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The NZ Equine Research Foundation is delighted to have Professor Leo Jeffcott back to once again present at this year’s Bomac Lecture Series. We are following last year’s successful format with one speaker presenting four papers over an afternoon at five venues throughout New Zealand.
Professor Jeffcott graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1967. After graduation he went to the Animal Health Trust in Suffolk, where he completed a PhD on passive transfer of immunity in foals. In 1982 he took up an appointment as Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the University of Melbourne where he stayed for 9 years. Two years later he became Dean of the Veterinary School in Cambridge, UK. In October 2004 he returned to Australia to become Dean at the University of Sydney. He retired as Dean in November 2009 and currently works part time in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Camden, NSW.
Professor Jeffcott has been an accredited Event Veterinarian for the Federation Equestré Internationale (FEI) for over 30 years. He has been a Veterinary Delegate at four World Equestrian Games. He has officiated at eight World Cups and countless Three Day Events and has been an official veterinarian for six Olympic Games. He was made an Honorary Member of the FEI Bureau in 2006 and is the first veterinarian to receive this honour.
He carried out extensive research on horses competing under hot/humid conditions and the effects of the weather.
Professor Jeffcott will be presenting lectures on drugs used in all equestrian sports - how big a problem is doping and what are the equine codes doing about them?
He will also talk about his research into back and sacroiliac problems. A “must attend” for all horse owners and trainers.
The lectures will run from 1 pm to 5.30pm at the following venues:
Matamata |
Sunday 15th August |
Matamata Club Inc |
Palmerston North |
Wednesday 18th August |
Awapuni Racecourse |
Invercargill |
Friday 20th August |
Ascot Park Hotel |
Christchurch |
Sunday 22nd August |
Riccarton Racecourse |
Auckland |
Thursday 26th August |
Karaka Sales Complex |
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