Annual Awards

There are four awards presented annually by EAAP

• The A.M. Leroy Fellowship highlights the work of an active scientist or professional whose activities and reputation are internationally recognised.
• The Distinguished Service Awards go to senior persons in acknowledgement of their outstanding career and service to the livestock sector in general and to EAAP in particular (three maximum per year).
• The Young Scientist Awards are meant to encourage scientists under 38 years of age for presentation of original research during the Annual Meetings (12 to 20 per year).
• The Romert Politiek Award goes to the best poster presented at the annual meeting

Awards EAAP 2008 - Vilnius Annual Meeting

Leroy Fellowship

Christopher H. Knight

Distinguished Service Awards

• Ó.R. Dýrmundsson
• E. Kalm
• J. Philipsson

Rommert Politiek award

• S16/10 - German Simmentals show significantly imprinting variances on 16 traits of carcass composition, Neugehauer N., Guiard V., Schild H.J., Reinsch N. -

Best paper presentations by commission

Sheep and Goat
24/9 - Yellow grease as an alternative energy source for nursing Awassi ewes
Awawdeh M.S., Obeidat B.S., Kridli R.T.

Management and Health
19/3 - Effects of non starch polysaccharides (NSP) in worm-infected chicks
Daş G., Humburg J., Abel H.J., Gauly M.

Livestock Farming Systems
2/3 - Opportunities and threats of mega farms
Eilers C.H.A.M., Van Der Peet-Schwering C.M.C., Van Der Peet G.F.V.

Horse
28/7 - Fatty acid composition of liquid and solid associated bacteria in the cecum and colon of horses
Santos A.S., Jeronimo e., Ferreira L.M.M., Rodrigues M.A.M., Bessa R.J.B.

Genetic
25/4 - Feasibility and implications of selecting against pig aggressiveness
Turner S.P., Roehe R., D’eath R.B., Ison S.H., Farish M., Jack M.C., Lundeheim N., Rydhmer L., Lawrence A.B

Pig
27/4 - Impact of gut microbiota on development of the immune system in the pig gut
Mulder I., Schmidt B., Gill B., Stokes C., Lewis M., Kelly D.

Physiology
32/1 - Maintenance of early pregnancy in ruminants
Guzeloglu A. Thatcher W.W.

Cattle
7/26 - Claw trimming records and locomotion can improve selection for feet and legs
Boelling D., M. Vesterager Laursen M., Mark T.

Nutrition
29/4 - Prediction of indisgestible neutral detergent fiber of grasses
Jancik F., Homolka P., Cermak B.

Best poster presentations by commission

Sheep and Goat
24/20 - Winter shearing in the Latxa dairy sheep: effect on dry matter intake during lactation, milk yield, milk quality and body condition
Ruiz R., Garcia-Rodriguez A., Ugarte E., Arranz J., Beltran De Heredia I., Oregui L.M.

Horse
36/12 - Relation of limb conformation to sports career in Dutch warmblood horses
Ducro B.J., Gorissen B., Van Eldik P., Back W.

Genetics
15/19 - Genetic parameters for milk protein composition of aidry cows
Schopen G.C.B., Heck J.M.L., Bovenhuis H., Visker M.H.P.W., Van ValenberG H.J.F., Van Arendonk J.A.M.

Physiology
21/15 - Serum IGF-I, leptin and growth in early and traditionally weaned beef calves
Blanco M., Villalba D., Sauerwein H., Casasus I.

Cattle
19/21 - Relative growth of ultrasound lumbar and tail-head subcutaneous fat depth of Barrosa autochthonous cattle breed
Lourenco A., Silva S.R., Sacoto S., Guedes C., Rodrigues M. Almeida J.

Nutrition
29/26 - Effect of concentrate quantity on milk parameters and grazing time in a rationed dairy sheep grazing system
Ugarte E., Garcia-Rodriguez A., Eliceits P., Oregui L.M., Ruiz R., Mandaluniz N.

Livestock Farming Systems
Not awarded

Management & Health
Not awarded

Pig
Not awarded