Lidwien Verdegaal

Dr Lidwien Verdegaal

Senior Lecturer Equine Medicine

School of Animal and Veterinary Science

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal completed a JOINT-PhD between the University of Adelaide and Ghent University, completed July 2022 with a double degree, under supervision of Prof Catherine Delesalle (Ghent), Prof Gordon Howarth, and Dr Todd McWhorter.

PhD title:

Thermoregulation in exercising horses: Aspects of temperature monitoring during field exercise

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Hyperthermia is an ongoing welfare and performance issue for all horses exercising in racing and other competitive sport events. At present, little is known about the influence of core body temperature evolvement on hyperthermia in real-time during different types of exercise performed in field conditions such as racing and endurance events. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly important to establish appropriate policies regarding the detection and prevention of all types of heat stress. To achieve this, a detailed view of the variability of equine thermoregulation during field exercise and recovery is essential. To date, the vast majority of thermoregulatory studies have been conducted in indoor laboratory conditions using a treadmill and subjecting horses to specific standardized exercise tests. However, this approach cannot successfully reflect real-time field conditions. Hence, there is a need to accurately and reliably monitor equine core body temperature responses to avoid potential harm due to increasing heat load. Chapter 1 provides a review of current research into thermoregulation, hyperthermia and exertional heat illness (EHI) in exercising horses. In addition, several temperature monitoring methods in horses are described along with some relevant methods in human athletes. However, no studies have investigated the promising continuous monitoring method involving a telemetric gastrointestinal pill (GI) that can be applied in the field in all conditions. Chapter 2 outlines the scientific aims of the thesis. Chapter 3 describes a study designed to evaluate the efficacy of continuous monitoring of core body temperature using the novel telemetric GI pill during real-time field exercise for the first time. The results showed that the continuous recording of the GI core temperature in exercising horses in the field using the GI pill was non-invasive, practical and accurate. Temperature fluctuations experienced during exercise and recovery are reliably recorded, and tendencies toward EHI will be easily observed during field exercise. Importantly, the GI pill has proven to be a more accurate and precise tool to monitor core thermal response when compared with serial rectal temperature measurements in the field. Chapter 4 describes the application of this novel thermoregulation monitoring method, the GI pill, in detail. The study involved measurements conducted in both endurance horses and trotters in order to compare exercise types in real-life competitions in the field in a cool environment. Not only were the core body temperatures (Tc) continuously monitored during exercise and recovery, but the thermoregulatory responses to the different exercise intensities were also compared. The findings of this study reported real-time temperature evolvement during real-time competition in the field. More specifically, endurance horses reached peak temperature at 75% of completion of 40 km of exercise. However, trotters reached peak temperature always during recovery. In addition, the Tc in endurance horses returned to baseline within 60 minutes into recovery while in 30% of trotters, Tc was still higher than 39°C at the end of recovery. Since endurance horses are considered as ‘fit to continue’ competition when the heart rate (HR) is 60 beats per minute or below, the finding that the mean Tc was still 38.8 ± 0.4°C at an HR of 60 bpm is of importance. Overall, the study showed that horses have very individual thermoregulatory responses which require highly accurate monitoring no matter what type of exercise is performed in the field. Chapter 5 investigated the usefulness of monitoring skin temperature in endurance horses. A large array of skin temperature methodologies recently used in the field is reviewed, mainly at pre- and post-exercise time points. In this study, to evaluate if skin temperature could be used as a proxy for core temperature, it was compared to the GI temperature. The skin temperature was continuously monitored and evaluated using an infrared monitor during a real-life endurance competition. Importantly, there was no correlation between skin and GI temperature.

Dr Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal completed a joint-PhD between the University of Adelaide and Ghent University, completed July 2022 with a double degree, under supervision of Prof Catherine Delesalle (Ghent), Prof Gordon Howarth, and Dr Todd McWhorter.

PhD title:

Thermoregulation in exercising horses: Aspects of temperature monitoring during field exercise

digital.library.adelaide.edu.au

Hyperthermia is an ongoing welfare and performance issue for all horses exercising in racing and other competitive sport events. At present, little is known about the influence of core body temperature evolvement on hyperthermia in real-time during different types of exercise performed in field conditions such as racing and endurance events. Consequently, it is becoming increasingly important to establish appropriate policies regarding the detection and prevention of all types of heat stress. To achieve this, a detailed view of the variability of equine thermoregulation during field exercise and recovery is essential. To date, the vast majority of thermoregulatory studies have been conducted in indoor laboratory conditions using a treadmill and subjecting horses to specific standardized exercise tests. However, this approach cannot successfully reflect real-time field conditions. Hence, there is a need to accurately and reliably monitor equine core body temperature responses to avoid potential harm due to increasing heat load. Chapter 1 provides a review of current research into thermoregulation, hyperthermia and exertional heat illness (EHI) in exercising horses. In addition, several temperature monitoring methods in horses are described along with some relevant methods in human athletes. However, no studies have investigated the promising continuous monitoring method involving a telemetric gastrointestinal pill (GI) that can be applied in the field in all conditions. Chapter 2 outlines the scientific aims of the thesis. Chapter 3 describes a study designed to evaluate the efficacy of continuous monitoring of core body temperature using the novel telemetric GI pill during real-time field exercise for the first time. The results showed that the continuous recording of the GI core temperature in exercising horses in the field using the GI pill was non-invasive, practical and accurate. Temperature fluctuations experienced during exercise and recovery are reliably recorded, and tendencies toward EHI will be easily observed during field exercise. Importantly, the GI pill has proven to be a more accurate and precise tool to monitor core thermal response when compared with serial rectal temperature measurements in the field. Chapter 4 describes the application of this novel thermoregulation monitoring method, the GI pill, in detail. The study involved measurements conducted in both endurance horses and trotters in order to compare exercise types in real-life competitions in the field in a cool environment. Not only were the core body temperatures (Tc) continuously monitored during exercise and recovery, but the thermoregulatory responses to the different exercise intensities were also compared. The findings of this study reported real-time temperature evolvement during real-time competition in the field. More specifically, endurance horses reached peak temperature at 75% of completion of 40 km of exercise. However, trotters reached peak temperature always during recovery. In addition, the Tc in endurance horses returned to baseline within 60 minutes into recovery while in 30% of trotters, Tc was still higher than 39°C at the end of recovery. Since endurance horses are considered as ‘fit to continue’ competition when the heart rate (HR) is 60 beats per minute or below, the finding that the mean Tc was still 38.8 ± 0.4°C at an HR of 60 bpm is of importance. Overall, the study showed that horses have very individual thermoregulatory responses which require highly accurate monitoring no matter what type of exercise is performed in the field. Chapter 5 investigated the usefulness of monitoring skin temperature in endurance horses. A large array of skin temperature methodologies recently used in the field is reviewed, mainly at pre- and post-exercise time points. In this study, to evaluate if skin temperature could be used as a proxy for core temperature, it was compared to the GI temperature. The skin temperature was continuously monitored and evaluated using an infrared monitor during a real-life endurance competition. Importantly, there was no correlation between skin and GI temperature.

 

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (PEER REVIEWED) & BOOK CHAPTERS                                                                   

 

Carmen Vidal Moreno De Vega, Constance De Meeûs D'Argenteuil, Berit Boshuizen, Lorie De Maré,
Yannick Gansemans, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Dieter Deforce, Klara Goethals, Ward De Spiegelaere,
Luc Leybaert, Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal and Cathérine Delesalle (2023) Baselining physiological parameters in posture versus locomotion muscles across equine breeds. Submitted - pending acceptance

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. (2022). Is continuous monitoring of skin surface temperature a reliable proxy to assess the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses during field exercise? Frontiers in Veterinary Science doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.894146

ter Woort, F., Dubois G., Tansley G., Didier M., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Franklin S., and van Erck - Westergren E. (2022). Validation of an equine fitness tracker: ECG quality and arrhythmia detection. Equine Veterinary Journal doi: 10.1111/evj.13565.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., Boshuizen B., Franklin S.H., De Vega C.V., Jonas S.E., Folwell L.E., and Delesalle C.J. (2021). Continuous monitoring of the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses and trotter horses during field exercise: Baselining for future hot weather studies. Frontiers in Physiology 12. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.708737.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Glanders disease. Book chapter; Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine (5MVC Equine), 3rd Edition; Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Nov (2019). SBN: 978-1-119-19021-9.

Bamford N.J., Sprinkle S.B., Cudmore L.A., Cullimore A.M., van Eps A.W., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Tennent‐Brown B. S. (2018). Elapid snake envenomation in horses: 52 cases (2006–2016). Equine Veterinary Journal 50, 2, 196-201.

Verdegaal, E-L.J.M.M., Delesalle, C., Caraguel, C.G., Folwell, L.E., McWhorter, T.J., Howarth, G.S., and Franklin, S.H. (2017). Evaluation of a telemetric gastrointestinal pill for continuous monitoring of gastrointestinal temperature in horses at rest and during exercise. American Journal of Veterinary Research 78, 7, 778-784. doi: doi: 10.2460/ajvr.78.7.778

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. and Franklin S.F. (2016). Science in brief: Highlights from the applied physiology, muscle and genetics abstracts at the International Conference on Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP). Equine Veterinary Journal 48 9-12

de Bruijn C.M., Houterman W., Ploeg M., Ducro B., Boshuizen B., Goethals K., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Delesalle C. (2016). Monitoring training response in young Friesian dressage horses using two different standardised exercise tests (SETs). BMC Veterinary Research 13, 1, 1-7.                         

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., de Heer N., Meertens N., Maree J.T.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2006). A right sided endocarditis of dental origin in a horse. Equine Veterinary Education 18 (4) 191-195.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2006); Endocarditis in the horse: a review. Equine Veterinary Education 18 (4) 196-198.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Veldhuis Kroese E.J.B., Dik K.J., van Oijen L.A.A.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2003) Unilateral facial paralyse and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoartropathy. Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde 128: 760-766.

Verdegaal L.J.M.M., Voorhout G., van Loon G.  und Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. (2002) Herzgeräusche als zufallsbefunde bei tierärtztlichen kauf- oder verfassungsuntersuchungen – Befundung und verlauf bei 77 klinisch gesunden pferden. Pferdeheilkunde 18.

Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M., Annee M.P., Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Lemmens A.G. and Beynen A.C. (2002) Exercise- and metabolism- associated blood variables in Standardbreds fed either a low- or high-fat diet, Equine Veterinary Journal Suppl. 34: 29-32.

 

Conference papers Elisabeth-Lidwien J.M.M. Verdegaal

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Skin surface temperature is not a reliable proxy for the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses. Oral presentation at Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, May 2023

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Skin surface temperature is not a reliable proxy for the thermoregulatory response in endurance horses. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Uppsala, Sweden, June 2022.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous Monitoring of the Thermoregulatory Response in Endurance Horses and Trotter Horses During Field Exercise: Baselining for Future Hot Weather Studies. Oral presentation at Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, June 2022. Selected as one of the four finalists for the Ross Wishart award.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous Monitoring of the Thermoregulatory Response in Endurance Horses and Trotter Horses During Field Exercise: Baselining for Future Hot Weather Studies. Oral presentation at International Havemeyer Workshop on Poor Performance, Montana USA, May 2022.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., and Delesalle C.J. Continuous monitoring of the thermoregulatory response in endurance and trotter horses during field exercise: Baseline for future hot weather studies. Oral presentation at virtual conference, International Calgary International Equine Symposium. Sept. 2021.

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., Howarth G.S., McWhorter T.J., Jonas S.E., Folwell L.E., Franklin S.H., Caraguel C.G.B., Dewulf J., Boshuizen B., De Vega C.V., and Delesalle C.J. A longitudinal follow-up of the thermal response to the metabolic heat load in endurance horses and Standardbreds during field exercise. Oral presentation at virtual at the 12th International European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM) conference, Nov. 2020.

Gehring, R., Florschütz, T., Theelen, M. J. P., Verdegaal, E-L.J.M.M., and Vendrig, J. C. Towards a population pharmacokinetic model of gentamicin in septicaemic neonatal foals. Oral presentation at International Antimicrobial Agents in Veterinary Medicine (AAVM) Congress, 2020.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. (Lidwien), Delesalle C., McWhorter T.J., Howarth G.S., McLeod K., Weaver S., Franklin S.H. Incidence and description of exertional rhabdomyolysis in endurance horses at a 160 km National ride in Australia. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Lorne, Australia, Nov. 2018; Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14, 1; S27.

Franklin, S., Henry, N., Collett, F and Verdegaal, EL. Prevalence and repeatability of exercise-induced arrhythmia in Standardbred racehorses in training. Oral presentation at International Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Lorne, Australia, Nov. 2018; Comparative Exercise Physiology, 14, 1

Bamford N.J., Sprinkle S.B., Cudmore L.A., Cullimore A.M., van Eps A.W., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., and Tennent‐Brown B. S. Elapid snake envenomation in Australian horses: 52 cases (2006–2016). Oral presentation at International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (IVECCS) congress, USA, Sept. 2017.                        

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van Oijen L.A.A.M. Atypical cases of equine Glanders could form a risk for re-emerging Glanders disease worldwide. Oral presentation at 10thInternational Equine Infectious Disease Conference (IEIDC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 2016. Journal Equine Veterinary Science 39, S98eS107.                                             

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Farrugia J., Franklin S.H. Owner's survey of electrolyte supplementation in Australian endurance horses, preliminary results. Oral presentation at 8th International Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Utrecht, The Netherlands; Nov. 2015. Journal Veterinary Internal Medicine, 30, 3, 909. doi: 10.1111/jvim.13925.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Jonas S.E., Caraguel C.G.B. and Franklin S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Abstract poster Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, Australia, June 2015.    

Delesalle C., Popovic A., Hespel P., Oliviera J.E., Duchateau L., Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M., de Bruijn M. Effect of aleurone supplementation on postprandrial glucose and insulin response in horses. Oral presentation at International Applied Equine Nutrition and training, ENUTRACO, Bingen and Waldagesheim, Applied equine nutrition and training, 2015.                  

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Jonas S.E., Caraguel C.G.B. and Franklin S.H. Real-time monitoring of the core body temperature in endurance horses during field exercise. Poster presentation at 9thInternational Conference Equine Exercise Physiology (ICEEP), Chester, UK, June, 2014. Equine Veterinary Journal 46, Suppl. 46, 2–5.

Averay K., Nicholson A., and Verdegaal E.J.M.M. Preliminary evaluation of the veterinary EPOC® point-of-care (POC) clinical analyser in horses by comparison with in-house analysis and establishment of reference values. Oral presentation at International 13th Scientific Conference of European Veterinary Emergency & Critical Society (EVECCS), Prague, Czech Republic, June 2014. Journal of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, 2014, 24, Suppl. 1, S36.                   

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Folwell L.E., Caraguel C.B.G., and Franklin S.H. Evaluation of a gastro-intestinal pill (Equivital®) to measure the core body temperature in exercising horses. Oral presentation at International 6th Congress of the European College of Equine Internal Medicine (ECEIM), Le Touquet, France, Feb 2013. Journal Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28, 2, S703.

Folwell L.E., Franklin S.H. and Verdegaal E.J.M.M. Evaluation of a Telemetric temperature pill in exercising horses. Poster presentation at Scientific Meeting, Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR), Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, June 2013.

Glanders disease, Invited speaker, International Veterinary Congress, European Veterinary Conference (VJD), April

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk J.H. Salivary cortisol concentration in healthy aged horses, horses with hirsutism and horses with colic. Oral presentation at International at British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA), Sept. 2004.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. What is the significance of cardiac murmurs in the horse? Invited speaker, International Veterinary Congress, European Veterinary Conference (VJD), April 2003, 251-254.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Voorhout G. and Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. Accidentally-found cardiac murmurs: inventory and follow-up of 85 horses in the Netherlands (1997-2002). Oral presentation at International British Equine Veterinary Association Congress (BEVA), Oct. 2002, 212-213.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M., Veldhuis-Kroese E.J.B., Dik K.J., Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan M.M. Unilateral facial paralysis and keratitis sicca as a result of otitis media and temporohyoid osteoarthropathy. Oral presentation at International International Veterinary Congress, Equine Congress (VJD), April 2002, 269. ISSN 0957-7734.

Verdegaal E.J.M.M. and van der Kolk J.H. Cortisol concentration in saliva, a diagnostic tool in Cushing’s disease? Symposium Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Sept. 2001, 33.

 

Invited speaker - Conferences/ Continuous education                                                                  

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. Thermoregulation and heat stress in exercising horses. Invited speaker, Australian Veterinary Association, Adelaide, June 2023

Verdegaal E-L.J.M.M. The impact of transportation on horses’ thermoregulation and heat stress and illness. Invited speaker, Animal Transportation Association, Mexico, March 2023

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Bushfire cases management - a review of Pinery bushfire cases  at EHPC, Roseworthy, SA, 2016

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Bushfire cases management - a review of Pinery bushfire cases  at EVA-SA State meeting, SA, 2016

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Parenteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Enteral nutrition in hospitalised horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Thermoregulation in exercising horses. ANZCS, Science week, Gold Coast, Australia; 10-12th of July 2014 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Glanders disease, a worldwide re-emerging disease? Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19th of May 2013 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Equine piroplasmosis. Invited speaker, Equine Exotic infectious diseases at EVA-SA State meeting, SA; 19th of May 2013 

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Metabolic disorders in endurance horses. Int Equine Sport Medicine Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, 23-25th of February 2013

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Case discussion endurance horses. Int. Equine Sport Conference, University of Melbourne, Werribee, 23-25th of February 2013

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Postnatal (bacterial) infections including sepsis in foals, SA-EVA congress, Mt Barker, 12th of Nov 2011.

Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Hyperthermia, dehydration and electrolytes loss in endurance horses. Invited speaker, Endurance Veterinary Seminar, Mt Barker, SA, Australia, September 2011.

 

Lay/discipline interviews and podcast

E-L Verdegaal, Interview in theHORSE, 'Understanding the principles of cooling down horses in hot and humid conditions: Six common misperceptions debunked'

E-L Verdegaal, Interview, 'Thermoregulation in sport horses', Podcast of the International Equine High-Performance Sports Group reaching veterinarians involved in performance, horse trainers and human athletes worldwide (2023)

E-L Verdegaal, Guest editor, PhD summary 'Thermoregulation in exercising horses', Adelaide Roseworthy Veterinary Alumni newsletter (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Official interview ‘theHORSE’, ‘How horses heat up and cool down varies considerably' (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Interview ‘How to prevent heat stress in horses’, published in Dutch Vet. J. (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Evidence-based lay review on ‘Horses standing in the hot sun with no shelter: are they suffering or not?’, RSPCA (SA) impacting horse welfare in Australia (2022)

E-L Verdegaal, Media interview at Veterinary news Eurodressage (2015) consultation as an expert during an' Equine Glanders disease outbreak' in the Middle East.

E-L Verdegaal, ‘Marshmallow plant intoxication’ – cases series, an emerging disease, public media interests: UoA news and 2 popular international horse forums (the HORSE and Horsetalk) (2015)

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2011 - ongoing Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2008 - 2011 Specialist Equine Internal Medicine Bait Al Arab
    2003 - 2007 Specialist Equine Internal Medicine Royal Court
    1999 - 2003 Resident Equine Internal Medicine Utrecht University

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Dutch; Flemish Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2016 - 2022 Joint-PhD: University of Adelaide, Australia & Ghent University, Belgium Australia Double PhD
    1996 Utrecht University The Netherlands DVM
    1994 Utrecht University Netherlands MVM

  • Postgraduate Training
    Date Title Institution Country
    Residency Equine Internal Medicine Program Utrecht University The Netherlands

  • Certifications
    Date Title Institution name Country
    2005 Diplomate Specialist Equine Internal Medicine of Royal Netherlands Veterinarian Association Dutch Boarded Specialist Equine Internal Medicine Netherlands
    — Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine European Boarded Specialist in Equine Medicine -

  • Research Interests
    Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Veterinary Diagnosis and Diagnostics Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Sciences Sports Medicine

2022

Travel grant, Lidwien Verdegaal, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, $2000.

2020-2021                                

Fight Food Waste CRC. Effects of a dried green banana supplement on the gastrointestinal health of horses. $100,000. Co-investigator.

2018

Validation of gastrointestinal inflammatory faecal marker Chief investigator Lidwien Verdegaal, collaborators Prof Gordon Howarth and Prof Catherine Delesalle (Ghent university, Belgium), School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, SEED grant funding, $5000.

2015                                           

Travel grant, Lidwien Verdegaal, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, $2000.

2014                                           

Thermoregulation in exercising horses, Chief investigator Lidwien Verdegaal, collaborators Prof Gordon Howarth and Prof Catherine Delesalle (Ghent university, Belgium), School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, New external research collaboration funding, $5040.

2013                                           

Validation of the VET-EPOC project, E.J.M.M. Verdegaal, industrial funding (Alere company), valued $6000.

2012                                           

Research equipment for thermoregulation and exercise in horses. Verdegaal, E.J.M.M. Grant for minor equipment, University of Adelaide, Australia. $20.742.

2011                                           

Validation of the Equivital belt and Jonah temperature pill project, E.J.M.M. Verdegaal, industrial funding (BMedical Pty Ltd), valued $11000.

Since 2012, Lidwien has a colossal commitment and support to establish the equine hospital over the years and the new equine courses (DVM). Her part-time PhD was all done while being a clinical academic which included teaching final-year rotation students in the equine hospital and lecturing in several DVM courses. The 2nd year-long Equine Clinical Practice (ECP) DVM course, is coordinated by Lidwien. This ECP course recently received a comment from the staff-student liaison committee: ‘ECP students greatly appreciated and enjoyed the course’.

  • Position: Senior Lecturer Equine Medicine
  • Phone: 83131290
  • Email: lidwien.verdegaal@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83037956
  • Campus: Roseworthy
  • Building: Equine Health and Performance Centre, floor G
  • Org Unit: Roseworthy Veterinary Hospital
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