ECVSMR 2024 - CÓRDOBA (SPAIN)

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Mila Benito

Degree and PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Cáceres (UEX), she has been working in Spain as a lecturer at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (Valencia) since 1999, in the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery. Diplôme d'Ecole (DE) from the École Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort: Cinesiologie, physiothérapie et réadaptation fonctionelle. Specialist in dog training and Master in Animal Assisted Intervention, University of Valencia (UV). Passionate about dogs in their sporting and human service facets, she has been collaborating for 21 years with different canine units, for whose work she was named honorary military police officer in 2015 and received the Cross of Military Merit with white badge in 2020. In her research work in this field, she has studied cardiorespiratory adaptations to effort in canine sports such as Agility, Mondio and Mushing, activities in which she has actively participated as a veterinarian in international competitions. She is a member of the veterinary team at sports competitions organised in France by the Lekkarod Foundation. She is currently a member of the Animal Welfare Committee of the Official College of Veterinarians of Valencia (ICOVV) and is a member of the Animal Welfare Committee of the International Federation of Sleddogs Sports (IFSS).