Faculty of Veterinary Science Research Areas

Staff Profile:

Dr Sally Church BVSc (Hons) FACVSc (Equine medicine)
Senior Lecturer in Equine Medicine and Surgery

Sally commenced as an equine clinical registrar at the Equine Centre in 1987 and had previously been employed by the Rural Veterinary Centre at Camden (University of Sydney); the University of Liverpool, UK; and the University of Queensland. Sally has specialised in Equine Medicine and in 1996, was promoted to senior lecturer. Sally is a world class teacher and has run the veterinary senior student lecture format for many years.

Contact details:
Telephone: +613 9731 2340
Facsimile: +613 9731 2246
Email form: click to contact

Teaching Responsibilities:
250-424 Professional Practice 3 - Equine electives
250-419 Horses 2 - Subject coordinator
250-316 Horses 1 - Subject coordinator
250-308 Clinical Medicine & Surgery - equine practical classes
250-208 Intro Vet Clinical sciences - equine lectures
250-207 Animal Health & Management 2 - equine lectures
250-001 Animal Health & Management 1 - equine lectures & practical classes

Field of Expertise:
Equine Clinical Medicine

Research Interests:
Equine clinical medicine

Current Research Projects:
Factors affecting survival of horses post colic surgery

Member of Research Groups:
Veterinary Clinic and Hospital

Selected Publications:

KAWAGUCHI K, CHURCH S, HAZARD GH. Clostridium septicum arthritis in three foals Aust Vet J Submitted

SPLATT K, CHURCH S. Primary peritonitis caused by Actinobacillus spp - a review of 14 cases Submitted

AMAVISIT P, BROWNING GF, LIGHTFOOT D, CHURCH S, ANDERSON GA, WHITHEAR KG, MARKHAM PF. 2001. Rapid PCR detection of Salmonella in horse faecal samples. Vet microbiology 79: 63-74

CHURCH S, HARRIGAN KE, IRVING AE,PEEL MM. 1998. Endocarditis in a horse caused by Pasteurella caballi. Aust Vet J 76: 528-530

CHURCH, S, MIDDLETON DJ. 1997. Transient glucose malabsorption in two horses - fact or artefact? Aust. Vet. J. 75: 716-718

CHURCH S. 1995. Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis in Australian Quarter horses. Aust. Vet. J. 72: 314-316

MIDDLETON DM, CHURCH S. 1994. Alopecia Universalis in a horse. Vet. Dermatology 5: 123-125

MACLEAN AA, CHURCH S, DYKE TM, JEFFCOTT LB. 1991. An alternative approach for treatment of irreducible ileocaecal intussusception in six horses. Equine Vet. Educ. 3: 10-12

CHURCH S, WYN-JONES G, PARKS AH, RICHIE HE. 1986. Treatment of guttural pouch mycosis. Equine Vet. J. 18: 362-365

CHURCH S, KELLY DF, OBWOLO MJ. 1986. Diagnosis and successful treatment of diarrhoea in horses caused by immature small strongyles apparently insusceptible to anthelmintics. Equine Vet. J. 18: 401-403

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