Dr. Duane Landals, a veterinarian from Onoway, Alta., is the recipient of the 2017 Carl Block Award provided by the Canadian Animal Health Coalition.
Landals won the award for his contributions in the field of livestock animal health.
He has served as president of the Canadian Veterinary Medicine Association and as that organization’s representative on the health coalition, and now sits on the board of directors for Veterinarians Without Borders.
Landals has also done considerable work on veterinary pharmaceutical stewardship with various associations, including the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. He is past-chair of the Canadian Working Group on Compounding of Drugs and the Canadian Ad Hoc Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee.
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Internationally, Landals served two terms as vice-president of the World Veterinary Association and chaired the 29th World Veterinary Association Congress in 2008.
In his home province, Landals was registrar, chief executive officer and treasurer of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association for more than 15 years and was a board member for the Alberta Farm Animal Care Association for 10 years.
His work on use of antimicrobials extended to an Alberta-based strategic action committee on their use.
Landals owned and managed two multi-species veterinary clinics for 35 years. He also owned a rural practice and operated a cattle and horse ranch for 25 years.
“Considering that the primary criteria to receive the Carl Block Award is that recipients demonstrate leadership, commitment and passion for enhancing animal agriculture in Canada, the CAHC is honoured to have Dr. Duane Landals as the 2017 recipient,” the CAHC said in a news release announcing the award.
The annual award is given in memory of Carl Block, a Saskatchewan rancher who was CAHC chair when he died in a plane crash in 2002.
