addressing developing country Milan Zjalic, Croatia
needs with regard to research, policy and manage- ment implications for national agricultural biotech-
nology. This update includes the following items:
German Society for Animal Science
The Annual Meetings of the German Society for A. ISNAR Biotechnology Service IBS website;
