Membership List

As of 2021/05/11

The country names in the table listed below are those countries who have joined the ISVA. Alongside each countries name are the number of votes they are entitled to as per the Constitution (IV Organisation, Section 5 Voting Powers) which is stated here again.

5. Voting Powers

At a General or Special Meeting, all member national organisations with a duly authorised representative will have one (1) vote. In addition, all member countries that have previously hosted an international congress will have an additional one (1) vote. All member countries with special interest groups that pertain to sheep shall be entitled to a further one (1) vote.

In the event of a voting tie at any meeting, the current executive committee president will have a casting vote. Individual members, Associate members and Corporate members shall not be entitled to vote.

COUNTRY NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION / SHEEP VETERINARY ASSOCIATION Number of Votes
Australia Sheep, Camelid & Goat Veterinarians Group - Australia Veterinary Association 3
Greece Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society - Farm Animal Division 3
New Zealand Society of Sheep & Beef Cattle Veterinarians 3
Norway Produksjonsdyrveterinærers forening (Association of Production Veterinarians) 3
South Africa RuVASA (Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa) 3
Spain Sociedad Espanola de Ovinotecnia Y Caprinotecnia

3

United Kingdom Sheep Veterinary Society 3
Albania Shoqata ë Veterinereve të Shqipërisë, Albanian Ruminant Veterinary Section

2

Brazil Associacao Brasileira de Buiatria / Brazilian Buiatrics Association 2
Canada Canadian Small Ruminant Veterinarians / Veterinaries des Petits Ruminants Canadiens 2
China Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine 2
Finland Tuotantoeläinlääkäriyhdistys (Finnish Association for Food Animal Practitioners) 2
France Societe Nationale des Groupments Techniques Veterinaires 2
Germany Deutsche Veterinarmedizimische Gesellschaft - Krankheiten kleiner Wiederkäuer 2
Italy SIPAOC- Società Italiana di Patologia e di Allevamento degli Ovini e dei Caprini 2
Mexico Asociación Mexicana De Técnicos Especialistas En Ovinocultura 2
Netherlands De Koninklijke Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Diergeneeskunde Vakgroep Gezondheidszorg Herkauwer 2
Portugal Associação Portuguesa de Buiatria 2
Switzerland Schweizerische Vereinigung für Wiederkäuergesundheit (Swiss Association for Ruminant Health) 2
USA American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners 2
Austria Österreichische Tierärztekammer  1
Belgium Orde der Dierenartsen  1
Costa Rica Colegio de Médicos Veterinarios de Costa Rica 1
Denmark Danish Veterinary Association 1
Ireland Cattle Association of Veterinary Ireland (CAVI) 1
Kenya Kenya Veterinary Association 1
Sweden Sveriges Veterinärförbund (Swedish Veterinary Association) 1