Celebrating 100 Years of the Australian Veterinary Association

The voice of Australia’s veterinary profession, the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA), celebrates its Centenary in 2021.

It is with pleasure that in the AVA’s Centenary Year, we bring you this virtual issue of the Australian Veterinary Journal which focusses on the history of the AVA and our profession in Australia – seen through the eyes of AVJ authors.

Did you know that the first Australian Veterinary School in 1910 had an expected budget requirement of less than 4000 pounds, or that until 1985 the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists was part of the AVA?

We also have some articles about what historical figures thought the profession might look like in the future.  It seems that supply and demand for veterinarians has been an ongoing issue for decades as has the debate on how to educate ourselves.

I hope you are able to take some time and learn a bit more about the history of our profession as we look back at 100 years, and wonder what the next 100 will bring.

 

David Beggs

Editor in Chief, Australian Veterinary Journal

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REVIEW ARTICLE
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Towards consensus: history of the Australian Veterinary Association to 2000

IG Pearson, 
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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION IN AUSTRALIA

W. L. Hindmarsh B.V.Sc., D.V.H., 
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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION IN AUSTRALIA

W. L. Hindmarsh, 
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Historical Records of The Veterinary Profession: in Australia: III. Animal Health and Associated Legfisiation in New South Wales from the Foundation of the Colony until 1863.

W. L. Hindmarsh B.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., D.V.H., 
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A short history of veterinary education in Australia: the 120‐year transition from education for a trade to education for a profession

IW Caple, 
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History of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists

B Woolcock, M Parker, 
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The role of the veterinarian in the future*

Colonel E A KENDALL, 
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The Kendall Oration: Veterinarians in Society ‐ Some Future Directions

Gardner Murray, 
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SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR VETERINARIANS AND THE FUTURE IN AUSTRALIA

F. A. WIDDOWS B.V.Sc., 

A list of the most highly cited papers published in Australian Veterinary Journal for the current 2020 Impact Factor period (i.e. published in 2018 or 2019 and cited in 2020)

 

WILDLIFE & ZOOS
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Necropsy findings of koalas from the Mount Lofty Ranges population in South Australia

KN Speight, P Hicks, C Graham, W Boardman, WG Breed, E Manthorpe, O Funnell, L Woolford, 
AVAMS2018 CONFERENCE
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Antimicrobial stewardship in equine practice

SL Raidal, 
CASE SERIES
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Causes of mortality and severe morbidity requiring euthanasia in captive Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) in Tasmania

SJ Peck, SA Michael, G Knowles, A Davis, D Pemberton, 
EQUINE
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Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of mosquito‐borne alphaviruses in horses in northern Queensland

B Gummow, RHH Tan, RK Joice, G Burgess, J Picard, 
PRODUCTION ANIMALS
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Genotypic diversity of Pasteurella multocida isolates from pigs and poultry in Australia

C Turni, R Singh, PJ Blackall, 
WILDLIFE & ZOOS
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Reptarenaviruses in apparently healthy snakes in an Australian zoological collection

TH Hyndman, RE Marschang, M Bruce, P Clark, SD Vitali, 
SHORT CONTRIBUTION
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Identification of Chlamydia gallinacea in a parrot and in free-range chickens in Australia

HS Stokes, JM Martens, A Chamings, K Walder, ML Berg, Y Segal, ATD Bennett, 
COMMENTARY
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Antimicrobial labelling in Australia: a threat to antimicrobial stewardship?

LY Hardefeldt, JR Gilkerson, H Billman-Jacobe, MA Stevenson, K Thursky, GF Browning, KE Bailey, 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Efficacy of meloxicam in a pain model in sheep

IG Colditz, DR Paull, JB Lloyd, L Johnston, AH Small, 
AVAMS2018 CONFERENCE
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Veterinary antimicrobial stewardship in North America

JF Prescott, 
A list of the top ten downloaded papers published in the Australian Veterinary Journal since the inception of Wiley Online Library in 2010.
CLINICAL GUIDELINE
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STANDARDS OF CARE Anaesthesia guidelines for dogs and cats

LN Warne, SH Bauquier, J Pengelly, D Neck, G Swinney, 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Defining a safe corridor for trans‐iliac pin placement in cats

S Garcia-Pertierra, RL Meeson, BCY Yeung, G Bedford, MJ Pead, 
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STANDARDS FOR DOCKING TAILS OF PUPS

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Equine castration: review of anatomy, approaches, techniques and complications in normal, cryptorchid and monorchid horses

D SEARLE, AJ DART, CM DART, DR HODGSON, 
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Workplace stress, mental health, and burnout of veterinarians in Australia

PH Hatch, HR Winefield, BA Christie, JJ Lievaart, 
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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Comparison of acetate tape impression with squeezing versus skin scraping for the diagnosis of canine demodicosis

AV Pereira, SA Pereira, IDF Gremião, MP Campos, AMR Ferreira, 
CASE REPORTS AND CLINICAL REVIEW
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Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health

DR James, G Golovsky, JM Thornton, L Goodchild, M Havlicek, P Martin, MB Krockenberger, DJE Marriott, V Ahuja, R Malik, SM Mor, 
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Effect of hypothermia on recovery from general anaesthesia in the dog

RG Pottie, CM Dart, NR Perkins, DR Hodgson, 
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Welfare consequences of mulesing of sheep

C Lee, AD Fisher, 
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Transmission studies of Hendra virus (equine morbilli‐virus) in fruit bats, horses and cats

MM WILLIAMSON, PT HOOPER, PW SELLECK, LJ GLEESON, PW DANIELS, HA WESTBURY, PK MURRAY, 

We’re inviting the veterinary community to join a very special AVA Centenary Conference Series to celebrate a century of science, community and collegiality.

Every year, the AVA Annual Conference is hosted by a different city around the country. In 2021, the special AVA Centenary Conference Series will instead be brought to every state and territory culminating in the main spectacular in Sydney at the International Convention Centre.

Join us in your state or territory as we bring the AVA Centenary Conference Series to you, together with a world-class program and guests from across the globe who will share all the latest in veterinary science and discuss the topics that are of most interest to you. This will be an AVA Conference like no other!

https://www.ava.com.au/education-events/education-and-events-search/event-detail/?eid=EV000483

We're so excited to be able to mark this occasion with you, our valued veterinary community! 

There will be 12 months of exciting initiatives rolled out such as:

  • Celebrating our ‘100 Living Treasures’ of the profession

  • Acknowledging our ‘Heroes of History’

  • Developing our AVA historical timeline

  • Honouring ‘Your local vet’

  • Working with our future profession and working with our universities through a Student Program

  • Utilising our annual VetEd Talks and incorporating a 'future' theme

    Read more about the AVA Centenary here.

Journal Aims and Scope

AVJ is the official journal of the Australian Veterinary Association for the past 90 years. The AVJ aims to advance veterinary science by publishing and promoting high-quality, refereed scientific and clinical articles. The AVJ welcomes original contributions, including original research articles, short contributions, reviews, case series, clinical updates and letters on all aspects of veterinary science. The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to the Australasian veterinary profession. Access the Author Guidelines here.




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