Associate Professor Peta Hitchens

Associate Professor Peta Hitchens

Principal Research Fellow (Equine Veterinary Epidemiology), Melbourne Veterinary School, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

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‘My donkey’s health is my health’

Working horses, donkeys, and mules support livelihoods and sustainable development; improved harnessing through training aims to enhance their welfare

Sciences & Technology

The biometric data that could predict racehorse injury

Linking existing biometric data has the potential to identify and prevent racehorse injuries before they become catastrophic

Sciences & Technology

I’m an animal … get me out of here!

Despite recent on-screen incidents, Australia doesn’t have national legislation governing animal welfare in film and television, so how can we protect the animals that entertain us?

Health & Medicine

Don’t blame the pangolin (or any other animal) for COVID-19

A new analysis of 139 instances where an animal virus has spread to humans shows these outbreaks are a human problem with a human cause