It is well established that veterinarians suffer a higher suicide rate than the general adult population. Research by former Australian Veterinary Association President Helen Jones found that veterinarians were four times more likely to take their lives when compared to non-veterinarians. In absolute numbers, the number of veterinarians who commit […]
Vet editor on winning taiko team
A team of 12 Sydneysiders – including The Veterinarian editor Luke Martin – have beaten nine competing finalists to earn first place at a Japanese drumming contest in Tokyo, Japan. The team, a group of students of Sydney professional taiko performers TaikOz, appeared under the name Taiko no Wa at […]
Vet attends ultrasound course in China
A chance find on the internet led an Australian veterinarian to attend a continuing veterinary education course in China. Perth veterinarian Chad Marriott recently travelled to Shenzhen in China to attend an Ultrasound course run by the European School for Advanced Veterinary Studies. Having found it difficult to find ultrasound […]
OJD on the rise in Tasmania
Spring is the time of year when many rural properties and paddocks in Tasmania are filled with the sight of newborn and frolicking lambs bleating for their mothers among expanding flocks, but in the aftermath of two wet winters Bruce Jackson, senior vet at the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, […]