Animal Science awards
The Canadian Society of Animal Science has awarded Reuben Mapletoft of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine with an award of excellence for genetics and physiology.
The Canadian Association of Animal Breeders award is intended to encourage excellence in teaching, research and extension education in the field of animal breeding and physiology at the provincial, federal and international levels.
For the past 17 years, Mapletoft has taken embryo transfer from a laboratory procedure to an on-farm technique that has been adapted by the beef cattle industry worldwide.
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The society gave Eugene Janzen of the veterinary college in Saskatoon an award of excellence for his work in agriculture extension education and public service.
Janzen is known for his practical approach to the issues of livestock production and animal health. He was responsible for the establishment of the college’s disease investigation unit.
Gabriele Bo, a graduate student at Western, won the competition for best scientific study. Bo is studying the initiation of fertility of beef heifers.
K.J. Chang of Agriculture Canada’s research station in Lethbridge has been given an award of merit.
Cheng is an internationally renowned scientist studying microbial activities of feed digestion in the ruminant animal. He has been involved with research projects at the University of Guelph, Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan.
John Kennelly of the department of animal science at the University of Alberta has been given an award of excellence in nutrition and meat sciences. Kennelly is a professor of dairy cattle nutrition specializing in protein nutrition, nutrition evaluation of feeds, and efficiency of milk production. He is recognized in Alberta as an expert in dairy production.
Extension honors own
The Canadian Society of Extension recently awarded two honorary life memberships and an award of excellence in honor of lifetime contribution to the field of agriculture extension.
James (Les) Henry of Saskatoon, a professor of soil science at the University of Saskatchewan, was given a lifetime membership as was Jack Hagarty of Guelph, Ont.
Hagarty recently retired from his position as director of Rural Organizations and Services branch with the Ontario ministry of agriculture.
The CSE awarded Roy Button, of Tisdale, Sask., with an award of excellence for his work in technology transfer; in particular, the development of cost-of-production planning software which has been used extensively by farmers across Saskatchewan.
Soil office moved
The Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association has moved its offices to the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Indian Head, from Regina.
