Annual Meeting of the Association, 1988 TIME AND PLACE
The 77th Annual Meeting will be held at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 25 to 28, 1988. PROGRAM CHAIRPERSONS
PAPERS AND PRESENTATION
1. Abstracts, an original and 4 copies, must be sent to the General Program Chairperson (J. L. Heath, Poultry Science Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742) to arrive on or before April 1, 1988.
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General Chairperson - J. L. Heath, Poultry Science Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. General Chairperson-Elect - A. L. Johnson, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Environment and Management - J. M. Harter-Dennis, Department of Poultry Technology and Management, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 21853-1299. Extension and Instruction - T. A. Carter, Poultry Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27605. Genetics - T. L. Wing, Research and Development, Cobb, Inc., P.O. Box 280, Concord, MA 01742. Immunology - R. L. Taylor, Jr., Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. Marketing and Technology - A. J. Maurer, 1675 Observatory Drive, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706. Nutrition - J. D. Summers, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., Can. NIG 2W1. Pathology - J. A. Doerr, Poultry Science Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Physiology - M. M. Beck, Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0908. Posters - J. D. May, South Central Poultry Research Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, P.O. Box 5367, Mississippi State, MS 39762. Local Arrangements - W. A. Johnson, Department of Poultry Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
2. The abstract, not exceeding 200 words, must be typed on the special form forwarded by the Business Manager to all members. Additional copies may be obtained from the Business Manager (Carl Johnson, Poultry Science Association, Inc., 309 West Clark Street, Champaign, IL 61820). Xerox or other duplicated copies may be used provided that they are clean and legible, but the original must be on the blue-line form. Instructions for completing the abstract form are shown on the form. The type used should be large enough so that it can be easily read. 3. In preparation of abstracts, authors are urged to refer to Volume 66, Suppl. 1, 1987 issue of Poultry Science for the format to be used. It is: title of paper, author(s) with initials preceding the surname(s), name of department or section or division (or section and department), university or firm or other organization, address (note that an abbreviation is used for state or province and that the country is shown for abstracts outside the United States), and zip code or other postal code, and finally, the abstract paper. 4. The abstract should give clear, concise information on the problem, material(s), procedure^), method(s) used, results, and conclusions. Statements regarding work in progress or contemplated or planned should not be included. Statements such as " . . . .will be discussed, etc." should not be used. Short footnotes may be added. It is recognized that abstracts of some papers for the General, Extension and Instruction, and Marketing and Technology Sections, or for panel participation or symposia, or requested review papers may not follow these instructions implicitly, but the general principles should apply. The rule concerning the length of the abstract will be strictly enforced. 5. Space is provided on the left-hand side of the abstract form to indicate a preference as to the section in which the paper might be presented. The name of the author who will present the paper should be indicated by an asterisk after the presenter's name. An abstract should not be submitted unless one of the authors expects to be in attendance to present the paper. Only 2 x 2 slides may be used. 6. An author desiring to present more than
ASSOCIATION NOTES
NOMINATIONS FOR HONORS AND AWARDS
Rules and regulations for nominations for honors and awards may be found in the Appendix to the Constitution, Section F, Poultry Science 66:179-186. Where membership in the Poultry Science Association is a prerequisite for receiving an award or honor, it is the nominator's responsibility to verify the candidate's membership in the Association. Letters of transmission should state that verification has been received. Nominations and documentation of previously unsuccessful candidates for awards and honors will not be carried over;
therefore, they should be resubmitted when appropriate. Nominations should be submitted to the appropriate Awards Committee Chairperson by March 1, 1988. The Awards Committee Chairpersons for 1988 are: Poultry Science Association Research Award - D. M. Hooge, Foster Farms Research Department, 14519 West Collier Road, Delhi, CA 95315. Purina Teaching Award - W. M. Britton, Poultry Science Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. Pfizer Extension Award - L. R. Vest, Extension Poultry Science Department, University of Georgia, P.O. Box 95, Calhoun, GA 30701. American Feed Industry Association Award - O. P. Thomas, Poultry Science Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Merck Awardfor Achievement in Poultry Science - J. F. Tierce, Indian River International, P.O. Box 828, Nacogdoches, TX 75961. Broiler Research Award - M. Sifri, Cargill, Inc., Poultry Products 13, P.O. Box 5613, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Graduate Student Manuscript Award - R. G. Elkin, Department of Animal Sciences, Lilly Hall, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907. American Egg Board Research Award - H. S. Goan, 201 McCord Hall, Animal Science Department, University of Tennessee, P.O. Box 1071, Knoxville, TN 37901. National Turkey Federation Research Award - W. L. Bacon, Department of Poultry Science, Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center,Wooster, OH 44691. Fellows - R. H. Roberson, Department of Animal Science, New Mexico State University, Box 31, Las Cruces, NM 88003. American Poultry Historical Society Award L. S. Jensen, Department of Poultry Science, Livestock-Poultry Building, Athens, GA 30602. Maurice Stein Fellowship Award - R. D. Miles, Department of Poultry Science, University of Florida, 2500 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32611.
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one paper should indicate the order of preference on the abstract form. No space is provided for this, but the top right-hand corner should be used. 7. Papers may be a) accepted for presentation, b) accepted to be read by title (the abstract being printed), or c) refused. 8. The Executive Committee has instructed the General Program Chairperson that he, with the assistance of the Section Chairpersons, has full responsibility and authority for disposition of papers as in item 7, to assign papers to sections and arrange the order of presentation within sections, to limit the number of papers accepted from a laboratory or other unit, and to solicit papers with no inference of later acceptance for publication as manuscripts in Poultry Science. (A Section Chairperson may arrange with the Editor, prior to the annual meeting, for publication of papers presented at a symposium or a review paper.) 9. Abstracts will be published, as submitted, in the 1988 supplement issue of Poultry Science. Copies of the abstracts section of the journal will be available at the annual meeting. 10. Additional copies of the abstract booklet, if available, may be purchased at cost at the registration desk. 11. Reprints of abstracts, following publication in Poultry Science, may be purchased at a cost of $99.00 per hundred if an order with billing and shipping instructions is forwarded to the Business Manager prior to the end of the annual meeting.
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