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Tanya’s love of practical
learning leads to Roseworthy
There are three animal centres at the
School:
Companion Animal
Health Centre
– for the treatment of all types of
small animals (domestic and
wildlife)
Production Animal
Health Centre
– to treat and manage farm
animals
Equine Health and
Performance Centre
– a world-class horse hospital
providing general practice and
specialist services to horses in
state-of-the-art facilities.
Animals are referred to the School
by local vets. The public can bring in
their pets for a range of veterinarian
services including vaccinations,
desexing and microchipping.
Specialised services offered include:
orthopaedics, oncology, internal
medicine, reproductive medicine and
sports medicine.
The School also has ongoing
relationships with the RSPCA and
the Adelaide Zoo, treating all animals
from dogs to rabbits, to chimpanzees,
lions and seals. “We have the right
combination of state of the art
equipment and specialist teams to
successfully treat high risk cases that
would otherwise only have a ten
percent chance of survival,” said
Diane. “Our students, under the
supervision of experienced
professionals, gain exposure to a
wide-range of animals and cases to
prepare them for all scenarios out in
the field.”
Jonathon helps farmers
improve pig welfare
Vet school alumnus and vet Jonathon
Bartsch always knew he wanted to
work with animals, but his passion
for working with pigs came after
completing a placement with a pig
veterinarian during his final years
of study.
“I found that it was an industry
where I could have a big impact
on the animal’s welfare, from start to
finish, helping to bring historic
practices into the 21st century,”
he said. “I work with Australian
farmers every day, and get to visit
farms in South Australia, Victoria,
Tasmania and New South Wales.
“The pigs are pretty good to work
with too.”
Growing up in Hahndorf, Jonathon
was one of the many students who
lived on campus at Roseworthy while
studying to be a vet.
“It was the best experience of my life,
a great social environment and easy
to study without the distractions of
home,” he said.
Growing up on a mango farm in the
Northern Territory, alumna Tanya
Nowland had every pet she could get
her hands on – cats, dogs, rabbits,
guinea pigs, even a horse.
Tanya knew from a young age she
wanted to work with animals which
led her to South Australia to study
a Bachelor of Science (Animal
Science) at the University of
Adelaide’s Roseworthy campus.
“I liked that the animal science
degree at Roseworthy was very
‘hands-on.’ It involved a lot of
practical learning which really
appealed to me,” she said.
Tanya completed Honours and
later became a research officer at
the South Australian Research and
Development Institute (SARDI)
where she looked at issues affecting
pig reproduction and welfare.
“I enjoyed my job at SARDI, but
as I was managing other people’s
research projects, there wasn’t huge
scope to investigate some of my own
ideas to improve pig health,” Tanya
said.
Tanya has only recently left SARDI,
choosing to come back to the
University’s School of Animal and
Veterinary Sciences to pursue a PhD.
“In my PhD, I am looking at the role
of intestinal bacteria in pig health to
see if it can decrease piglet mortality
and improve pig health,” she said.
Tanya aims to stay in research,
whether it be working with pigs or
a different animal, because research
feels a natural fit for her love of
learning.
Find out more about the vet
school at adelaide.edu.au/vetsci
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