British Veterinary Poultry Association Awards
The Brian Hansen Award
Given for papers by BVPA members only
Brian died in August 1969, at the age of 49. He qualified from Edinburgh in 1942
He joined the Royal Army Veterinary Corps after qualifying and rose to the rank of Major, serving during WW2. After the war he trained briefly at Lasswade and was then appointed Poultry Officer to the Poultry Association of Great Britain in Buckinghamshire. Brian became a MAFF Veterinary Officer in Wales (1951), a Research Officer (1955) in the Poultry Department at CVL Weybridge, later a Senior Research Officer (1962) and then a Veterinary Investigation Officer at Weybridge (1967) with special duties as a consultant on poultry diseases, until his sudden and untimely death
He was very highly regarded by his colleagues and was a vital link with the developing poultry industry, especially the turkey industry. He was a skilled diagnostician and researcher in poultry diseases in the 1950s and 1960s, and was described as one of the early species experts and a great communicator to vets and the industry. Brian was BVPA President from 1968 to 1969 until the time of his death. The award in his name is to recognise a high quality scientific presentation at a BVPA meeting
John Tasker
Christopher Poulos & Catarina Guerreiro
Charlotte Cole
Henry Miller
Alex Royden & Liz Ford
Dana Simpson2
Henriette Kodilinye-Sims
David Welchman / Richard Irvine
David Welchman
Daniel Parker
Prof. Dick Jones / Dr Stewart McNulty
Steve Pritchard
Daniel Parker
David Parsons
S. Lister & D. Parker
Prof. Dick Jones
Dr Stuart McNulty
Dr Tibor Cserep
Dr David Cavanagh
Joan Smyth
Phil Wilding
Dr Dick Jones
Mr Mike Bedford
Dr Dick Jones
Paul McMullin
The Cliff Stuart Award
Given for papers at the BVPA meetings
Cliff died in April 1991, at the age of 56. He qualified from Liverpool in 1956 and joined the Norwich-based McLintock practice (later known as Chapelfield Veterinary Partnership) in 1957, where he remained until his untimely death in 1991. Here he set up one of the first poultry practice diagnostic laboratories.
He was one of a cohort of enthusiastic poultry veterinarians working in practice alongside the development of the poultry industry in the UK from the 1960s. His contemporaries in practice during this period included the likes of Keith Gooderham, Olaf Swarbrick, Peter Dalton, Ian MacPherson, Gregor Grant, Howard Hellig, Phil Wilding, Mark Pattison, and Peter Laing. Cliff recognised that poultry companies needed experienced veterinarians with practice laboratory facilities to help develop, improve and maintain poultry health and welfare. He was especially highly regarded for his work with the turkey industry and in the elimination of mycoplasma and in the early investigation and control of Turkey Rhinotracheitis (TRT, later Avian Metapneumovirus). During the 1980s he was also actively involved in the early identification and control of Salmonella enteritidis infection in broilers and layers, virulent Gumboro disease in broilers and very virulent Marek’s disease in breeders.
Cliff was BVPA President from 1975 to 1976. He was also active in BVA and chaired the BVA Avian Committee. He was an external examiner at Cambridge Veterinary School and for the Royal Society of Health, and an external lecturer at Royal Veterinary College. The award in his name is to specifically recognise a high-quality presentation at a BVPA meeting from a practitioner’s perspective.
Esme Chapman & Ben South
Nathan Hiom
Damian Holden
Aonghus Lane
Henri Kodilinye-Sims & Michael Clark
Beth West
Emma Youngs
Helena Brewer
Alan Pearson
Sally Hutton
William Garton
Ian Stewart
Una McFarlane
Philip Hammond
Dr Chris Morrow
Heather Ainsworth
Steve Lister
Grant Hayes
Mike Alcorn
Steve Lister
Dr Tom Pennycott
Alistair Johnson
Dr Perpetua McNamee
Keith Gooderham Waterfowl Award
Given for waterfowl papers at BVPA meetings
Keith qualified as a veterinary surgeon from Liverpool University in 1962 and worked with Frank Jordan on avian mycoplasmas. He then spent 15 years with the Nickerson Group of Companies at Cherry Valley Farms working with ducks and pigs, and became one of the foremost experts on duck breeding. His expertise in duck health and welfare was unique, and he advised government and other groups on welfare standards for waterfowl. Keith wrote several chapters on Diseases of Ducks for the 4th and 5th editions of Poultry Diseases.
Keith used his teaching skills to train Meat Inspector,s and in 1981 he helped Maple Leaf Farms develop their European duck business. In 1984 he founded his own practice, which was one of the key facilities at that time providing testing for Salmonella in collaboration with colleagues in academia and government laboratories.
In 1987 Keith was awarded the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Diploma in Poultry Medicine and Production. He was a past President and Honorary member of the British Veterinary Poultry Association and a member of the Poultry Veterinary Study Group. Keith sponsored the annual Waterfowl Lecture at BVPA and gave the inaugural lecture in 2007.
Keith used his incisive diagnostic ability, clarity of thought, and problem-solving skills for the benefit of poultry keepers within the UK and across the world. He ensured that every student and poultry keeper gained knowledge and understanding to enable them to improve bird health and welfare. He always set the highest standards of veterinary care throughout his career. He offered advice and guidance to colleagues and brought his inimitable mix of intelligence, humour, troubleshooting skills and a large dose of common sense to any poultry-related problem.