Dr Peter Knight

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
B19 - R.M.C. Gunn
Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia

Phone: +61 2 9351 2474
Email:

Qualifications

• BVSc, PhD, MBA

Teaching Areas

• Veterinary Physiology

Administration

• Sub Dean, Sydney Campus

Research Interests

• Racehorses
• Horse Racing Industry
• Management

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

• Official Veterinarian Racing NSW
• Official Veterinarian NSW Harness Racing Club
• Assessor, NSW Greyhound Racing Appeals Tribunal Member
• Australian Harness Racing Council Equine Breeding
• Animal Welfare and Registration Committee
• Member, Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority Animal Welfare Advisory Committee.
• Member, International Group of Specialist Racing Veterinarians
• Non-judicial member, Administrative Decisions Tribunal

Selected Publications

1. Jeffcott L. Evans DE. Knight PK. Exercise Physiology. In Higgins A J, Wright I M (eds), The Equine Manual, 2nd edition. Saunders, London, UK. 2006
2. Jiao C. Knight PK. Weerakoon P. Turman AB. Effects of Visual Erotic Stimulation on Vibrotactile Detection Thresholds in Men. Archives of Sexual Behavior 36(6): 787-92. 2007
3. Knight PK. Suann CJ. Pharmacogentics: Implications for drug testing. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians Tokyo, Japan Editors: E. Houghton, I. Kijima-Suda, R. Wada, J.F. Wade. R & W Communications. Newmarket. pp 26 - 29. 2007
4. Doughty HC. Knight PK. Effects of road transport on total carbon dioxide and electrolyte concentrations in horses. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians Tokyo, Japan Editors: E. Houghton, I. Kijima-Suda, R. Wada, J.F. Wade. R & W Communications. Newmarket. pp 294-296. 2007
5. Knight PK. Suann CJ. Seasonal inf;uence on the occurence of exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians Tokyo, Japan Editors: E. Houghton, I. Kijima-Suda, R. Wada, J.F. Wade. R & W Communications. Newmarket. pp 303 - 304. 2007
6. Knight PK. Suann CJ. Towards an integrated theory of EIPH. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians Tokyo, Japan Editors: E. Houghton, I. Kijima-Suda, R. Wada, J.F. Wade. R & W Communications. Newmarket. pp 305 - 312. 2007
7. Knight PK. Suann CJ. International benchmarking of regulatory veterinarian activities. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Racing Analysts and Veterinarians Tokyo, Japan Editors: E. Houghton, I. Kijima-Suda, R. Wada, J.F. Wade. R & W Communications. Newmarket. pp 349 - 353. 2007
8. Knight PK. Lee GM. This is all Irrelevant! In: Lecturing: Case Studies, Experience and Practice. Edwards, H., Smith, B. and Webb, G. (eds). Kogan Page, London. 2001
9. Knight PK. Evans DL. Clinical abnormalities detected in post-race examinations of poorly performing Standardbreds. Australian Veterinary Journal. 78(5):344-6, 2000