Magazine for the Alumni & Friends of The Royal (Dick) Issue Number 23 Spring 2010 School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh DICK vet news VET SCHOOL ON TV

Nobel Prize-winning alumnus visits p4 | Elisabeth Svendsen Honorary Degree p5 INSIDE New Exotics Training Centre p13 | Feline-friendly innovations p16

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CONTENTS Message from Vet School on TV Members of staff at the Small and Large Animal Hospitals have found themselves head of school in the limelight with the airing of a five part, fly-on-the-wall documentary series called simply “Vet School”.

3 Welcome to our May edition of the Dick Vet John Keen who was featured in the News. You will have seen from the cover ‘Vet School’ series. page that the School has been featured in a new television series on STV (Scottish FEATURES Television), “Vet School”, which goes behind the scenes to follow the stories of our staff musicians take to the stage 26 and students, along with our patients and their owners. Those of you who do not Our man in africa 27 receive STV can view the series on Scottish Television’s website, STV Player (http:// a view from outside 28 player.stv.tv/) This has been a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase to the public REGULARS the work that Dick Vet clinicians are doing in our excellent facilities, such as the Equine News 3 Hospital and the Hospital for Small Animals, Staff News 11 which were completed in the late nineties under the leadership of Professor Richard Clinic News 13 Halliwell. We have also had confirmation that research News 18 Beechgrove Garden on BBC Scotland will Student News 21 participate in creating a new garden next to the Hospital for Small Animals. The project, Vet Jo Hedley treats a swan. Alumni news 29 which has evolved into a collaborative activity with the Edinburgh College of Art, We are delighted that Dr Billy Karesh will The series, made by STV (Scottish and even came to the Christmas party.” to Langhill Farm to get some shots with Editor-in-Chief Elaine Watson the Scottish Agricultural College, The Royal join us on October 8th to deliver this year’s Television), focuses on the Small and Series Producer, Richard Higson, cows,” he continues. “After a while we Editor Neil Wilson Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Balfour Charnock Bradley Lecture. Billy is Vice- Large Animal Hospitals following the agrees that it was a very positive realised they had surrounded us, so we Editorial Services provided by Beatty, has been driven forward with President of the Global Health Programme stories of staff, patients and their owners, partnership: “It was amazing having picked up our things and very slowly Stephanie Brickman PR characteristic energy and enthusiasm by one of the Wildlife Conservation Society, based making compelling viewing. access to all the cases coming in. There started edging towards the gate, seconds Cover Image Paul Dodds of our Development Board members, client at the Bronx Zoo in New York. He is a According to Ronnie Soutar, Director was a huge array of animals and owners later we were running at full pelt carrying Caroline Freedman. popular international speaker on ‘One World, of Veterinary Services, approaches had every day and they, and the vets, were the camera!” If you have any ideas or feedback Fundraising for the new teaching One Health’, and leads projects in over 50 been made to film in this way before, but brilliant. It was a real privilege to follow “There’s some wonderful footage,” for the Dick Vet News email facility and for the clinics continues apace countries in the developing world. Please had never gone ahead. However, the STV the process right through from arriving to agrees Ronnie Soutar. “There was this [email protected] with, most recently, the MacRobert Trust make a note of this date in your diaries and team were co-operative and flexible and, leaving - everyone is so hugely qualified, one little dog, a papillon, who just wanted The Royal (Dick) School confirming a gift towards video technology email [email protected] if you would like following detailed discussions, became the Vet School really gets the cream of the to bite everyone and it was very hard to of Veterinary Studies to fund a “Virtual Post-Mortem Room”. This to join us in Edinburgh for this event. the first film crew to be given access to all crop staff-wise.” get the muzzle on. Then there was the The University of Edinburgh adds to the growing numbers of gifts and In this issue we have news of some of the areas. “Our aim was to show the wide range nerve-wracking process of trying to treat Easter Bush Veterinary Centre pledged support from other Trusts and many activities that our staff, students, alumni “We didn’t want something that of cases treated by the School and we a crocodile at Five Sisters Zoo in West Midlothian individuals, alongside Class Gifts from alumni and clients are engaged in, and I do hope would get in the way of the day-to-day worked closely with staff throughout the Lothian.” EH25 9RG and students. Our Development Board, you enjoy sharing some of your time with us functioning of the Hospitals. It was really process to make sure we were getting The series is broadcast on TV this Scotland chaired by George Gunn, met in March and as you read this edition. As always, news, important that staff and students were things right.” Spring and is available to view online at t: +44 (0)131 650 6407 we had a very constructive meeting, with articles and comments are welcomed as we able to go about their normal business.” However the filming was not without its http://player.stv.tv/. a number of the Board members giving look forward to our next edition in November. Ronnie continues: “Naturally some people difficult moments. Says Richard: “There examples of their leadership in different were nervous before the filming, but we were tragedies as well as animals being n The Dick Vet will be back on TV While we are grateful for the support areas. This will be an activity which continues met with the producer and he explained saved, there was one horse with a bad later this year when BBC Scotland’s of our advertisers, the appearance of to grow in our School, as in many others it was really just two teams of two people stomach condition and it became clear Beechgrove Garden create a garden products in this publication does not across the globe, and we are very fortunate and that we would soon forget they that it wasn’t going to make it and that at the back of the Hospital for Small imply endorsement by the School. to have excellent help with this both within the were there. It turned out to be a good was really sad.” Animals. School and throughout the wider University. Professor Elaine Watson partnership, they really got into the team “There was also a time we went down 4 NEWS Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 NEWS 5

Peter Doherty VISITS SCHOOL Donkey welfare Nobel Prize-winner gives inspirational talk. pioneer honoured On 25th February Nobel Prize-winning always an interesting reception, often with community who have a solid science alumnus immunologist Peter Doherty students as well as faculty members.” training and are used to dealing with Honorary degree for Dr Elisabeth Svendsen. visited the Royal (Dick) School of He made it very clear how important evidence-based reality. It’s important Veterinary Studies to address staff and it is that young vets consider science to put those views forward when, students. Edinburgh was the fourth vet careers. for example, discussing issues like school he had visited in as many days, “People who train in veterinary science vaccination or serving on local community but it was particularly special as he did and medicine can end up doing a lot bodies.” For the love his PhD in Edinburgh in 1970, before of different things, from stock-broking, Some 60 people attended the talk, embarking on his Nobel Prize-winning through politics, to acupuncture, to which was held at the Easter Bush of donkeys research on how T cells recognise their university administration to being top Veterinary Centre. The guest list included target antigens in combination with research scientists,” he said. “We tend to students, staff and also some old friends Elisabeth Svendsen was brought major histocompatibility complex (MHC) make decisions concerning career paths and colleagues who remembered up in Yorkshire, trained as a proteins. very early: sometimes our ideas change, Professor Doherty’s days in Edinburgh. teacher and taught for a short time The speaking tour was funded by The and it’s useful to have other possibilities He was presented with a hip flask by the before becoming a successful Wellcome Trust’s Veterinary Research in mind.” Dean, who in turn received a copy of his businesswoman and eventually Scheme, which aims to inspire vets “Also, even if we remain in practice, book, “The Beginner’s Guide to Winning a Director of Thorn Electrical to explore careers in science. Jacqui vets are among the few people in the the Nobel Prize”, for the library. Industries. Matthews, Moredun Professor of Her love of donkeys dates back Veterinary Immunobiology, and the Dean to her childhood and in 1966 she and Head of School Professor Elaine decided to establish a donkey stud Watson took time before the lecture to in the grounds of the family’s hotel in tell Professor Doherty about Edinburgh’s Devon. Looking for breeding stock Research Track initiative, which is similar she visited a local market where the to the Wellcome Trust scheme. Our state of a pen of donkeys was so Research Track began in 2008 and has shocking it changed her life forever been highly successful in getting young giving her a deep passion for vets interested in scientific research. donkey welfare. There have been 50 summer scholars By 1972 she had founded the since 2008 and an increasing number of Donkey Sanctuary in order to students doing intercalated degrees. The Principal, Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, Dr Elisabeth Svendsen and Professor Elaine Watson. provide for the 38 donkeys she Jacqui Matthews told the Dick Vet had in her care. Shortly afterwards News that Professor Doherty was an ideal Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, best known for her thought these honours were in the past for she discovered she had been left a choice as a role model for students. “He pioneering work at the Donkey Sanctuary me.” legacy, which turned out to be 204 graduated as a vet in Australia. He was was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris “The day itself was perfect, they looked donkeys! With the purchase of more then a research scientist at Moredun and Causa by The University of Edinburgh on after us so well,” she continues. “I was also land and farms the Sanctuary grew. did a PhD at the University of Edinburgh Wednesday 25th November. extremely delighted because as I was sitting It now cares for over 12,000 donkeys after which he launched himself into basic In her laureation address, the Dean and at the front of the platform waiting for my and is a major funder of research immunology back in his native Australia,” Head of School, Professor Elaine Watson turn I saw one of my vets, Alex Thiemann, into donkey health and welfare. she explained. “His research had a huge said: “Dr Svendsen, or Dr S as she is receiving her Masters. I didn’t know it was Recognition of the appalling impact.” affectionately known, is one of the most going to be then and it really made my day. plight of donkeys in developing The Dick Vet News caught up with Prof extraordinary people I have ever had the Quite a few of our vets are from the Dick countries resulted in Dr Svendsen Doherty once he had returned to Australia privilege to get to know.” Vet and I’m also very proud to be on the founding the International Donkey and asked him how he had enjoyed his The Donkey Sanctuary is one of the Development Board for the School.” Protection Trust to provide tour. world’s most successful animal charities For health reasons Dr Svendsen no professional advice, training and “We went to all seven vet schools and in addition to the Sanctuary, The longer travels as widely as in the past, but support on donkey welfare. and ended with a dinner at the House Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and her influence continues to be felt all over the Since 1989 the Elisabeth of Lords, then a Wellcome Foundation Donkeys was founded in 1989 to provide world. “We work world-wide for donkeys Svendsen Trust for Children and symposium,” he explained. “The trip was riding therapy for children with special now,” she explains. “We have projects going Donkeys has been providing riding a bit exhausting and I felt something like needs and disabilities. on in India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mexico and therapy for children with special a parrot giving the same lecture over and Speaking of her honorary degree, Dr we’re lecturing all over the world, including needs and disabilities. over, but I enjoyed meeting with bright, Svendsen said: “I was very honoured, I’m China where they have a lot of donkeys.” young students afterwards and there was Professors Jacqui Matthews, Peter Doherty and Elaine Watson. semi-retired and over 80 years old and I 6 NEWS Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 NEWS 7

Princess Royal visits Zoonotic disease focus Tricia Hart reports on a special day at The Roslin Institute. for EU Vet Week The Princess Royal’s November visit, her genomes for chickens, pigs, sheep first since the Institute was incorporated and cattle with a view to understanding Alessandro Seguino and Arvind Mahajan report on the highly into the Dick Vet in 2008, began with a disease better. Next she learned warm welcome from the Principal of the about pioneering work involving the successful 2009 European Veterinary Week. The University of Edinburgh, Professor manipulation of genes to help chickens Sir Timothy O’Shea. The Princess was resist infectious diseases, which have a Four enthusiastic 5th year students took role played by veterinarians in Europe, in strict cooperation that is needed between then introduced to The Roslin Institute’s devastating effect on chicken populations. on EU Vet Week as part of their Veterinary particular safeguarding the health of vets and food business operators to Director, Professor David Hume, who took During the visit Professor Hume was Public Health (VPH) rotation. Iain Senior, farmed animals, as well as human health produce safe food and so ensure the her on a tour of the Institute during which pleased to be able to share the Institute’s Ann Signorella, Kate Stephenson and through safe food and the prevention of highest standards of protection of public she met researchers and learned more plans to move to the £60 million building Katherine Surguine were directly involved zoonoses. Many vet schools in the UK health. about the ground-breaking research that opposite the Dick Vet’s new teaching in delivering the main objectives of the and in Europe celebrated EU Vet Week. The event was met with overwhelming is being carried out there. building at the Easter Bush Campus. project and set up a permanent stand at The students also visited St. David's interest not only from the vet students but The Princess, who is Patron of The Professor Hume said of the visit, “It has The Princess Royal is welcomed by Professor Sir the upper level canteen, aimed at fellow High School in Dalkeith to promote the also from medics and school children. Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, been wonderful to show Princess Anne Timothy O'Shea. students, with posters and other visual importance of the role of the veterinary Following this initiative, other events with then went on to the ARK Genomics round The Roslin Institute and we hope aids promoting the role of veterinarians in profession, the importance of animal a similar theme have been planned to facility where the Institute’s researchers to repeat the honour in the future as we VPH. welfare and the hygienic way to handle popularise veterinary science in schools have been involved in international expand the new Easter Bush Campus.” The students were working closely with animals among the school children. and to bring the veterinary and medical collaborations to sequence and analyse the staff members promoting the event In addition to this they visited the professionals together to promote the – Susan Rhind, Alex Seguino, Arvind Medical School at Little France where concept of “Animals + Humans = One Mahajan, Ruth Zadoks, Mark Bronsvoort they organised a stand with posters and Health”. and Lorna Hume. actively engaged the medical students on EU Veterinary Week 2010 is to take on EU Veterinary Week, created by the the “One Health – One Medicine” concept the theme “Identification and traceability NEW BUILDINGS FOR THE BUSH European Commission in collaboration and the importance of zoonotic diseases. along the food chain”. Laura Wilant (4th with the Federation of Veterinarians of Lastly, there was a visit to an abattoir year student) has been nominated to Despite the snowy weather of the New Year, the new building project continues apace, Europe (FVE), highlights the important to promote within the food industry the represent R(D)SVS in Brussels. writes Dr Tudor Jones.

The programme of works to construct the Outside the new building a footpath new school building, being conducted by and cycle path have been installed to one health in hong kong Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd, continues provide a safe walking and cycling route on time despite the difficulties posed to and from the campus. The paths join by the persistent bad weather between the north and south ends of Easter Bush December and February, in particular for Farm Road and will be open for public use the rendering. Balfour Beatty Construction at all times. Improvements to the junction remain confident that the building will between Easter Bush Farm Road and be completed on schedule at the end of Seafield Moor Road took place in April October 2010. 2010 resulting in better and safer traffic The outer envelope of the building is flows at this junction. now complete and weather-tight so the Last but not least the William Dick contractor is able to progress with the statue, carved in 1883 and located in internal fit-out of the more complex areas the William Dick Room in the EBVC main on the ground floor such as the post- building was moved with great care to mortem suite, anatomy dissection room his new home in the atrium of the new and teaching laboratories. veterinary school building on 24th March The building programme will be followed 2010. This is the third time that the statue by a 12-16 week fit-out period. This is when has been moved - the first time from the audio-visual and IT installations will Clyde Street to Summerhall in 1916 and a take place along with the commissioning second time from Summerhall to Easter In December 2009, The Dean and Head of School, Professor Elaine Watson was invited to Hong Kong’s City University for a of the building management system, which Bush in 2000. “One Health International Workshop”, the first of its kind, organised in association with the World Veterinary Association. controls heating and ventilation throughout Professor Watson (pictured above fifth from left) gave a talk entitled “One Health – The Edinburgh Experience”. The William Dick statue moves to its new home. the building. 29616 jd Trade Advert March 2010_Layout 1 25/03/2010 14:51 Page 1

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Fiona Davidson, her dog Zena and vet Nick Bommer Rebecca Stewart with her dog Bracken, vet Donald oldest groups of drawings, a along with the ECG Monitor she funded. Yool and the defibrillator she funded. collection of studies of horse anatomy by Charles Landseer, older brother of Edwin (Monarch of the Glen). The Scotsman newspaper described his work as “exquisite and A peer-reviewed study has shown that feeding j/d to dogs with occasionally gruesome, his pencil a osteoarthritis allows veterinarians to lower the carprofen dosage scalpel which pulls aside flesh and by up to 25% 1 whilst still effectively managing osteoarthritis. studies the workings of muscles.” Another Dick Vet contribution was 2 Only j/d is clinically proven to reduce cartilage degradation . a collection of diagrams on cloth painted by Vet School staff in the 19th century, used to demonstrate ™ Integrate j/d into your osteoarthritis the structure of subcutaneous m anagem ent regim en and see the tissue. difference in as little as 21 days**3,4,5 Stevie Matthews at the finish line in Greenland. Also available: j/d Canine Mini for Stevie Matthews, a local government my preferred distance is 100 miles.” in October. Fiona, who works for NHS small breed dogs worker, ran a full marathon in Greenland The run in Greenland took her Scotland, raised the funds in memory of last year. Her involvement with the Dick Vet across the Kangerlussuaq Ice Cap. She her German Shepherd dog, Kayla, who began back in 1995 when her American reminisces: “There was a thick covering sadly passed away after a long illness. Cocker Spaniel was diagnosed with of snow that was hard packed but it was Fiona came 100th out of 122 women with a Hodgkins Disease. very easy to run on. We all had little spikes time of 13:57:26 and raised enough money “Jimmy Simpson and the team at on our shoes and thermal underwear. to buy the Hospital an ECG Monitor. the hospital were so wonderful and It was -15 degrees centigrade but was And finally, well done to Rebecca they bought us another year of life,” a very dry cold and so actually quite Stewart, who ran the Great North Run explains Stevie. “We were overwhelmed favourable with sunshine and no wind.” raising funds to buy a defibrillator. and decided we’d be Friends and Stevie hopes to run again for the Clinical Nutrition to Improve Quality of Life™ we have supported it ever since.” Dick Vet in New Zealand next year. n If you would like to support the And Stevie, who is 60 next birthday, Congratulations also go to Fiona School please visit www.vet.ed.ac.uk/ For more information, contact your Hill’s Territory Manager or call Hill’s free helpline on 0800 282 438 or 1-800 626002 (ROI) is no stranger to adventure: “I’ve done a Davidson, who has raised money for fundraising, call David Rider on References 1. Fritsch D, Allen TA, Dodd CE, et al. A multicenter study of the effect of a therapeutic food supplemented with fish oil 4. Fritsch D, Final Report, 10-10-08. lot of adventure running. I’ve run on all the Hospital for Small Animals by doing 0131 650 8833 or e-mail David.Rider@ omega 3-fatty acids on the Carprofen dosage in dogs with osteoarthritis. J. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 2010, in press. 5. Sparkes A, Allen TA, Fritsch D, and Hahn KA. Effective dietary management of spontaneous appendicular 2. Caterson B, Little CB, Cramp J et al. Eicosapaentanoate supplementation abrogates canine articular cartilage osteoarthritis in cats. Unpublished. seven continents and the North Pole and the “Ironman Triathalon” near Barcelona ed.ac.uk for further details. degradation in "in vitro" explant culture systems. In Proceedings Hill's European Symposium on Osteoarthritis and * Study conducted on dogs. Joint Health, 2005; 14-19. **28 days for cats. 3. Fritsch D, Allen TA, Dodd CE, et al. Dose-titration effects of fish oil omega-3 fatty acids in osteoarthritic dogs. Unpublished. vvets’ets’ no.1no.1 choicechoice™ www.hillspetmobility.co.uk www.hillspetmobility.ie ™Trademarks owned by Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. ©2010 Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc. 29416 Hills VetEssentials Trade Advert A4_Layout 1 25/03/2010 16:46 Page 1

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A FIRST for Exotics or Once a day The Dick Vet has created the UK’s first specialist training * twice a day. facility for veterinary students.

The Hospital for Small Animals has opened an exotic animal teaching facility, where students can learn about the best way to care for exotic animals. The unit houses a range of animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, rats, lizards, snakes and tortoises. Students will also learn about the correct environment to keep these exotic pets and their dietary requirements. Animal handling classes are held to compliment the taught course. One-to- one sessions will be available for students who have phobias about snakes or rats to help them overcome their fears. Students will also be able to carry out supervised placements, which are compulsory for a veterinary degree, at the new unit. Gidona Goodman, Lecturer in Exotic Animal and Wildlife Medicine, said: “Students do not often get much exposure to handling exotic animals until they start treating them under supervision in clinics in their final year. However, exotic pets are on the increase and this unit will mean that students will be much better equipped to handle such animals. Giving students this experience early on is important as it provides them with the The facility will give students valuable training to treat a range of exotic animals. skills and confidence to treat animals with Whatever it takes to get her back a variety of problems.” pet rabbits in the UK, making them the dogs. About 100,000 households have It is estimated that there are 1.4 million third most popular pet after cats and snakes and 80,000 homes have pet rats. to her playful self.

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Tracheal Resection Champion Graf’s carriage driving career was saved by an innovative tracheal resection.

Graf was a driving horse that had competed at a very high level and was otherwise a picture of health until one day he suddenly began making an abnormal respiratory noise and was unable to exercise. His owner’s veterinary surgeon, Malcolm Stewart of Wilson and Partners in Fife referred him to the Equine Hospital where it was discovered that he had suffered a serious injury to his trachea. Says Prof Padraic Dixon, Professor of Equine Surgery: “We believe that he must have had a kick on his trachea or had run Image courtesy of Carriage Driving Magazine www.dickyjim.co.uk. into a fixed object, thus breaking some tracheal rings. The injury had later caused examinations showed that there was so being damaged during the surgery and so scarring of the tracheal airway so that it much damage to one of the tracheal rings he also had to have his larynx wired open ended up about 20% of the size it should and much adjacent scarring that we would (“tieback procedure”). Thankfully both have been.” have to fully remove that ring and then operations were successful and Graf is “Therefore he was able to breathe rejoin the trachea together.” now national champion again. Such is the comfortably at rest but during exercise, This unusual and difficult procedure rarity of this case, it is being submitted to a when the airflow increases by 60 times, his was successfully carried out but Graf still journal for publication. trachea just could not cope,” he continues. was not out of the woods. The scarring “Our radiographic and endoscopic led to the nerve that innervates the larynx

The Clinical Laboratory of the Veterinary work of all the staff that this has been Clinical Pathology Unit (VPU) at Easter Bush possible”. Laboratory Veterinary Centre has recently been The Clinical Pathology Service approved by the European College of consists of Elspeth Milne as Senior obtains Veterinary Clinical Pathology (ECVCP) Clinical Pathologist, her two Residents to allow training of clinical pathology Helena Ferreira and Pia Formisano European residents for the ECVCP examination. and Laboratory Managers Yvonne College of The approval process is rigorous to Crawford and Neil MacIntyre and their Rekindle the warmth of friendship ensure that only laboratories with the best teams of technical staff, although all management of quality, personnel, health the VPU staff make a contribution. Atopic dermatitis can disrupt even the best relationships. You can restore their closeness when Veterinary and safety and facilities are allowed this It provides a wide range of services you prescribe Atopica. Its targeted action gives lasting comfort, relieving dogs from the itch Clinical status. Professor Elspeth Milne, Head including Haematology, Biochemistry without the serious health risks associated with corticosteroids. What could be better than Pathology of the VPU, commented “This is an and Cytology to support the Dick bringing friends back together? important development for us and we join Vet’s large and small animal hospitals approval a very select group of labs in Europe with and first opinion practices, research this status. It is a testament to the hard workers and external practices.

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NEW CAT WARD A fitting memorial for Sooty Sarah-Ann Dickson reports on developments in feline care at the Hospital for Nicki Reed has fond memories of a feline friend. Small Animals, not least her own appointment as Dechra Feline Nurse. I first met Sooty in 1999 when he attended was necessary before his broken limbs There are exciting developments at the ward staff and cats alike. also currently being refurbished, for the Small Animal Clinic at Summerhall. could be repaired. He required two blood Feline Clinic at the Hospital for Small The new cat section of our waiting area, around three days, then moved into our Initially his problems were bladder related, transfusions and went into heart failure, Animals. The Hospital has a new, to the right of the main reception, is being new cat ward. After seven to ten days they due to his reluctance to eat ‘wet’ food and but despite this, refused to be beaten. specially-designed cat ward, a cat only revamped and has been designated a “no are usually able to go home. drink enough. Despite being a gentlemen On recovery, he continued to use up his area in the waiting room and we have dogs allowed” area. This creates a quiet, Very few centres offer this treatment in all other respects, Sooty would not nine lives by developing hyperthyroidism, become one very few centres to offer calm area for our feline and exotic patients and we are the first centre which take pills, therefore his problems required asthma and chronic kidney disease. radioactive iodine therapy. In addition, I away from the excitement and stress of can perform this with such a short a little bit of imagination to address. With all these medical problems, it is no am delighted to have been appointed as a the dogs. In the waiting area there’ll also hospitalisation period. The bladder situation was remedied by wonder that Sooty was a regular attendee dedicated feline nurse. be information about developments at the I myself have been given the pleasure increasing his water consumption, but he at the Hospital for Small Animals. He The new feline ward has been feline clinic and other points of interest, of becoming the new dedicated feline then went on to develop pancreatitis and patiently let many students over the years designed to be more calming, cat friendly such as unusual cases. nurse at the hospital and am looking inflammatory bowel disease. This was examine him, and they were invariably and removed from dog noise. There will Radioactive iodine (I131) treatment forward to this new and exciting job. I love controlled by a change in diet, but at this surprised at how, despite his extensive list be more walk-in kennels with different is a one-off injection used to treat working with our feline friends and trying time he was diagnosed positive for feline of problems, he always looked so happy levels within them, allowing cats to choose hyperthyroidism in cats. The injection to make their stay with us as homely and immunodeficiency virus (FIV). The FIV and healthy. the height that they feel most comfortable eradicates the abnormal cells within the relaxed as possible. caused one of his irises to change colour Sadly, Sooty died after becoming at. This creates a more stimulating thyroid gland which cause an excess of but apart from this he showed very few very anaemic with an infection related environment for the cats both mentally thyroid hormones. The patients are then n We are grateful to Dechra for funding signs and it did not stop him leading an to his FIV. We have gratefully received The late Sooty Brodie and physically and is user-friendly for cared for in one of our isolation wards, this post. active lifestyle. That was, however, until a donation from Sooty’s Mum and Dad he sustained a severe trauma, which left (Carol and Philip Brodie), which will be I suspect I am unlikely to meet another cat him nearly dead. Intensive stabilisation used for equipment in the new feline ward. quite like Sooty. Clinical caSe study awards Bengie: One Remarkable Cat! Kerry Simpson reports on treating a cat with a gunshot wound.

Bengie, a one year old male neutered the back of the nose. Bengie was given n If you would like to support the Bengal cat, was presented to his referring anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and pain School please visit www.vet.ed.ac.uk/ vet for a wound on the bridge of his nose. killers. After treatment, Bengie returned fundraising, call David Rider on A few days earlier his owners had heard home and is now doing fine. 0131 650 8833 or e-mail David.Rider@ him scream from outside. He came in ed.ac.uk for further details. bleeding profusely from a hole in the right side of his nose. X-rays taken by the referring vet showed that Bengie had been shot in the head with an airgun rifle. Bengie was sent to the Feline Clinic. A 4mm diameter hole could be seen on the right side of his nose, extending into the nasal chambers. Further X-rays confirmed The School had two finalists in the Dogs Trust and Cats Protection Clinical Case Study Award 2010. Jenny Ellis was runner-up the presence of an airgun pellet, which in the Cats Protection Award for her report entitled "Feline hyperthyroidism: diagnosis, treatment and complications in three had clearly travelled through the right domestic short-haired cats", and Katie Wu came 3rd in the Dogs Trust Award for her report on three dermatological cases. nasal chamber, leading to extensive destruction. The pellet was located within Jenny and Katie were presented with their awards by Chris Laurence, Veterinary Director at the Dogs Trust and Maggie Roberts, the pharynx. Using an endoscope we Director of Veterinary Services for Cats Protection. were able not only to remove the pellet but many of the bone fragments from within X-rays of Bengie’s skull showing bone fragments and an airgun pellet. 18 research NEWS Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 research NEWS 19

Animals now get bugs from people E. Coli STUDY Resistance is Thanks to funding from the Wellcome We often read about diseases making farming became widespread. Trust, Prof David Gally of The Roslin the jump from animals to humans. Now The findings could have a huge impact not futile Institute and the Centre for Infectious a study at the R(D)SVS’s Roslin Institute on poultry farming and if bacteria cross Diseases will be working with Prof has shown that globalisation and from humans to other livestock, there Researching the worms that turned. David Tollervey of the Wellcome Trust industrialisation are causing diseases to could be implications for food security. Centre for Cell Biology in the School spread from humans to animals. Further research is set to establish if this of Biological Sciences to determine The research has shown that a strain is the case. which E. coli 0157 strains are most of bacteria has jumped from humans to According to Dr Ross Fitzgerald: “Half likely to infect humans. The scientists, chickens and spread between animals. a century ago chickens were reared for along with a group from the Scottish This is the first clear evidence, since their eggs, with meat regarded as a by- Agricultural College, are already animals were first domesticated 10,000 product. Now the demand for meat has collaborating to try and discover why years ago, of bacterial pathogens making led to a poultry industry dominated by a particular strains of E. coli are more such a jump. few multinational companies which supply likely to be associated with human The study, published in the a limited number of breeding lines to a disease. The grouping has made Proceedings of the National Academy of global market – thereby promoting the good progress recently in developing Sciences, identified a form of the bacteria spread of bacteria around the world.” HBLB funds PhD a vaccine formulation for use in cattle. Staphylococcus Aureus in chickens that Diseases caused by roundworms make detection of ML resistance easier originally came from humans. Genetic (nematodes), not only have a detrimental in the field. These will become important testing showed the jump happened about Dr Kirstie Pickles, Lecturer in effect on productivity, but can greatly management tools for veterinary surgeons combatting East 40 years ago when intensive poultry Equine Practice, has been awarded impact the quality of life of affected and for people who manage and own Coast Fever a veterinary research training animals. The R(D)SVS’s Moredun Chair horses. Alongside these tools, the group scholarship of £95,000 by the HBLB of Veterinary Immunobiology, Jacqui is developing a diagnostic blood test Ivan Morrison of The Roslin Institute (Horserace Betting Levy Board). Matthews, leads a research group that will allow numbers of cyathostomin and the Centre for Infectious Diseases The award will fund a three year who investigate roundworms of horses gut wall larvae (worm stages that cannot has received funding from the BBSRC, Clinical Research Connections PhD studentship at Edinburgh and ruminants. Their externally-funded currently be detected outside of horses) DfiD (Department for International University, due to start in October research focuses mainly on equine gut to be estimated. This test utilises worm- Development), SERAD and CIDLID In 2008, The Roslin Institute was existing Roslin researchers as well as 2010, jointly supervised by Professor parasites. World-wide, these worms affect specific serum antibody responses as a (Combatting Infectious Diseases in Live incorporated with the Dick Vet and joined the CRAs in combining their research Jacqui Mattews and Tom McNeilly most grazing equids, with many animals marker of infection and will be a much- Stock for International Development) The University of Edinburgh. programmes. Bringing the clinical element at the Moredun Institute. This will failing to develop immunity to re-infection. needed aid to diagnosis of these ‘hidden’ through a scheme to investigate new Bench researchers at The Roslin to the Institute’s existing basic research investigate the involvement of mast Drug resistance in managed horses is parasites. The group also works on leads for improved vaccines against Institute and clinicians from the Hospitals will increase capacity and momentum cells in cyathostomin (small red common, especially in the small redworm development of vaccines for roundworms Theileria parva, a parasite which leads at the Dick Vet are now to be encouraged of projects leading to the fast tracking of worm) infections in horses. Further group (cyathostomins), and is now a of cattle and sheep. This has focussed on to East Coast Fever in cattle. This to work together thanks to a new commercialisation targets.” insight is needed to develop better major threat to equine health and welfare. molecules necessary for worm survival in disease, which is spread by ticks, has programme, reports Patricia Hart. Professor Brendan Corcoran methods of control of the parasite There are ~50 cyathostomin species that the host. It has analysed secretions of the an enormous economic impact in Professor David Hume, Director of The undertakes research focused on and improved treatments for horses affect horses, sometimes causing severe bovine lungworm and the sheep brown sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated Roslin Institute, has established the new understanding the aetiology of with severe gut inflammation colitis, which can be fatal in up to 50% of stomach worm and identified components US$300million loss per annum to the programme of interaction and a group myxomatous mitral valve disease in caused by these worms. cases. The Matthews’ group has led in likely to play key roles in worm growth and economies of endemic countries. Prof of 14 Dick Vet clinicians have become the dog. The disease shares some Dr Pickles and team will developing and using DNA-based tools development and in their ability to evade Morrison’s group along with colleagues Clinical Research Associates (CRAs). The characteristics with mitral valve prolapse investigate the number of mast to identify species of accessible worm immune responses. at the University of Glasgow and ILRI CRAs will bring to the bench researchers in people and is a good example of cells and the enzymes they stages. The availability of these tools It is vital that research outcomes (International Livestock Research in Roslin a wealth of experience in research that will also be of considerable contain in different parts of the has meant that cyathostomins could be are fed back to relevant end-users and Institute), Kenya will examine the veterinary science and expertise in a comparative interest to human medicine. intestine of cyathostomin-infected studied without the need for experimental Jacqui and her team play an active role immune response to certain strains of number of companion and production Professor Corcoran said of becoming horses and relate these to the infections. This work has provided in regularly translating their research the parasite. The live vaccine which is animal diseases that can be compared to associated with basic researchers at The worm burden. Diagnostic tests important insights into how proportions findings. They write lay articles and currently used has been found to have similar diseases in humans, thus bringing Roslin Institute, “The CRAs see this as a that could estimate the size of of worm species relate to disease and deliver training to vets, horse owners and mixed efficacy, partly due to problems the College mission of “One Health” great opportunity to advance our research cyathostomin burden would help to how they affect patterns of drug individuals registered to sell dewormers, associated with distribution, but also one step closer. Also discoveries made by introducing many of the genetic and identify horses at risk of disease. It resistance. The research group was also and work with equine charities (The Horse due to the vaccine itself not in the research labs will be translated molecular aspects of animal bioscience is hoped this will lead to minimally the first to identify macrocyclic lactone Trust and Donkey Sanctuary), and with engendering a robust immune much faster into cures in the clinics for that have been refined at The Roslin invasive tests for estimating worm (ML) drug-resistant cyathostomins. ML the Horserace Betting Levy Board and response. Finding new vaccines is life-threatening diseases in pets such as Institute.” burden. If successful, this project drugs are by far the most commonly used Thoroughbred Breeders Association to therefore a key priority for this disease, cancer. For further information go to www. has the potential to substantially and preservation of their efficacy should disseminate practical information resulting as well as defining methods for Professor Hume is delighted with roslin.ac.uk/research/divisions.php/ improve horse health and welfare. be a primary target of all equine health from the evidence based research. Each improving quality control of the current the expansion of the research interests ClinicalSciences. programmes. To facilitate this, the group of these organisations funds the group’s vaccine. at the Institute noting that, “There are is developing new and improved tools to research in some way. a large number of clear benefits to the 20 research NEWS Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Student News 21

Dick Vet Student scoops Intervet Bursary Award Hayley Harwood has won a prestigious bursary award for her research. Eight veterinary students were nominated for the award for their exceptional work under the financial backing of Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal Health's Connect Bursary Awards, which are designed to provide financial

Pictured from left: Robert Palmer, Mike Davies (representing Mark Price, RABDF President), Lady Byford (Chairman), assistance for students for research on Lyndon Edwards, Rachel Mather, Sarah Ritter, Steve Williams. animal health.

The agreement was signed by Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea, Professor Weigang Fang, Vice-President of the Peking University Health Science Centre (pictured on the right) Hayley Harwood was awarded the and Mr. Quanren Li, Deputy Mayor of Wuxi City (centre). main prize jointly with Charlotte Cockburn Sarah Ritter, RABDF Finalist from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) at a presentation day at Intervet in Milton Final year student Sarah Ritter was a introduced as part of the Farm Health Keynes. Roslin gets Chinese Link finalist for the RABDF (Royal Association Planning (FHP) initiative, a proactive “I carried out my project last summer of British Dairy Farmers) Farm Planning approach to farm health planning in the at Colorado State University,” explained The Roslin Institute is working with Chinese scientists to develop a training and Award. She was presented with a cattle sector developed in the last three Hayley, describing the research that so certificate along with other finalists at years by a group of farmers, vets and impressed the judges. “It was exciting exchange programme. the Dairy Event and Livestock Show, specialist advisors, working in partnership to be working in one of the most Stoneleigh Park, Coventry on 16th with Defra. internationally recognised establishments An agreement between The University of (PKU) Health Science Centre, and Mr. further cements Scotland’s reputation. September. The entrants were required to prepare for equine reproduction. The aim of my Edinburgh and Chinese partners – Peking Quanren Li, Deputy Mayor of Wuxi City The First Minister was also delighted to This is the first year the competition a 1,500 word essay demonstrating their project was to investigate the possibility University and Wuxi City – is set to benefit attended the signing in Edinburgh. The hear of developments since his visit to has been open to vet students as well as understanding of proactive farm health of shipping frozen-thawed stallion researchers at the Dick Vet’s Roslin agreement provides the foundation for the China in April 2009 and we look forward to students of agriculture. The award was planning on dairy and or beef units. semen to clients to be used for artificial Institute. development of a training and scientific this collaboration producing cutting edge insemination, and to find a thawing The agreement establishes links exchange programme in stem cell biology research.” protocol that would allow this to be done between The Roslin Institute, The and regenerative medicine. Professor David Hume, Director of successfully. I was delighted to have University of Edinburgh’s MRC Centre Sir John Elvidge, Permanent Secretary The Roslin Institute, said: “This is an been awarded a bursary to help with for Regenerative Medicine and the at the Scottish Government, said: extremely exciting opportunity to establish Scotia Agricultural Club Prize my project and was invited to Intervet in Chinese partners. Professor Sir Timothy “Scotland already enjoys close ties with close links with colleagues in China and Milton Keynes for a presentation day in O’Shea, Principal of the University of China and this collaboration strengthens to develop new and powerful scientific Postgraduate Hanna Miedema has November.” Edinburgh, Professor Weigang Fang, our relationship. Our life sciences sector interactions that will progress our own won a prize for her PhD thesis, entitled David Hallas, General Manager Vice-President of the Peking University is world renowned and this agreement stem cell research.” “Investigating the use of behavioural, at Intervet / Schering-Plough Animal accelerometer and heart rate Health, said: “The fact that we awarded measurements to predict calving in dairy a record number of Bursaries this year cows”. The thesis has earned Hanna the and elected joint winners is testament Research Track Poster Day 2009 Scotia Agricultural Club Student to the refreshingly high standard of Prize. A presentation ceremony was held work being undertaken by veterinary at the Moredun Research Institute in undergraduates.” On 9th October, Research Track held its equine and sheep projects also November. annual poster day when the 15 students presented their posters. Hanna’s research, supervised by Dr who had done projects the previous Research Track Co-ordinator and Alastair MacRae, used observations summer had a chance to present their Moredun Professor of Veterinary from video recordings at Langhill Dairy research and compaire their experiences Immunobiology, Professor Jacqui Farm to identify consistent behavioural with other undergraduates. Some 40 Matthews said: “The posters were changes occurring the day before calving people attended. The students had of a universally high standard and that could be used to predict the onset of been placed throughout the Easter all the students seemed to have calving. Cows were also fitted with collars Bush Campus including the Vet School enjoyed themselves. Cheese and incorporating 3D movement sensors to see itself, Moredun Institute and The Roslin wine were served and it was a chance if specific behaviours could be detected, Institute. Two students who had gone to to talk about their projects and also which would therefore have the potential Colorado State University to undertake see their supervisors again.” to be used as the basis of an automated From left, David Hallas (Intervet / Schering-Plough Hanna Miedema receives her prize from Animal Health) with winning students. Hayley monitoring system to predict calving. Professor Donald MacRae. Harwood is pictured in the centre. 22 Student news Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 STUDENT NEWS 23

Japan Experience Students learn to crawl Prof Jeremy Bradshaw, International Dean for the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, reports on the September 2009 vet student trip to Japan. to raise funds Hannah Johnson of the Dick Vet Student Fundraising Committee (DVSFC) tells Trips like this give our students the Site. We visited beef and dairy farms, opportunity to see how their profession is where the students interrogated the the Dick Vet News about stretcher races with the medics and supermarket bag taught and practiced in different cultures. farmers about animal husbandry. We also This gives them a deeper understanding learned from the vets at the Japanese packing – all for a good cause. of what they have learned at the Dick Vet Racing Association, and visited Japan and how to apply it in a range of different Animal Referral Medical Centre. settings. Veterinary medicine is now truly We saw active volcanoes, and even global; experiences such as this prepare stayed in a replica Scottish castle, our students to practice their profession complete with turrets and a kilt hanging Dick Vet students from a range of years in Japan. wherever in the world they end up. over the fireplace. Two busy weeks We visited two of Japan’s top vet flashed by all too quickly. I’d like to thank As we emerged, weary and jetlagged from schools (Tokyo University and Hokkaido the staff and students of both universities, the underground station, we were met with University), and took a behind-the scenes who made us welcome with a level the view of a massive rollercoaster that look at Asahiyama Zoo, including trying of hospitality that would be difficult to swooped and soared round, and even out tranquilizer darting - the plastic polar match in the UK. Special thanks to Prof. through, the tall buildings in the heart bear never stood a chance! Takashi Umemura (Hokkaido University) of Tokyo city. We knew that Japan was We saw sperm whales from a small and Prof. Hiroyuki Nakayama (Tokyo going to be quite unlike anything we had boat, spent two days tracking bears with University), and to Hokkaido University experienced before. the rangers at Shiretoko World Heritage who generously supported our visit.

Falling in line with a

LAVA Veterinarian Medicine and Veterinary Medicine students on their pub crawl. Thanks to the enthusiasm of first and third by senior students with an agricultural from the public. An unusual placement for fourth year student Laura M. Wilant. years, it has been possible to organise background, followed by a series of Thanks to the efforts of staff and some really exciting and innovative competitions and demonstrations. With students the DVSFC has raised in excess The first morning of my LAVA (Laboratory animals. Looking back, even if much we focus on the work they’re not doing events this academic year. Following the help of staff and local farmers there of £1000 and many areas will benefit from Animal Veterinary Association) placement of it seemed like just small furry work, I rather than the work they do. Our role as the success of the Vets vs Medics pub was breed identification, estimation of this money. Current plans include the began bright and early, as I met up with am reminded that each colony strain of veterinarians is fundamental to keeping crawl last March, it only seemed fair to age, weight and height, lameness scoring, purchase of training models for the clinical the vet I was to shadow for a week. mouse or rat had some pretty specific them healthy for work, just the same as give the medics another shot at claiming stock-judging, sheepdog training and skills lab, a bench for the new vet school LAVA was formed in 1988 with differences to any other mouse or rat I had for any guide dog that walks through our victory. The event was once again a huge confirmation scoring. Special thanks go garden, some home comforts for the the purpose of promoting veterinary worked with in practice. door. success with an even higher turnout than to Kay and Archie Aitchison, Lawrence ICU accommodation and a contribution knowledge and disseminating information In clinical practice, we don’t seem to In the course of my two weeks, I last year. Highlights of the night included Hodgson-Jones, Sandra Grant, Ann to the set-up costs of the new Wildlife concerning laboratory animals throughout ask ourselves or try to justify the term shadowed four incredible veterinary a 3-legged race, bandaging challenges Laird, Wilson Lee and the other Langhill Emergency Clinic. the veterinary community and public “working animal” whenever a shepherd’s surgeons who each had their own specific and a stretcher race. With the medics employees, for making this event I would like to take this opportunity to at large. All of the animals I saw on my collie dog or a police force German area of responsibility and expertise and victorious this year, it’s a level playing field possible. thank everyone who has made DVSFC LAVA placements were born and bred for Shepherd comes in for treatment. Even in my LAVA placements also gave me a for round three next year. With Christmas coming up, we decided possible. I never imagined that so much specific purposes: their physiology and our conversation with horse owners, we collection of case studies that got me Our next exciting event was to hold to bring out the festive cheer in everyone could be achieved in such a short time. how their cognitive function contributes include the questions “what kind of work thinking about the role that Named the vet school’s very first Agricultural and go bag packing. It’s always great for to understanding drug pharmacology, does your horse do?” and “how long has Veterinary Surgeons play under the Day designed to help second year and fundraising and it’s a brilliant opportunity learning and memory exercises in it been out of work?” Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 GEP students further their knowledge to keep the local community informed psychology and for the creation of specific Perhaps because laboratory and the ethical, moral, and scientific and practical skills in certain aspects about the goings-on at the Dick Vet. There genetic lines. animals fall outside of our traditional questions they are faced with on a daily of livestock husbandry. The day was is such warmth and appreciation for our We worked with such a diversity of understanding of “working animals”, basis. made up of a series of lectures given work and genuine interest and support 24 Your pets’FE AlivesTURES Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 FEATURESADVERTORIAL 25 in their hands. Edinburgh – your past, your present, your future?

What’s your abiding memory of your time The multi-million pound refurbishments South of the city developments will studying in Edinburgh? Chances are of both the National Portrait Gallery and build on Edinburgh city region’s reputation your answer will be inextricably linked to National Museum, the redevelopment as one of Europe’s top ten locations your time at University, and rightly so as of top arts venue the Usher Hall and for science and technology. Edinburgh the city is renowned as being a fantastic the arrival of new Tattoo stands in 2011 BioQuarter will host new facilities including location for students. will ensure that the Edinburgh visitor the £60 million Scottish Centre for While you’re still a student, it feels experience remains world class. Regenerative Medicine and the proposed like you have all the time in the world to A great place to do business or to £150 million relocation of Edinburgh’s explore the city you live in, but it’s only stage a conference, Edinburgh is the most Royal Hospital for Sick Children. when you make your way into everyday popular UK city after London for hosting The area also includes one of the life that you realise there was so much left international association meetings. world’s leading animal bioscience groups undiscovered. Ask yourself - what do you Earlier this year the city was awarded in the Easter Bush Research Consortium. really know of Edinburgh? the accolade of Europe’s top location for Over £100 million is being invested in As the UK’s favourite short break economic potential and “best small city of the redevelopment of the Easter Bush destination, and a fabulous gateway to the future” by the Financial Times Foreign Campus, with a new teaching building explore the rest of Scotland, perhaps you Direct Investment (fDi) magazine. for The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary should consider rediscovering the city. Major investment and development Studies and a new research facility for The Now a World Heritage Site and is underway around the city, with more Roslin Institute nearing completion, as well first ever UNESCO City of Literature, planned for the future. as the planned expansion of Pentlands Scotland’s inspiring capital is a compact, To the north, Edinburgh’s Waterfront Science Park, home of the Moredun cosmopolitan city. Much has changed in is one of Europe’s most significant Group. just a few short years, but the essential regeneration projects and to the west, heart of the place remains untouched and the area around Edinburgh Airport is Edinburgh really is moving forward in tradition and history sit comfortably with being developed as a new international the 21st century. There’s never been a modernity. business gateway zone. better time to revive those fond memories. Edinburgh’s world class events In the city centre itself, more than Rediscover your Edinburgh – it might just and festivals give the city its unique £1 billion is currently earmarked for surprise you. atmosphere. Events this year include the development. At the east end of Princes Emirates International Rugby 7’s, Taste Street construction will begin in 2011 on See www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com of Edinburgh and a Super September the £850 million redevelopment of the and www.eventsedinburgh.org.uk of Sports including both the World St James Quarter by Henderson Global Championships of Archery and Duathlon. Investors.

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The newly refurbished Usher Hall. Edinburgh Castle and Financial District. Watch online at www.stv.tv/vetschool 26 Feature Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Feature 27

Dick Vet Musicians take to our man in africa the stage Countdown to rinderpest eradication: a role model or a lucky break? Professor Brian Perry reports from his base in the Rift Valley of Kenya. On Saturday 21st November 2009 in the Reid Hall, an audience was entertained

by the first ever performance of the Dick Vet Musicians, reports Alastair sustainability, qualities in which JP15 was arguably deficient. It then took the Macdonald. FAO’s Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme, under the determined A group of students and staff at the the stage of the Main Hall at Summerhall. The Quaverers who performed from 1925 leadership of Peter Roeder, to bring us to School recently got together at the The caption tells us that the performers to 1934. where we are today. suggestion of fifth year student Betty were first year students, the session was n For more information about Some argue that rinderpest was Chow to perform orchestral and choral 1935-6 and that they played Hayden’s Toy their upcoming rehearsal and an easy target because of the unique music for fun. This was the conducting Symphony. The Principal at this time was concerts, please send an email to disease characteristics; geographically debut of their musical director Chris Prof. Orlando Charnock Bradley, himself a [email protected], or visit focussed in regions of Africa; no latent Hutchings, a PhD music student in cellist in a Dick Vet musical group called http://groupspaces.com/dvm or persistent infections; transmission composition (University of Glasgow). only by close contact; only one serotype; Led by their Concert Master, fourth year rapid diagnostic tests available; and student Katie Denholm, the orchestra good vaccines which establish life- performed pieces by Beethoven and long immunity. But many of these Britten, and popular compositions were characteristics are shared by measles of sung by the choir. The concert ended humans (which probably evolved from with Christmas carols with the audience rinderpest), and how curious that this was singing along. Introduced by third year not tackled first. The WHO considers it student Gayle Moore, the evening was a biologically and technically feasible to great success. eradicate measles, and has its eye set on New though the venture is, it has its 2020, but some are concerned that the roots in history. The Dick Vet archive resources and the resolve required for holds a photograph of an earlier students’ Professor Brian Perry refuelling his aircraft when flying vaccines around Ethiopia in 1971. eradication might detract attention from orchestral performance, conducted by other priority diseases, and want to ensure Henry Dryerre, Professor of Physiology, on that any such initiative also sustainably 2010 will likely be the year that the world when African veterinary services directors increases health services capacity. declares freedom from rinderpest. agreed to embark on a multinational Over the last few months I have been Rinderpest has not been seen since 2001 programme called Joint Project (JP) 15, leading an independent team evaluating and the freedom accreditation process is put forward by W.G Beaton. This was the FAOs global avian flu programme, now underway, leading to the first global based on mass vaccination using a a fascinating process which took me to elimination of a disease since smallpox in goat-adapted vaccine, soon replaced by Nigeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Cambodia, 1979. The ancient disease of rinderpest the tissue culture vaccine developed by Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand, and in has plagued cattle over the millennia, Walter Plowright, who died in February which eventual eradication was mentioned and was endemic in Europe as recently of this year. After completing my DTVM occasionally by some. While rinderpest as the 18th Century. As Europeans built at the Dick Vet in 1971, where I had met eradication is undoubtedly a cause for empires in the 19th Century, it moved with the retired Beaton then editing the journal major celebrations, in the complicated them. Indonesia and the Philippines were Tropical Animal Health and Production, I settings of many developing countries, colonised by the Netherlands and USA cut my tropical disease teeth on JP15 in lets not get carried away with by the ‘E’ respectively in the late 1800s, introducing Ethiopia, supervising annual vaccination word when we go back to work on the rinderpest from mainland Asia. Rinderpest campaigns in different regions of the other diseases confronting us. Instead entered Eritrea in Africa in 1887 with country and flying Plowright’s vaccine to let’s focus on ways to progressively cattle from India and swept through my teams. reduce the burden of diseases, and the continent with huge cattle mortality. The JP15 was an innovative milestone contemplate eradication only when all Progressively it was brought under control in disease control in Africa, from which its the ducks, including the essential golden in Asia, but Africa has remained the last successors the Pan African Rinderpest goose, are in a row. bastion of this infamous murrain. Campaign and the Pan-African Control of The momentum to eradicate rinderpest Epizootics learnt the need for indigenous Photos by Alastair Macdonald and the Dick Vet Archive. from Africa came in Kano, Nigeria, in 1960 ownership, capacity building and 28 FEATURE Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Dick Vet News Spring 2010 Alumni News 29

a view from outside Pauline Taylor Class of ’78

Dr Bob Moore (Class of ’67) is a retired vet and past RCVS President. I was at the Dick Vet from 1973 - 1978. At first I was in private practice in a I’m from Galashiels and after graduation clinic in Wanchai. Then I ran the welfare Here he reflects on happy days at the Dick Vet. I went to work in my local practice, now department for the Hong Kong SPCA, called the Merlin Veterinary Group. rising to Executive Director. By 1985 I really got an urge to travel as Towards the end of 2004 I got the A few days before Christmas, my first of Exmoor ponies was unsurpassed. above freezing for goodness sake. And all I’d only managed to go from Galashiels opportunity together with Vet Colleagues term at the Dick Vet completed, I was Peter Eyre who taught pharmacology. Dr Paver’s efforts to get us to understand to Edinburgh and back! So I went to New to put together what is now called “Pets waiting at a station to meet someone off Prof Spreull, the last of the practitioners starch equivalents were of no avail as that Zealand and stayed for about ten years Central”. We opened our first Pets Central the train. My Dick Vet scarf, a square yard to be appointed directly as Professor of system rapidly went out of fashion and I running my own mixed practice. Clinic in 2006 and we now operate in four of maroon with white stripes and college Surgery, and whom I assisted at my first had to learn FME, DCP and all that. In 1995 I completed my membership locations and have a mobile clinic. crests, was wrapped around my neck ever surgery, lavaging the middle ear of a I wonder if those who taught us ever of the College of Australian Veterinary It’s still early days and there’s a lot to against the cold. An elderly gentleman (he rat from the medical school psychology realised the enormous impact and Scientists in Small Animal Medicine. That do but we’re providing what we feel is very must have been forty!) stopped in front of department. Dr Raisky, the ambidextrous influence they had on the lives of all of us was a big turning point because I knew good quality vet medicine and surgery. I me and put his suitcase down. Shaking Polish parasitologist. Major Ferguson who who learned our skills from them? I wish I really had to put it to good use and was very proud when a visiting professor hands with me vigorously he said, “It’s conducted our equitation exam. At least I had told them at the time, or in my early decided I was coming back to the UK. I from Australia came to see us and said always good to meet a Dick Vet man at I know how to construct a bridle from a years of practice. Do the present day staff came to Hong Kong for three months on the quality of the practice was equal to the any time.” Picking up his case he moved selection of leather straps, but why would realise how much of a role model they are the way and 15 years later I’m still here. top five in Sydney. off with the crowd. That small incident my horse never stand square? There were for their undergraduates? I remember my father on the phone The next challenge is to open up in showed just what the Dick Vet Spirit is all others who cannot be mentioned for lack Did the Dick Vet prepare me for a life saying to me: “Right so you’re in Hong China and we’re also working in other about. of space. in practice? If I thought I had completed Kong, how far is that from Galashiels?” countries now and looking towards a I remember my years at the Dick I remember getting my head around my education when I graduated, I soon It was the first time in my life I’d lived in a practice involving vets in the US, Australia, Vet with great affection. We had a large drachms and scruples, learning realised that at that point I was just city! HK, China and maybe even the UK. number of tutors who were great men ounces per pound and pounds per beginning to learn. But my training at and a few women. Tommy Graham who, hundredweight, only to start work and find the Dick Vet prepared me to learn from besides teaching anatomy, recounted his that the new SI system was the new way. experience in practice, and for that I experiences of caring for the horses in Milligrams per kilo, litres instead of pints am very grateful. I remember my days WW1 and would say things like - “Imagine and gallons, Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. in Edinburgh with great affection and I’m the stomach coming into the abdomen I never did crack that and still think in gratitude. Alexander Trees Class of ’69 …”. Jimmy Speed whose knowledge degrees Fahrenheit: 37°F is only just but someone who was clever enough to I worked for five years as a Research not pick the patients who were going to Assistant in Edinburgh and that also took die anyway! me to Nigeria – at that time the CTVM had There’d been an expedition to Africa of a collaborative agreement at the National vet graduates two years before us. I, and Veterinary Research Institute in Central five others, were inspired to do the same. Nigeria. I stayed there for nearly two years I’d been watching things like Armand and and got my PhD on tick borne disease in Michaela Dennis on the television. They 1977. were glamorous and French and they I was offered a post as Veterinary would drive around in battered vehicles Advisor for the Middle East and Africa for being charged by rhinos. an American pharmaceutical company. So we raised some money and The job was originally in Beirut but there spent six months in Kenya working on was civil war in Lebanon so the office a fabulous project for a British team of was relocated to Rome which was by Life was good – it was the swinging 60s. researchers living in the Masai Mara no means unpleasant. It was fantastic Edinburgh was a lovely city to be in but carrying out vaccine trials for a cattle experience flying off to Casablanca, it was quite a different city to the one it disease. It was a hugely influential Algiers, Cairo, Istanbul - it was all in my is now. There were quite a lot of slummy experience for me. I got turned on to patch. areas and pubs with sawdust on the floor. Africa and turned on to research. Then a lectureship came up in There are three or four of my teachers Then I came back and went into Liverpool in parasitology in 1980 and I’ve that I remember - Lord Swann, Sir practice in Derby in England. It was very been there ever since. I became Dean in Alexander Robertson, Dr J Alan Campbell, enjoyable although a bit less exotic. I 2001 and did that for 7 years. Then I was who was a notable tick expert, and Jimmy decided I didn’t want to spend my career asked to stand as President of the Royal Bob Moore on his boat ‘Jaunty Jane’ near Plymouth. Spreull who said a great surgeon was not in practice so I took up a PhD opportunity College of Veterinary Surgeons. It’s all someone who was clever with his hands in Edinburgh. been pretty busy! 30 Alumni News Dick Vet News Spring 2010 ADVERTORIAL

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Double accolade for bangalore alumnus How to contact us Congratulations are in order for Dr Malleshappa Rajasekhar, who did his PhD at the We depend on your support to R(D)SVS in 1981. Dr Rajasekhar has been appointed as Advisor to the Government of maintain our high standards and India in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and also been made an fund new developments. You can expert panel member of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. help us to deliver the future of veterinary medicine. Here’s how to contact us: Donations and Fundraising David Rider 0131 650 8833 [email protected]. www.vet.ed.ac.uk/fundraising/ Marketing and Alumni Neil Wilson 0131 650 6261 [email protected] Hospital for Small Animals 0131 650 7650 [email protected] Equine Hospital 0131 650 6253 [email protected] Undergraduate Admissions 0131 650 6178 [email protected] Postgraduate Research Northern Irish alumnus Dr Ernie Logan (Class of ’59) has generously funded rugby shirts for the Men’s Rugby XV student team. “I’m a Dick Vet through and through, and am delighted to be able to support the Rugby Team,” said Dr Logan. Admissions 0131 527 4198 [email protected] Postgraduate Taught Admissions Bill STone 0131 242 6460 Class of ’56 [email protected] Or visit our website at Alumnus Bill Stone, Class of ’56, was www.ed.ac.uk/vet delighted when his wife gave him a set of personalised car registration plates for Christmas inscribed ‘RDVC 56’. Help us to keep in touch. We would Bill, who lives in Alberta, Canada said: like to keep in regular contact with “These plates were a wonderful surprise our readers. and are a constant reminder of the many If you would like us to email you details of news and events, please email your name happy memories I have from my time at and full address to [email protected] the Dick Vet.”

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Saturday 5th June, 4th September and Saturday 4th September 2010 | BSAVA Scottish Friday 8th October 2010 | The Charnock Bradley 2nd October 2010 10.00am – 12.00noon Veterinary Congress 2010, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. Lecture 2010. The Lecture will be presented by Dr Billy Alumni Tours of Summerhall, followed by a talk given Karesh, Vice President of the Global Health Programme at by Colin Warwick MBE on the history of the Dick Vet. Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September 2010 the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York. Class of ’70 Reunion. Class of ’80 Reunion. Thursday 24th June – Sunday 27th June 2010 Thursday 19 May 2011 | Opening Event for the New See us at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh! Thursday 23rd – Saturday 25th September 2010 Teaching Building. BVA Congress, Glasgow. Saturday 24th July 2010 | Reunion for the Class of 2000. For further details of these events, please visit our website at Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd October 2010 www.ed.ac.uk/vet/events or contact [email protected] Class of ’60 Reunion. or phone 0131 650 6261.