From February 15th to 17th - only day after Valentine’s Day – Royal Canin organised the very first Convention dedicated to canine reproduction.
200 breeders, judges, breed clubs or kennel clubs representatives, international judges, veterinarians, reproduction specialists – from 25 different countries – had been invited by Royal Canin to the first world convention dedicated to canine reproduction. In straight line with the brand’s philosophy “Knowledge and Respect”, the very high quality of the speakers confirmed the continuous innovation achieved by the Research and Development Department of Royal Canin.
The Convention began at 3 PM at the Domaine du Grand Malherbes, a beautiful convention centre in the heart of the Camargue region. Bastiaan Rohrer, Royal Canin’s Communications Director, welcomed all the guests. He then made a speech about Royal Canin’s philosophy and strategy in the field of Animal Health Nutrition.
At 3.30 PM, Vincent Biourges made his presentation on Health Nutrition, and showed the guests Royal Canin’s expertise in the field. Dr Biourges graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Liege (Belgium) in 1985. after working for two years at the nutrition department, he then moved to the, USA, and worked first at the veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, then at the teaching Hospital of the University of California, as a Ph/D resident in clinical nutrition. In 1993, he obtained his PhD in Nutrition from the University of California, and became a Diplomat of the American College of Veterinay Nutrition. He joined Royal Canin Research and development in 1994, where he worked first as nutritionnist and manager of the scientific communication. He is now in charge of the programs of nutrional research.
At 4.30 PM, Gary England made his speech, whose topic was: “Breeding colony management: procedures and practices.” As the first speaker of the Convention, he gave a broad overview of breeding programs. What’s more, it’s interesting to have his opinion because coming from England, they have different legislations, diseases, and therefore it’s quite different from what’s going on in other countries. Mr England is an academic clinician who has been active in canine reproduction practice for over 10 years. He was awarded a PhD in 1990 and received the Diploma of Veterinary Reproduction and became a Diplomat of the American College of Theriogenologists in 1995. In 1997 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine of the Univeristy of London, and in 1999 he became Professor of Veterinary reproduction. Dr England is currently the Foundation Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham.
The first day of the Convention ended with a dinner in the cellars of the famous Listel wine, where all the guests had a very pleasant and relaxing evening.
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