Book of Proceedings I PetFeeding
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Name: Esther Hagen-Plantinga<br />
Short CV<br />
Dr. Esther Hagen-Plantinga received her veterinary degree from Utrecht University in the<br />
Netherlands, where she also obtained her doctorate degree in animal nutrition in 2003. Since<br />
2007 she is an assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor in animal nutrition at Utrecht University. She is a board<br />
certified specialist in comparative veterinary clinical nutrition at the European College <strong>of</strong><br />
Comparative Veterinary Nutrition. Her research interests include influence <strong>of</strong> nutrition on<br />
(disease <strong>of</strong>) the urinary system in companion animals and palaeolithic nutrition <strong>of</strong> dogs and<br />
cats. She is involved in development <strong>of</strong> education and teaching <strong>of</strong> multiple courses in the<br />
field <strong>of</strong> animal nutrition, in various courses in both the Bachelor and Master phase <strong>of</strong> the study<br />
Veterinary Medicine, and in guest lectures at Wageningen University and Continuing-<br />
Education in Veterinary Medicine.