Small Ruminant Chapter

About the Chapter

The Small Ruminant Chapter will promote excellence in the medicine, surgery and production of sheep or goats and has the following objectives:

to advance the science and art of veterinary science as it relates specifically to Small Ruminants and in particular to encourage and aid recruitment to the discipline, College and the Chapter.
to further the professional education and training of veterinarians with a special interest in Small Ruminants.
to encourage research in Small Ruminants.
to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between veterinarians with a special interest in Small Ruminants.
to encourage exchange of knowledge with and collaborative work with other scientists working in the field of Small Ruminants.
to encourage publications in the sphere of Small Ruminants.

Note we cannot offer deer exams at this time as we lack examiners with deer expertese.

Additional Resources for Membership candidates

Goats
Sheep

FAMACHA (c) Courses.

The FAMACHA© system was developed by South African scientists. The chapter has an agreement with the South African copyright holders and this requires that only veterinarians or other trained parasitologists may directly purchase FAMACHA© cards from the Chapter, the sole distributor of FAMACHA© cards in Australiasia and the Pacific. All others must receive proper instruction before receiving a FAMACHA© card. Chapter members are qualified to provide FAMACHA© training and are required to hold FAMACHA courses under these agreed guidelines.

Currently FAMACHA (c) courses are being held by Dr Kylie Greentree (kylie.greentree@lls.nsw.gov.au ) in NSW and Dr Sandra Baxendell (goatvetoz@gmail.com ) anywhere in the Australasian region via Zoom.

Flood resources

goats

Annual General Meeting (2024)

Draft minutes of previous AGM (22-23)

New Constitution

Chapter Contacts are :

President: Dr Sandra Baxendell
Mobile: 0477 813 278
Email: presidentsmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Treasurer

Dr Robert Suter

Mobile 0447 002 380

Email treasurersmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Secretary

Dr Sophie Hemley

Email secretarysmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Office Bearers

President

Sandra Baxendell

presidentsmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Secretary

Sophie Hemley

secretarysmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Treasurer

Robert Suter

treasurersmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

Events

2020-06-13 HH:06 16:00 · on-line

Small Ruminant Chapter AGM 2020

AGM to accept previous minutes, reports and elect positionsNominations by 1st June Presidents Report is here. Treasurer's Report is here.

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2019-08-13 HH:08 14:00 · online

AGM 2019

The Annual general Meeting of the Chapter. Nominations have been called for all positions. Click here for the 2018 AGM minutes - Minutes The treasurer's report is here The presidents report is here

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2017-09-22 HH:09 09:00 · TOCAL College

FAMACHA Course

Our new member, Kylie Greentree is organizing this course. It will be lectures plus practical session.

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Chapter News

Chapter announcements and College Courier articles.

Chapter Admin

2024/2025 Chapter Office Bearers/Executive Committee

Chapter Executives:

President & Web Administrator: Dr S Baxendell – presidentsmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au
Secretary: Dr S Hemley – secretarysmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au
Treasurer: Dr R Suter – treasurersmallruminant@anzcvs.org.au

General Committee Members:

Dr V McLean
Dr D Ryan
Dr R Sides

SSC Committee Members:

Chair: Dr B Allworth
Team Member/s: Drs R Sides & K Rayner

SEC Committee Members:

Chair (Sheep): Dr R Suter
Chair (Goats): Dr D Ryan

SEC Committee Fellowship:

TBC

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