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Hire Dr. Rayna G.

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Veterinarian | Expertise in foreign animal disease | 10+ years experience in emergency management and regulatory med

Profile Summary

Experience in project management and as a senior government animal health official. Developed and executed animal disease responses. MSc in Veterinary Medicine focusing on swine influenza and prenatal programming.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Veterinary Medicine
• ★ Emergency Preparedness
• ★ Disease Control And Prevention
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Animal Husbandry
• ☆ Avian Diseases
• ☆ Pig Farming
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Pandemic Preparedness
• ☆ Food Security
• ☆ Disaster Relief

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing

Research Market Research, Gray Literature Search

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

African Swine Fever National Project Manager

Animal Health Canada

April 2022 - Present

Chief Veterinarian, Animal Welfare and Dairy Program Veterinarian

Government of British Columbia

June 2020 - April 2022

Surveillance Veterinarian

Government of Alberta

September 2017 - May 2020

various roles - foreign animal disease veterinarian to district veterinarian

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

August 2012 - September 2017

Education

M.Sc (Master of Science)

University of Saskatchewan

July 2010 - March 2015

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

University of Saskatchewan

August 2003 - June 2007

Bachelor of Agriculture

University of Saskatchewan

September 1997 - June 2001

Certifications

• Certificate in Simulation Exercises for Animal Disease Emergencies

  EuFMD

  September 2021 - Present

• licensed veterinarian

  College of Veterinarians of BC

  June 2020 - Present

• Incident Command System 300 level

  JIBC

  December 2017 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Wilkinson, J.M., Gunvaldsen, R.E., Detmer, S.E., Dyck, M.K., Dixon, W.T., Foxcroft, G.R., Plastow, G.S., Harding, J.C.S.(2015). Transcriptomic and epigenetic profiling of the lung of influenza-infected pigs: A comparison of different birth weight and susceptibility groups . PLoS ONE. 10. (9).

Detmer, S.E., Gunvaldsen, R.E., Harding, J.C.(2013). Comparison of influenza a virus infection in high- and low-birth-weight pigs using morphometric analysis . Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses. 7. (SUPPL.4). p. 2-9.

Gunvaldsen, R.E., Waldner, C., Harding, J.C.(2007). Effects of farrowing induction on suckling piglet performance . Journal of Swine Health and Production. 15. (2). p. 84-91.