page updated 6 October 2006
This prestigious Prize is awarded by the Society to anyone in research, teaching, advisory, farming or affiliated professions who has made a significant contribution to the science or development of animal production.
The award is highly selective and nominated candidates must be of high merit. Candidates must have worked mainly in the UK or the Republic of Ireland but are not required to be members of the Society.
A nomination needs to be supported by three members of the Society. Nomination to Mike Steele, Chief Executive by 30 November.
The following recipients were presented with the Sir John Hammond Award.
| 2007 | Nigel Scollan | IGER, UK |
| 2006 | Alistair Carson | ARINI, Northern Ireland |
| 2005 | Kevin Sinclair | University of Nottingham |
| 2004 | John Woolliams | Roslin Institute, Edinburgh |
| 2003 | Iain Wright | Macauley, Aberdeen |
| 2002 | Ilias Kyriazakis | SAC Edinburgh |
| 2001 | Christopher Haley | Roslin Institute |
| 2000 | Christopher K Reynolds | University of Reading |
| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | Ian Wilmut | Roslin Institute, Edinburgh |
| 1997 | Geoff Simm | SAC, Edinburgh |
| 1996 | C Sinclair Mayne | ARINI, Northern Ireland |
| 1995 | Janice I Harland | British Sugar |
| 1994 | Cled Thomas | SAC Auchincruive |
| 1993 | Will Haresign | University of Nottingham |
| 1992 | Margaret Gill | NRI |
| 1991 | Jeff D Wood | University of Bristol |
| 1990 | John D Oldham | SAC Edinburgh |
| 1989 | A John Webb | Cotswold Pig Development Company |
| 1988 | Anthony J Kempster | MLC, Milton Keynes |
| 1987 | E Robert Orskov | Rowett Research Inst |
| 1986 | A John F Webster | University of Bristol |
| 1985 | ||
| 1984 | John J Robinson | Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen |
| 1983 | Colin T Whittemore | University of Edinburgh |
| 1982 | R B Land | |
| 1981 | J Hodgson | |
| 1980 | J B Owen | |
| 1979 | P J Broadbent | |
| 1978 | W H Broster & I McDonald | |
| 1977 | G E Lamming | |
| 1976 | T R Preston | |
| 1975 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1973 | F W H Elsley | |
| 1972 | ||
| 1971 | E J C Polge | |
| 1970 | St C S Taylor | |
| 1969 | ||
| 1968 | D G Armstrong |