Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Prof Kym Abbott 
BVSc Melb, MVS Melb, PhD Syd
Position Head of School and Professor of Production Animal Medicine
Campus Wagga Wagga
Office Building 268, Room 167
Phone 02 6933 4353
Fax 02 6933 2991
EMAIL KYM ABBOTT
Kym is a registered sheep veterinary specialist. He worked in mixed practice and sheep consultancy practice for 19 years and has taught at Veterinary Schools in Sydney (10 years) and London (3 years). His research interests include ovine footrot, internal parasites and ovine Johne’s disease. His teaching and professional interests include whole farm production systems and the integration of veterinary services and health management with farm management. His post-graduate qualifications include epidemiology, quantitative genetics and economic and financial management. As well as overall responsibility for the veterinary program, Kym co-ordinates the first year subject Animal Production and will teach into a number of other production-oriented and farm-animal clinical subjects in the course.
Research and Teaching Interests
- Ovine Johne's disease
- Ovine footrot
- Worm parasite control in sheep
- Provision of veterinary services to livestock producers
- Grazing animal health and production