Dr Sasha Lanyon

Research Interests

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Animal Management Animal Production Veterinary Diagnosis and Diagnostics Veterinary Epidemiology Veterinary Microbiology Veterinary Parasitology

Dr Sasha Lanyon

Lecturer

School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences

College of Sciences

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

Dr Sasha R Lanyon graduated from the University of Adelaide with a BSc (Animal Sci) in 2009, and proceeded to complete a BSc (Honours) in 2010, being awarded First Class Honours. Dr Lanyon then completed a PhD in the field of Bovine Health with a focus on diagnosis and management of Bovine Pestivirus. From 2015 - 2018, Dr Lanyon commenced an NHMRC Peter Doherty Biomedical ECR Fellowship studying Toxoplasma gondii. In 2019, she converted to an Education Specialist focus and now predominantly teaches into the undergraduate programs in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.Outside of academia, Dr Lanyon owns and operates a stud beef cattle operation on the property she and her partner own in the Adelaide Hills. Dr Lanyon is a strong advocate for youth in agriculture and supports many young people in agricultural endeavours, particularly related to exhibiting beef cattle at shows.

Date Position Institution name
2019 - ongoing Associate Lecturer in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences University of Adelaide
2015 - 2018 NHMRC Peter Doherty Biomedical Early Career Research Fellow University of Adelaide
2012 - ongoing Owner/Manager Horizon Limousin Beef and Stud Stock
2010 - 2022 Casual Lecturer, Tutor, Demonstrator University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2016 Invitation Judge - Beef Cattle Section Mount Barker District Show Australia -
2016 Invitation Judge - Beef Cattle Mildura Show Australia -
2013 Distinction National Finalist - General John Monash Scholarship General Sir John Monash Foundation Australia -
2013 Distinction State Finalist Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes House Australia -
2012 Award NAB Agribusiness RIsing Champion Acknowledgement Award Cattle Council of Australia Australia -
2011 Scholarship Student Travel Bursary International Livestock Congress Canada -
2011 Scholarship Commonwealth Hill PhD Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia $25,000pa
2010 Scholarship JR Barker Honours Scholarship University of Adelaide Australia -
2010 Award WV MacFarlane Prize University of Adelaide Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2014 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
2010 - 2010 University of Adelaide Australia BSc(Honours), First Class
2007 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia BSc(Animal Science)

Year Citation
2020 McKenny, L., O'Handley, R., Kovaliski, J., Mutze, G., Peacock, D., & Lanyon, S. (2020). Evidence of infection with Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in South Australia: using wild rabbits as a sentinel species. Australian Veterinary Journal, 98(8), 380-387.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2020 Lanyon, S. R., & O'Handley, R. M. (2020). Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and lamb marking in South Australian sheep flocks. Australian Veterinary Journal, 98(11), 525-528.
DOI Scopus8 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2018 Reichel, M., Lanyon, S., & Hill, F. (2018). Perspectives on current challenges and opportunities for bovine viral diarrhoea virus eradication in Australia and New Zealand. Pathogens, 7(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus17 WoS15 Europe PMC13
2018 Evans, C., Lanyon, S., O Handley, R., Reichel, M., & Cockcroft, P. (2018). Seroprevalence of antibodies to Pestivirus infections in South Australian sheep flocks. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96(8), 312-314.
DOI Scopus10 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2017 Lanyon, S., Anderson, M., & Reichel, M. (2017). Associations between farmer demographics, management practices and attitudes towards bovine viral diarrhoea and its control. American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 12(4), 210-215.
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2017 Evans, C. A., Lanyon, S. R., & Reichel, M. P. (2017). Investigation of AGID and two commercial ELISAs for the detection of Bovine viral diarrhea virus–specific antibodies in sheep serum. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 29(2), 181-185.
DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2016 Lanyon, S., & Reichel, M. (2016). Pretreatment of serum samples to reduce interference of colostrum-derived specific antibodies with detection of Bovine viral diarrhea virus antigen by ELISA in young calves. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 28(3), 345-349.
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2016 Reichel, M., Lanyon, S., & Hill, F. (2016). Moving past serology: Diagnostic options without serum. Veterinary Journal, 215, 76-81.
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2015 Evans, C. A., Lanyon, S. R., Sims, S. K., & Reichel, M. P. (2015). Reproductive performance in experimentally BVDV infected ewes and seroconversion rates in sheep co-mingled with BVDV PI calves. Small Ruminant Research, 123(2-3), 314-319.
DOI Scopus15 WoS13
2015 Lanyon, S., Anderson, M., & Reichel, M. (2015). A survey of farmer attitudes to endemic disease management in South Australia, with a focus on bovine viral diarrhoea (bovine pestivirus). Australian Veterinary Journal, 93(5), 157-163.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC10
2015 Jenvey, C., Reichel, M., Lanyon, S., & Cockcroft, P. (2015). Optimizing the measurement of colostrum antibody concentrations for identifying BVDV persistently infected calves. Veterinary Sciences, 2(1), 26-31.
DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC1
2014 Lanyon, S., Hill, F., Reichel, M., & Brownlie, J. (2014). Bovine viral diarrhoea: pathogenesis and diagnosis. Veterinary Journal, 199(2), 201-209.
DOI Scopus292 WoS268 Europe PMC221
2014 Lanyon, S., Sims, S., Cockcroft, P., & Reichel, M. (2014). Comparison of serum, ear notches, and nasal and saliva swabs for Bovine viral diarrhea virus antigen detection in colostrum-fed persistently infected (PI) calves and non-PI calves. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 26(6), 783-787.
DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC11
2014 Lanyon, S., McCoy, R., Bergman, E., & Reichel, M. (2014). Milk as a diagnostic sample for a commercially available ELISA to identify bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) antibodies in dairy herds. Australian Veterinary Journal, 92(7), 269-273.
DOI Scopus24 WoS21 Europe PMC19
2014 Lanyon, S., & Reichel, M. (2014). Bovine viral diarrhoea virus ('pestivirus') in Australia: to control or not to control?. Australian Veterinary Journal, 92(8), 277-282.
DOI Scopus25 WoS26 Europe PMC21
2014 Lanyon, S., Anderson, M., & Reichel, M. (2014). Pooling serum to identify cohorts of nonmilking cattle likely to be infected with Bovine viral diarrhea virus by testing for specific antibodies. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 26(3), 346-353.
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2013 Lanyon, S., Anderson, M., Bergman, E., & Reichel, M. (2013). Validation and evaluation of a commercially available ELISA for the detection of antibodies specific to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (bovine pestivirus). Australian Veterinary Journal, 91(1-2), 52-56.
DOI Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC19
2013 Lanyon, S. R., & Reichel, MP. (2013). Understanding the impact and control of bovine viral diarrhoea in cattle populations. Springer Science Review, 1(1-2), 85-93.
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2012 Lanyon, S. R., Rogers, J., Kessell, A., & Reichel, M. P. (2012). Economic analysis of an acute outbreak of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in a South Australian dairy herd - a case study. The Australian Cattle Veterinarian, 63, 14-17.
2012 Nasir, A., Lanyon, S., Schares, G., Anderson, M., & Reichel, M. (2012). Sero-prevalence of Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti in South Australian beef and dairy cattle. Veterinary Parasitology, 186(3-4), 480-485.
DOI Scopus46 WoS40 Europe PMC30

Year Citation
2017 Lanyon, S. R., McKenny, L., Kovaliski, J., Peacock, D., Mutze, G., & O'Handley, R. (2017). Environmental Contamination with Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in South Australia, using rabbits as a sentinel species. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Conference. Luera, NSW.
2016 O'Handley, R., & Lanyon, S. R. (2016). Prevalence and reproductive impact of Toxoplasma gondii infection in South Australian sheep. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria. Brisbane, Qld.
2016 Lanyon, S. R., & Reichel, M. P. (2016). Heat Treatment of Serum from calves PI with BVDV to remove interference of colostrum derived specific antibodies with antigen detection by ELISA. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXIX World Buiatrics Congress. Dublin, Ireland.
2014 Lanyon, S. R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2014). Identifying champions: farmer attitudes to endemic disease management in South Australia, with a focus on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Bovine Pestivirus). Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress. Cairns, Qld.
2014 Jenvey, C. J., Reichel, M. P., Lanyon, S. R., & Cockcroft, P. D. (2014). Investigation of the diagnostic value of colostrum BVDV antibody concentrations in identifying PI calves following experimental infection of beef heifers. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress. Cairns, Qld.
2014 Lanyon, S. R., Cockcroft, P. D., & Reichel, M. P. (2014). Diagnostic Opportunities in the 'Trojan cow' and her persistently BVDV infected calf. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress. Cairns, Qld.
2014 Evans, C. A., Lanyon, S. R., Manning, S. K., & Reichel, M. P. (2014). Reproductive performance in pregnant ewes experimentally infected with BVDV and transmission rates in sheep co-mingled with BVDV PI calves. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress. Cairns, Qld.
2014 Evans, C. A., Lanyon, S. R., Manning, S. K., & Reichel, M. P. (2014). Reproductive performance in pregnant ewes experimentally infected with BVDV and transmission rates in sheep co-mingled with BVDV PI calves. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVIII World Buiatrics Congress. Cairns, Qld.
2014 Lanyon, S. R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2014). Identifying Champions: farmer attitudes to endemic disease management in South Australia with a focus on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Bovine Pestivirus). Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Sciences Science Week. Gold Coast, Qld.
2013 Lanyon, S. R., Cockcroft, P. D., & Reichel, M. P. (2013). Antibody levels in heifers following acute infection with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) during early gestation. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ninth Annual Meeting of the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Geelong, Victoria.
2013 Evans, C. A., Lanyon, S. R., & Reichel, M. P. (2013). Bovine viral diarrhoea virus in Australian sheep flocks: effect on reproductive performance and potential for cross-species transmission. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ninth Annual Meeting of the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Geelong, Vic.
2013 Lanyon, S. R., Cockcroft, P. D., & Reichel, M. P. (2013). Diganosing persistently bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infecting foeti by detection of BVD virus or viral antigen in the ("Trojan") dam. Poster session presented at the meeting of World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Berlin, Germany.
2013 Lanyon, S. R., Cockcroft, P. D., & Reichel, M. P. (2013). Detecion of viral antigen in saliva, urine and nasal mucous from a cow persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) using a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Poster session presented at the meeting of World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Symposium. Berlin, Germany.
2013 Lanyon, S. R., Cockcroft, P. D., & Reichel, M. P. (2013). Assessment of the diagnostic gap for detection of newborn, colostrum fed calves that are persistently infected (PI) with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV). Poster session presented at the meeting of World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Symposium. Berlin, Germany.
2012 Lanyon, S. R., Keevers, D., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2012). A survey of farmer attitudes and awareness to Bovine Viral Diarrhoea in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVII World Buiatrics Congress. Lisbon, Portugal.
2012 Lanyon, S. R., Rogers, J., Kessell, A., & Reichel, M. P. (2012). Economic analysis of an acute outbreak of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in a South Australian dairy herd - a case study. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVII World Buiatrics Congress. Lisbon, Portugal.
2012 Lanyon, S. R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2012). Farmer attitudes towards preventative health care - a South Australian perspective. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference. Canberra, ACT.
2011 Reichel, M. P., Nasir, A., Lanyon, S. R., & Anderson, M. L. (2011). Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti infection in South Australian cattle. Poster session presented at the meeting of 23rd International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. Buones Aires, Argentina.
2011 Lanyon, S. R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2011). An update of bovine viral diarrhoea ("Bovine Pestivirus") in South Australia. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference. Adelaide, SA.
2011 Lanyon, S. R., Hill, F. I., Anderson, M. L., McCoy, R., & Reichel, M. P. (2011). New approaches to testing for bovine viral diarrhoea virus ("Bovine Pestivirus"). Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conference. Adelaide, SA.
2011 Reichel, M. P., & Lanyon, S. R. (2011). Pooling of samples for BVD ("Pestivirus") testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Cattle and Reproduction Veterinarians Annual Conference. Launceston, Tas.
2011 Reichel, M. P., Lanyon, S. R., Hill, F. I., McCoy, R., & Anderson, M. L. (2011). Establishing herd exposure and PI probability from pooled serum samples. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 8th European Society for Veterinary Virology Pestivirus Symposium. Hanover, Germany.
2011 Lanyon, S. R. (2011). Bovine Viral Diarrhoea ("Bovine Pestivirus") in Australia: to control or not to control?. Poster session presented at the meeting of SA Rural Veterinary Practitioners Seminar. Robe, SA.
2010 Lanyon, S. R., Hill, F. I., & Reichel, M. P. (2010). Reducing the cost of testing for bovine viral diarrhoea through pooled serological testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of European College of Veterinary Public Health Annual Meeting and Conference. Nottwil, Switzerland.
2010 Lanyon, S. R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2010). Comparison of AGID versus ELISA in the diagnosis of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infection in cattle. Poster session presented at the meeting of Sixth Annual Meeting of the Australian Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. Brisbane, Qld.
2010 Lanyon, S. R., Hill, F. I., McCoy, R., Anderson, M. L., & Reichel, M. P. (2010). Reducing the cost of testing for bovine viral diarrhoea through pooled serological testing. Poster session presented at the meeting of XXVI World Buiatrics Congress. Santiago, Chile.

Year Citation
2014 Lanyon, S. R. (2014). Bovine Viral Diarrhoea in South Australian Cattle Populations. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).
2010 Lanyon, S. R. (2010). Pooling serum to reduce the cost of diagnostic testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus specific antibodies. (Undergraduate Dissertation, University of Adelaide).

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Investigations of teaching of dog handling and behaviour skills to university students Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mandy Hedderwick
2025 Co-Supervisor Investigations of teaching of dog handling and behaviour skills to university students Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mandy Hedderwick

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2015 - 2016 Member Admissions Committee University of Adelaide, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Australia
2014 - 2014 Representative Innovation Committee National Farmers Federation Australia
2013 - 2014 Representative 2050 Committee National Farmers Federation Australia
2013 - ongoing Member Industry Systems and Food Safety Consultative Committee Cattle Council of Australia Australia
2013 - 2014 Secretary SA Region Committee Australian Limousin Breeders Society Australia
2012 - ongoing Founder SA Limousin Youth - -
2012 - 2013 President SA Limousin Youth - Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2016 - ongoing Member Fauna Rescue Australia
2016 - ongoing Member Australian Society for Parasitology Australia
2012 - ongoing Member Primary Producers SA Australia
2012 - ongoing Member Future Farmers Network Australia
2011 - ongoing Member Australian Limousin Breeders Society Australia
2008 - ongoing Member Agricultural and Horticultural Society of SA Australia
2007 - ongoing Member Golden Key Honour Society Australia

Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country
2016 - ongoing PLOS One - Scientific research -
2016 - ongoing Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation - Scientific research -
2014 - ongoing Veterinary Parasitology - Scientific research -
2014 - ongoing Preventive Veterinary Medicine - Scientific research -
2014 - ongoing Journal of Veterinary Science - - -
2014 - ongoing Veterinary Record - Scientific research -
2014 - ongoing Colombian Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine - Scientific research -
2014 - ongoing Virus Genes - Scientific research -

Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country
2014 - ongoing Editor Editorial Board American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Science Australia

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