WESTERN SECTION

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Date: December 2003

Subject: Call for abstracts for the 2004 Western Section American Society of Animal Science (WSASAS) meeting. Information on the WSASAS proceedings paper submissions and awards nominations.

From: James M. Thompson Phone: (541) 737-1908

Secretary-Treasurer, WSASAS FAX: (541) 737-4174

Department of Animal Sciences E-mail:james.thompson@oregonstate.edu

112 Withycombe Hall

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

The 2004 WSASAS meeting will be held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, from June 16 to 21 (symposium on June 16). Please note the following important dates.

March 5, 2004—Abstracts should be prepared and submitted electronically as instructed by the enclosed material no later than this date. Submission instructions are posted on our Web site (http://www.asas.org/western04/). All abstracts require a manuscript for publication in the WSASAS Proceedings; no abstracts will be published without the submission of the proceedings paper. Please ensure that abstracts conform to Quality Standards for Abstracts also found on the 2004 meeting home page (http://www.asas.org/western04/). Only LCD projectors will be used for presenting visual aids in oral presentations.

March 5, 2004—Nominations for the WSASAS Distinguished Service, Young Scientist, Distinguished Teacher, and Extension awards should be submitted via the WSASAS Web site by this date. Instructions for nominations can be found on the WSASAS 2004 meeting home page (http://www.asas.org/western04/). Please take this opportunity to nominate individuals at your institution or company that are doing outstanding work and deserve recognition.

April 5, 2004—Manuscripts for the WSASAS Proceedings (Vol. 55) should be submitted to the secretary-treasurer, WSASAS, at the address above, postmarked no later than this date. All papers must be received as photo-ready. Also enclose a copy of the manuscript on a 3.5-inch disk in Microsoft Word 97 or later or WordPerfect 10 or earlier, as well as a PDF file. Page charges ($20.00 per page) must be submitted at the same time as the manuscript (no later than April 5, 2004). Complete details can be found on the Invoice (http://www.asas.org/western04/). The invoice for page charges and publication approval form can also be found on this Web site and must be submitted with the manuscript. Checks should be made payable to: Western Section, American Society of Animal Science, c/o Dr. James M. Thompson, at the address above. Instructions for preparation of the manuscript can be found on the WSASAS 2004 meeting home page (http://www.asas.org/western04/). Manuscripts are suggested to be four pages in length. Please do not staple.

The Applied Animal Science Award, sponsored by industry, is a regular award of the Western Section. The awards are selected from proceedings papers submitted for publication in the WSASAS Proceedings based on the criteria of 1) applicability to current production systems, 2) potential for economic return on investment, and 3) new and innovative approaches to existing production problems. The papers will be evaluated and selected by a committee of industry and academic animal agriculture consultants appointed and chaired by the WSASAS Industry Representative. Persons interested in having their proceedings papers reviewed by this committee for this award must submit by April 5, 2004, a hard copy and electronic file of the proceedings paper (this is in addition to the copy sent to the Secretary) directly to: Bret Christensen, Alltech, 4552 Look Rd., Ellensburg, WA 98926, phone: 509-899-1308, FAX: 509-962-8767, e-mail: bchristensen@alltech.com.

Materials included in this mailing, along with instructions for nominations, WSASAS committee assignments, guidelines for oral and poster presentations, and a sample proceedings paper, are available at the WSASAS 2004 meeting home page (http://www.asas.org/western04/). Please monitor the Web site for information on housing and registration.

Please encourage your students to participate in the Graduate Student Paper Competition held during the annual meeting and to become members of the American Society of Animal Science.