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. Geoff Simm was the president in 2007 and 2008.
The first Proceedings was published in 1951.ISSN 0369-8521 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.
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.
The society presents the Sir John Hammond Award at the annual conference. Recipients include:
2009: Steve Bishop, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh2008: Richard Dewhurst, Teagasc, Ireland2007: Nigel Scollan, IGER, UK2006: Alistair Carson, ARINI, Northern Ireland2005: Kevin Sinclair, University of Nottingham2004: John Woolliams, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh2003: Iain Wright, Macauley, Aberdeen2002: Ilias Kyriazakis, SAC Edinburgh2001: Christopher Haley, Roslin Institute2000: Christoper K Reynolds, University of Reading1999:1998: Ian Wilmut, Roslin Institute, Edinburgh1997: Geoff Simm, SAC, Edinburgh1996: Sinclair Mayne, ARINI, Northern Ireland1995: Janice I Harland, British Sugar1994: Cled Thomas, SAC Auchincruive1993: Will Haresign, University of Nottingham1992: Margaret Gill, NRI1991: Jeff D Wood, University of Bristol1990: John D Oldham, SAC Edinburgh1989: A John Webb, Cotswold Pig Development Company1988: Anthony J Kempster, MLC, Milton Keynes1987: E Robert Orskov, Rowett Research Inst1986: A John F Webster, University of Bristol1985:1984: John J Robinson, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen1983: Colin T Whittemore, University of Edinburgh1982: R B Land1981: J Hodgson1980: J B Owen1979: P J Broadbent1978: W H Broster & I McDonald1977: G E Lamming1976: T R Preston1975:1974:1973: F W H Elsley1972:1971: E J C Polge1970: St C S Taylor1969:1968: D G Armstrong