Benefits of Membership

Explore the Many Benefits of ADSA Membership

ADSA was established in 1906 to advance the emerging discipline of dairy science and to improve scientific practices in the dairy industry. Today, ADSA is supported by a diverse and growing global membership.

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Journal of Dairy Science®

http://www.journalofdairyscience.org

Impact Factor: 3.082

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Ranked 4th out of 61 journals in Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category
JDS is ranked 4th for the 5-year Impact Factor (3.208), 1st by Eigenfactor (which removes self-citations), and 1st by total citations.

Ranked 34th out of 135 in Food Science and Technology category
JDS is ranked 34th for Impact Factor, 4th by Eigenfactor (which removes self-citations), and 3rd by total citations.

The official journal of the American Dairy Science Association, Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) is the leading general dairy research journal in the world. JDS readers represent education, industry, and government agencies in more than 70 countries with interests in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology and food safety, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance, and sanitation.

There is no better way to remain up to date on important advances in the dairy industry than having electronic access to JDS. The journal publishes original research, technical notes, current news items, and articles of general interest to leaders in the dairy industry. Every issue of JDS, starting with the first issue published in 1917 and continuing up to the present, is available as part of the ADSA membership package.

ADSA Annual Meeting

ADSA members from around the world attend the ADSA Annual Meeting at a discounted member registration rate. The Annual Meeting comprises a wide range of symposia, oral sessions, poster presentations, many business and social meetings of supporting organizations, and invaluable networking opportunities. Participate once and you will know why several members have not missed a single meeting in decades!

ADSA Discover Conference Series

Established in 1997, ADSA’s Discover ConferencesSM offer an informal environment and format that encourages candid interactions among scientists to improve learning and understanding of timely topics in the science of food animal agriculture. ADSA members attend this highly regarded conference at discounted member rates.

S-PAC® - Searchable Proceedings of Animal Conferences

https://spac.adsa.org

S-PAC is the most comprehensive database of animal production and management conference proceedings in the world. This unique collection of conference proceedings and presentations is a must-have resource for animal scientists, veterinarians, academicians, consultants, and members of industry around the world. New conference proceedings are added frequently. If you can’t attend the multitude of conferences that S-PAC covers, do the next best thing: subscribe to S-PAC today! Members receive free access to Annual Meeting and ADSA abstracts housed in S-PAC and deeply discounted subscription rates to the full proceedings and presentation database. Subscriptions at the deeply discounted ADSA member rate are available for individuals, corporate sustaining members, and institutions.

Other Benefits

ADSA Awards Program

One of ADSA’s five organizational objectives is to recognize ADSA members for outstanding personal achievement. ADSA accomplishes this objective through partnering with more than 20 award sponsors and through making its own association and foundation awards. For professionals and students, ADSA supports a comprehensive Awards Program designed to identify and recognize those who have made important contributions to the dairy industry and the association.

Recorded Symposia Library

ADSA individual members enjoy access to a large and growing library of recorded symposia.

Newsletters

Members start each week "in the know" with ADSA's industry e-newsletter Dairy-e-News. From timely topics and important announcements to the best industry calendar of events, dairy industry professionals turn to Dairy-e-News. News of the association is published each April and October in ADSA News.

Member Directory

ADSA makes it easy for its members to stay in touch with professional colleagues by publishing an online directory of members. Beyond helping you stay in touch, this unique database is highly searchable for those times when you need to reach out to members with specific expertise.

ADSA WebSite

The ADSA website has the latest association and industry information including national and branch meeting plans; board, committee, and staff listings; JDS author instructions; job postings; dairy publications listings; and more. These areas of the home page are accessible to all visitors.

Your Voice For Science

In addition to advocacy efforts of its own, ADSA supports a science policy program hosted by FASS Inc. to create a voice for animal science. The vision of this program is to serve as the “go to” source and communicator of policies that are founded in sound science and to promote FASS as a leading authority on issues across the animal sciences at the local, state, regional, national, and global levels.

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