It is some time since we reminded members that, operating under the umbrella of the Federation of WPSA European Branches, there are are a number of Working Groups. Each of these covers a specific area of work and they meet at intervals, often trying to coincide with European Poultry Conferences or other events to which members may already be going.
The UK Branch appoints representatives to these Groups and the current representation is shown in the table below. These groups do, of course, operate for the benefit of all members, not just the appointed representatives, and direct contact from interested members of the Branch is always welcomed.
Autumn 2003
| WG No. | TITLE | UK REP(S) | ORGANISATION | POSITION |
| 2 | Nutrition | Prof Colin
Whitehead Dr Colin Fisher Mr Patrick Garland |
Roslin Inst. Consultant BOCM Pauls |
Chairman Past Chairman |
| 3 | Breeding & Genetics | Dr Dave Burt Dr Paul Hocking |
Roslin Inst. Roslin Inst. |
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| 4 | Egg Quality | Prof Sally Solomon Dr Maureen Bain Ms Lorna Craig |
Univ of Glasgow Univ of Glasgow Deans Farm |
Chairman |
| 5 | Meat Quality | Prof Geoff
Mead Dr Ian Richardson |
Consultant Univ of Bristol |
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| 6* | Reproduction | Dr Charles Deeming Mr Glenn Baggott |
Consultant Birkbeck College |
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| 8 | Waterfowl | Mr Richard Bird | Cherry Valley Fms | |
| 9 | Welfare | Mr Arnold Elson Dr Bryan Jones |
ADAS Roslin Inst. |
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| 10 | Turkeys | Dr Nick French | BUT | |
| 12 | Physiology | Dr Malcolm Mitchell | Roslin Inst. |
*Effectively The Incubation and Fertility Research Group, whose open meetings are organized by the two UK representatives (see report of last meeting on previous page).