Thursday, 20 August 2015 13:00

Double honour for Massey vet

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Peter Wilson Peter Wilson

Massey University vet Peter Wilson has been doubly honoured recently: he was awarded the Deer Farmers Association’s Premier Industry Award, and life membership of the New Zealand Veterinary Association.

Professor Wilson, from Massey ‘s Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, specialises in deer nutrition, reproduction, welfare, disease and epidemiology, health and herd profiling of farmed deer and, more recently, mixed species farming.

He received the industry award for his outstanding contribution to the deer sector for 40 years.  In its citation, the Deer Farmers Association described him as a prolific researcher and author and a man engaged with industry and the community. 

“Peter Wilson stands tall in the history of the development and evolution of the farmed NZ deer industry, clearly in the advancement of deer health programmes, but equally in a whole farm system view based on productivity improvement and systems analysis.”

Wilson also has a long history with the NZVA. He set up its deer branch 30 years ago and chaired it for 20 years. 

The association has at least 2000 members and just seven current life members including Wilson. It says he has “done an exemplary job of leading the deer branch with vision, flair and wisdom”.

Wilson says he is humbled to receive the honours. 

“It has been an exciting and challenging industry to be part of, but most satisfying is the privilege of working with outstanding colleagues, students and industry people who have contributed so much to my career, so this award recognises their contribution as much as mine.”

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