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PROF RON SLOCOMBE



Contact Details

Organization: Veterinary Science
Position: CHAIR IN VETERINARY PATHOLOGY
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Work: 83449995
Fax: 93476754
Room: 101
Level: 01
Building: 131/137 Barry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
veterinary pathology of livestock, wildlife and companion animals general and respiratory pathology, toxicology Australia

Languages

Languages

Language Proficiency
English Speak, Read & Write

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Master of Science Michigan State University
Doctor of Philosophy Michigan State University
Veterinary Science University of Melbourne

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) 09-Sep-1984
Member Australian College of Veterinary Scientists Member 01-Jan-1997
Member Australian Society For Veterinary Pathology Member 01-Jan-1990

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
MAICD (MAICD) 30-Sep-2005

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Epidemiology and risk factor analysis of racetrack fatalities Chief Investigator RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION Project Grants 01/08/2002
THE ROLE OF MACROPHAGES IN RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY HAEMORRHAGE Principal Supervisor RACING VIC,
RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION
Project Grants (RURAL INDUSTRIES R & D CORPORATION) 01/08/2004
Role of toxigenic Pasteurella multocida in the development of atrophic Chief Investigator CANINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION Research Grants 01/01/2005

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Lethal toxoplasmosis in an aviary of kakarikis (Cyanoramphus spp.) in Australia
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Parasitology
    Volume: 94
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1424-1425
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  • Malakoplakia in the urinary bladder of a kitten
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Comparative Pathology
    Volume: 139
    Page numbers: 47-50
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Chondrodysplastic calves in Northeast Victoria
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Veterinary Pathology
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 342-354
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  • Gallbladder mucocoele and concurrent hepatic lipidosis in a cat
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 85
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 397-400
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  • Pulmonary response to airway instillation of autologous blood in horses
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 334-339
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  • Risk factors for Thoroughbred racehorse fatality in flat starts in Victoria, Australia (1989-2004)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 430-437
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  • Risk factors for Thoroughbred racehorse fatality in jump starts in Victoria, Australia (1989-2004)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 422-428
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  • Stress and immune responses in abalone: Limitations in current knowledge and investigative methods based on other models
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Fish and Shellfish Immunology
    Volume: 22
    Page numbers: 363-379
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Effect of corticosteroid and bronchodilator therapy on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology following intrapulmonary blood inoculation
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 516-522
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  • Fluorosis as a probable cause of chronic lameness in free ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 477-486
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  • Granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis with peripheral nervous system involvement in a dog
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 84
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 358-361
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  • Risk of fatality and causes of death of Thoroughbred horses associated with racing in Victoria, Australia: 1989-2004
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 312-318
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  • Tc-99m Tin fluoride colloid: Efficiency of labelling equine and canine leukocytes and effect on cell viability.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: ANZ Nuclear Medicine
    Volume: 37
    Page numbers: 1-3
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Airway remodelling and inflammation in sheep lungs after chronic airway challenge with house dust mite
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Allergy
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 146-152
    Publisher: Blackwell Science
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  • Association between exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage and performance in Thoroughbred racehorses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
    Volume: 227
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 768-774
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  • Comparison of girth materials, girth tensions and their effects on performance in racehorses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 68-74
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Development of spontaneous multisystem autoimmune disease and hypersensitivity to antibody-induced inflammation in Fcy Receptor IIa-transgenic mice
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Arthritis and Rheumatism
    Volume: 52
    Page numbers: 3220-3229
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  • Interaction of saddle girth construction and tension on respiratory mechanics and gas exchange during supramaximal treadmill exercise in horses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 62-67
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Lymphoma(s) showing epitheliotropism and diffuse skeletal muscle involvement presenting as a polymyopathy in a young dog
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 83
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 612-615
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Prevalence of pharyngeal and laryngeal abnormalities in Thoroughbreds racing in Australia, and their association with performance
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 397-401
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  • Sudden death in racing Thoroughbreds in Victoria, Australia
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 269-271
    Publisher: Equine Veterinary Journal(Newmarket)
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  • Tracheobronchoscopic assessment of exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage in horses
    Year: 2005
    Journal: American Journal of Veterinary Research
    Volume: 66
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 596-598
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Post-mortem study of Thoroughbred fatalities in Victoria, Australia between 2001 and 2004
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 51st Annual Convention of the American Association of Equine Practitioners
    Volume: 51
    Page numbers: 303-305
    Publisher: American Association of Equine Practitioners
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Acute necrotising pancreatitis following grain overload in a donkey
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 82
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 619-621
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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  • Herpesvirus-like particles in the skin of a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 82
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 375-377
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Asymptomatic anomalous pulmonary veins in a Siberian Husky
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 81
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 406-408
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  • Chlamydophilosis in superb lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandise)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 81
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 426-427
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  • Gastric lymphoma associated with the presence of helicobacter in a cat
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Practitioner
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 126-131
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  • Lipids and FA analysis of canine prostate tissue
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Lipids
    Volume: 38
    Page numbers: 665-668
    Publisher: American Oil Chemists Society - AOCS Press(Illinois)
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  • Outbreak of equine herpesvirus type 1 myeloencephalitis: new insights from virus identification by PCR and the application of an EHV-1-specific antibody detection ELISA
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Veterinary Record
    Volume: 153
    Page numbers: 417-423
    Publisher: British Veterinary Association(London)
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  • Prion-associated spongiform encephalopathy in an imported Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminicki)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 295-296
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  • Renal dysplasia and urinary tract infection in a Bull Mastiff puppy
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 81
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 336-339
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Alveolar fibrosis and changes in equine lung morphometry in response to intrapulmonary blood
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 451-458
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  • Cerebellar abiotrophy in a family of Border Collie dogs
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Veterinary Pathology
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 736-738
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  • Fibrous Dysplasia of Mandibular Bone in a Dog
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Veterinary Dentistry
    Volume: 19
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 77-81
    Publisher: American Veterinary Dental Society(Nashville)
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  • Hyperostotic bone disease in Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens)
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 263-271
    Publisher: American Association of Zoological Veterinarians(Media)
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  • Thiamine deficiency in Honeyeaters
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
    Volume: 16
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 21-25
    Publisher: Association of Avian Veterinarians(Florida)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A guinea-pig model of Hendra virus encephalitis
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Pathology
    Volume: 124
    Page numbers: 273-279
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  • Effects of inhalation of albuterol sulphate, ipratroprium bromide and frusemide on breathing mechanics and gas exchange in healthy exercising horses
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Equine Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 33
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 302-310
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  • Megaoesophagus in adult dogs secondary to Australian tiger snake envenomation
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 79
    Issue: 10
    Page numbers: 672-675
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  • The use of ultrasound in the investigation of gastric carcinoma in a dog
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Veterinary Journal
    Volume: 79
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 332-334
    Publisher: Australian Veterinary Association(Brunswick)
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