Upon invitation of the Brazilian Buiatrics Association, the 16th World Buiatrics Congress was held in Salvador de Bahia from August 13th to 17th, 1990, in conjunction with the 6th Latin American Buiatrics Congress. 800 veterinarians and 200 accompanying persons from 41 countries participated in the scientific and social programs.

B. Scientific programme

150 oral, 50 poster, 5 video and 10 state-of-the-art communications were presented on the following topics: Biotechnology, Bovine practice in the future, Reproduction, Embryo technology, Parasitic diseases, Field surgery, Zebu and buffalo production, Management for meat, dairy and fiber production, Diseases of the digestive tract, Diseases of the respiratory tract, Diseases of the circulatory system, Nutritional and metabolic diseases, Diseases of the central nervous system, Genetic and selection, Diseases of the locomotor system, Pathology and husbandry in extensive farm, Tropical and subtropical diseases, Diseases of the newborn calf, Computer applied to Buiatrics, Anabolizers and Miscellaneous.
The proceedings of this Congress (2 volumes with a total of 1263 pages) can be obtained from Interlink, Av. Centenario n° 2883 Edf. Victoria Center, Sala 209 - Chame-Chame, CEP 40.170 - Salvador - Bahfia - Brasil
Tel. 55-71-247-2727; Fax 55-71-245-5633.

C. General Assembly of the World Association for Buiatrics (WAB)

During the WAB Board Meeting and the WAB General Assembly, the following developments were discussed and approve

C.1.C.1.Statement of account from October 1st, 1988 to August 1st, 1990  (in Belgian Franks) 

-) Balance on October 1st, 1988	+  234.419
-) Receipts :  Palma Congress	160.720
Sponsoring from Agritronic	24.000
Sponsoring from Duphar	185.645
Bank interest	2.066
-) Expenses Secretary costs (phone, fax, postage, copies, letters, etc...)	156.250
Computer purchase	133.293
Promotion costs for the Salvador Congress	20.550
-) Balance on August 1st, 1990	+ 296.757

C.2. Application of the Hungarian Association for Buiatrics to the W.A.B.

President : Dr. 0. Szenci, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary
Secretary : Dr. S. Fekete, H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2, Hungary

C.3.Replacement in the W.A.B. Board of Directors of Dr. F. Ph. Talmon

(resigning) by Prof. Dr Breukink: Yalelaan 16, NL- 3584 Utrecht, The Netherlands                                                            

The final decision will be taken during the 1992 W.A.B. General Assembly in St Paul, U.S.A. Information may be obtained from Dr R.G. Eddy, Charlton Road (Somerset), UK-BA4 5PF Shepton Mallet, Great Britain.

C.5. Help to the reconstruction of the Romanian Veterinarian libraries.

Organizers of past and future national and international congresses are kindly invited to send their proceedings to Prof. E. Suteaner, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bul. Maristi nr 59, RO- Bucuresti, Romania

C.6. Statutes change Point 5 of the W.A.B. statutes has been changed as follow

"the W.A.B. is presided by the Committee consisting of 5 to 15 (instead of 10) deputies from different countries".

D. Gustave Rosenberger Memorial Award

Dr José Carlos de Souza Filho, a young veterinarian from the School of Veterinary Medicine of the Federal University of Bahia - Brazil, was the winner of the US$ 5.000 Gustav Rosenberger Memorial Award.
The Award was presented by Prof. J. Espinasse, President of the World Association for Buiatrics, and Prof. H.J. Breukink, member of the Board of the Gustav Rosenberger Memorial Fund.
The 24 years-old veterinarian has dedicated his academic life to buiatrics, especially in the reproduction and production fields.
The National Buiatrics Society indicated the candidates and the selection was made by the Gustav Rosenberger Memorial Board. Dr José Souza is currently working in a beef cattle herd, and has a genetic improvement program with purebred zebu cows and crossbreeding with European breeds. During his student years, participated in researches of various areas of buiatrics. As career objectives he wants to learn how veterinarians deal with cattle production and reproduction in other regions of the world and try to apply the technologies to the Brazilians conditions.

E. Pfizer Award

Dr W.I. Morrison, Senior Scientist of the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases in Nairobi, Kenya, was named the first recipient of the newly-established Pfizer Award during the opening ceremony of the 16th World Buiatrics Congress in Salvador, Brazil.
The $ 10.000 award recognizes Dr Morrison's , outstanding contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the origin and treatment of bovine diseases caused by microorganisms.
The study of Dr Morrisan and his colleagues have provided novel information on the immune system of cattle and how the different cellular components interact in the generation of effective immune responses. Such information, as well as the reagents and techniques which have been developed during the course of Dr Morrison's work, are essential for critical studies of the mechanisms of immunity to disease in cattle. This is illustrated by the work on Theileria parva which has shown that cytotoxic T­ cell responses play an important role in immunity to this parasite. This information has helped to clarify the basis of the parasite strain-specificity of immunity to this parasite, and explained the difficulties encountered previously in vaccinating with dead antigens. Based on this knowledge, it is now possible to devise rational strategies for identification of antigens that could be used for vaccination. The reagents and techniques developed during this work will undoubtedly also be of value for studies of other immunological problems in cattle. Selection of the award recipient was made by the board of directors of the World Buiatrics Association which was helped by specialist referees.
The award was presented by Dr P. Lekeux, Secretary General of the World Buiatrics Association and Mr R.A. Behrenhausen, Vice-President, Marketing and Product Development, Pfizer Animal Health. This prize will be awarded at each biennial World Buiatrics Congress which is the World's leading scientist event devoted to cattle disease and production.

Dr. H. Amstutz, Dr. R.H. Dunlop, Dr. J.O. Hanson and   the   Board of Directors of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners are proceeding with preliminary advance planning of the World Buiatrics Congress scheduled in the U.S.A. in 1992 and the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Organization of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.
Place : St Paul, Minnesota
Date: August 31 - September 4, 1992
Advance program planning includes :
Preconvention
- advanced seminar/workshop sessions
- professional educational tours;
- sight-seeing tours of interest to spouses and family.
Week of the Congress
- keynote speakers of world renown;
- specialized production health management seminars /workshops in bovine medicine.
- practice tips sessions;
- clinical research and practitioner case history reports;
- newer concepts in veterinary medicine;
The Program Planning Committee will consist of practicing veterinarians, clinical professors and other specialists in veterinary medicine. The goal will be to provide educational programs which will update the scientific knowledge, skills and competence of the veterinary profession so that they may provide a higher quality of veterinary medical practice.
Information : Dr H. Amstutz, P.O.B. 2319, West Lafayette, 47906 (Indiana), U.S.A.

The 1994 World Buiatrics Congress will be held in Bologna, Italy.
Information must be requested at:
Comitato Organizzatore, XVIII Congresso Mondiale di Buiatria; Istituto di Clinica Medica Veterinaria, Viale Q. Filopanti, 5, I-40126 Bologna, Italy

H. Change of address of the W.A.B. secretariat

The new address is:
W.A.B Secretariat c/o P. Lekeux, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, ULg Bát. B42, Sart Tilman B-4000 Liége, Belgium.