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Brief Outline of Recent Cases
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Case in which horse escaped from agistment property and caused a motor vehicle accident. Opinion sought on whether fencing and containment system to prevent horses escaping off the property was adequate.
Opinion sought on whether horse's behaviour, or rider's competency or show organisers' facilities and staff were contributory to an injury to a show rider.
Opinion sought when a rider had a fall while "trying out" a horse before making purchase decision.
Opinion sought in matter where one jockey was suing another jockey for negligent riding resulting in a race fall.
Opinion sought on interpretation of pathology results.
Opinion sought on case of severe weight loss and suspected poisoning in beef cattle.
Assessment of lost earning capacity for professional rider and riding instructor injured in one day event.
Opinion on bull behaviour following accident to member of public at a rodeo.
Opinion on whether horse should have been allowed to race following medical examination.
Opinion sought on whether horse's behaviour, rider's competency or construction of cross-country fence were contributors to an injury to a rider who fell at a one-day event.
Dispute over frozen semen straws accidentally thawed and subsequent loss of income by owner of straws.
Opinion sought on contributors to mastitis problem in a herd of dairy cattle and associated economic loss where a farmer had installed a new milking machine plant.
Opinion sought in "dog bite" incident.
Valuation requested on a riding horse which had some years beforehand been injured in a motor vehicle accident.
Opinion and valuation on a horse which got out of its paddock and was injured.
Valuation on Alpacas.
Valuation on a group of stud sheep, which were mistakenly picked up by a livestock carrier and slaughtered at the abattoir.
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Postal Address
Animal Expert Witness Service
PO Box 2270, Fountain Gate
Victoria 3805
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