Jenny Heap

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Lecturer in Farm Animal Services

Following graduation from the Royal Veterinary College, London, Jenny moved to North Victoria in Australia to work in a mixed practice with a strong dairy emphasis. She enjoyed her time and travels there and gained great respect for the drought stricken, resourceful dairy farmers and a love for treating their cows. Returning to the UK she traded the heat, flies and flat dairying country for locum work amongst sheep, hills, and the biting winds of the Outer Hebrides and Wales. She enjoyed a couple of busy lambing seasons here but alas her tan had long since disappeared, so last year she returned to work in dairy practice in Australia once again.

She likes working in first opinion practice, meeting new clients and building working relationships, but also wants to expand the academic and student education aspects of her career and thus is very excited to fill Julie’s maternity position in the Dairy Herd Health and Productivity Service and Farm Animal Practice. She’s looking forward to the challenges of joining the Edinburgh vet team and meeting and working with you all, as well as tackling some of the famous Scottish Munros in her downtime.