Dr Alison Gunn
Lecturer, Ruminant Health
Faculty of Veterinary Science
C08 - University Veterinary Centre, Camden
The University of Sydney
PMB 4, Narellan Delivery Centre, Narellan
NSW 2567 Australia
Phone: +61 2 4655 0648
Fax: +61 2 4655 0642
Email:
Qualifications
BVSc, MACVSc (Dairy Cattle Medicine), MVS
Career History
- 1988-1994 General Practice
- 1994-1997 University of Melbourne
- 1998-2002 General practice and veterinary consultancy
- 2006-present University of Sydney
Professional Distinctions
- 2002 President Australian Cattle Veterinarians
- 2003 Australian College of Veterinary Scientists/Australian Cattle Veterinarians "Bovine Practitionerof the Year"
- 2006 Australian Veterinary Association Meritorious Service Award
- 2006 Awarded a Belle Bruce Reid Medal for Outstanding Women in Veterinary Science Graduates
Research Interests
Alison graduated from the University of Bristol in 1988 and after starting her career in mixed practice soon developed an interest in cattle. She came out to Australia in 1990 for a working holiday and has not worked in the UK since. In 1994 she was appointed the University of Melbourne dairy cattle tutor at Maffra, Victoria and completed her MVS in 1997.
Alison has worked in practice in every state of Australia and has a wide range of experience in the many aspects of Australian dairy and beef production systems. She has developed many on-farm herd health and disease control programs. After completing her MVS she continued to carry out practice based research and extension into bovine infectious diseases, with a specific emphasis on epidemiology and disease control.
Alison joined the University of Sydney in 2006 as a lecturer in ruminant health. She has a diverse range of research interests including prevention and treatment of calf scours, epidemiology of bovine abortion, prevention and control of pink eye, epidemiology and management of mastitis and the aetiology of bovine infertility.