HBLB has appointed the Veterinary Advisory Committee (VAC) to advise it on HBLB’s veterinary investment. The ultimate aim of this veterinary investment is to improve the health and welfare of the racing or breeding Thoroughbred horse. The VAC supports this aim by recommending investment in priority areas identified in consultation with the racing and breeding industries.
Recommendations are made by the VAC across a range of activities including on-going research projects, education awards, and disease surveillance. It has also appointed the Education Sub-Committee to advise it on education awards; the Codes of Practice Sub-Committee to advise on the annual Codes of Practice on equine diseases; and the Thoroughbred Research and Consultation Group to advise on research scope and priorities.
The current members are listed below:
Professor Emeritus Sandy Love BVMS PhD MRCVS University of Glasgow Primary expertise: Internal medicine |
Chairman of VAC |
Professor Matthew Allen MA Vet MB PhD Primary expertise: Musculoskeletal, imaging, oncology and physiology |
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Professor Gary Entrican BSc PhD Primary expertise: Immunology and Microbiology |
Member of the Education Sub-Committee |
Professor Colin Farquharson BSc PhD MB Primary expertise: Musculoskeletal biology, Endocrinology and Orthopaedics |
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Ms Caroline George BVMS MRCVS Primary expertise: Racehorse and Sports Horse Medicine |
Member of the Education Sub-Committee |
Dr Rob van Pelt BSc BVSC MRCVS Primary expertise: Thoroughbred Medicine and Lameness |
Chairman of Codes of Practice Sub-Committee |
Professor Christopher Proudman MA Vet MB PhD Cert EO FRCVS RCVS Specialist in Equine Gastroenterology Primary expertise: General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Parasitology and Epidemiology |
Chairman of the Thoroughbred Research Consultation Group |
Professor Falko Steinbach PhD MRCVS Primary expertise: Virology and Immunology |
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Professor Tom Stout MA Vet MB PhD MRCVS Dipl. ECAR KNMvD Primary expertise: Reproduction and Stud Medicine |
Chairman of the Education Sub-Committee |