The 2018 Bartlett Address: Ruminations From The Back

It is a wonderful and great honor to be the recipient of the 2018 Bartlett Award. Previous Bartlett Award winners comprise a ‘who’s-who’ list of distinguished theriogenologists, and to be included in this esteemed group is a humbling experience. It is gratifying to be recognized in this manner by colleagues. It is an interesting exercise to reflect upon one’s professional life and career. I grew up on a mixed farm in the Peace River District of northern Alberta. My father was born on that farm in a pioneer environment and spent his life growing his farm into a very successful enterprise. My mother was validictorian at her graduation from the School of Nursing at the Vancouver General Hospital. Initially their farm was a traditional mixed enterprise with work and saddle horses, beef and milk cows, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats, transitioning from the horse era to the machinery era. As a result I gained experience with a wide variety of farm animals, an excellent background for a budding veterinarian ...