AAABG Travel Award for WCGALP 2026

The Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG) is offering travel awards for postgraduate students from Australia and New Zealand to attend the 2026 World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP 2026).

WCGALP 2026 will be held from 12 to 17 June 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin.

AAABG is offering up to two awards, each valued at up to AUD $5,000 for PhD or MSc students enrolled at an Australian or New Zealand University at the time of WCGALP 2026.

Please see the Terms and Conditions for the AAABG travel awards for WCGALP 2026 for more information.

All applications must be made by downloading the Official Application Form and must include a budget estimate statement.

Completed applications, saved as a single pdf document, are to be emailed to the AAABG Executive Officer, Sue Hatcher (sue@makinoutcomes.com.au).

Applications are open now and will close on 21 November 2025.

26th AAABG Conference - Successfully Held in Queenstown NZ

The 26th AAABG Conference was a great meeting of animal breeding minds in picturesque Queenstown. The conference proceedings can be accessed as the full proceedings or as individual papers.

Introducing AAABG

The Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics is a professional organisation based in Australia and New Zealand for animal breeding , breeders, educators, students, and industry service providers. Every two years AAABG holds a conference that aims to promote scientific research on the genetics of animals and create a discourse among those interested in the application of genetics to animal production.

AAABG Objectives

Our principal objectives are to: (i) promote scientific research on the genetics of animals, (ii) foster the application of genetics in animal production and (iii) develop communication among all those interested in the application of genetics to animal production, particularly breeders and their organisations, consultants, extension workers, educators and geneticists.