Dr Ali Small

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https://people.csiro.au/S/A/Alison-Small

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ARMIDALE NSW 2350 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Alison Small is a principal research scientist at the CSIRO McMaster Laboratory in Armidale, NSW, leading livestock welfare research in a number of areas including alternatives to painful husbandry procedures, pain mitigation for livestock, and humane slaughter.
Previous research includes meat safety, quality, shelf-life and processing technologies.
Alison graduated as a veterinarian from the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1993 and spent 12 years working in mixed, mainly livestock practice. She holds a PhD from the University of Bristol, UK, a Graduate Certificate in Food Safety Risk Assessment from the University of Maryland, USA, and was a founding member of the European College of Veterinary Public Health.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

Factors affecting lamb survival
Pain relief for sheep and cattle
Optimising welfare at slaughter

Academic Qualifications

1993

BVM&S - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
2003

DVPH(MH)
2006

PhD - University of Bristol
2008

PGCert (FSRA) - University of Maryland

Professional Experiences

2010-date

CSIRO Livestock Industries, researching animal welfare
2006-2010

CSIRO Food and Nutritional Science, researching meat safety and quality
1993-2005

Veterinarian in mixed, mainly livestock practice, including On-Plant Vet in a number of abattoirs.

Publications

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