Australia’s largest commercial livestock genomic testing laboratory has opened in Gatton, Queensland, following a $5 million investment by Neogen Australasia in new facilities and equipment. The new labs feature high-end genomic analysis tools and robotic processing capable of handling more than 500,000 samples each year to support the Australian beef cattle, sheep, dairy and companion […]

An Australian veterinarian practicing in Singapore, Dr Shane Ryan, is the newly elected President of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA). Dr Ryan, a member of the WSAVA’s Executive Board and, until recently Chair of its Animal Wellness and Welfare Committee, was elected to the presidency during WSAVA World Congress 2018, which took place […]

The recently launched Purina Institute has become the World Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (WSAVA’s) first Diamond Partner. Its support will underpin the running of some of the WSAVA’s key clinical committees and initiatives. These include: The Global Nutrition Committee (GNC), which produces research and resources to help the veterinary healthcare team and owners to understand […]

Dog breeds are an insufficient gauge of behaviour and legislation regarding dog bites should be evidence based, said the AVA. Kersti Seksel discussed the topic at the AVA’s mid-August Australian Small Animal Veterinarians conference at the Melbourne Convention Centre. Seksel said dog bites are a complex issue, yet solutions are often portrayed as simple. “A […]