Serving as President of the Poultry Science Association has truly been one of the highlights of my professional career. I thank the membership for allowing me to serve as your President during the past year. I owe "special thanks" to the Board of Directors for their hard work and support. When serving as a member of the Board of Directors, it becomes apparent that the real success of our organization is due to the efforts of its members. If you were to review the involvement of PSA members as committee chairs, committee members, representatives to other organizations, members of the editorial staff, associate editors, reviewers of manuscripts, etc., you would find that PSA consists of an involved and active membership. Thanks to all of you for your interest and involvement in making PSA a great organization. I also want to express appreciation to Carl Johnson and his excellent staff in the Business Office for their guidance and support.
I would be remiss if I did not congratulate the Host Committee at the University of Alberta and express our thanks for their efforts in hosting an outstanding annual meeting, and to the Program Committee for their efforts in providing a full and excellent program. Those attending the annual meeting are aware that we tried some different things this year (opening session, grouping graduate student presentations, etc.). Hopefully, these changes were effective in allowing PSA to explore different formats for some of our time-honored traditions. Since our previous President, Jerry Cherry, and I are said to be the last of the dinosaurs, additional changes will evolve as the leadership of our society is assumed by the younger generation. I am confident that your new officers and Board will serve you well.
Speaking of changes, I want to express appreciation to our retiring Editor-in-Chief, Joe Renden, for his term as editor of our Journal, and to Herb Siegel for accepting the job of Editor-in-Chief for a second time. This is truly a demanding job and we owe these individuals our thanks and support for their untiring efforts to maintain the high standards of Poultry Science.
Holding our first off-campus meeting since 1946, at the Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky, will be a big change for 1996. Austin Cantor and Tony Pescatore at the University of Kentucky are spearheading the local arrangements for this meeting. I am looking forward to journeying to "Kentucky Bluegrass Country" for our annual meeting next July. I hope that you all have a great year, and I look forward to seeing you next year in Louisville.
The Long Range Planning Committee developed the enclosed survey to determine the demographic status of the PSA membership and assess members needs. Please take some time to complete the survey and return in the enclosed envelope or fax to PSA Headquarters at 217/398-4119. Your opinion is very valuable for the vitality of the Association. If this envelope does not contain a survey, contact Janet Brown at the PSA Headquarters, phone 217/356-3182, janetb@adsa.org.
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What an outstanding annual meeting! The science was ex- cellent, with high quality papers and symposia. In addition, the two symposia sponsored by the Ad Hoc Ancillary Scientist Committee brought in a number of internationally renowned scientists. Both were well attended. The symposium on Animal Welfare, organized by Ian Duncan and Joy Mench, was excellent and sparked some lively discussion. This was followed by the "Current Advances in Avian Embryology and Incubation" symposium, developed by Catherine Ricks and James Petitte; another very successful event.
Only then did our regular annual program begin with a unique opening session, followed by our contributed paper and poster sessions. The combination of science and the wonderful Canadian setting made this year s meeting both exciting and memorable. We want to express a sincere thanks to Bob Hardin and his hard-working organizing committee for their work and careful attention to the many details that produced such a successful meeting.
I would second the thank you to the Board of Directors, the Business Office staff, and all of the membership for each one s involvement in PSA activities, as expressed by Henry Marks in his message, From Your Outgoing President. I am confident that all will continue to serve the Association well. I would add a special note of appreciation to Henry for his dedicated service as PSA President for the past year. Fortunately, we will keep him around as Immediate Past President to provide experienced counsel to the Board. The service of the retiring Directors, Ken Krueger and Ed Moran, also needs to be recognized. It was a pleasure having them on the Board. Finally, congratulations and welcome to our new Second Vice President, Henry Classen and to our new Directors: Andrew Giesen, Sally Noll, Paul Patterson, and Frank Robinson. I look forward to their contributions during the coming years.
The year to come will hold many interesting developments. We have an excellent Board of Directors, made up of members from Canada and the U.S. Our purpose is to serve the entire membership in a variety of ways. These include our representation to a number of organizations, including AIBS, FASFAS, and AAALAC, to name a few. Further, our committees are interactive with issues of national and international relevance. All this work is possible through voluntary efforts of our members, for which we are very grateful.
Moreover, we now have a home page on World Wide Web; the address: http://gallus.tamu.edu/psa/psa.html (Editor's note: The address was listed incorrectly in the July issue of the newsletter; it should be "psa: rather than "pas"). Many thanks to Chris Bailey and his colleagues for their award winning efforts.
I look forwrd to an interesting year in which we will continue to follow and work on issues important to our society. Please contact me or any of the officers and board members regarding issues or activities in which you feel PSA should be involved.
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George H. Arscott, J. James Bitgood, Helene C. Cecil, Andrew
F. Giesen, Melvin G. Greeley, Craig W. Henry, Harlan
Hochstetler, William E. Huff, Steven Leeson, Elizabeth M.
McKenzie, Edwin T. Moran, Jr., Amir H. Nilipour, Walther H.
Ott, Jerry L. Sell, Karl H. Sera, F. Barry Shaw, David C.
Snetsinger, Thomas W. Sullivan, J. D. Summers, Katuhide
Tanaka, Rose-Marie Wegner, Douglas Zaviezo
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Joseph Claybaugh, Robert A. Costain, Mario Diaznuila, Henry M.
Engster, Glenn W. Froning, G. S. Geiger, Richard W. Gerry,
Hobart R. Halloran, James A. Harper, Charles H. Hill, Mario E.
Jimenez, Mitsuo Kawashima, Louis E. Marrett, Vinai
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Michael Hellwig, Patricia Y. Hester, Scott Hinners, Robert L.
Hogue, Donald W. Jeannoutot, Harry J. Konen, Felix R. Lima,
Joao B. Luchesi, James E. Marion, Henry L. Marks, Greg F.
Mathis, Marcia M. Miller, Jose W. G. Nascimento, Sally L.
Noll, Wha Oh, Mary Ann Ottinger, Donald Polin, John A.
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Individual Sustaining Membership sponsors one-year free
membership to Graduate Students who are first-time members.
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This issue of the PSA Newsletter will be late, by design. Getting photos of the award winners from the annual meeting usually delays the October issue. The later dates of this year s annual meeting set us back some additional time. Committee assignments also took some extra time (they may or may not be ready for this issue). The Business Office was on the move. Finally, your editor has a new computer system and it s taking some time for the computer to get him trained. Has anybody seen that last page I entered? This means that the deadline for receiving items for the January issue is: now (November 15th).
It was another great PSA meeting! The University of Alberta and Edmonton had excellent facilities and the planning was outstanding. The Host Committee and all of their helpers did everything possible to make PSA '95 a success. What did you think of those Ukranian dancers at the kickoff session? I finally figured out how they did it. They repealed the law of gravity.
Waiting for the Teller s Committee created a short lull in the Annual Meeting, which was filled with some general comments from the members. One member issued a "mild complaint" about my having included the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare under the Resources Available listing in the July issue of the newsletter. He indicated that it had the support of one of the Humane Societies, and that we should not be promoting this type of material.
First of all, inclusion of these resource materials in the PSA Newsletter should not be construed as their being "promoted" by either the Association or the editor. We receive announcements of numerous materials that become available. The amount of information received is rather limited in most cases. Their inclusion in the newsletter is only an announcement of their availability. It should be the responsibility of each reader to get enough information on the materials to decide whether they are of value to that person. With the diversity we have in this association, your editor would not presume to make such decisions for you.
Referring to the specific item cited, the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare, the fact that Joy Mench was listed as one of the section editors was regarded as a positive sign. Joy is on the PSA Committee on Animal Care and was a co-chair of the "Symposium on Poultry Welfare" held in conjunction with our annual meeting. I don t know Joy really well, but I wouldn t put her in the class of being our enemy on such matters. As a side note, it would probably be a good move to have our side represented, even where the intent of an organization or journal is questionable.
In any case, things that appear under Resources Available, Coming Events, or News and Notes are items that I thought would be of interest to some of our readers. Some are weeded out, based on my feeling that they would be of very little or no interest to the membership. Obviously, my decisions may not be totally accurate; there are probably a few readers that would be interested in almost any topic that is received, but we have to keep an eye on the available space.
I, for one, was somewhat disappointed (again) at the Business
Meeting attendance. I didn t try to make a head count, but it
appeared to me that there were a lot of members, regular and
student, who didn t bother to show up. While I too could have
found other things to do for an afternoon in Edmonton,
membership does carry some responsibilities. One effective
way to contribute to PSA is to let some of the officers and
directors know of your concerns. This gives them a chance to
debate the question and, if considered appropriate, develop a
proposed change to address the concern. Where needed,
official changes in the constitution, by-laws, or general
policies can then be brought to a vote by the membership.
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1996 Annual Meeting - University of
Kentucky
604 Garrigus Bldg., Dept. of Animal Science, Lexington, KY
40546-0215
Agrimerica
9 Dellwood Rd., Norwich, CT 06360
Alberta Barley Commission
#237 2116-27th Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T2E 7A6, CANADA
Alltech
1 Airpark Place, Guelph, ON N1L 1B2, CANADA
Alternative Design
Rt. 3, Box 124, Siloam Springs, AR 72761
American Association of Avian
Pathologists
University of Pennsylvania, 382 West Street Road, Kennett
Square, PA 19348
Brill Corporation
6525 The Corners Parkway Ste. 214, Norcross, GA 30092
Council for Agricultural Science and
Technology
4420 W. Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014
Designer Egg Producers Association International
(DEPAI)
RR #1, Box 149, S. Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T6N 4N6
Egg Innovations 3420 Hwy W, Port Washington, WI 53074
Fats and Proteins Research Foundation
RR# 2 Box 298, Bloomington, IL 61704
Finnfeeds International Ltd.
1100 Perimeter Drive, Suite 475, Schaumburg, IL 60173-5008
IMV International
6870 Shingle Creek Pkwy #100, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Inland Marketing Inc.
Dir. of Research & Development, 2251 McTavish Street, Regina,
SK S4T 3X3, Canada
Insta-Pro International
10104 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50322
Poultry Extension Workshop
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2472
Shenandoah Mfg, Co.
PO Box 839, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
UW-Madison Poultry Science Department
260 Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
Vetech Laboratories Inc. RR #4, Rockwood, Ontario, N0B 2K0 CANADA
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The awards presented at the annual meeting banquet will be listed along with a summary of each winner s achievements in the December 1995 issue of Poultry Science. We are listing just the recipients and their affiliation in the newsletter for your information. The information came from the annual meeting newsletter and hopefully is correct. Their photos appeared in the hard copy newsletter.
*Also received Nicholas Graduate Student Paper Award.
J. S. McKee, University of Illinois
Audrey McElroy, Texas A&M University
Frederick Silversides, Universite Laval, Quebec
Texas A&M University team: J. B. Carey, C. R. Creger, Roy Fanguy, and Dale Hyatt
Donald E. Conner, Auburn University
Brian W. Shelon, North Carolina State University
Thomas W. Sullivan, University of Nebraska
Cal J Flegal, Michigan State University
Frank Robinson, University of Alberta
John Brake, North Carolina State University
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Each of these individuals is congratulated for their outstanding achievements. It is a special honor to be recognized by your peers. The Association is fortunate to have the sponsor support that makes the awards program possible.
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Sen. Dale Bumpers, other political leaders, and poultry industry leaders were scheduled to participate in the September 10 dedication of the Poultry Science Center at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. The new four-story building provides office, laboratory, and classroom facilities for the center.
A revised poultry science curriculum, developed with extensive input from poultry and allied industries, was implemented for the fall semester. The curriculum provides for a core of courses required of all poultry science majors and four optional areas of emphasis in production, processing, business and science.
Tom Scott assumed the duties of Chairman of the Department of Poultry Science at Clemson University on July 1st. Dr. Scott has been a faculty member at Clemson since 1986 and holds the rank of Professor. His appointment follows nine years of service as Department Head by Bruce Glick, who retired from the University on June 30 of this year. Along with administrative duties, Dr. Scott will be involved in teaching, research and outreach activities.
Mickey Hall received the Clemson University Frank A. Burtner Award for Excellence in Advising Students. Dr. Hall was recognized for her work with the members of the Poultry Science Club and her guidance in helping the students put together their annual yearbook, "The Brooder." Dr. Hall has been at Clemson University since completing her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin. She is presently a poultry extension scientist in the Department of Poultry Science, with responsibilities for youth and 4-H poultry activities in the state.
Their "Lifetime Achievement Award" was presented to Bill Derieux at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Poultry Federation. With his many years of devoted service, Dr. Derieux is most noted for his work with the late Dr. Bert Bierer on the isolation of the Clemson University strain of Pasteurella multocida that was later used in the development of a commercial vaccine to prevent fowl cholera. Dr. Derieux was a pathologist with Clemson University s Livestock-Poultry Health Division from 1968 until his retirement in 1993.
Benilda Perez-Pooser has been recognized as an outstanding graduate student by the Clemson University Graduate School and the Graduate Student Association. They sponsor a program called "Profiles of Excellence" during Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. Ms. Perez-Pooser is a Ph.D. candidate majoring in Animal Physiology under the guidance of Ron Thurston. She was previously recognized by the South Carolina Academy of Sciences, the Poultry Science Association and Nicholas Turkey Breeding Farms for outstanding paper presentations. Her research program involved identification and characterization of the spermiophage of commercial turkeys.
Gene M. Pesti, professor of poultry science, and Bill R. Miller, professor of agricultural and applied economics, at the University of Georgia have received the 1995 Media Award of Excellence from the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. The award was for a book and computer program co-authored by Pesti and Miller, Animal Feed Formulation: Economic and Computer Applications. The textbook explans economic principles of feed formulation and techniques to maximize profit. The accompanying software provides examples and additional information to help students become familiar with nutrition problems and the economic considerations of feeding animals. Reviews stated that "the text and computer program provide a comprehensive and in-depth instructional treatment."
Armando Mirande has been appointed Technical Service Veterinarian in the Poultry Division of Intervet Inc. Dr. Mirande will reside in Athens, GA, and will be responsible for field technical support in the southeastern U.S. Dr. Mirande received his DVM from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, a Master s in Preventive Medicine from the University of California-Davis, and a Master s of Avian Medicine from the University of Georgia. He is also a diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians. Dr. Mirande comes to Intervet from DEKALB, Inc., where where he provided technical service to commercial layer customers.
MAC Associates has signed an agreement with Royal Ostrich to provide contract growing services for ostriches. Up to 3,000 ostriches will be produced in the Ohio area for slaughter in 1996. MAC Associates Processing Division has worked with Royal to standardize their slaughter and cutting procedures to maximize the cost effectiveness for the ostrich meat. The meat is sold primarily to white linen restaurants in the northeast, and the hides are tanned for boots and the feathers are sold to car dealerships to use to clean cars before painting.
MAC Associates also announced the development of a slat system for ostrich growout. The selected slat systems have improved livability and reduced labor. The slats can be used from the start of brooding. A newly designed two-stage growout system is recommended.
Loyl Stromberg has actively worked to develop support for the "new" National Poultry Museum, part of the National Agricultural Museum in Bonner Springs, KS. Some people have expressed concern over the location, suggesting that Atlanta would be a better choice. Stromberg responds that there would be merit in having a museum in Atlanta, but that the land and facility requirements for an agricultural museum would be quite expensive. The Bonner Springs facility includes a 172-acre site and is conveniently situated near Interstate 70, 18 miles west of Kansas City. A second industry museum may be feasible sometime in the future, but someone would need to make a sizable committment of time to lead such an effort.
For the present time, those with an interest in this type of project are encouraged to join in the Bonner Springs effort to ensure its success. The National Poultry Museum has a start, but obviously, funding is a major need. The goal is for building in 1998 with a $3 million base.
Artist Larry DeMarea has designed the pewter plate illustrated to be a part of the fund raising campaign. Large contributors (over $1,000.00) will receive the plate. For others, the plate is available for $49.95, with $25.00 going to the museum. Questions and suggestions should be addressed to Loyl Stromberg, HCR 77, Box 243, Pine River, MN 56474; phone 218/543-4228.
The Board on Agriculture has invited representatives of 70 professional societies, including PSA, to a special meeting on "Agriculture s Role in K-12 Education: A Forum on the National Science Education Standards." The objective is to explore opportunities to enhance kindergarten through 12th grade science education specifically using agriculture, food, and natural resources as a context.
The NRC is now in the final stages of a 3-year study to evaluate the mission of the colleges of agriculture teaching, research and extension and delivery of services to the U.S. agricultural system and its clientele. The first report of the study, Colleges of Agriculture at the Land Grant Universities: A Profile, was scheduled for release in September 1995.The final report with policy recommendations should be completed by mid-1996. The study is under the auspices of the Board on Agriculture.
Edward G. Buss, of State College, PA, has returned from a month-long volunteer mission in Giza, Egypt, where he helped design and establish a maintenance system for a chicken hatchery. He also trained individual workers in all reas of hatchery mangement. Buss served with the International Executive Service Corps as part of the U.S. foreign assistance effort.
Ed Buss recently retired from Pennsylvania State University. His work there and with the commercial poultry industry focused on hatchery and flock management.
The National Breeders Roundtable reviews the latest research and new developments in poultry breeding and genetics. The annual conference is sponsored by the Poultry Breeders of America and Southeastern Poultry & Egg Association.
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The Grower s Reference on Gamebird Health, by Dwight Schwartz, is written for the gamebird producer. It provides basic information on disease prevention, concise coverage of all commonly diagnosed diseases, and treatments of choice for each disease. The 357 page, soft cover book is available at $29.95 plus shipping from Dr. L. Dwight Schwartz, Avicon, Inc., 3871 Sandlewood, Okemos, MI 48864-3627.
AOAC has two new publications. Chemical Analysis of Antibiotics used in Agriculture is a source of new, simple, rapid, sensitive and specific chemical methodologies for the determination of antibiotic residues in agricultural food products. The purchase price is $79.00 inside North America (Canada, Mexico, and U.S.) and $85.00 outside North America.
The Quality and Accessibility of Food Related Data manual contains the proceedings of the First International Food Data Base Conference and should be useful to scientists working in food development or production, policy making, nutrition, food safety, and quality control. The manual is available for $68.00 in North America and $74.00 elsewhere. For more information on either AOAC resource, contact AOAC International by phone or FAX at 703/522-5468, or e-mail: pubsales@aoac.org.
AAAS has the 1995 edition of Science Sources (formerly known as "The Green Book"), a source of contact names, addresses, phone/FAX numbers and internet addresses for AAAS sources; congressional committees; federal agencies and labs; non-profit research institutions; state academies of science; colleges and universities; corporate and industrial research; science and technology museums; and scientific professional societies. International listings are included. Copies are $13.00 for AAAS members and $15.00 for nonmembers, each; plus $4.00 per order for shipping; plus tax for shipments to California, Canada, and Washington DC (U.S. dollars).
AAAS also announced that Science magazine has
initiated a special electronic dialogue on the World Wide Web
concerning "Conduct in Science." The electronic discussion
will complement a special section in the June 23 issue of
Science on the topic. The "Science Conduct On-Line"
feature can be found in the "Beyond the Printed Page" section
of Science's home page
(http://www.aaas.org/science/science.html).
Anyone with access to the World Wide Web can participate in
the discussion; there are no membership restrictions.
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Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular Biology
In the winter months of 1996, the Keystone Symposia will hold 36 conferences on a wide variety of topics related to molecular and cell biology. Each of these meetings covers a period of 7 days. A selected sample of the topics is listed below. Persons interested in these phases of science should request the complete list of topics and additional information from James W. Larkin, Keystone Symposia, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498; phone 303/262-1230, FAX 303/2621525.
Jan 11-17 The Cell Cycle. Taos, NM
Jan 15-21 Blood Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplants.
Keystone, CO
Jan 29-Feb 4 Molecular Biology of the Cardiovascular
System. Keystone, CO
Feb 17 Cell Polarity. Lake Tahoe, CA
Feb 4-10 Cell Migration. Santa Fe, NM
Feb 10-16 Molecular Mechanisms in DNA Replication and
Recombination. Taos, NM
Feb 10-16 Cell Biology of Virus Entry, Replication, and
Pathogenesis. Santa Fe, NM
Mar 1-7 Viral Genome Replication. Tamarron, CO
Mar 11-17 Molecular Basis for Drug Resistance in Bacteria,
Parasites, and Fungi. Park City, UT
March 17-23 Transcriptional Mechanisms. Taos, NM
November 14-17, 1995
62nd National Renderers Assn. Convention. Hilton at Walt
Disney World Village, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Contact National
Renderers Assn., P.O. Box 2899, Merrifield, VA 22116-2899.
December 27-30, 1995
American Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, including a
Symposium on Avian Biology (five sessions). Sheraton
Washington Hotel, Washington, DC. Contact Mary Ann Ottinger,
Department of Poultry Science, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD 20742-2315; phone 301/405-5780, FAX 301/314-9557.
January 7-10, 1996
Agribusiness Seminar. Harvard Business School, Boston, MA.
Contact Harvard Business School, Glass Hall, Soldiers Field,
Harvard University, Boston, MA 02163.
January 13-17, 1996
NTF Annual Convention. Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, LA.
Contact National Turkey Federation, 11319 Sunset Hills Road,
Reston, VA 22090-5227; phone 703/435-7206.
January 22-26, 1996
NPFDA Annual Convention. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
Contact National Poultry & Food Distributors Assn., 604 Green
St., N.E., Gainesville, GA 30501; phone 770/535-9901.
January 24-26, 1996
SEPEA International Poultry Exhibition. Georgia World Congress
Center. Atlanta, GA. Contact SEPEA, 1530 Cooledge Road,
Tucker, GA 30084; phone 404/493-9401.
February 6-7, 1996
1996 Australian Poultry Science Symposium. University of
Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Contact Derick Bainave, Dept.
of Animal Science, University of Sydney, Werombi Road, Camden,
NSW 2570 Australia; phone +61 (46) 550 277, FAX +61 (46) 551
331.
February 21-23, 1996
Midwest Poultry Federation Convention. Minneapolis Convention
Center, Minneapolis, MN. Contact MPF, 2380 Wycliff St., St.
Paul, MN 55114; phone 612/646-4553; FAX 612/646-4554.
March 27-29, 1996
International Conference on "Improving Our Understanding of
Ratites in a Farming Environment." Dalton-Ellis Hall,
University of Manchester, Manchester, England. Contact Dr.
Charles Deeming, Hangland Farm Ostriches Ltd., Upper
Wardington, Banbury, OX17 1SU, United Kingdom; phone +44-1295-
712712, FAX +44-1295-710628.
April 28 - May 1, 1996
87th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. The Indiana Convention Center
and RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN. Contact American Oil Chemist'
Society, Education/Meetings Department, P.O. Box 3489,
Champaign, IL 61826-3489; phone 217/359-2344, FAX 217/351-
8091.
May 1-5, 1996
45th Western Poultry Disease Conference, XXV Anniversary
Celebration and XXI National Convention of Asociacion Nacional
de Especialists en Ciencias Avicolas. Hotel Fiesta Americana
Condessa, Cancun, Mexico. Contact Lina Caparas, Conference and
Event Services, University of California, Davis, CA 95616;
phone 916/757-3331, FAX 916/757-7943, E-mail:
Imcaparas@ucdavis.edu.
May 19-24, 1996
TEMA9: Ninth International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man
and Animals. Banff Centre for Conferences, Banff, Alberta,
Canada. Contact The Banff Centre for Conferences, P.O. Box
1020, Station 11, Banff, Alberta, Canada T0L 0C0; phone
403/762-6308, FAX 403/7626388.
June 30 - July 12, 1996
13th International Congress on Animal Reproduction. Sydney
Convention Center, Sydney, Australia. Contact ICAR 96
Congress Secretariat, GPO Box 128, Sydney, NSW, 2001
Australia; phone 61-2-262-2277, FAX 61-2-262-2323.
August 4-9, 1996
VIIIth International Symposium of Veterinary Laboratory
Diagnosticians. Jerusalem Renaissance Hotel, Jerusalem,
Israel. Contact the Secretariat, VIIIth WAVLD, P.O. Box
50006, Tel Aviv 61500, Israel; phone 972 3 5140014, FAX 972 3
5175674 / 660325.
September 28, 1996
XX World s Poultry Congress and International Poultry
Exhibition. Taj Palace Intercontinental Hotel, New Delhi,
India. Contact Dr. B.S. Sathe, Secretary, WPSA India Branch,
Janiki, 189 Bhandarkar Institute Road, Pune 411 004, India;
phone 91212-361548, FAX 91212-361729.