The CESFAC Foundation has announced the twelfth edition of its prestigious annual awards aimed at promoting scientific research in the field of animal nutrition. This initiative, once again this year, seeks to build bridges between academic knowledge and professional practice in the animal nutrition sector.
With the firm commitment to continue promoting innovative and sustainable solutions, the awards will maintain their two usual categories: the “Miguel Ángel Díaz Yubero” Award, focusing on the relationship between Nutrition and Sustainability, and the “Carlos de Blas Beorlegui” Award, aimed at works on animal nutrition. Each award comes with a prize of 2,000 euros, a certificate, and publication of the winning work in the Mundo CESFAC magazine.
Interested researchers can submit their work until November 2nd, thus consolidating a tradition that has lasted more than a decade supporting the development of knowledge in a strategic area for livestock production and food safety.
“The continued success of this call demonstrates that there is an active scientific community committed to the future of animal nutrition,” said Josep Jové, president of the CESFAC Foundation. “At the Foundation, we believe that the transfer of knowledge between universities, technology centers, and companies is essential for moving toward more efficient, sustainable, and responsible production models. These awards are a tool to recognize and showcase the research talent that our sector so desperately needs.”
With this new edition, the CESFAC Foundation renews its commitment to applied science as a key pillar for addressing the current and future challenges of the animal feed industry in Spain.
Submission of Applications
Applications for either of these two categories are now open for the 2025 Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Spain (RACVE) awards. The rules can be found here.
Who gives the awards their name?
Miguel Ángel Díaz Yubero
A doctor of veterinary medicine and member of the National Veterinary Corps, Miguel Ángel Díaz Yubero (1945-2020) developed his professional career in both government and business. He served as Deputy Director General of Animal Health, Director General of Agricultural Production Health, and Secretary General of Food at the Ministry of Agriculture. He also served as Deputy Director General of Campofrío, Director General of Leche Pascual, and Director General of Covap. He also chaired CESFAC between 2008 and 2011, serving as President of the CESFAC Foundation, and as President of FENIL and the Zaragoza Agricultural and Livestock Fair.
Carlos de Blas Beorlegui
A professor of Animal Production at the School of Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering, Carlos de Blas Beorlegui (1948 – ) has dedicated his professional life to teaching the fundamentals of Animal Nutrition, Livestock and the Environment, and Experimentation in Animal Science. He has supervised 21 doctoral theses and published 115 papers in Science Citation Index (SCI) journals. He has also co-edited several books on topics related to Animal Nutrition and chairs the Spanish Foundation for the Development of Animal Nutrition (FEDNA), with which CESFAC and its Foundation maintain a close collaboration.
