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Associate Professor Paul McGreevy

Associate Professor Paul McGreevy

Faculty of Veterinary Science,
Gunn Building (B19),
University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Phone: +61 2 93512810
Fax: +61 2 3513957
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Qualifications

BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, MACVS (Animal Welfare), Cert CABC, Grad Cert Higher Ed.
RCVS Recognised Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine

Teaching Areas

1. Lectures in Animal Husbandry to 1st year BVSc students. Topics: Horse, cat and dog management
2. Lectures in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science to 3rd year BVSc students. Topics: Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science
3. Lectures in Animal Structure and Function to 3rd year Animal and Veterinary Bioscience students. Topics: Ethology, learning theory and animal welfare science.

VEIN Projects

Animal Behaviour
Animal welfare, alternatives and ethics
Legislation and standards
Horses Dogs

Administration

  • Associate Dean, Teaching & Learning
  • Unit of Study co-ordinator VETS3018 Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science
  • Unit of Study co-ordinator ANSCS3106 Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare
  • Member of Veterinary Science Faculty's Animal Welfare Advisory Committee

Research Interests

  • Equitation science
  • Ethopathies in companion and exotic species
  • Learning theory as applied to animal training and behaviour modification
  • Urban animal management
  • Use of IT in teaching and epidemiological research

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Member of RSPCA (Australia) Scientific Advisory Panel
  • Member of Scientific Advisory Panel for World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
  • Member of Marrickville Council's Companion Animal Committee

Selected Publications

  1. McGreevy PD. Cripps PJ. French NP. Green LE. Nicol CJ. Management factors associated with stereotypic and redirected behaviour in the Thoroughbred horse. Equine Veterinary Journal 27, 86-91. 1995
  2. McGreevy PD. Richardson JD. Nicol CJ. Lane JG. A radiographic and endoscopic study of horses performing an oral stereotypy. Equine Veterinary Journal 27, 92-95. 1995
  3. McGreevy PD. Nicol CJ. Behavioural and physiological consequences associated with the short-term prevention of crib-biting in horses. Physiology and Behaviour 65 (1) 15-23. 1998
  4. McGreevy PD. Nicol CJ. The effect of short-term prevention on the subsequent rate of crib-biting in horses. Equine Veterinary Journal Supplement. Clinical Behaviour. 27, 30-34. 1998
  5. McGreevy PD. Webster AJF. Nicol CJ. A study of the digestive efficiency, behaviour and gut transit times of crib-biting horses. Veterinary Record. 148,592-596. 2001
  6. McGreevy PD. Grassi TD. Harman AM. A strong correlation exists between the distribution of retinal ganglion cells and nose length in the dog. Brain, Behaviour and Evolution. 63 (1), 13-22. 2004
  7. McGreevy PD. Rogers LJ. Motor and sensory laterality in Thoroughbred horses. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 92 (4) 337-352. 2005
  8. McGreevy PD. Thomson PC. Differences in motor laterality in breeds of performance horse. Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 99, 183–190. 2006
  9. Evans KE. McGreevy PD. The distribution of ganglion cells in the equine retina and its relationship to skull morphology. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. 35, 1–6. 2006
  10. McGreevy PD. The advent of equitation science. The Veterinary Journal. doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.09.008. 2007
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