National Turkey Federation Research Award Research Articles

National Turkey Federation Research Award

The National Turkey Federation Research Award was presented to Robert N. Shoffner, Professor, Department of Poultry Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, at the annual convention by R. Berg, Chairman of the Awards Committee. The award consists of five hundred dollars and a plaque.Dr. Shoffner’s contributions have been in the areas of genetics, physiology and management. His research with turkeys has included investigations on the effect of size and conformation on meat yield and reproduction. The results of crossing investigations made it possible to recommend a combinational scheme in which the traits for the female parent and the male parent were reasonably well defined for maximum efficiency. Research on photoperiod response in turkeys was centred largely on the question of developing light management which would maximize selection for reproductive performance in an improvement program. This led to investigations on the effect of light regimes during adolescence on growth and…

National Turkey Federation Research Award

Dr. M. G. McCartney, Department of Poultry Science, Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster, received the National Turkey Federation Research Award for 1959 at the banquet during the annual convention held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 7, 1960. The presentation was made by Stanley J. Marsden, Chairman of the N.T.F. Research Award Committee. The award consists of an engraved plaque with the citation “For outstanding service to the turkey industry through constructive research,” and five hundred dollars.He received the award for his work on the improvement of the reproductive performance of turkeys through artificial insemination and lighting, as well as research in the fields of breeding and management. He has published some 40 scientific papers, as well as many popular articles.He was born at Wellington, Ontario, Canada; and obtained a B.S.A. degree at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in 1940. After serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World …