British Society of Animal Science

British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) is a learned society in the field of animal science, established in 1944 as the British Society of Animal Production.
Mike Steele is the Chief Executive, and the President is Sinclair Mayne. Geoff Simm was the president in 2007 and 2008.
Publications.
The first "Proceedings" was published in 1951. The editors soon started accepting papers on animal production.
In 1959 the society established a dedicated journal, "Animal Production", for this purpose. It was published in three issues per year in 1961, and four issues per year in 1971.
In 1995, the society was renamed, and the journal retitled to "Animal Science".
A partnership with Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and European Federation for Animal Science publish the journal "Animal: An International Journal of Animal Bioscience". The journal is a merge of three journals including the BSAS journal "Animal Science", which was published six times a year.
Sir John Hammond Award.
The society presents the Sir John Hammond Award at the annual conference. Recipients include: