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Dr Trish Holyoake

Dr Trish Holyoake Senior Lecturer Intensive Animal Industries
C01-JL Shute Building,
425 Werombi Rd Camden NSW 2570
Ph: +61 2 93511617 Mob: 0419 231 534
Fax +61 2 93511693
Email: trishh@camden.usyd.edu.au
Qualifications BVSc PhD
Teaching Areas Pig Health and Production
Administration National Co-ordinator-Development of an Australian "Pig Health and Production Course" for veterinary students
Research Peri-urban regional surveillance for Biosecurity for the pig industry in Eastern Australia. (PI) Specialised management of gilts and their progeny. (PI)
Assessing the respiratory health of pig workers in Australia
Contribution to the Profession and the Community Professional Organisations:
  • 2004-current: President, Australian Association of Pig Veterinarians
  • 2003-current: Animal Welfare Advisory Ctte, Australian Pork Ltd.
  • 2002-current: Health, Housing and Welfare Advisory Committee, Australian Pork Ltd.
  • 2002: Advisory Committee, Australian Pork Ltd. Updating the "Mating and Reproduction Module."
  • 2001: Conference Organiser, Australian Association of Pig Veterinarians Conference, Melbourne.
  • 1997-current: Reviewer, Australasian Pig Science Association Conference Proceedings.
  • 1996-current: Book Reviewer, Australian Veterinary Journal.
  • 1992/93: Secretary, Australian Association of Pig Veterinarians
Selected Publications
  1. Holyoake PK, Broek DJ and Callinan APL (2004). "Welfare and production implications of complete and partial (grinding) teeth clipping of suckling pigs". Australian Veterinary Journal 82 (9):574-576.
  2. Holyoake PK, Koch S, Daniel P and Driesen S. "(2003) Oil spraying to improve air quality in rice-hull based shelters". In "Manipulating Pig Production IX" -Australasian Pig Science Association, ed P Cranwell:121.
  3. Holyoake PK, Jones GF, Davies PR, Foss DL and Murtaugh MP. (1996) "Identification of proliferative enteritis-affected swine herds through the detection of ileal symbiont intracellularis in feces using polymerase chain reaction." J. Vet. Diag. Invest. 8:181-185
  4. Holyoake PK, Mullan BP and Cutler RS. (1996) "Simulation of the economic impact of proliferative enteritis on pig production" Aust. Vet. J. 73:89-92
  5. Holyoake PK and Cutler RS. (1995) "Outbreaks of proliferative haemorrhagic enteropathy on two pig farms." Aust.Vet. J. 72:253-256
  6. Holyoake PK, Dial GD, Trigg T and King VL. (1995) "Reducing pig mortality through supervision during the perinatal period." J. Anim. Sc. 73:3543-3551
  7. Holyoake PK, Jones GF, Davies PR, Foss DL, Panaccio M, Hasse D and Murtaugh M (1995) "Application of a polymerase chain reaction assay to diagnose proliferative enteritis in pig herds" In "Manipulating Pig Production V" Australasian Pig Science Association, ed P Cranwell:171
  8. Holyoake PK, Cutler RS, Caple I and Monckton RP. (1994) "An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for measuring serum immunoglobulin G to ileal symbiont (IS) intracellularis in pigs" J.Clin.Micro. 32:1980-1985
  9. Holyoake PK, Cutler RS and Caple I. (1994) "Prevalence of proliferative enteritis on farms in Australia." Aust.Vet. J. 71:418-422
  10. Holyoake PK, Cutler RS and Caple I. (1994) "A diagnostic dilemma: detecting proliferative enteritis in pigs at slaughter." Aust.Vet. J. 71:308-309