PREPARATION OF EXTENDED ABSTRACT

The general format requirements are as follows :

1. Paper size : Extended abstract should not exceed 3 pages including figures, etc using A4 size paper (21 x 29.7 cm) (Note : Plenary papers do not exceed 5 pages)

2. Margins : 1 inch top and bottom; 1.25 inches on sides

3. Title :  12 pt bold Times New Roman, centered, bold, upper case

4. Author/s/Affiliation/E-mails :  10 pt bold Times New Roman, one blank line after the title, initials and surname of the authors shall be centered and in bold uppercase.  The name and address of the institution where the work was done shall be centered and in italics.  Indicate the contact author and place contact information as footer.

5. Abstract Header : 10 pt bold Times New Roman, with one blank line above and below

6. Abstract  : A 100-200 word abstract in 10 pt Times New Roman, single spacing, justified on both margins. Include a maximum of 5 keywords below the abstract.

7. Section Headings : 12 pt bold Times New Roman

8. Section Subheadings : 12 pt italic Times New Roman

9. Body text : 12 pt Times or Times New Roman, single spacing, fully justified, one blank line between paragraphs, no indentation for beginning of a paragraph.

10. Page numbering : pages are not to be numbered

11. Tables and Figures :  insert in text where appropriate, with 10 pt bold Times caption centered below the table/figure beginning “Table/Figure 1”.

12. Equations : centered, with equation number at the right, one blank line above and below

13. Units : S1 units are preferred

14. References: References should be numbered consecutively in alphabetical order. Citations in the text of the paper should use author last names and the year; for example, “in previous work by the authors (Green et al., 2001; Madison and Taylor, 2000)” or as shown in the work by Jackson et al., (1998) and Killian and Blackall (2000).”

Additionally, authors are responsible for obtaining permission for reprinting any material included in their papers that is already copyrighted elsewhere.

Please refer to ANNEX 1.
 
PREPARATION OF POSTER

1. A poster should be self-explanatory, well-organised, attractive and shall be presented under the following headings.

TITLE
AUTHORS (S)
INTRODUCTION
OBJECTIVES
MATERIALS AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES

2. The texts and figures should be readable from at least 1 meter away.

3. The size of the poster should not occupy space more than 1 square meter. (Size : A1)

4. The poster shall be prepared on a material that can be held by double-sided tapes or Velcro on the poster board.

ORAL PRESENTATION

Oral presentation will be 20 minutes which 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for question and answer.  Further instructions will be announced at the beginning of the presentation session.

INSTRUCTION FOR SUBMISSION
 

1. All papers are to be submitted electronically.  Please save the document in Word 97/2003 with your full name as filename e.g. Noh Omar.doc

2. Submission can be done either via :

a. Email :
b. Dr. Sohayati Abd.Rahman sohayati@dvs.gov.my  (preferable)
c. Miss Leow Bee  Leng leowbl@hotmail.com
d. Mail your CD to :

Scientific Committee, VAM Conference 2011
Veterinary Research Institute
59, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah
31400 Ipoh, Perak,
MALAYSIA

3. If electronic submission is not possible, authors are asked to contact the Scientific Committee, VAM Conference 2011 for instructions on other submission methods.

4. Please adhere strictly to the full paper format and specifications.

 
 
ANNEX 1
EXAMPLE OF AN EXTENDED ABSTRACT

BSE SURVEILLANCE IN MALAYSIA

S.H. SHARIFAH1, N. N. YEOH1, H. JAMAL1, H. NUR HAFIZAH1, K. HASSUZANA1,
M. AIZAT2 AND A. SHAHARUDDIN3,
1Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh,  2Rumah Sembelih Melaka and  3Rumah Sembelih Banting Selangor

Abstract

A surveillance for BSE was conducted on brain samples of Malaysian cattle aged 2 …..……………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………… samples were tested and shown to be free of BSE. 

Key words: BSE, abattoirs, cattle, ELISA

Introduction

The first case of BSE was diagnosed in Britain in 1986. The bovine spongiform ……………………………….………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………… into the country (European Commission, 1999). 

Materials and Methods

Identification of abattoirs for collection of brain samples
Laboratory based surveillance

Results

The ……………………………………………………………………………………… ………….. the Prionics®-Check Western. 

Discussion/Conclusion

Western blotting ……………………………………… are officially announced positive.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to ……

References

1. European Commission (1999). The evaluation of tests for the diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy in Bovines. http://europa. eu.int/comm./food/fs/bse/bse12 en.html.

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Veterinary Research Institute, 59 Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, 31400 Ipoh, MALAYSIA.
Email: sharifas@jphvri.gov.my