History

The European Society of Veterinary and Comparative Nutrition (ESVCN) was founded October 5th 1991 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna during the WSAVA congress. The society is affiliated to the European Society of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ESVIM). After a few years of organising a one day seminar in conjunction with the ESVIM congresses, since 1997, the ESVCN started organising its own independent yearly congress in September.
The first scientific meetings of the ESVCN were organised as a side program or part of the ESVIM/ECVIM congresses or the WSAVA congress: The first scientific meeting took place in Rome, in 1992, followed by a pre-congress symposium in Berlin, where the WSAVA congress was held in 1993. In 1994, the ESVCN held its meeting in Brussels, within the ECVIM Congress. Cambridge was the next venue for the ECVIM-CA-Congress, with a half-day session devoted to the ESVCN, as also was the case in Eindhoven in 1996.
The ESVCN continues to take part at the ECVIM-CA Congresses through a nutrition session. The Vice-president of ESVCN is now responsible for facilitating the ESVCN session at the ECVIM-CA Congress.
ESVCN Congresses
In 1996, the Board decided to organise independent, low-budget ESVCN-Congresses to attract young scientists to participate and to present their research work; subsequently, in 1997 the first ESVCN Congress was organised by Ellen Kienzle in Munich. Today, the annual ESVCN-Congress is a well-established event together with the residency class, organized by the College
Where ESVCN has been held so far
Before the congresses, the first scientific meetings of the ESVCN were organised as a side program or part of the ESVIM/ECVIM congresses or the WSAVA congress:
- 1997 - ESVCN seminar @ ECVIM congress Sep 11-13, 1997; Lyon, France
- 1996 - ESVCN seminar @ ECVIM congress Sep 12-16, 1996; Veldhoven, The Netherlands
- 1995 - ESVCN seminar @ ESVIM congress Aug 31 – Sep 2, 1995; Cambridge, UK
- Aug 31: Calcium
- 1994 - ESVCN Seminar @ ESVIM congress Sep 9-11, 1994; Brussels, Belgium
- Sep 9: L-Carnitine
- Sep 10: Feline hepatic lipidosis
- Sep 11: Nutrition consultation
- 1993 - ESVCN Seminar as pre-congress day of the WSAVA congress Berlin, Germany
- Oct 6: Nutrition and skeletal diseases in dogs of giant breeds
- Nutrition of Sled dogs and greyhounds
- Nutrition problems in rodents, cage birds and toy fish
- 1992 - ESVCN Seminar @ WSAVA congress Sep 24-27, 1992; Rome, Italy
- Sep 24: Chronic diarrhoea in dogs (Joint Seminar with the Gastroenterology Society)
First Board
Prof. Josef Leibetseder – President
Prof. Ronald S. Anderson – Vice-President
Prof. Helmut C. Meyer – Honorary President
Prof. Dominique Grandjean - Treasurer
Dr. Jacques Debraekeleer - Secretary
Founding Members
Prof. Josef Leibetseder - Veterinärmedizinsche Universität, Vienna (Austria)
Prof. Ronald S. Anderson - University of Liverpool (UK)
Prof. Helmut C. Meyer - Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover (Germany)
Prof. Jean-Pierre Cotard - Ecole National Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort (France)
Dr. Jacques Debraekeleer - Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Tienen (Belgium)
History of the ESVCN Board
Years | Past President | President | Secretary | Treasurer | Vice President |
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2023-2025 | Britta Dobenecker | Aulus Carciofi | Nicole Frost Nyquist | Wendy Wambacq | Jürgen Zentek |
2020-2022 | Pat Harris | Britta Dobenecker | Maria Grazia Cappai | Ronald Corbee | Aulus Carciofi |
2016-2019 | Geert Janssens | Pat Harris | Maria Grazia Cappai | Ronald Corbee | Britta Dobenecker |
2013-2016 | Christine Iben | Geert Janssens | Britta Dobenecker | Marianne Diez | Pat Harris |
2010-2013 | Domenico Bergero | Christine Iben | Britta Dobenecker | Jacques Debraekeleer | Geert Janssens |
2007-2010 | Josef Kamphues | Domenico Bergero | Britta Dobenecker | Jacques Debraekeleer | Christine Iben |
2004-2007 | Marcel Wanner | Josef Kamphues | Jacques Debraekeleer | Marianne Diez | Domenico Bergero |
2001-2004 | Bernard Paragon | Marcel Wanner | Christine Iben | Marianne Diez | Josef Kamphues |
1998-2001 | Ellen Kienzle | Bernard Paragon | Dominique Grandjean | Roland de Wilde | Marcel Wanner |
1996-1998 | Ronald S Anderson | Ellen Kienzle | Jacques Debraekeleer | Dominice Grandjean | Bernard Paragon |
1994-1996 | Josef Leibetseder | Ronald S. Anderson | Helmut C. Meyer | Roland de Wilde | Ellen Kienzle |
1991-1994 | Helmut C. Meyer | Josef Leibetseder | Jacques Debraekeleer | Dominique Grandjean | Ronald S. Anderson |
History of the ESVCN Board
Years | Board Members |
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2023-2025 | Past President: Britta Dobenecker, President: Aulus Carciofi, Secretary: Nicole Frost Nyquist, Treasurer: Wendy Wambacq, Vice-President: Jürgen Zentek |
2020-2022 | Past President: Pat Harris, President: Britta Dobenecker, Secretary: Maria Grazia Cappai, Treasurer: Ronald Corbee, Vice-President: Aulus Carciofi |
1996-1998 | Past President: Ronald S Anderson, President: Ellen Kienzle, Secretary: Jacques Debraekeleer, Treasurer: Dominice Grandjean, Vice-President: Bernard Paragon |
2016-2019 | Past President: Geert Janssens, President: Pat Harris, Secretary: Maria Grazia Cappai, Treasurer: Ronald Corbee, Vice-President: Britta Dobenecker |
2013-2016 | Past President: Christine Iben, President: Geert Janssens, Secretary: Britta Dobenecker, Treasurer: Marianne Diez, Vice-President: Pat Harris |
2010-2013 | Past President: Domenico Bergero, President: Christine Iben, Secretary: Britta Dobenecker, Treasurer: Jacques Debraekeleer, Vice-President: Geert Janssens |
2007-2010 | Past President: Josef Kamphues, President: Domenico Bergero, Secretary: Britta Dobenecker, Treasurer: Jacques Debraekeleer, Vice-President: Christine Iben |
2004-2007 | Past President: Marcel Wanner, President: Josef Kamphues, Secretary: Jacques Debraekeleer, Treasurer: Marianne Diez, Vice-President: Domenico Bergero |
2001-2004 | Past President: Bernard Paragon, President: Marcel Wanner, Secretary: Christine Iben, Treasurer: Marianne Diez, Vice-President: Josef Kamphues |
1998-2001 | Past President: Ellen Kienzle, President: Bernard Paragon, Secretary: Dominique Grandjean, Treasurer: Roland de Wilde, Vice-President: Marcel Wanner |
1994-1996 | Past President: Josef Leibetseder, President: Ronald S. Anderson, Secretary: Helmut C. Meyer, Treasurer: Roland de Wilde, Vice-President: Ellen Kienzle |
1991-1994 | Past President: Helmut C. Meyer, President: Josef Leibetseder, Secretary: Jacques Debraekeleer, Treasurer: Dominique Grandjean, Vice-President: Ronald S. Anderson |