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 Dr.
Dan McDermid
Dan was born in Chilliwack in 1962 into a dairy farming
family. He graduated from the
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, in
1986 and achieved the gold medal for academic
performance. He spent his first year in practice in Wetaskiwin, Alberta where he worked on both small and
farm animals. The next year, Dan jumped at the
opportunity to come back to Chilliwack to work for
Greenbelt Veterinary Services. He has been a partner at
Greenbelt since 1988 and plans to be for many more
years.
Dan's veterinary interests are varied: he has
special training in mastitis management - specifically, milker and milking machine evaluation and mastitis
microbiology. His other hobbies include bag piping,
photography and astronomy. He has been married for 13
years to his lovely wife, Angie, and has two children,
Scott, 11 and Emily, 9.
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John Dick
John grew up in Chilliwack
on a dairy farm. John graduated in 1998 from the Western
College of Veterinary Medicine and received the Faculty
Gold Medal for outstanding academic achievement. Upon
graduation, John started work with Greenbelt Veterinary
Services.
His prime interests are
dairy production and preventative medicine.
Special veterinary interests include calf raising,
pharmacology and preventative vaccine protocols. John is
a member of the American Association of Bovine
Practitioners and frequently attends continuing
education conferences. His non- veterinary interests include
hiking and horseback riding.
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Josh Waddington
After a youth (mis)spent exploring a number of work
experiences, Josh graduated with distinction from the
Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon in
1990, and since that time has been involved exclusively
with farm and food animal practice. After an initial two
very cold years in practice in Saskatchewan, Josh came
west to join GVS as an associate and eventual partner in
1992. Throughout his time in veterinary practice Josh's
focus has been on dairy and swine health and production
management.
In the late 1990's Josh and his family took an extended
sabbatical from
veterinary practice to explore a little of this world
via sailboat. At the beginning of 2000, after some
fantastic travel experiences, he returned to work
part-time at GVS, balancing the week with a half-time
veterinary position with the Food Safety and Quality
Branch of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture. This
blend of jobs allows him to satisfy his curiosity in the
area of human-animal interactions. This encompasses
infectious agents transmissible from animals to man,
food safety and quality issues, and on-farm quality
assurance programming, all of which he believes to be a
valuable practice asset in this age of scrutiny
regarding farming and farm practices.
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Greg Wideman
Greg joined Greenbelt Veterinary Services in 2003,
following his graduation with distinction from the
Ontario Veterinary College. Greg grew up milking
Holsteins on the family farm near Listowel, Ontario.
While at the veterinary college, Greg worked part-time
with research group studying the impact of Neospora
caninum infection in dairy cattle. He also helped
co-ordinate the college’s Bovine Club. As he is from
Ontario, you will find that Greg has a number of strange
behaviours such as palpating cows with his wrong arm,
and cheering for the Maple Leafs. Greg’s professional
interests include bovine reproduction and infectious
disease control. He is a member of the American
Association of Bovine Practitioners.
Greg and his wife Megan enjoy the active, outdoor
lifestyle of the west with interests such as hiking and
camping.
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