Veterinary Surgeon and on-farm production consultant with 20 years experience. Delivered mastitis control programs (aligned with "Countdown Downunder") to dairy farmers.
Conducted investigations of milk quality, Bulk Milk Cell Count problems, mastitis outbreaks- requiring extensive knowledge of milking machine principles and the interactions between operators, machinery and cows. Provides advisory service on cattle fertility and feed budgeting.
Veterinary Surgeon and guest lecturer at Melbourne University on Avian health.
Actively involved in providing advisory service to industry members concerned with Avian health and behaviour.
Past director, Horse Business Management Studies Marcus Oldham College.
Practising Veterinary Surgeon. Previously an elite level showjumping competitor. Involved in providing advice on equine health-related issues and the area of Occupational Health and Safety. Extensive experience as expert witness, including court appearances up to and including the Supreme Court.
A well published advisor with numerous consultancies at state and federal government level on natural resource policy and management.
His evidence to the Azaria Chamberlain royal commission was in part responsible for the overturning of the previous guilty verdict of Lindy Chamberlain
We have four university-trained animal behaviour experts with appropriate industry experience to cover behaviour-related problems on which we are asked to provide an expert witness report.
Veterinary Expert in small animals (dogs and cats) who is unusual in that he spent the first part of his working life as a practising solicitor. He obviously has a good understanding of the legal process. Currently working for the RSPCA (Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), both seeing clinical cases and establishing whether animals are suitable for rehoming.
Television programs about the use of forensics in establishing guilt or innocence of various crimes. Our forensic experts have chosen to specialise in forensic medicine as it relates to animals.
This veterinary expert is a practising farmer. He has won multiple awards for the success of his farming operation. He has been at the forefront of producing cheese from both goat and sheep milk.
He has a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) in sheep reproduction. He is widely respected in the industry for his preventative medicine initiatives. This contributes to a high level of farm animal health.
This vet has written a textbook on sheep medicine. He is a retired professor. He was involved in the establishment of several veterinary schools in Australia.
This person has been involved in show jumping, eventing, and dressage. She has been a competitor for 50 years. She has been an office bearer of a large pony club, a large show jumping club, and in more recent years, two different adult riding clubs. She has expertise in the organisation of competitions. She has a good knowledge of what factors organisers need to consider to run an event smoothly. This includes what insurances they might need and how to secure these insurances at the best price. She has been an expert witness in horse related litigation where an injured competitor is making a claim against the organising body putting on the event. She also has been involved in analysing what factors have contributed to injury in trail riding accidents. She also has expertise in matters related to agriculture having worked on farms in Australia and overseas. She grew up on a wheat sheep property in Western Australia. She has a Bachelor of Business degree in Agriculture and an Associate Diploma in Equine Stud Management. She has taught riding, and horse practical skills at both a secondary level (Hillcrest Christian College) and a tertiary level (Marcus Oldham College)
This lady worked at a high level in the corporate world. When she married a race horse trainer, she took charge of the occupational health and safety aspects of running their stable business. She has continued in this role for the last 40 years. She provides consultancy advice to racing administrations and race horse trainers. She is extremely well organised and is good at clear thinking. She has a good knowledge of horse behaviour being a competitor in dressage, show jumping, and eventing over a 40 year period.
He has been involved in thoroughbred racing for 50 years and is considered one of the elder statesmen of the sport. As a race horse trainer, he has won many industry awards. He has been the Australian representative for International horse races in Japan. He has won the world’s richest jump race three times. He is experienced in the breaking in and education of the young horses. He has expertise in analysing race footage. He has been involved as an expert witness in race fall related matters. Prior to his life in racing, he was one of Australia’s Leading Show Jumping Riders. He has campaigned show jumpers in the UK, Europe, and Australia.
This lady vet has completed post graduate training in dog and cat behaviour. She is the senior vet in a large small animal practice where one of her roles is to see behaviour cases and difficult medicine cases. She has forty years of accumulated experience.
