Summer 2005 Newsletter : Secretary's File

Membership

As is often the case at this time of year we have to report a long list of members who have decided not to renew their WPSA membership, often because they have retired or are leaving the poultry field or, in the case of students, because they have moved on. This year is no exception, but it is also a pleasure to be able to report another big increase in recruitment to the Branch since our last Newsletter n February. We therefore offer a warm welcome to the following new members, who have recently joined the Branch:
[N.B. (S) denotes Student Member]:

• Mr Alireza Abdolmohammadi (S), University of Tehran, Iran.
• Dr Abid Ahmed (S), SAC Auchincruive.
• Mr Akinjide Akinbami, London.
• Miss Ashleigh Bright (S), University of Oxford.
• Prof John Brooker, SAC Auchincruive.
• Mr Eric Chambers, Drygrass Ltd.
• Mr Herbert Dei (S), Harper Adams University College.
• Dr Adil Hafeez, Kausar Feed Mills.
• Mrs Joy Iheobi (S), University of Aberdeen.
• Dr Filiz Karadas, University of Yuzuncu Zil, Turkey.
• Mr Tarjong Kenneth (S), University of Nigeria.
• Dr Rafik Mikhaiel (S), SAC Auchincruive.
• Miss Sarah Mellor, Feed Mix, The Netherlands.
• Mr Noe Muki (S), University of Aberdeen.
• Mr Rhodes Ndloiu (S), University of Aberdeen.
• Mr Azinue Ngufor (S), University of Science &Technology, Cameroon.
• Ms Ngum Ngufor (S), University of Aberdeen.
• Dr Oluseyi Oduguwa, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
• Mrs Trish Parrott, Harper Adams University College.
• Dr Jason Sands, Danisco Animal Nutrition, Marlborough.
• Dr Pollyanna Taylor, Myerscough College, Preston.

Reinstatements - we are also pleased to welcome back the following members of the Branch:

• Ms Lorna Craig, Mainland Poultry, New Zealand (who has been temporarily thwarted in her efforts to join the NZ Branch!)
• Mr Andreas Theodotu, Nicosia, Cyprus (who takes up his 1967 UK Branch Life Membership once again).

Regrettably, however, even more members have left the Branch because of retirement, moving out of the poultry industry or simply failure to pay their annual subscription:

• Dr Dennis Alexander, VLA Weybridge.
• Miss Stacey Bush (S), Harper Adams University College.
• Mr Ian Cockshott, Aviagen Ltd.
• Mr Aidan Connolly, Alltech Ireland.
• Mr Robin Creighton, Vet Practice.
• Dr Bob Davis, Bernard Matthews Ltd (Ret'd).
• Dr Mary Doherty, University of Liverpool,
• Mrs D Drummond, Premier Fresh Foods, Scunthorpe.
• Mr Ibrahim Eldaghayes (S), Institute for Animal Health, Compton.
• Dr Barry Freeman, Institute for Animal Health.
• Dr Jane Horn, NHS (ex BOCM Pauls).
• Miss Sarah Icely (S), Harper Adams University College.
• Dr Bryan Jones, Roslin Institute.
• Mrs Lesley King (S), University of Oxford.
• Miss Lee Poh Choo (S), University of Nottingham.
• Dr Jennifer McLean, SAC Auchincruive.
• Mr A McMeechan (S), University of Bristol.
• Dr Sally Middleton, SERAD.
• Dr Malcolm Mitchell, Roslin Institute.
• Miss Heather Morris (S), Silsoe Research Institute.
• Miss Dianne Murray (S), Roslin Institute.
• Mr Robert Nichol, Hubbard ISA.
• Miss Elizabeth Partington, (S), Harper Adams University College.
• Dr Mark Pattison, Sun Valley Poultry.
• Mrs Sue Richardson, (IEC Ret'd).
• Miss Rosemary Sorrie, Sorries Poultry, Inverness.
• Mr Gabriel Teye (S), University of Bristol.
• Dr Heleen van de Weed, ADAS Gleadthorpe.

The net result of all these changes is a slight drop in membership numbers overall, now standing at 309.

Congratulations....

.......to WPSA UK Branch Council member Professor Christopher Wathes on his recent appointment as Chairman of the Farm Animal Welfare Council. Other members of FAWC include Stephen Lister of Crowshall Veterinary Services (also a member of WPSA UK Branch Council) and George Hogarth, Production Director of Aviagen. It is gratifying to know that poultry issues will be well understood within the new team.

Prof Wathes will also shortly be transferring from Silsoe Research Institue, which will be closing, to the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, to establish a new Animal Welfare Group.

........congratulations also to long serving UK Branch member Mr Arnold Elson, who retires from full time active service with ADAS later in the year, on his appointment as Chairman of WPSA European Working Group 9 (Poultry Welfare).

.........and more congratulations go to the Incubation and Fertility Research Group (WPSA European Working Group 6 - Reproduction) on achieving its 30th Anniversary. This active Group is now largely driven by enthusiastic UK Branch members Glenn Baggott and Charles Deeming and it celebrates its Anniversary by holding a special meeting at the University of Lincoln on 6/7 September (details appear here).

New Books

The third edition of Summers and Leesons "Commercial Poultry Nutrition" is now available from University Books, Guelph, for $75USD (email unlike@sentex.net). Since it was last printed in 1997, there have been many major changes and the book has been expanded by some 20% to 420 pages.

Branch Secretary's new email address

Please note that John Parsons, UK Branch Secretary, has a new email address: wpsa@hotmail.co.uk