2023 Bouffault International Animal Agriculture Award Recipient
Sponsored by: Jean Claude Bouffault International Award Fund

Dr. Michael D. MacNeil received a B.S. from Cornell (1974), M.S. from Montana State (1978), and Ph.D. from South Dakota State (1982). From 1980-2011 he worked for USDA-ARS, first at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center and beginning in 1989 at Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory. In 2012, he founded Delta G to work with breed associations, private industry and government research organizations in the USA and abroad. He is (co)author of 181 scientific articles, 51 resulting from international collaborations. He has given more than 100 invited presentations in the USA and 8 foreign countries. Dr. MacNeil’s work has been recognized with awards from the Beef Improvement Federation, the American Society of Animal Science and South Dakota State University. He is an honorary member of the South African Society of Animal Science since 2012, served as editor-in-chief of the South African Journal of Animal Science from 2019 to 2022, and received its President’s Award in 2022.

Presentation Details:
Title: A survey of researchable questions posed in collaborating with South Africans
Session: Animal Breeding and Genetics IV: Advances in Animal Environmental Genetics
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Albuquerque Convention Center, WEST LOWER: 32 Tesuque, Zuni, Acoma