Given Name

Kate

Middle Name

Jane

Family Name

Savage

Current Position

President

Organization

World Equine Veterinary   Association (WEVA)

Nationality-Resident

Australian

Major Interest

Kate   (CJ Savage) has worked as an equine internal medicine specialist in the USA   and Australia. She is the President of the World Equine Veterinary   Association and has a great interest in the welfare of all equids. She has   been involved with WEVA since 2007 (Oceanic member, Programme Chair for WEVA   Budapest 2013).

Her   links with PRC have evolved over the last decade when in 2008, Kate was an   internal medicine specialist for all teams at the Beijing Olympics, which   were held in Hong Kong.

Education

BVSc(Hons)  - University of   Melbourne 1987

Post-graduate Training

MS - Virginia State   University and Polytechnic 1994

PhD – University of   Melbourne 1992

Diplomate ACVIM – USA   1995

Professional Experience

Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine, Victoria, Australia

Specialist in Large Animal Internal Medicine, USA

Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Dip   ACVIM) 1995

Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 1992

Master of Science Virginia-Maryland Regional college of Veterinary   Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1994

Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Hons) University of   Melbourne 1987

Consultant – South Eastern Equine Hospital, Australia

Head – Equine Centre, University of Melbourne,   Australia

Head, Arrabri Equine Internal Medicine

Honors and Awards 

2014 – Equine Veterinary   Association Bain Fallon Award for Excellence in the Equine Veterinary Field -   2014

-Vaughn   Graduate Academic Scholarship: 1990, 1991

-Barrenger

Overseas   Veterinary Scholarship: 1990

-Rowden   White Equine Research Scholarship: 1990

-John   Neville Research Scholarship: 1989

Publications

McCarthy RN, Savage   CJ, Jeffcott LB, Caple IW, Watson M, Hutton K.

The digestibility   of rice-based products in the horse.  In: Proc. Recent Advances in   Animal Nutrition in Australia. Farrell DJ, ed. University of New England,   Armidale, 1989: 10A.

Buckingham SHW, Savage   CJ, Jeffcott LB.  The clinical applications of transmission   ultrasound velocity measurement in equine bone.  In:  Proc.   Australian Veterinary

Association.    University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1989.

Jeffcott LB,   Cleeland JC, Savage CJ.  Nutritional effects on bone development.    In:

Proc. Symposium on   Developmental Bone and Joint Problems in the Horse.  Dalin G,

ed.    Husdjursvetenskapligt, Centrun, SLV, Ultuna. 1989: 28-29.

Savage CJ.  Nutrition to avoid skeletal growth   abnormalities.  In:  Proc. 181 Equine Nutrition. Bryden DI, ed.    PGCVS, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1991:  25-29.

Savage CJ, McCarthy RN.  The effects of diet on the   induction of developmental orthopedic disease and bone remodeling in foals.    In Proc. Horse Nutrition Workshop and Seminar.  Bryden WL, ed.    Nutrition Society of Australia, Inc.   1991:  2A.

Savage CJ, Jeffcott LB, Melsen F, Ostblom LC.  Bone biopsy   in the horse.  1.  Method using the wing of ilium.  J. Vet.   Med. A 38, 1991: 776-783.

Savage CJ, Tidd LC, Melsen F, Jeffcott LB, Ostblom L.  Bone   biopsy in the horse. 2.   Evaluation of histomorphometric examination.    J. Vet. Med. A 38, 1991: 784-792.

Savage CJ, Tidd LC, Ostblom LC, Melsen F, Jeffcott LB.    Bone biopsy in the horse. 3.   Normal histomorphometrical data   according to age and sex.   J. Vet. Med. A 38, 1991: 793-797.

Savage CJ.  The influence of nutrition and skeletal growth   and induction of osteochondrosis (dyschondroplasia) in horses.  Ph.D.   thesis, University of Melbourne, Australia. 1992.

Savage CJ, McCarthy RN, Jeffcott LB.  Effects of dietary   energy and protein on induction of dyschondroplasia in foals.  Equine   vet J . Suppl. 16, 1993: 74-79.

Savage CJ, McCarthy RN, Jeffcott LB.  Effects of dietary   phosphorus and calcium on induction of dyschondroplasia in foals.    Equine vet J .  Suppl. 16, 1993: 80-83.

Savage CJ, McCarthy RN, Jeffcott LB.  Histomorphometrical   assessment of bone biopsies from foals fed diets high in phosphorus and   digestible energy.  Equine vet J . Suppl. 16, 1993: 89-93.

Savage CJ, Crisman MV and Wilcke JR. Classification of adhesion   molecules

comprising CD18   subunit on the unstimulated equine neutrophil. Proc. ACVIM

12-abstract 169,   1994: 1015.

Wilson T, Modransky   P and Savage CJ. Small intestinal intussusception in a mule. Equine   Pract. 16, 1994: 36-38.

Marble SL, Edens LM   , Shiroma JT.and Savage CJ. Massive spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema   in a neonatal foal. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 208, 1996: 97-99

Traub-Dargatz J, Savage   C, Gentry-Weeks C, Tillotson K, Rice D, Hendrickson D,

Garry F and Nelson   AW.  Investigation of a Salmonella infantis outbreak in a large

animal veterinary   hospital. USAHA Salmonella Committee Abstracts, 1996.

Tillotson K, Savage   CJ, Salmon MD, Gentry-Weeks CR, Rice D,

Fedorka-Cray PJ,   Hendrickson DA, Jones RL, Nelson AW Traub-Dargatz JL.

Outbreak of   Salmonella infantis infection in a large animal veterinary teaching hospital.    

J Am Vet Med Assoc   211, 1554-1557, 1997.

Ellis RP, Thompson   GL, East LM, Savage CJ, Traub-Dargatz JL. Multiple toxin types

of Clostridium   perfringens detected by multiplex PCR from the same specimen. Abstract

100.  In: Proc   78th Ann Meeting of Conference for Research Workers in Animal   Diseases,

Nov 10-11, 1997.

Savage CJ, Traub-Dargatz JL and Mumford EL. Survey of the large   animal diplomates

of the American   College of Veterinary Internal Medicine regarding indications,

contraindications,   complications and technique for percutaneous lung biopsy in the

horse. J Vet Int   Med 12: 8-16, 1997.

East LM, Savage   CJ, Traub-Dargatz JL, Dickinson CE and Ellis RP. Enterocolitis

associated with   Clostridium perfringens infection in neonate foals: 54 cases (1988-1997).

J Am Vet Med Assoc   212: 1751-1756, 1998.

East LM, Dargatz   DA, Traub-Dargatz JL, Savage CJ. Foaling-management practices

associated with the   occurrence of enterocolitis attributed to Clostridium perfringens

infection in the   equine neonate.  Prev. Vet. Med. 46: 61-74, 2000

Frye MA, Johnson JS, Traub-Dargatz JL, Savage CJ, Fettman, MJ,   Gould DH.  Putative

uremic encephapathy in horses: Five cases.  J Am Vet Med Assoc   218:560-566, 2001.

Hansen RA, Savage CJ, Reidlinger K, Traub-Dargatz JL, Ogilvie GK,   Mitchell D and

Fettman MJ. Effects   of dietary flaxseed oil supplementation on equine plasma fatty acid

concentrations and   whole blood platelet aggregation. J Vet Int Med 16:457-463, 2002.

Forbes G,   Church S, Savage CJ, Bailey SR. Effects of hyperimmune equine plasma   on clinical and cellular responses in a low dose endotoxaemia model in   horses. Res Vet Sci 92: 40-44, 2010.

Nath LC,   Anderson GA, Hinchcliff, Savage CJ. Serum cardiac troponin I  concentrations in horses with cardiac   disease. Aust Vet J 90:351-357, 2012.

Nath LC,   Anderson GA, Hinchcliff K, Savage CJ. Clinicopathologic evidence of

myocardial injury   in horses with acute abdominal disease. J Am Vet Med Ass 241:1202-

1208, 2012.

El-Hage CM, Savage   CJ, Minke JM, Ficorelli, NP, Watson J and Gilkerson JR.

Accelerated   vaccination schedule provides protective levels of antibody and complete herd   immunity to equine influenza. Equine vet J 45: 235-239, 2013.

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