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    Christopher B. Riley

    CertTeReo, BSc, BVSc(Hons), PGCIM, MA, MSc, PhD, Dipl.ACVS, MANZCVS(Equine)

    caucasian man with glasses, holding a small brown poodle

    Department Chair and Professor

    Ontario Veterinary College, Department of Clinical Studies

    criley03@uoguelph.ca
    (519) 824-4120, Ext. 54051
    Office:OVC Mona Campbell Centre for Animal Cancer, Room 2141
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    Research Areas

    • Veterinary Sciences

    Current graduate students

    Alessia Massini (MSc)

    Leo Parra (DVSc)

    Profile

    Before joining the OVC team, Chris was Director of Research Commercialization, Equine Group Leader, and Manager of the Veterinary Emergency Response Team at Massey University, NZ. A University of Melbourne veterinary graduate, he completed a large animal surgical residency and PhD at the University of Saskatchewan. An academic practicing veterinarian and international researcher and speaker, he has authored book chapters and articles on comparative veterinary medicine and surgery, large animal welfare, and aspects of animal rescue and disaster response. His record of scholarship includes over 180 published papers and reports, including over 130 in peer-reviewed journals. He is the lead editor and an author of the 3rd edition of Fraser’s Behaviour and Welfare of the Horse, published by CABI. He is an honorary fellow of the veterinary school at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

    Links

    Google Scholar: ‪Christopher B. Riley‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

    ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher-Riley-4

    LinkedIn: Christopher Riley - Professor and Chair of Clinical Studies - Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph | LinkedIn