{"id":56751,"date":"2021-09-13T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T17:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/?p=56751"},"modified":"2021-10-20T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T18:03:02","slug":"2021-t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/2021-t-j-lafeber-avian-practitioner-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Y.R.A. (Yvonne) van Zeeland
\nnamed Avian Practitioner of the Year<\/h2>\n

\"van<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thirty-three exceptional avian veterinarians from all around the world were nominated for the 2021 T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year<\/a>. The independent Selection Committee narrowed this list to four finalists and the Award recipient, Dr. Yvonne van Zeeland<\/a>, was announced during the Plenary Session at the 2021 ExoticsCon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"van<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yvonne van Zeeland, DVM, MVR, PhD, DECZM (Avian Practice, Small Mammals) is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Zoological Medicine at the Utrecht University, the Netherlands .<\/p>\n

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Share the news<\/h2>\n

Download and share<\/a>\u00a0the press release.<\/p>\n

\"Download<\/a><\/p>\n

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Award recipients<\/h2>\n

Visit\u00a0Lafeber.com<\/a> to learn more about Dr. van Zeeland and for a list of previous Award recipients.<\/p>\n

\"Caring<\/a><\/p>\n

Did you know\u2026?<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year<\/a>\u00a0is nominated by their peers: YOU. The Awardee is NOT, and has never been, selected by Lafeber Company.<\/p>\n

This autonomous committee, consisting of\u00a0Association of Avian Veterinarians<\/a>\u00a0members, is led by\u00a0Dr. Kenneth Welle, Professor and Chief of the Zoological Medicine Service at the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine. A Lafeber Company Veterinary Consultant, who does NOT vote on the Award recipient, manages committee paperwork and scheduling only.<\/p>\n

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