About Us

In 1954 a group of Australian scientists decided that they needed a society to provide the then-burgeoning activity of applying science to animal production with a forum that allowed sharing of ideas, a biennial research conference, and a dedicated research publication. Each state established branches of the Australian Society of Animal Production (ASAP), which held regular meetings to discuss current research and extension developments.  A feature of the early society was the inclusion of producers in branch activities and the biennial conference. Early career graduates were introduced to the legends of animal science and production, and used the conference to form networks and learn how to deliver messages from their scientific research. This society contributed enormously to the current success of animal production in Australia.

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Times change, and the society gradually diminished in its relevance to researchers, students and others involved with animals, for a range of reasons. Those involved with different individual animal species started their own societies, scientists preferred going to their own discipline meetings, and other relevant groups began to service animal agriculture. In 2018, the ASAP federal council met in Sydney to develop a strategy for invigorating the society based on broader engagement across the animal sciences – and the Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS) was born!

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