President’s Letter Bob Wettemann, PAS, Dipl. ACAS December 1, 2015 It has been five months since our annual ARPAS meeting in Florida, and the new year will soon be here. It is time to review activities and look toward the...
Dues and CEUs Reminder for 2016 Kenneth Cummings, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS December 1, 2015 It’s that time of year again, and I would be remiss in my role with ARPAS if I did not remind you to pay your dues and report your CEUs. Do not bother to read...
Treasurer's Report Dale A. Hill, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN December 1, 2015 We are tracking close to the ARPAS 2015 budget projections and are working on the 2016 ARPAS budget. We did make a few changes to the investments based on the...
ARPAS Symposium at 2016 Joint Annual Meeting Jeffrey M. DeFrain, PhD, DPL ACAS December 1, 2015 Email Address jdefrain@zinpro.com Subject Inflammation alters nutrient metabolism and animal performance Description/Justification An inflammatory state...
Nominations for 2016 ARPAS "Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist" Jack Garrett, Ph.D., Dipl. ACAS December 1, 2015 The ARPAS “Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist” award is bestowed annually on one or more emeritus members of ARPAS who have made a significant...
Professional Animal Scientist Update Wayne Kellogg, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2015 We look forward to working with a new publisher in 2016, as noted in the announcement by Emma Bruun of Elsevier. A new website will be available for members to access...
New Publisher’s Update from Elsevier: The Professional Animal Scientist Emma Bruun, Elsevier, Animal Science Journals Publisher December 1, 2015 It is with great pleasure that I formally announce that Elsevier will become the official publisher for The Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) from January...
Note from the Examination Chair Steve Schmidt, Ph.D., PAS, Dipl. ACAS December 1, 2015 It has been between five and seven years since the various ARPAS areas of specialization in the database have been reviewed for relevance and clarity and updated to...
California Chapter Report December 1, 2015 On October 28 and 29 we held our annual continuing education conference, a chapter function that began in 1985. This year’s theme was modeling nitrogen...
Midwest Chapter Report December 1, 2015 The Midwest Chapter of ARPAS, which was started in 2011, continues to grow with approximately 140 members. The chapter continues to be active in building and...