10 October 1952 – 29 May 2023

Sergey V. Cherepanov was born in Almaty (Kazakh Republic of the former USSR). He graduated from the Zootechnical Faculty of the Leningrad Agricultural Institute in 1974. From 1974 to 1978, he worked at the collective farm “Lensovetovsky” (Leningrad Province). After completing his post-graduate studies at the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding (1979-1983), Sergey received the degree of Candidate of Agricultural Sciences for his dissertation, titled “Selection of a broiler chicken cross in conditions of cage housing” (1983).

Following this, Sergey worked at the All-Russian Research Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding for many years as a Senior Research Officer in the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, collaborating with leading global breeding companies. In the last years of his career, he worked at the BIOTROF company (Saint Petersburg). Sergey was a long-time member of the World’s Poultry Science Association (WPSA) and its Russian branch, contributing significantly to the organization of several World’s Poultry Congresses in different countries. He also published many scientific papers.

We have lost a talented poultry scientist, close friend, and wonderful person. Sergey’s scientific erudition and his excellent English enabled him to communicate personally with poultry scientists from many countries. He helped his Russian colleagues connect with international experts during conferences, symposiums, and congresses. As a talented publicist, he actively promoted the achievements of Russian poultry science and production worldwide. Sergey also contributed significantly to the activities of the WPSA’s World’s Poultry Science Journal as an associate editor, as well as to various Russian scientific journals. Few people knew that Sergey was also an excellent painter with a fine sense of humor, drawing wonderful and funny pictures about men and birds.

We offer our condolences to Sergey’s relatives and friends. The memory of Sergey V. Cherepanov will always live in the hearts of his family, friends, and colleagues.