Dear Fellow Animal Scientists, We have reached the end of another year and in this last communication, a brief update on the most important matters concerning our association. Since the last Communique, three of our members have passed away and…
F J van der Merwe Equus@netactive.co.za At a recent SASAP meeting and awards ceremony in Stellenbosch the name of the late David Uys came forward when the 2003 award for the best publication by a young Animal Scientist was handed…
F J van der Merwe Equus@netactive.co.za The RHODESIANS In this third year of the 21st century, when the centenary of the Rhodes scholarships was illustriously celebrated in Cape Town and at a time when the once brilliant agricultural economy of…
F J van der Merwe Equus@netactive.co.za Dr F.N. Bonsma served as chairman from 1961 until 1964, to be followed by dr W.A. Verbeek with mr J.A. van der Merwe as vice-chair and prof. D.M. Joubert as secretary. We must remember…
F J van der Merwe Equus@netactive.co.za I shall start with the first Council of the newly formed South African Society for Animal Production (now SASAS ) and carry on from there to wherever memory takes us. The first honorary President…
Book review: Beef Breeding in South Africa 2nd Edition, 2010, edited by MM Scholtz Beef Breeding in South Africa provides a comprehensive overview of beef cattle breeding, which is subdivided in three logical parts. The first part consist of twelve…
Dear Fellow Scientists, The Society is celebrating 50 years of Animal Science and we have come a long way since the establishment in 1961. The mission statement however still apply “To promote animal science and viable animal production systems with…
