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A veterinary special interest group

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A veterinary special interest group

The sheep and beef cattle special interest group of the New Zealand Veterinary Association visits Washpen Falls farm, Canterbury, in 2008. Since the early 1970s special interest groups have been set up for vets working with different animal species. In 2008 there were 14 such groups.

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Society of Sheep & Beef Cattle Veterinarians

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Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, Veterinary services – Changing roles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19882/a-veterinary-special-interest-group (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Hamish Mavor and Bob Gumbrell, published 1 March 2009.