Wednesday, July 11, 2018

12/07/2018: AFIA recognises animal scientists with Nutrition Research Awards

The American Feed Industry Association honoured two individuals in the animal science field at the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, July 9th.

Juan Loor, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois, received the AFIA-ASAS Ruminant Animal Nutrition Research Award, and Ruurd Zijlstra, Ph.D., of the University of Alberta, Canada, received the AFIA-ASAS Non-Ruminant Animal Nutrition Research Award.
 


"Each year, AFIA honours leaders who have significantly advanced animal nutrition through their research," said Paul Davis, Ph.D., AFIA's director of quality, animal food safety and education. "Drs.  Loor and Zijlstra have spent their careers researching cattle and swine nutrition and providing guidance to students in these fields, exemplifying the purpose of these awards."


Read the full article on the International Aquafeed website, HERE.

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