His current scientific contributions include 45 international and national
scientific papers and abstracts (including 2 book chapters as co-author) and
more than 100 popular press articles. He has also presented more than 20 invited
papers at National and International Conferences.
Köster still remains actively involved with university research, being
advisor for several Ph.D. and M.Sc. Agric. students and external examiner for
post- and pregraduate courses. He also reviews national and international
research papers and articles.
Currently, Dr Köster serves on various agricultural related committees, many
as chairman. Within the South African Animal Feed Manufacturers Association he
is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors and still actively
participates in all the different committees. Until recently he acted as
Chairman of the Technical and Liasion Committees and was previously Chairman of
the Conference and Editorial Committees.
Furthermore, he has been Vice President of the Witwatersrand Agricultural
Society and since 1996 serves as a Director of the SA Hereford Breeders’ Council
where he is also Chairman of the World Hereford Conference Committee.
Dr Köster is a member of the American Society of Animal Science, South
African Society of Animal Production, South African Council for Natural
Scientific Professions and South African Association for Professional Animal
Scientists (Board member).
Until recently he held the position of Technical Director at Afgri Animal
Feeds, which he joined in 1998 after a short career at the University of the
Free State and Kynoch Feeds. In 2005 he started Scinetic, a Centre for
Scientific Technology within Afgri Operations Ltd, where he currently holds the
position of Managing Director.
In September 2001 Köster received the prestigious South African Animal Feed
Manufacturers Association’s Technical Person of the Year award for his
contributions made in the field of Animal Nutrition in South
Africa.
