Armidale Animal Breeding Trust
A funding opportunity for postgraduate students and young researchers to visit the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), the Conference of the Intern. Soc. for Animal Genetics (ISAG) or other international scientific conferences related to animal breeding and genetics.
The AABT was established in 2002 after a gift was received from the organizing committee of the 6th WCGALP which was held in Armidale in 1998. The objectives of the trust areMembers of the trust: Dr. Laurie Piper (Chairman) 02 - 6773 1300 laurie.piper@csiro.au Dr. Ian Purvis (CSIRO) 02 - 6776 1373 ian.purvis@csiro.au Dr. Karin Meyer (AGBU) 02 - 6773 3331 kmeyer@une.edu.au Prof. Julius van der Werf (UNE) 02 - 6773 2092 jvanderw@une.edu.au
- to support the pursuit of excellence in animal breeding research and technology in
Armidale and to enhance Armidale's reputation as a centre of excellence for animal
breeding research by assisting the development of young researchers
- to provide scholarships and benefits for beneficiaries under this deed.
Call for applications for Scholarships to visitThe 31th Conference of the
International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 20-24, 2008
Closing Date Friday 16 May 2008