Welcome to the Canadian Society of Animal Science

Our Mission is to facilitate the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in animal science for the benefit of society.

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♦♦♦  2013 ELECTIONS: members only on-line voting for CSAS executive open until June 3.  Current voter turn-out 14%.

√ Executive reports for AGM 2013 now posted.

√ Registration CSAS/CMSA Banff AB 2013 June 18-20.

♦ FAQ page update! Refer to the FAQ to solve problems with CSAS Log-in, username, membership type, and tips for website users. 

♦ Reduced rate for post-doctoral and student memberships (see FAQ for more information)

♦ New Job opportunity for MSc or PhD posted on the jobs tab May 1, 2013. 

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♦ On-line renewal of 2013 membership uses the membership type information in the database for 2012. If you wish to change your membership type please notify Contact us.  The file will be updated and any change in fees will appear at the top of the "Edit profile" page .

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Mailing address: CSAS/SCSA 9 Corvus Court, Ottawa ON Canada K2E 7Z4 


CSAS Logo w/o urlMembership

The Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS)is a national organization with an elected executive committee. CSAS is an Associate Member of the Agriculture Institute of Canada (AIC).

Membership is open to persons currently or previously employed in research, teaching, administration, extension, production, marketing, or otherwise interested in any field pertaining to the animal industry. There are three categories for membership including regular members, retired members, and student members (undergraduate or graduate).

Advantages

  1. On-line access to the membership list
  2. On-line participation in membership discussions on CSAS events/activities/issues (community discussions)
  3. Opportunity to ensure quality publishing of animal science as the editor or an associate editor of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science (CJAS)
  4. Opportunity to ensure quality of animal agriculture information for the general public as a member of the board for Animal Frontiers and/or participation in rapid response teams.
  5. Opportunity to ensure humane care of livestock as a member of the codes of practice scientist committee 
  6. Opportunity to foster animal agriculture solutions for a hungry world as consultants in AIC International Programs
  7. Opportunity to reward your peers with CSAS and AIC sponsored awards for outstanding achievement
  8. Opportunity to reward your students with CSAS sponsored awards for travel and/or outstanding achievement. 
  9. Reduced cost of registration for the national annual meeting. 
  10. Reduced cost to subscribe to CJAS  
  11. Reduced cost to publish accepted manuscripts in the CJAS. 
  12. Opportunity to network in the spirit of cooperation for a common cause among professional animal science societies globally.

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Membership Fees

Regular $85.00

Retired $45.00

Student $15.00 (Full-time students must be confirmed by the supervisor or department head)

* $15 non-refundable application fee for new memberships will be credited to the membership fee upon approval. 

Apply for membership  - see FAQ for more information

On-line CSAS membership application

CJAS CoverCanadian Journal of Animal Science

The Canadian Journal of Animal Science (CJAS) is an international peer-reviewed journal edited by the Canadian Society of Animal Science and published by the Agricultural Institute of Canada (AIC).

CJAS is published four times annually:in March, June, September and December and is available in print and electronic formats. 

Subscription information at CJAS
Advertising opportunities contact services@aic.ca. 

CJAS Editor-in-Chief
Christiane Girard, PhD
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
2000 Route 108 East, PO Box 90, Station Lennoxville
Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 1Z3 
T: 819.565.9174 (233)
F: 819.564.5507
E mail: christiane.girard@agr.gc.ca

 

Animal Frontiers

Animal Frontiers - a review magazine on animal agriculture  

is co-published quarterly, in print and electronic formats, by the Canadian Society of Animal Science, American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) and the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP).

Each issue of Animal Frontiers consists of invited peer-reviewed articles that present several international perspectives on the status of a high impact, global issue on animal agriculture.Corporate and non-profit organizations are invited to purchase a Sustaining Membership; sustaining partnerships help maintain this unique forum for scientific exchange and education across all tiers of animal agriculture, policy, and animal product consumerism. 

Visit Animal Frontiers for information on Sustaining Membership/Partnership, subscription and advertising information. 

Annual Conference

The CSAS annual meeting is held in the spring on odd-numbered years, and jointly with the American Society of Animal Science (JAM) in early summer on even-numbered years and every 4th year JAM is in Canada. For spring 2013, the CSAS meeting will be held jointly with the Canadian Meat Science Association in Banff June 18-20.

CSAS & CMSA Banff 2013

 

CSAS-ASAS and WCGALP Vancouver 2014

 

JAM2018 and WCAP

The CSAS and ASAS are co-hosting with the European Association on Animal Production (EAAP) the World Congress on Animal Production (WCAP 2018) to be held in mid-July following JAM2018.

Past meetings:

JAM Phoenix 2012

Many thanks to our CSAS-Phoenix organizing committee co-chaired by Dr John McKinnon (Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan (APS, USASK)) and Dr Alan Iwaasa (AAFC, Swift Current) and composed by Drs Greg Penner (APS, USASK), Steve Hendrick (Western College of Veterinary Medicine, USASK), Phil Thacker (APS-USASK), Denise Beaulieu (Prairie Swine Centre, USASK), Bart Lardner (Western Beef Development Centre) and Hushton Block (AAFC-Brandon). The group was very much involved in the following events • CSAS participation in JAM2012 program planning and review/selection of abstracts, symposia and late breaking abstracts • CSAS AGM • CSAS special symposium • CSAS awards banquet • Alltech/CSAS Graduate Student Mixer and • fund raising.  Excellent assistance and support were provided by the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) staff, Ms Jennifer Gavel and Cara Thorp. We also appreciated the excellent service at CSAS Headquarters provided by the Renaissance Marriot Hotel staff, especially Mark Keesling and Kathy.

We express gratitude and thanks to our conference sponsors ♦ Alltech, Inc. ♦ Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC) ♦ NorAmerica Bioenergy Corporation ♦  University of Saskatchewan's College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Animal Science and Poultry Science, and Western College of Veterinary Medicine ♦ Jefo - species specific additives ♦  Agri-Environment Services Branch (AESB) and awards sponsors ♦ Alltech, Inc. ♦ Elanco ♦ Pfizer ♦ Nutreco ♦ Canadian Cattlemens Association (CCA) ♦ Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) ♦  Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) ♦ Canadian Pork Council (CPC).

 

CSAS/SCSA Halifax 2011

 

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Employment opportunity announcements

Agri-King Inc., Fulton IL USA

  • Animal Research Scientist  for the R & D laboratory; M.Sc. or PhD in the area of Animal Nutrition, with particular emphasis on the physiology and microbiology of livestock gastro-intestinal-tracts. Open until filled. Full time position.

University of Manitoba

Dalhousie University

Université Laval

AAFC Lethbridge Research Centre

University of Saskatchewan