Speaker bio page for Mactar Seck

Bio

Mactar graduated in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences. He has a diversified experience beginning his research career in genetics (Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research) for four years, before working as a clinician in a Dakar veterinary practice for eight years. In 2009 Mactar got a scholarship to study in Canada where he obtained a MSc in Animal Sciences, specializing in nutrition.

Mactar went on to work in dairy cattle nutrition at Agriculture Canada for four years before joining Brooke in 2014. He started as Animal Welfare Officer before becoming Programme Manager two years later. Mactar’s dedication to the equine welfare cause earned him the World Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Award in May 2018.