NewsNewsNewsNews

386 Australian Veterinary Journal Volume 82, No 7, July 2004

Australian

VETERINARY

JOURNALMANAGING EDITOR MARK THORNLEY

SCIENTIFIC EDITORCOLIN WILKS

CLINICAL EDITORMAUREEN REVINGTON

DESIGNSOUTHERN DESIGN AND PRINT GROUP

PHOTOGRAPHYMARK THORNLEY

NATIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGERMcGOWEN & COX MEDIA SALES

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS CO-ORDINATOR

ANGELA JACKSON

BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR PUBLICATIONSDAVID LOVELL

AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMARGARET CONLEY

AVA BOARDPRESIDENT NORM BLACKMAN, VICE-PRESIDENT

JO SILLINCE, BOARD MEMBERS BILL DARMODY, DAVIDLOVELL, DIANE SHEEHAN, LYNDY SCOTT, DEREK MAJOR

AND SAM McMAHON.

The Australian Veterinary Journal (AVJ) is the official journalof the Australian Veterinary Association. It is produced each

month and is distributed to members of the AVA and tosubscribers. The publisher, The Australian VeterinaryAssociation, does not hold itself responsible for the

statements made in the AVJ. Unless so stated, material inthe AVJ does not reflect the endorsement, official attitude or

position of the Australian Veterinary Association or theEditors. Advertisers are responsible for complying with the

Trade Practices Act 1974, as amended.

© Reproduction of any material without written permissionfrom the Editor and the AVA is strictly prohibited.

CONTRIBUTIONSNews and general correspondence

News items and general correspondence should be submittedto the Managing Editor, AVA House, 134-136 Hampden Rd,

Artarmon NSW 2064, Australia or PO Box 371 ArtarmonNSW 1570 Australia. Telephone (02) 9411 2733, fax (02)

9411 5089, email editor@ava.com.au Web addresswww.ava.com.au

Scientific sectionArticles for the Scientific Reports section of the AVJ should

be submitted to The Scientific Editor, AVA House, 272Brunswick Road, Brunswick Victoria 3056. Telephone (03)

9387 2982,fax (03) 9388 0112, email desktop@ava.com.au

Clinical section:Articles for the Clinical Section should be submitted to The

Editor, Clinical Section, AVA House, 272 Brunswick Rd,Brunswick Victoria 3056. Telephone (03) 9387 2982, fax

(03) 9388 0112, email avjsc@ava.com.au

Non-member subscriptionsFor non-member subscription prices for the AVJ, please

contact Angela Jackson at assist@ava.com.au

AdvertisingMcGowen & Cox Media Sales, Suite 21/56-62 Chandos St,

St Leonards NSW 2065,telephone (02) 9460 7955, fax (02) 9460 8632

email: mcmedia@mcmediasales.com.au

Lookout for the Scientific section’sspecial feature on frogs this issue.

Associate Professor Douglas BruceCopeman has received an AO inthe General Division (for service

to veterinary science, particularly inparasitology, as a leading researcher,educator and administrator).

An AVA life member and formerrecipient of the Kesteven Medal (1980),Associate Professor ‘Bruce’ CopemanBVSc, MSc, PhD, FACVSc, MACVSchas enjoyed a close association with theAVA.

Shortly after graduation he waselected secretary of the then fledglingAVA North Queensland Branch in 1961.He has since served a number of terms assecretary, treasurer and President of thesame Branch. Professor Copeman wasQueensland’s representative on theCouncil of the AVA in 1982 and playeda pivotal role on the OrganisingCommittee as treasurer and convenor ofsocial events for both AVA NationalConferences held in Townsville during1979 and 1989.

Associate Professor Copeman’s interestin overseas veterinary service wasawakened early in 1961 when heaccompanied a shipment of sheep toKuwait and co-operated with a variety ofoverseas veterinarians for the first time ina professional capacity.

In 1970 he joined the staff of theGraduate School of Tropical VeterinaryScience at James Cook University whichgave him the opportunity to extend hisinterest and service overseas in training,research and administration. Perhaps hismain contribution to the veterinaryprofession has been his support of theParasitology Department at Balitvet(Indonesian Research Institute forVeterinary Science) in Bogor, Indonesia.Since 1990 he arranged one AQIS andthree ACIAR sponsored research projects(two on fasciolosis and two ontrypanosomosis) at Balitvet to helpsupport the ongoing research activities ofParasitology staff.

A highlight of the research revealednew biological approaches to the controlof fasciolosis, a disease widely regarded inmany southeast Asian countries as one ofthe most important to impact cattle andbuffaloes. New and substantiallyimproved tests for Trypanosoma evansiwere developed through this project.

This research also graphically

demonstrated the likely devastating effectinfection with T. evansi could have onwallabies should it enter Australia orPapua New Guinea. The success of theseprojects laid the foundation forsubsequent research initiatives(supported by ACIAR and/or AQIS).Collaborating with former students andother veterinary colleagues over the pastdecade Associate Professor Copeman hasexamined the control of fasciolosisthroughout Indonesia, Philippines andCambodia and contributed to thediagnosis of T. evansi in Papua NewGuinea and Indonesia.

This valuable research providedformer students and colleagues fromRIVS in Indonesia and the VeterinaryCollege at the University of SouthernMindanao, Philippines with valuablefunds to continue their research.

Associate Professor Copemanrepresented James Cook University from1991-96 on the committee of aconsortium that managed an AusAIDproject to upgrade universities in Bali,Lombok and Timor.

He has also supervised 52 MSc or Phdcandidates from overseas countriesincluding Indonesia, Papua New Guinea,Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, China,Japan, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh,Afganistan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria,Gambia, Brazil, Mexico, Greece andSwitzerland. Associate ProfessorCopeman is a worthy AO honoursrecipient.

Veterinarian celebrates Queen’s BirthdayBy Mark Thornley

Professor ‘Bruce’ Copeman AO