Anastasia Kalinina
Anastasia Kalinina is a zoological engineer and specialist in the field of zoology.
Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" on animal issues.
Expert of the " Pets " section.
She graduated from the St. Petersburg Agrarian University (SPbSAU), zootechnical faculty, and also completed canine courses at the Leningrad Regional Hunting Society of Hunters and Fishermen (LOOOiR) and zoopsychology courses at the St. Petersburg Academy of Veterinary Medicine (SPbGAVM).
Conducted excursions at the Zoological Museum of St. Petersburg.
During her studies, she completed an internship at the Leningrad Zoo and at the stud farm of the Pushkinskoye training farm.
She worked in a large multinational corporation producing and selling food and pet products, promoting well-known brands of dog and cat food.
She was a manager for work with animal lovers' clubs, breed leaders and breeders, and also represented the company's interests at the largest international exhibitions of the pet industry.
For over 10 years, she was an expert consultant on issues of interaction with the end consumer and product quality in one of the largest Russian networks selling goods for animals.
Author of scientific and popular science articles on biotechnology, genetics, breeding and hereditary diseases of animals. Participant and speaker of international conferences and forums: "International Scientific Conference on Animal Pathophysiology", "Jubilee Scientific Conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of St. Petersburg State Academy of Veterinary Medicine", "Stepicon-2019", "Companion 2020" and so on.
Member of the breeding commission of the Russian hunting spaniel section, breeder of four dog breeds with many years of experience in raising and training show and working champions, organizer of hunting dog shows and member of the ring expert team.
Translator of specialized literature on genetics, veterinary science and animal husbandry from English.
Interests: photography, handicrafts, gardening, collecting, blogging.
