Poultry sector honoured

- Published: 06 December, 2007

Politicians, research scientists and British poultry farmers gathered in the House of Commons for the British Poultry Council (BPC) awards.

Politicians, research scientists and British poultry farmers gathered in the House of Commons on 4 December to recognise distinguished service and scholarship at the British Poultry Council (BPC) awards.

The BPC's chairman, Ted Wright, and junior Defra minister Jonathan Shaw MP, both spoke about the challenges the industry had weathered in the last year before presenting the awards. There was much discussion amongst assembled BPC members about both the high feed prices and the future of free range flocks in light of avian influenza (AI).

The award winners in 2007 were:

BPC Scholarship Award

Gillian Hunter - University of Edinburgh

BPC Distinguished Service Awards

Kevin Ayres - Lloyd Maunders

Mick Odlin - Nobel Foods (posthumous)

Alan Payne - Cranberry Foods

BPC Distinguished Marketing Award

Kim Burgess - British Turkey Marketing Committee

BPC Special Service Award

Russell Kyle - International Animal Health, Defra

Following the presentation of the awards BPC members had high tea with MPs.