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In this issue (page numbers) Report on 51st Annual Meeting of EAAP, The Hague, 2000 (155) Future EAAP Annual Meetings (156) Study Commission Programme for EAAP 2002, Cairo (158) Update of Study Commission Programme for EAAP 2001, Budapest (159) Book of Abstracts (161) EAAP Notices: President and Council (161) Scholarships for EAAP Budapest, 2001 (163) Reports from EAAP Working Groups (164) EAAP Awards (166) Best Papers by Young Scientists at EAAP 2000 (174) EAAP Scholars at The Hague, 2000 (175) In Memoriam (175) Personal News (177) Reports of EAAP Study Commissions (178) Reports on Satellite Symposia at EAAP 2000 (189) Reports of other Scientific Meetings (192) Book Reviews (193) Training Courses (201) Forthcoming Scientific Conferences (201) Editor: John Hodges, Lofererfeld 16, A-5730 Mittersill, Austria. Fax: 143-6562-54814; e-mail: hodgesjohn@compuserve.com
December 2000 Number 39
51st ANNUAL MEETING OF EAAP, THE future EAAP meetings. The physical venue was well
HAGUE, 2000 placed with functional facilities placed in convenient locations. The weather was kind throughout and the The 51st EAAP Annual Meeting was held from organization and Dutch hospitality superb.
21–24 August 2000 in The Hague, The Netherlands In addition to the usual EAAP Study Commission with the special theme ‘‘Interaction between Re- Sessions there were two special events: An Opening search and Innovation’’. The meeting was part of the Session on the ‘‘Interaction between Science and 2000 Joint Celebration Millennium Meeting of Innovation’’ with speakers from Europe and the USA EAAP/ASAS /ADSA. Participants from both sides of and a Plenary Round Table on ‘‘Science Competence the Atlantic acclaimed the meeting as a great suc- in the Agricultural / Food Chain’’. The two plenary cess. The Meeting offered several innovative and papers given at the Opening Ceremony ‘‘Governance creative ideas which may become regular features of of innovation in animal production: New roles for
science, business and the public sector’’ and ‘‘Sci- The Annual Meeting is organized by the Agricul-entific information transfer as a source for new tural Science Section of the Hungarian Academy of products to society’’ will be published in Livestock Sciences, Association of Hungarian Animal Breed-Production Science. ers, National Institute for Agricultural Quality Con-There were five Satellite Symposia prior to the trol and the Research Institute for Animal Breeding EAAP Meeting: Gas production: Fermentation kinet- and Nutrition under the patronage of the Hungarian ics for feed evaluation and to assess microbial Minister of Agriculture.
activity; Robotic milking: the future is here; Prepar- The EAAP Annual Meeting will be held at the ing and presenting scientific papers; Biology of Centre of Information Technology of the Budapest lactation in farm animals; Use of information and University of Technology and Economics (BUTE). communication technology (ICT) in teaching and The Centre is located on the Buda side of the
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learning in animal sciences. Reports follow in this Danube near the Lagymanyosi Bridge and is well newsletter (pages 189–191). equipped with all the necessary facilities to ensure a In addition special meetings were held: Farm successful meeting. Hotels are easily accessible by Animal Genetic Resources; Scientific Programme public transport. The events will include a Welcome Committee; LPS Editorial Board; Council Meetings, Cocktail, Opening Ceremony, Welcome Party and Joint meetings of the Board with the Scientific Gala Dinner to which all registered participants and Programme Committee and the General Assembly. accompanying persons are invited.
A successful Mid-Conference Tour was held A Programme for Accompanying Persons will
together with a Conference Party. Accompanying be offered including trips north and south on the Persons enjoyed special visits to locations in other Danube to famous historic cities, guided tours of parts of The Netherlands. Poster Presentations were Budapest with visits to the Parliament to see the successfully organized with refreshments. Hungarian Royal Regalia and to the Castle for a
The participants congratulate and thank the lead- fashion show.
ers, organizations and sponsors for an excellent The twin towns of Buda and Pest face each other EAAP Annual Meeting. across the Danube River and are linked by numerous graceful bridges. Budapest is a warm-hearted city with a rich artistic, architectural and cultural history.
FUTURE EAAP ANNUAL MEETINGS The city has existed since Roman times and is famous for its thermal springs and spas which are
2001. The 52nd EAAP Annual Meeting, will be used today. Budapest may be reached by air, train,
held in Budapest, Hungary from 26 to 29 August road or ship and is well supplied with public
2001. The new format of the EAAP Annual Meeting transport.
will be introduced for the first time. Satellite Symposia will be held prior to the
Meeting on: Endangered Native Animal Breeds;
The Study Commission Programme is given in Preparing and Presenting Scientific Papers; Teaching
EAAP News No. 36, page 60 in LPS 62 (December of Animal Production Sciences in Central and
East-1999) and Programme Updates may be found on ern European Countries. After the meeting the 2nd
pages 159 –161 in this EAAP News. International Workshop on Mammary Gland
Bio-technology will be held. Details of these Satellite ´
Hungarian scientists, particularly Professor Artur Symposia may be found in the Calendar of Forth-Horn, were prominent in discussions leading to the coming Scientific Conferences at the end of this formation of EAAP in 1949 and Hungary provided Newsletter (pages 202–203). There will also be an one of the two most influential and longest serving Interbull-EAAP Joint Meeting. and the Contact
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Secretaries-General of EAAP, Dr. Kristof Kallay. Group on Central and Eastern Europe will meet. ´
Professor A. Horn and Dr. Kallay now reside with A Pre-Meeting One-Day Tour will be held on
to 1 September) and Northern Hungary (30–31 Pers, PO Box 42, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The August). Netherlands. Tel.: 131-317-476-516. Fax: 1
31-A Ph.D. Course will be offered after the end of 317-426-044. Email: eaap2001@wageningenpers.nl the EAAP Meeting on Computation of Random and Web: www.wageningenpers.nl / eaap / (see page 161). Fixed Effects in Animal Breeding with the Pest
Package (see page 201). 2002. The 53rd EAAP Annual Meeting will be Scholarships will be awarded to young scientists held from 1 to 4 September 2002 in Cairo, Egypt.
of maximum age 30. Previous holders of scholar- This is the first time that the EAAP Annual Meeting ships cannot reapply for three years. There is a will be held outside Europe.
maximum of two scholarships per country. Applica- Egypt is a land of ancient and modern cultures tions should be made through the EAAP Member with a population of 13 million. Greater Cairo Country. Details of applying for Scholarships may be includes two parts: Cairo and Giza on each side of found on page 163. the Nile river. In Giza are the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Step Pyramid of Sakkara and the Solar
Registration Fees: Bark. The scientific programme will include all recent trends in science while the programme for Accompanying Persons will include visits to
Phara-Participant: EURO 550 (625). Accompanying
onic, Coptic and Islamic museums. There will be
person EURO 280 (350).
Post-Conference Tours to famous places of interest including Upper Egypt by boat and air where the
Accommodation is available at a wide variety of
ancient Pharoah culture flourished, to Hurghada for hotels with prices ranging from EURO 205 to 18 per
swimming in the Red Sea and to resorts on the night for single room.
Mediterranean coast. Contact addresses are as follows:
The Study Commission Programme may be found
Organizing Committee, c / o Research Institute
on page 158. for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, H-2053
Her-Information: Professor Ashraf H. Barkawi, De-´ ´
ceghalom, Gesztenyes ut 1., Budapest. Tel.: 1
36-partment of Animal Production, Faculty of Agri-23-319-133, ext 225. Fax: 136-23-319-133, ext
culture, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt. Tel.: 120. Email: jgundel@atk.hu. Web: www.atk.hu /
1202-569-4049. Fax: 1202-568-3188. Email: eaap2001 /
esap@asunet.shams.eun.eg or
cise@main-Official Congress Agency, AgroEurope
Organiz-scc.cairo.eun.eg. Home page: esap.org.eg ¨ ¨ ¨
ing Bureau Llc., H-2100 Godollo, Pf.8. Tel.: 1 36-28-432-987 / 988. Fax: 136-28-432-988. Email:
eaap@katki.hu. 2003. The 54th EAAP Annual Meeting will be
Hotel Reservations, Pannonia Tourist Service, held in 2003 in Italy.
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Rakoczi ut. 9. H-1088 Budapest. Tel.: 1 36-1-338-4225 / 266-8281. Fax: 136-1-338-4258 / 266-1261.
Email: pannonia congress service@accor-hotels.com 2004. The 55th EAAP Annual Meeting will be
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STUDY COMMISSION PROGRAMME FOR EAAP 2002, CAIRO
Study Commissions Session I Session II Session III Session IV Session V Session VI Genetics (G) Nutrient Regulation of Genetic Resources Free Communications Business meeting Selection Transgenics
Gene Expression and and Ph*1G
N*1 G1Ph1P Free Communications Adaptation Longitudinal Data in
Animal Genetics (P) Animal Nutrition (N) Nutrient Regulation of Physiological Adaptation Metabolic Costs of Business meeting Optimising the use Drug Use, Drug resistance
Gene Expression to Harsh Environments the Immune System and of Forages in and Alternatives to Antibiotics N*1 G1Ph1P Monogastric N*1Ph1P Free Communcations Animal Production M*1N1P
Ruminant
Ph1N1C1S1P1H
Animal Management Livestock Farming Systems Animal Handling and Animal Factors in Business meeting Farm Animal Health Drug Use, Drug Resistance and Health (M) in Harsh Environments Transportation–Welfare Pollution Control and Maintenance in Harsh and Alternatives to Antibiotics
(with LSWG, MEDWG) Issues Free Communcations Environments M*1N1P
C* 1M1S M*1C1S
Animal Physiology Nutrient Regulation of Physiological Adaptation Metabolic Costs of Business meeting Thermo-Regulation Transgenics*
(Ph) Gene Expression to Harsh Environments the Immune System and Ph*1G
N*1G1Ph1P – Monogastric N*1Ph1P Free Communcations – Ruminant
Ph *1N1C1S1P1H
Cattle Production (C) Livestock Farming Systems Physiological Adaptation Role of Crossbreeding Business meeting Farm Animal Health New Developments in in Harsh Environments to Harsh Environments in Dairy and Beef and Maintenance in Buffalo Production (with LSWG, MEDWG) – Monogastric Cattle Free Communications Harsh Environments
C*1M1S – Ruminant M*1C1S
Ph *1N1C1S1P1H
Sheep and Goat Livestock Farming Systems Physiological Adaptation Meat Marketing Business meeting Farm Animal Health Multi-Purpose Sheep Production (S) in Harsh Environments to Harsh Environments and Maintenance in and Goats
(with LSWG, MEDWG) – Monogastric Free Communications Harsh Environments
C*1M1S – Ruminant M*1C1S
Ph *1N1C1S1P1H
Pig Production (P) Nutrient Regulation of Physiological Adaptation Metabolic Costs Business meeting Information Systems in Drug Use, Drug resistance Gene Expression to Harsh Environments of the and Animal production and Alternatives to Antibiotics N*1G1Ph1P – Monogastric Immune System Free Communcations M*1N1P/ Free
– Ruminant N*1Ph1P Communications (P)
Ph*1 N1C1S1P1H
Horse Production (H) Horse Production in Egypt Physiological Adaptation Selection of Arabian Business meeting Use of draught animals Adaptability of sport horses to Harsh Environments and Anglo-arabian and in arid farming systems to stressful conditions – Monogastric Horses in Different Free Communcations
– Ruminant Ecological Zones Ph*1N1C1S1P1H /
Free Communcations (P) *5Organising Commission.
EAAP BUDAPEST, 2001 – 52ND ANNUAL but also in plants and in microbiology. The new perspectives which are open should be displayed.
MEETING STUDY COMMISSION
Regulatory aspects and risk assessment will also
PROGRAMME UPDATE
be addressed.
Session 3. This joint session is entitled: ‘Meat and
The following notes are provided by the Presidents
milk safety’. The session will deal with the impact of of the Study Commissions to supplement the original
foodborne diseases in the community. Practical programme which may be found in EAAP News No.
examples of cases involving veterinary public health 36, page 60 in LPS 62 (December 1999). Authors
will be shown. Emphasis will be put on the preven-are requested to submit the title and abstract of their
tive measures taken along the food chain. Methods presentation exclusively in digital format as an
and results will be shown. attachment.
Session 4. Free communication session.
Session 5 and session 6. The two sessions will Genetics Commission Update
have epidemiology and economics as key-words.
President: Dr. Johan van Arendonk. Email: One of them is joint with OIE (Office International
johan.vanarendonk@alg.vf.wag-ur.nl des Epizooties), and it will focus on spreading diseases like swine fever. Good scientific papers especially those related to risk assessment, to GIS There are growing concerns on effects of long
(Geographic Information Systems) and to modelling term selection and in particular the consequences for
are expected. The next session will try to evaluate fitness. In response to this, a session on ‘‘Genetic
the financial consequences of disease and low per-analysis of animal health and its relation with
formance. Obviously a most important point. To production traits’’ will be organised at the next
many people the consequences of diseases are re-EAAP Annual meeting in Budapest in August 2001.
stricted to notifiable major diseases. The reality is Other topics for the Budapest meeting are
‘‘Globali-very different and nowadays performance is ham-zation of cattle breeding and utilisation of local gene
pered by commonplace and trite health disorders. resources’’ and ‘‘Integrating molecular genetics and
physiology (joint with Physiology)’’. In addition, there will be three free communication session to
Cattle Commission Update
ensure that participants get sufficient opportunities to present recent research findings at the meeting.
These contribution will be organized into sessions by President: Dr. Sergio Gigli. Email: isz@flashnet.it a single co-ordinator. On behalf of the genetics
commission I invite you all to attend and again we Offered contributions are invited in the following hope that you will submit good contributions which areas:
form the basis for the attractive meeting.
Public perception of animal products and pro-Animal Management and Health Update duction methods. Chairman: C. Thomas (UK)
President: Professor F. Madec. Email: f.madec@
This session will consider aspects such as welfare,
ploufragen.afssa.fr
environmental pressures (pollution and landscape and habitat) and the role of ‘alternative’ systems
Session 1. In connection with the commission on such as organic and biodynamic. The advantage to physiology, we will try to clarify the mechanisms of be gained from linking animal products with distinct adaptation of farm animals to housing. geographical origins will be discussed. Views of
Session II (P) Sustaining progress in restructuring of livestock
Lean growth and turnover rate of slaughter pigs systems in Central and Eastern Europe.
Chair-as influenced by genetics, nutrition and feeding man: E. Kalm (D)
technology. Chairman: J. Krieter (GFR)
The session run jointly with the Working Groups
The overall objective of pig production is to on Central and Eastern Europe and Livestock
Sys-provide high grading pork at low costs, produced tems follows up previous initiatives in this area
with methods accepted by the consumers. Improve-which have concentrated on the statistics of change.
ment of feed efficiency by substituting fat for lean is We now wish to examine novel whole system
small because feed intake capacity is the limiting approaches to tackling the problems. These systems
factor for a maximum lean deposition over a specific need to meet high quality standards required by
time period. At a given fatness level, efficiency of international markets but also to capitalise on the
production could be increased through faster lean geographical and social advantages of the regions
growth (reduction in total maintenance costs). The and the countries.
challenge for further improvements in efficiency of pork production relies therefore on the accordance of
Free Communications. Chairman: S. Gigli (I)
daily lean deposition and daily feed intake. The scope of the session will be to describe lean growth A new initiative will be introduced in Hungary. and turnover rate in the context of growth and feed All the free communications sessions will be run at intake pattern in relation to the efficiency of pro-the same time. This will allow Commissions to duction from a genetic and nutritional point of view. rationalise animal breeding and nutrition papers and For details contact: jkrieter@tierzucht.uni-kiel.de posters across Commissions.
Session III (M*1N1C1S1P1CEEC CG) Pig Commission Update Special Theme Session 2. The safety of meat and
milk. Chairman: M. Tielen (NL)
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President: Jose A. Fernandez. Email:
jose.fernandez@agrsci.dk This session is the second of a series of three at
the Annual Meeting regarding product safety and Call for contributions to the Annual Meeting,
consumer acceptability. The contributions from in-Budapest, 2001. Voluntary contributions, which fit to
vited speakers will dealt with the impact of food any of the topics below, will be welcome.
borne diseases in the community including practical examples. Special attention will be paid to meat and
Session I (C*1S1P1H)
milk as vectors of pathogens for farm animals on the
Special Theme Session 1. Public perception of
one side, and to the virtues of animal products as
animal products and production methods.
Chair-food for humans on the other side. Finally, measures
man: C. Thomas (UK)
and means to ensure safety and wholesomeness of meat and milk will be highlighted. For details This session is the first of a series of three at the contact: f.madec@ploufragan.afssa.fr
Annual Meeting regarding product safety and con-sumer acceptability. How is public perception of
Session IV (P)
animal products formed? What are the influential
Free Communications and Business Meeting.
factors? This session will attempt to analyse the
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Chairman: J.A. Fernandez (DK)
influence of animal welfare, environmental load, production system as well as quality assurance
Session V (P)
schemes and traceability on consumer’s reactions.
New developments in progeny testing of breeding
For further information contact: C.Thomas@
pigs. Chairman: M. Brandt (GFR)
The aim of the session is to give an overview of which served as a valuable guide during as well as current testing schemes and any new developments. I after the meeting in The Hague. The production of would like to aim for developments of traditional the book of abstracts has only been possible through traits under different environments like field results the involvement of a large number of people in instead of station tests to overcome GxE-Interactions particular the organizing committee of The Hague and also on new traits in testing like using IGF- meeting, the secretariat in Rome, the contact persons results from weaners, new conformation traits or of the study commission and Mike Jacobs from traits like longevity and any other development. A Wageningen Pers. I want to thank all people for their third area I would like to address is the use of contribution.
crossbred data to improve the pure lines in a In total 789 abstracts were submitted and 41 of crossbreeding system. Here the traits included and these were rejected based on scientific quality and / or the organisation of data flow is of special interest. the large number of contributions from a single institute. The later procedure was discussed and
Session VI (Ph*1P) agreed upon by the Scientific Advisory Commission
Reproduction technology in the pig. Chairman: (SAC) during the meeting in Budapest earlier this
B. Kemp (NL) year. The full scientific program was posted on the web on July 1, 2000.
In pig production there is an increasing interest in potential use of reproductive technologies in
prac-tice. In cattle production, reproductive technologies BOOK OF ABSTRACTS, BUDAPEST, 2001 are mainly used to increase genetic gain of the
population. However, in pig production, the main We have made some significant improvements on interest for the use of these technologies lay in the electronic submission as a result of which the paper possibilities to introduce new genetic material in a abstract form is no longer needed. There will be a closed pig populations all over the world with low one page leaflet with details on the scientific program risks of disease transport. This session is devoted to as well as ways to submit an abstract. The abstract the current stage of these reproductive technologies. form is available on the internet from were the Updates will be presented on the results of surgical authors are able to download the electronic abstract and non-surgical embryo transfers, the current stage form (http: / / www.wageningenpers.nl / eaap). The of in vitro production of embryos, the use of sexed deadline for submission of abstracts for the 2001 semen and deep uterine insemination techniques. meeting in Budapest is March 1, 2001 to:
Eaap2001@Wageningenpers.nl.
Further information can be obtained by
contact-Johan van Arendonk
ing:
Editor-in-Chief of Book of Abstracts
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Jose A. Fernandez Wageningen, The Netherlands Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research
Centre Foulum, PO Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele. Tel.:
145-8999-1374. Fax: 145-8999-1525. EAAP NOTICES: PRESIDENT AND Homepage: HTTP: / / www.agrsci.dk / hef / jaf COUNCIL
Remarks by Retiring President, Prince Phillip zu Solms-Lich
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 2000
Study Commissions and a number of officers with continues as Director of Research. He has served as whom he had worked specially closely during his President of the EAAP Commission on Pig Pro-term of office covering various EAAP activities. He duction.
commented that EAAP is most fortunate to have He is an expert for the French Association for Jean Boyazoglu as Executive Vice-President. He also Food Safety and scientific expert at the Health and
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thanked the Secretariat in Rome mentioning Valerie Consumer Protection Directorate General of the Vigne, Elena Couto, Cesare Mosconi together with European Commission. He has been awarded
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Milan Zjalic and from time to time, Jean Renaud. Chevalier de l’Ordre du Merite and Commandeur du ´
The Retiring President then wished good success Merite Agricole. ´
to his successor, Aime Aumaitre as he took office.
New President of EAAP New EAAP Council Members
The new President of the European Association This year is the occasion for a major change on for Animal Production took office at the end of the the EAAP Council. The five outgoing Council 44th General Assembly in The Hague on 22 August Members are Drs. Aboul Naga (Egypt), Cherekaev
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2000. Professor Louis Aime Aumaitre was elected (Russia), Galvez Morros (Spain), Hetenyi (Slovakia)´ ´ for a period of four years. The Retiring President, and Nygaard (Denmark). The Retiring President, Prince Phillip zu Solms Lich now becomes the Past Prince Phillip zu Solms-Lich, thanked the retiring President of EAAP. Professor Aumaitre is the 9th Counsellors for their input and service and expressed President of the Association and the second President the hope that they will always be available and from France. The previous President from France actively present at the EAAP Annual Meetings. was Professor A.M. Leroy, one of the founders of The President then welcomed the new Counsellors the Association, who became the first President of who took up their office at the end of the General EAAP when it was founded in 1949. Assembly in The Hague. They are Drs. Fesus´ ¨
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Professor Aime Aumaitre will provide the As- (Hungary), Morel (Switzerland), Rammalho Ribeiro sociation with his large experience of research in (Portugal), Lansverk (Norway), Ratheiser (Austria), management, nutrition and nutritional physiology Belhadj (Tunisia) and Dr. M. Yener (Turkey) who (digestion), particularly in the pig species and also in replaces Dr. Belhadj as Auditor and joins Dr. M. monogastric animals, but also in the field of research Bichard. Professor Pal Rafai (Hungary) takes over´ management and evaluation. He has also intensive from Professor J.-L. Tisserand (France) as Co-or-expertise in the management of international sci- dinator of the Publication Committee assisted by entific co-operation. He authored more than 300 Professor Galvez-Morros (Spain).´
scientific and technical publications in international and national referred reviews. He is a member of the French Association of Animal Production, the British
Society of Animal Science, the International Pig Honorary member of EAAP Veterinary Society, the French Veterinary Academy
and the Rumanian Academy for Agriculture and Professor Alessandro Nardone, Italy
Forestry, and is correspondent of the French
‘‘Centre International de Hautes Etudes Ag- ask you to become an Honorary Member of the ´ ´ ´
ronomiques Mediteraneennes – Montpellier’’ and European Association for Animal Production. worked in the department of animal husbandry of the
French Institute of Agriculture (INRA) in 1970. He Prince Phillip zu Solms-Lich lectured part-time on animal production at the Uni- President, EAAP
versity of Naples until 1983 and was Director General of the Italian Association of Animal
Pro-duction (AIA) from 1971–1986. Since then he has SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE EAAP MEETING been Professor and Director of the Institute for IN BUDAPEST, 2001
Animal Genetics at the University of Viterbo, Italy.
Special acknowledgement. EAAP wishes to
ac-In addition, he had held leading positions in
knowledge with gratitude the decision of the Swiss
various national and international organisations and
Committee for EAAP1999 to allocate CHF 10,000
worked for national and international commissions
for EAAP Scholarships. The continued support of
for evaluation and nomination. Neither the Italian
H. Wilhelm Schaumann Stiftung Scholarship and
President nor the Minister of Agriculture were able
the Wageningen Pers Scholarship are also
ac-to do without his assistance within their scientific
knowledged.
boards.
Professor Nardone is co-editor of numerous
jour-All member organization of EAAP may propose nals. His field of knowledge goes from animal
young scientists of maximum age 30 years, as production, economy of animal production and
ani-scholarship candidates for the EAAP Annual Meeting mal genetics to molecular genetics as witnessed by
in Budapest, Hungary in August 2001. Previous more than 100 publications. He was honoured by the
winners may not apply again for three years. A national ‘‘Premio Marcora per la Ricerca’’, the
maximum of two scholarships per country can be ‘‘Merit Agricole de France’’ and the Honorary
granted. Prospective applicants should inform their ¨
Membership in the ‘‘Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
relevant National Organization of their wish to be ¨
Zuchtungskunde’’.
considered. For our organisation it has to be recorded that
Before 1 February 2001, the Member Organiza-from 1970–1978 Professor Nardone was
Vice-Presi-tion should send to the EAAP Secretariat in Rome dent of the International Committee for Recording
for each candidate a letter describing the candidate the Productivity of Milk Animals, the predecessor
and giving: name, address, telephone and fax num-organisation of ICAR, from 1985–1988 he was
Vice-bers, date of birth, official title, short description of President of the Cattle Commission and Member of
the scientific work and main publications of the the Council since 1988. Then from 1990 – 1996 he
applicant. The name and address of each candidate’s was our President.
employing institution is also needed. Due to his exceptional personal efforts even on a
This submission should be accompanied by five day-to-day basis, our organisation by-passed some
copies of the full text of the paper, in one of the very adverse problems. In addition, he was
par-Associations working languages (English, French or ticularly engaged in favour of the Working Groups
German), which the candidate wishes to present at a ‘‘Mediterranean area’’ and ‘‘Livestock Farming
Sys-Study Commission. The paper should not exceed five tems’’ and in the preservation of genetic resources.
pages including tables and references. The title of the After the revolutionary events in 1989 / 1990 he was
paper should be relevant to the themes of the Study co-founder of the Working Group for Central and
Commissions in Budapest. In addition, the submis-Eastern European countries.
sion should include a COPY of the original abstract Today, in the background of the support of the
form, properly completed in accordance with instruc-Italian Government and the instruc-Italian Breeders to
tions. Also the estimated round trip travel costs to EAAP there is today in my humble opinion one main
and from Budapest should be included (APEX / stu-name: Alessandro Nardone. Professor Nardone, the
dent / economy class or 2nd class rail ticket), plus Council is not able and not willing to do without
Before 1 March 2001 (deadline), the applicant Intervet International B.V., P.O. Box 31, 5830 AA must send the original ‘cameraready’ abstract Boxmeer, The Netherlands
form and two copies of the intended paper directly Tel.: 131.485.587851. Fax: 131.485.587491 to the publisher of the abstracts (eaap2001@
wageningenpers.nl), Wageningen Pers, Postbus 42, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands. The format
Report of the Academic Curriculum Working
for these papers should conform to the instructions
Group
found on page 161.
By 30 April 2001, EAAP Rome Secretariat will
At its meeting in The Hague, the group first inform the candidate of the result of the examination
thanked the organizers of the two events: by the Board of Examiners. By 31 May 1998, in
The first The workshop entitled ‘‘How to prepare common with the authors of other abstracts, the
a scientific paper’’ was held for the third time
selected scholars will be told the modalities of
enabling a further 28 young colleagues to benefit. presentation by the appropriate Study Commission
They gave the symposium very high commendation. Presidents.
The Workshop was supported financially by Elsevier to whom thanks are due. The material of the Workshop has now been prepared as a new
publi-REPORTS FROM EAAP WORKING GROUPS
cation. A report on this Workshop is given on page
EAAP Working Group on Aquaculture 189. We would like to thank B. Malmfors, P. Garnsworthy and M.G. Grossman warmly, and for During the Scientific Programme Committee their book which is reviewed on page 163.
Meeting and the Session of the Council with Presi- Second is the Symposium entitled: ‘‘The use of dents and Secretaries of Study Commissions, the information and communication technology (ICT)
Chairman of the new EAAP Council Working Group in teaching and learning in animal science’’.
on Aquaculture, Dr. William Enright, distributed a The same two events have also been scheduled to discussion document on the possible future of take place in Budapest in 2001 on Saturday August aquaculture within EAAP. 25, both, unfortunately, on the same day. This will Initial actions of Dr. Enright will include the be avoided in the 2002 EAAP Annual Meeting in formation of a small representative working group of Cairo. The Egyptian colleagues propose that the relevant individuals, and then assessing the needs of Symposium ‘‘Use of information and communication the European / Mediterranean fish / shellfish farmers technology in teaching and learning in animal
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vis-a-vis what other aquaculture-oriented societies / ence’’ should be held on a different day from the associations are providing. Depending on the out- Workshop once again.
come of this, future plans could include collaborating In Budapest 2001, there will also be a symposium with other aquaculture societies / associations and / or entitled ‘‘Teaching Animal Production Science in trying to integrate some over-lapping aquaculture Central and Eastern Countries’’ being planned with topics within the discipline commissions at future the help of Professor F. Habe and I. Bodo.
EAAP meetings. Finally, it was decided to ask Professor P. Leroy to Any individuals interested in receiving the Discus- complete the list of all higher education institutes sion Document or in contributing to these topics are dealing with animal production in the EAAP coun-invited to make suggestions and comments or vol- tries.
unteer to serve in this field. Contact Dr. William Enright: E-mail: william.enright@intervet.com
Professor J.-L. Tisserand
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Etablissement National d’Enseignement Superieur William J. Enright
Agronomique de Dijon Technical Manager, Pharmaceuticals, Aquatic
Report of the Alternative Production Working Livestock Production Science Group
Our scientific publication has produced five vol-19 colleagues from 13 countries attended the first umes with two special issues. Taking into account meeting of this working group. First, a list of the the number and quality of the articles which were topics the group is interested in was set up. It submitted, it seems possible to plan to publish 6 concerns: issues in 2001. The refusal rate and publication times Animal species: rabbits, dromedaries, ostriches have been similar to those of the year before. The and bees, which are not taken into account by the Jubilee History of EAAP written by John Hodges EAAP Commissions, but also, buffaloes, the running and those articles published in the last two issues are pig and the donkey, in relationship with Commis- now available in LPS home page. We warmly thank sions. K. Plaxton and N. de Jong for this high quality work.
Animal production: this is the case, in particular,
of game, which seems very important in relationship EAAP News with space management, but also of fur animals and
animal work, and, in particular, sheep dogs in Thanks to John Hodges’ efforts we are regularly connection with high mountain pasture management informed of what is happening in our Association. and predators.
Concerning our working method, it seems neces- EAAP Book of Abstract sary to work in close relationship with the
commis-sions. To start our actions, we plan to organize in Once again this year’s book is of an excellent 2001 in Budapest a half-day meeting on the impor- quality and includes 748 abstracts. Concerning next tance of game in Eastern European countries. year, it has been decided in relationship with the In 2002 in Cairo, our Egyptian colleagues propose Budapest organizing committee to include, under two symposia; the first in relationship with the certain conditions, some advertisements in the ab-CIHEAM on rabbits, and the second on buffaloes, stract book. Many thanks are due to J. Van Arendonk. with the concerned group. Moreover, the dromedary
will be dealt with at the meetings of the Physiology
EAAP Scientific Publication Series
and Management and Health Commissions.
In 2003 in Italy, the Sheep and Goat Commission
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Under the responsibility of Professor Pal Rafai, six may introduce a topic related to sheep dogs. We need
books were published last year, including number the help of all interested colleagues to ensure the
100. This gave us an opportunity to improve our success of these projects. I am counting on you.
presentation and, in particular, our cover. For this year six new issues are being prepared.
At this time as I leave the responsibility of the EAAP Publication Steering Committee, I would like Professor J.-L. Tisserand
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Etablissement National d’Enseignement Superieur
Rafai whose competence will, I am sure, allow for a Agronomique de Dijon
new growth of our publications, and I wish to (ENESAD), Dijon, France
express my gratitude to all, without forgetting J. ´
Boyazoglu, Valerie Vigne and all the staff in Rome. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Report of the Publication Steering Committee Professor J.-L. Tisserand
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Etablissement National d’Enseignement Superieur Thanks to the efforts and skills of all, our publi- Agronomique de Dijon
EAAP AWARDS the microclimatic conditions in large-scale pig units, which focused his attention on different aspects of
Leroy Fellowship, 2000 environmental physiology. He participated in the establishment of the environmental laboratory at the Hungarian Veterinary University, which was the first
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Professor Dr. Pa l Rafai, Hungary
of its kind in Central and Eastern Europe and has directed the research in it until the present from 1966 The EAAP Council take pleasure in awarding the
including the establishment of the second more ´
Leroy Fellowship for 2000 to Professor Dr. Pal
advanced laboratory in 1973. Rafai, Hungary on the basis of his scientific work
Using the technical facilities of these laboratories and contributions to EAAP. Pal Rafai was born in
he reported basic information on the environmental Budapest on 11 July 1940. He graduated from the
physiology and endocrinology of baby and growing Budapest University of Veterinary Science in 1963.
pigs. Later he studied the effect of supra-optimal After serving for some months as veterinary
prac-ambient temperatures on the health of production and titioner he was invited to the Department of Animal
fattening pigs, which laid foundation for his PhD Hygiene to teach environmental physiology and
thesis. veterinary preventive medicine, where he has worked
He conducted early studies in the seventies on the ever since. He has climbed the university ladder and
adrenocortical activity of weaned pigs and reported was elected Head of the Department in 1990.
fundamental data on the effects of adverse environ-At the beginning of his scientific career he studied
mental factors on adrenocortical activity, humoral and cellular immune response of pigs. The ultimate goal of these researches aimed at gaining data for better understanding of the multifactorial (manage-ment related) pig diseases. In this line he conducted an early investigation on the role of (first inorganic, later organically bound) selenium compounds on health of pigs and their resistance against swine dysentery. In collaboration he also studied, and reported original data on the connection between adverse environmental factors and manifestation on Mycoplasma pneumonia in pigs.
Adverse effects of Fusarium toxins on health and production of livestock and poultry was recognised very early in Hungary. Professor Rafai established a mycotoxin laboratory in his Department and con-ducted basic research on the effects of trychothecenes in pigs, duck, geese and domestic poultry. The results of these research laid foundation for setting policy of controlling and diminishing the adverse effects of Fusarium toxins and were utilised in setting maximum permissible concentrations of these toxins for different categories of farm animals and poultry in the Hungarian Feed Codex.
For the last couple of years he has been engaged in establishing quality assurance programmes for the pig industry. In close collaboration with other institu-´
welfare issues and production safety at the level of From 1959 to 1961 he studied (post-doctoral) at primary producers and elaborated a slaughterhouse the Institut National Agronomique in Paris under the veterinary surveillance system for monitoring the late Professor A.M. Leroy and it is through him that severity and prevalence of the most important man- he first came in contact with EAAP and its activities. agement related pig diseases. During his studies in Paris he attended several EAAP
Professor P. Rafai served EAAP for more than a meetings.
decade, having been for six years (between 1990 and In 1966 he became Associate Professor in Animal 1996) very active as President of the Commission on Nutrition and Feeding at Ankara University then full Animal Management and Health, which he co-ordi- Professor in the University’s Department of Animal nated most efficiently. At the very beginning of his Sciences were he also served for several years as term he successfully re-tailored the strategy of the head of the Department. In 1986 he went to Athens Commission, regarding policy changes and new University in Georgia (USA) were he specialized in priorities were set for the annual meetings and other the feeding and nutrition aspects of poultry. activities of the Commission. The carefully selected Turkey, and in particular the Institutes of themes of the 30 sessions which he organised during Zootechnics and Animal Nutrition of the University his six years of service as President of the Commis- of Ankara, was an early member of EAAP (15 sion interested the usual participants of the EAAP October 1952), but it was only in 1978 when Kamil
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meetings and drew many newcomers to these meet- Dogan was elected Secretary of the Turkish branch ings. At his initiative the Commission has sought of EAAP that Turkish active involvement material-closer collaboration with other international and ized. He coordinated this action for more than 15 regional societies and associations. He was able in years – until his retirement from Ankara University. particular to establish a strong co-operation with the We will in particular remember him for his strong International Society for Animal Hygiene and close leadership in the development of two major EAAP collaboration with the International Society for Ap- Symposia, namely the first Mediterranean Sympos-plied Ethology. ium in 1983 on the ‘‘Production of Sheep and Since 1997 Professor Rafai has been responsible Goats’’ then the 1992 Symposium on the ‘‘Pro-for the scientific co-ordination of the EAAP Publi- duction of Hides, Skins, Wool and Hair’’. A man of cation Series. Besides his organisational work, great diplomatic skills, he can be truly considered, Professor Rafai has earned a fine reputation for his with Greece’s Nicolas Zervas, as the precursors of lectures and addresses at the annual EAAP meetings. the actual EAAP Mediterranean Working Group.
He was also the driving force behind the co-operation agreement signed between Ankara
Uni-EAAP Distinguished Service Awards, 2000 versity and the Institut National Agronomique of Paris – Grignon, in 1980.
In 1994, until the completion of 50 years of
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Professor Kamil Dogan academic service (1999), Professor Dogan was ac-tive at the Agricultural Faculty of Tokat Gaziosman-The Council of EAAP has great pleasure in pasa University were he, in particular, was
respon-ˇ
proposing Professor Kamil Dogan of Turkey for the sible for the establishment of an important chemical 2000 Distinguished Service Award. analysis laboratory and a modern poultry
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Kamil Dogan (Kamil bey for his friends) was born tal unit. He meaningfully sustained the development in Amasya, Turkey in 1926. He received his under- of the University’s Agricultural Library by donating graduate training at the Agricultural Faculty of the more than 2000 books. Appreciated by his students University of Ankara in 1949 where he also started he is the recipient of an impressive number of working at the Institute of Agricultural Chemistry in national academic and professional awards.
1953; he received his Ph.D. in 1957 on Feed ‘‘Servir toujours la cause de la science’’ is Kamil-th
anniver-ˇ Professor Kamil Dogan
sary of his service to our profession to wish him and Professor Roger Hanset
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his wife Ayten, good health, au revoir et a bientot.
The Council of EAAP has great pleasure in Jean Boyazoglu, Executive Vice President of proposing Professor Roger Hanset of Belgium for the EAAP 2000 Distinguished Service Award.
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Professor Roger Hanset
and particularly to those involved in pig production. genetic entities have in common an extreme develop-He was trained in veterinary medicine, becoming ment of the muscular tissue, that the Belgian market
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Doctor in 1952 and ‘‘agrege’’ in higher education in was then requesting, and continues to request. Their 1965. He was very early attracted to Animal Ge- complete study also interestingly showed later that netics and became a professor in that discipline in each of them can be traced back to one rather precise 1968 at the Veterinary Faculty of Liege University. mutational event. This is a clear testimony to new There he lived a long and very prolific career in useful quantitative genetic variation arising in the research, teaching and advising. course of time, to be kept in mind when evaluating His scientific career has been deeply influenced by genetic diversity evolution. It is essentially for the emergence and development in Belgium of two dealing with those two phenomena that quantitative
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Roger Hanset is known for his principal publi- Academy of Medicine of Belgium, and has the cation showing the existence of a major gene respon- honour of being ‘‘Grand Officier de l’Ordre de
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sible for the muscular development of the Belgian Leopold’’. EAAP is particularly proud and happy to Blue in 1995. This recessive gene was called mh. He thank him to-day for his dedication to animal science then went on to collect DNA in order to establish an and international co-operation in that field. He is a informative pedigree, that allowed the team of living example of a particularly fruitful synergy Professor Georges to map the mh gene (as well as between breeder and researcher, an attitude he has the coat colour gene for roan) in 1995, and to permanently favoured, especially as scientific adviser sequence it in 1997, mh then becoming the myostatin to the Belgian Blue Association. This activity has gene. even be recently intensified through the setting up of
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Being born in the home town of the Pietrain pig, a thorough genetic monitoring of the breed.
he has maintained since his early days a very keen ‘‘From field practice to fundamental science’’ is ´
interest in the Pietrain phenomenon. Here also, as in the motto that has been guiding Roger Hanset in his the Belgian Blue cattle, a major gene was first professional life. EAAP is happy to congratulate him hypothesised, named Hal for halothane gene, and for your achievements and also to wish him, and to eventually identified as the ryanodin receptor gene in his wife Daisy, long and happy years in good health, 1991. Roger Hanset was able to introgress the and continuation of their presences at EAAP meet-normal allele of the halothane locus from the Large ings.
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White breed into the Pietrain. He thus created a new
Louis Ollivier ´
genetic type, called Rehal (for resistant to halothane),
INRA, France which was taken up by the Belgian pig industry. This
introgression experiment, which is indeed a textbook example of this genetic process in farm animals, also
allowed him to clarify the very diverse pleiotropic Professor Dr. Detlef Simon effects of the halothane gene. An important
discov-ery has been made possible recently through the The Council of EAAP has great pleasure in study of this material. The team of Michel Georges proposing Professor Dr. Detlef Simon for the 2000 was indeed able to detect in 1999 a new gene for Distinguished Service Award. Detlef Simon was muscular development in the pig, including a par- born 1930 in Southern Germany. Following school ticularly intriguing phenomenon of paternal imprint- and university, he became very interested in theoret-ing of this gene. ical and practical poultry science and gained an
Roger Hanset is the author of more than 200 publications in various scientific journals, and he has also authored a large number of chapters in books. He has been active in many international congresses and particularly as a member of the Permanent International Committee for World Congresses on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production from 1974 to 1986. We all know his active participation in the EAAP annual meetings, as session chairman, invited speaker, author of communications, and also as Vice-President of the Animal Genetics Commission from 1988 to 1994.
Roger Hanset has been honoured by several prestigious distinctions during his career, until he became Professor Emeritus in 1993. He was ap-pointed to the Francqui Chair at the University of
in-depth practice as head of genetics of the private developing countries. Following a meeting held at poultry breeding organization Lohmann in Cux- the FAO-headquarters in November 1987, EAAP haven. In 1959 Detlef Simon was been promoted to and FAO came to an arrangement for the creation of Dr. Agr at the TU Munich in Weihenstephan and a global data bank for animal genetic resources based later he took post-graduate study at Cornell Universi- in Hannover. This agreement was officially signed ty in the USA, and then gained his habilitation in on February 10, 1988 setting up a joint EAAP/ FAO Munich-Freising. working group with the main objective of the Later Detlef Simon was appointed Professor of coordinated management of the proposed global data Genetics at the University of Bonn from 1975 until bank whose administration was put under the re-1985. Subsequently from 1985 until his retirement in sponsibility of Professor Simon.
1995 he was Head of the Institute for Animal Following this meeting a questionnaire was de-Breeding and Genetics at the Veterinary University of veloped in 1988 for the five main farm livestock Hannover, Germany, and during the last 2 years the species in four languages (German, English, Spanish Dean of this eminent University. and French). This questionnaire has ever since been During this time it may be noticed that under his used at the Hannover data base. Hannover put also stimulus, many very famous research works have its software at the disposal of all countries that been carried out, especially in large-scale breeding wished to develop a national data base and carry out for example in Hungary together with numerous the transfer of their data in Hannover. In 1989, original ideas for education and research in breeding following an agreement completed directly between and veterinarian sciences, In the meantime, from the FAO and the TiHo, Hannover, the TiHo received 1985 to 1991 Detlef Simon was Vice-President of the a payment to guarantee the global data bank func-German Society for Animal Science. tioning.
In the frame work of this citation, I wish to give In 1993 the European work was published in an special mention of his involvement in Germany on important book ‘Genetic Diversity of European the conservation of rare breeds of domestic animals. Livestock Breeds’ authored by D. Simon and D. He was one of the five persons who spearheaded the Buchenauer, EAAP Publication No. 66: List of all first concerted international action in the field of the European Breeds (a total of 877 compiled in animal genetic resources in Europe by setting up a EAAP’s data bank) (EAAP-ATDB). When the trans-working group of Animal Genetic Resources (AGR) fer of the data base to Rome was concluded, within the Animal Genetic Commission of EAAP. Professor Simon stated in his final report that the One of the main activities of AGR was organizing joint EAAP/AFO activity had been a success be-regular surveys on the situation of cattle, sheep, goat, cause, among other things, it gave life to the horse and pig breeding populations in the different establishment of a questionnaire in four languages European countries. and software for the management of the available
Based on a survey carried out in 1985, information data base for other regions of the world.
of 553 breeds was collected and the EAAP Genetics Although Professor Simon’s initiatives did not Commission assigned the task of creating an elec- result in a global data bank being operated in tronic data base to the Hannover Veterinary Universi- Hannover, the work of Professor Simon has con-ty. Professor Simon was delegated as Head and also tributed profoundly to the development of FAO’s succeeded in gaining financial support to establish global data bank. This was explicitly acknowledged the data bank in Hannover. by the European Commission in Brussels, who made In 1987, during the 38th EAAP meeting in Lisbon, specific reference to the data base maintained in the Genetics Commission organized a session on the Hannover.
years in good health and everybody is hoping that but grew through his Ph.D. work in Uppsala, the this is not the last time we shall se you at an EAAP sabbatical year in Australia working with Dr. Helen meeting. Turner and through his energetic inputs to learn from colleagues and research organisations. He and his wife Elisabeth are probably the most frequent non-Eugene Wagner
EAAP participants at our annual meetings. He Ministry of Agriculture
worked with INRA, ETH, CSIRO, INTA and FAO. Luxembourg
He still is one of the most active referees for LPS. D. Hofmeyr’s career included duties for the South African Society of Animal Science, for ICAR, for
Dr. Jan H. Hofmeyr the WAAP and many others. He chaired the organis-ing committee for the Second All Africa Conference The Council of EAAP has great pleasure in for Livestock Production.
proposing Dr. Jan Hofmeyr of South Africa for the His broad expertise and leadership have signifi-2000 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Jan Hofmeyr cantly contributed to the work of SARCCUS in has been a dedicated and enthusiastic animal scientist Southern Africa. The progress in South and Southern for all his life, and is still involved in supporting Africa to combat drought, utilise indigenous live-many organisations with his expertise. His original stock and improve animal feeds have far reaching training was in the University of Pretoria, followed effects for the whole continent.
by his Ph.D. in Uppsala under Professor Ivar Johan- In conclusion Dr. Hofmeyr represents an eminent sson. Originally he started work at the Mara Re- scientist with expertise ranging from the farm to the search Station where he developed important work Ministry of Agriculture, to the research institutes and on the interaction between genetics and tropical / to the industry. His expertise was built on his South subtropical environments; and then moved on to African farming background and on the knowledge establish performance and progeny testing schemes of his national and international colleagues. Most of for pigs, sheep and dairy cattle. His work in the all he addresses issues with an open mind sharing Ministry of Agriculture provided him with excellent ideas and experience with all scientists all over the linkages with research, practice and policy. As world and under all circumstances. Professor Jay Director of the Animal and Dairy Science Research Lush remarked: Dr. Hofmeyr has unusual imagina-Institute at Irene for 22 years he exerted major tion and ingenuity in seeing facets of scientific influence on the direction of the research pro- problems which might escape many investigators. I grammes, on the integration of services for livestock would like to add that Dr. Hofmeyr used his imagi-breeding and developed a national programme for nation and ingenuity to relate to people and their animal science research for the Department of Ag- problems in animal production. Together they have riculture. Dr. Hofmeyr has been widely recognised served him and his family, his colleagues and our for his expertise in animal breeding and policy animal societies extremely well and have created development and implementation. Special honours constructive approaches and many achievements. were awarded by the South African Society of The European Association of Animal Production Animal Science, the South African Academy for congratulates you and your wife Elisabeth with this Science and the German Livestock Breeders As- honour.
sociation. He received two honorary Doctorates and holds an honorary Professorship in Genetics at the University of Pretoria.
Dr. Hofmeyr has cherished international contacts Akke J van der Zijpp
and realised its significance most during the long Professor Animal Production Systems period of the apartheid regime. His expertise was Wageningen University
member of the Scottish Youth International Team at
Professor T.M. Sutherland
age 18 and five years later when he joined the All-England University Team. In the meantime he The Council of the EAAP has the great honour
had been approached for entering the famous Glas-and pleasure to propose Professor Thomas
Suther-gow Rangers Football Club. He declined the invita-land for the 1999 Distinguished Award Service.
tion and chose to pursue his training in animal Professor T.M. Sutherland was given the
Distin-husbandry by taking a diploma at Reading Universi-guished Service Award in 1999. As he was unable to
ty. And having migrated from Scotland to England, attend the EAAP meeting of last year in Zurich, the
he chose to put an even greater distance between him citation had to be delayed. It is EAAP’s pleasure
and his homeland and to cross the Ocean. In 1958, now, in his presence, to pay him the tribute he
he obtained his Ph.D. in Animal Breeding at Iowa deserves.
State University, in the well-known graduate school Professor Sutherland, known to many as simply
of Professor Lush, at Ames, Iowa. And he also Tom, was born in 1931 in Falkirk, near Glasgow,
married there in 1956 to Jean Ann Murray. He then Scotland. Born and raised on a Scottish dairy farm
went to Colorado State University (CSU), at Fort he was well prepared to take a B.Sc. in Agriculture
Collins, where he became Full Professor of Animal at Glasgow University. But having done all types of
Sciences, and where he taught Animal Breeding and farm work, he was also prepared to become a
Genetics until 1983. brilliant football player, which he did first as a
During his teaching and research career at CSU, about the genetic regulation of growth and body he showed his interest in international agriculture in composition, using the laboratory mouse as an many instances. Out of 19 graduate students he experimental model. His numerous publications-arti-advised at CSU, 13 were International Students cles in scientific journals, chapters in textbooks, originating from about as many different countries in communications to Congresses, popular articles and Africa, South America and Europe. His interest in guest lectures – clearly show the diversity of his international affairs also led him to take several interests. If mice, beef cattle, sheep and pigs were his leaves. Among others, he took advantage of an NIH favourite species, he also made incursions into Research Fellowship in 1966 to spend a year at canine genetics and horse reproduction.
INRA, Jouy-en-Josas (France), where he worked on Professor Tom Sutherland has been awarded sev-the French breeds of cattle and pigs, sev-then in 1976–78 eral honours for his outstanding teaching and re-he became Director of Training at ILCA, Addis search qualities. It began with the ‘‘Top Professor’’ Ababa (Ethiopia), and in 1982 he was Consultant to award of the CSU Student Body in 1964, and went USAID for examining the feasibility of establishing on with the Distinguished Teacher Award of ASAS a degree program in Agriculture in the University of in 1975 and the Distinguished Service Award of Lesotho. And then, in 1983, he was appointed the CSU in 1981. Tom has also been made Doctor of Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sci- Science by four American Universities and Doctor of ences at the American University of Beirut. Human Letters by the College of Charleston, South In accepting this new responsibility he was fully Carolina, since his return from Lebanon. He is also a
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ware of the risk he was taking, given the troubled member of the French Academie d’Agriculture and a ´
situation in Lebanon at that time. There he indeed ‘‘Chevalier du Merite Agricole’’.
encountered an ordeal that very few people in the In choosing Tom for its Distinguished Service world have experienced, as he was held hostage in Award, EAAP intends to pay a tribute to his Lebanon for more than 6 years: June 9, 1985 to outstanding contributions in the field of animal November 18, 1991. This story, which was also that production and to his long time connections to of his wife Jean, who stayed in Lebanon during the international agriculture. But in doing so, EAAP is entire captivity of Tom, has been beautifully ac- also aware of being celebrating a ‘‘true American counted in the book they wrote together: ‘‘At Your hero’’, in the words of President George Bush. Tom Own Risk, An American Chronicle of Crisis and was wholly dedicated to educating young people of Captivity in the Middle East’’. This book, widely all countries and religions. Captivity became part of acclaimed throughout the world, is in itself a brilliant that work, as he writes in his book’s preface, and he achievement that the authors have good reasons to be never complained. We are all grateful to him for the proud of. It shows us how long days of suffering human dimension he gave to his hostage experience. may, through a sort of magic transmutation, be This has been a source of inspiration for us all. converted into a fascinating piece of literature. At the EAAP today feels very honoured to present him with risk of offending their modesty, the story may be this Award.
seen as Homer’s Odyssey enacted again: While
Tom-Ulysses was escaping from one danger to the Louis Ollivier next, as he stayed in 14 different locations in INRA, France Lebanon, not seeing the sun for 2354 days,
Jean-Penelope kept entertaining hope for herself as well as
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for their three daughters remained in the US. When
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Tom regained freedom, they both went back to Fort THE HAGUE, AUGUST 2000 Collins. Tom then became Professor Emeritus and
enjoyed a new life as Professional Speaker and Cattle Commission
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Consultant in International Affairs and Agriculture. Anette Bruckmann, Germany
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Genetic Commission Turkey A. Onenc¸ – (Wageningen Pers Scholar-Mark Henryon, Denmark ship 2000)
Genetic variation between growing pigs exists for UK E. Whittemore resistance to clinical and sub-clinical diseases
16 scholars applied for these 2000 Scholarships.
Animal Physiology Commission
Jeroen Kiers, The Netherlands
Net absorption of fluid in uninfected and
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infected piglet small intestine: effect of osmolality
Geoffrey Alderman, UK (1924–2000) Nutrition Commission
Sandra I.F.C. Rodrigues, The Netherlands Geoffrey Alderman was well known to many A model to predict nutrient supply in cattle fed people in EAAP and I personally had the privilege to elephant grass based (Pennisetum purpureum) diets work with him over a number of years on the topic which was closest to his heart, forging links between
Management & Health Commission research and practice in animal nutrition. Sadly he
Leonie Ruis-Heutinck, The Netherlands died, suddenly, of a heat attack at his home in Effects of floor type area on behavior and health in Reading, UK in July this year. He was in his 76th fattening bulls year but, right up to the time of his death, energetic
inquisitive and dynamic.
Sheep and Goat Commission Geoff was always forceful and critical in his
O. Andreoletti, France scientific discussion. He had a tigerish determination Laboratory tools for scrapie diagnosis to distil from the plethora of available scientific information the useful nuggets which could be used
Pig Commission in practice. Whilst his critical approach could
some-R. Lizardo, Portugal times be intimidating (he would never suffer poor Modeling fatty acid composition of adipose tissue quality presentations without comment) he was also in the growing-finishing pig a true gentleman with a very real interest in his interactions with scientists of all ages and levels of
Horse Commission eminence. He was willing to challenge anyone on the K. Visser, The Netherlands basis of their ideas but always with an enthusiastic Do subjective ratings of riders correlate with informality. To me and many others, he always objective scores from behavioral tests? wished to be known as Geoff; his professionalism relied on enthusiasm and rigour – not formality. He was a real friend to many.
Geoff graduated from Reading University in 1945
EAAP SCHOLARS 2000 – THE HAGUE with a degree in Agricultural Chemistry and then
worked for a short time as a research assistant at the
Belgium V. de Behr School of Agriculture in Cambridge. When the
Egypt W.A.I. Mekkawy National Agricultural Advisory Service was formed
Hungary A. Kerti in the UK in 1946 he joined it as a Nutrition
France V. Dodelin Chemist. This was the role he developed throughout
Greece C. Milis – (H. Wilhelm Schaumann his career. At different stages he spent time in Stiftung Scholarship) Cambridge, South Wales and Reading before
becom-Morocco M. Chentouf ing, in 1977, the Senior Nutrition Chemist for what
Portugal A.M. Ramos had then come to be called the UK Agricultural ´
Slovakia P. Polak Development and Advisory Service (ADAS) within
and Food. This post was based in London where detailed, analytical way, he was able to point out to Geoff interacted with the policy and political inter- all of us interested in this area just how many ests of MAFF as well as sustaining his very active similarities, and how few differences, there are involvement in the practical application of nutrition amongst these systems. (But again a unified, trans-to livestrans-tock in the field. European approach has never materialised.)
Officially he retired in 1984 but he immediately Geoff was a regular attender at EAAP meetings began work as a private consultant in animal nutri- and whenever he was present there was no doubt that tion, an activity which he continued right up to his he would be actively involved with sharp and death. intelligent questioning, both in public and in private. In the UK, Geoff was responsible directly, or He was President of the British Society for Animal indirectly, for many important advances in nutrition Production in 1984 and was similarly active, inquisi-practice. These include: tive and challenging in the arena of BSAP/ BSAS.
His over-riding interest always was the practical
• The adoption of the use of D value as a practical application of new findings in science. He enjoyed measure of feeding value of grassland feeds enormously his interactions with ‘academic scien-(initiated 40 years ago but still in use). tists’ but did not carry an academic title himself; he
• Publication of ADAS ‘‘Bulletin 33’’, ‘‘Energy was neither ‘Dr’ nor ‘Professor’ simply ‘Mr’ Alder-allowances and feeding systems for ruminants’’ man. While this may have been reflected occasion-which was the means by occasion-which the metabolisable ally in his own self-image, those who dealt with energy system for ruminants was put into practice Geoff would never have regarded him as anything in the UK. other than a rigorous professional in his chosen area
• Establishing the UK’s feed evaluation unit at of the interface between science and practice. Drayton. Shortly after his retirement, however, he was
• Development and publication of the UK’s appointed an Honorary Research Fellow at the Metabolisable Protein System for Ruminants in University of Reading and just a couple of years ago the early 1990s. (Indeed Geoff Alderman was the registered with the University of Reading as a post-driving force behind the publication widely graduate research student, at the tender age of 73. He known as ‘‘AFRC 1993 Energy and Protein was absolutely delighted in discussion to refer to Requirements of Ruminants’’.) himself as a young postgraduate and applied himself to his studies in an exemplary manner. This perhaps On the international front he was involved in 1971 pinpoints the essence of Geoff Alderman – a profes-in the proposals to establish a feed profes-information sional, an enthusiast and, above all else, someone system for FAO and, also in the 1970s, in efforts, keen to learn throughout his life.
through EAAP, to rationalise the different systems At a personal level, it was always a privilege and a for energy rationing to ruminants which applied in delight to work with Geoff Alderman and learn from various parts of Europe at that time. This produced him and I know that I am not alone in having an important publication in Livestock Production enormous respect for his ability to crystallise the Science but I think Geoff was always somewhat essence of knowledge into practically useful systems. disappointed that interested parties in the different Geoff’s contribution was both to show how to turn European countries were not able to agree on a science into practice and also how to encourage that unified approach to energy rationing systems for vital quality of critical discussion which encourages ruminants. the rigorous development of ideas. His practical Having developed energy feeding systems to the scientific contribution was hugely relevant to EAAP point of useful application, Geoff’s interests turned and his many friends, whilst mourning his loss, to protein rationing systems and he was energetically should remember and continue to pursue the example involved in the UK and within EAAP in promoting which he set.
discussion and some rationalisation of the different
Institute, whose Director at the time was Sir Kenneth
Dr. Santiago Martin Rillo, Spain
Blaxter, who taught us bioenergetics. In this way John Topps opened for us the expertise of many Dr. Santiago Martin Rillo of INIA Madrid Spain
eminent scientists in the field of animal nutrition. died on 2 October 2000 after a long illness which he
John Topps was an honorary Associate of the Rowett battled for many months. It is very difficult for me to
Institute from 1969. describe the sense of loss and the sorrow which I and
He taught over 100 M.Sc. students, half of them many colleagues in EAAP feel. Santiago Martin
from overseas. Thus his knowledge and also his Rillo shared many paths: as a teacher in Zaragoza,
spirit and ideas have spread all over the world to research worker in INIA, in the EAAP Pig
Commis-Universities, Research Institutes and Extension Ser-sion, organizer of international meetings and in
vices. He has always continued to be available to his publications – for example Santiago was an
Orga-former students. nizer and Editor of the Satellite Symposium on Pig
As a distinguished chemist and a Fellow of the Management Information Systems at the EAAP
Royal Society of Chemists he deepened knowledge Annual Meeting in Madrid in September 1992.
on animal biochemistry, metabolism, physiology and Santiago was an enthusiastic contributor to science
nutrition, having one foot in the laboratory and the and in spreading science through education through
other in the extension services and industry. He was EAA
