Patrick Page, PhD
Associate Professor, Equine Internal Medicine
Faculty Office Building LATF 36-219
Phone: 1-869-465-4161 Ext. 401-1223
ppage@rossvet.edu.kn
Dr Patrick Page graduated from the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort in South Africa in 1994. Following 6 years in mixed and equine private practice, he returned to the Veterinary Faculty and completed a Residency in Equine Internal Medicine in 2010.
He has completed two periods as Research and Development Manager in the veterinary pharmaceutical industry for Bayer Animal Health in South Africa (2000-2005) and Australia (2017-2021).
Dr Page completed a PhD in 2015 investigating methods for protection of horses in jet stalls against Culicoides biting midges, which are the vectors of African horse sickness virus. In 2021 he returned to South Africa for dual appointment at the Faculty of Veterinary Science as Consultant at the Equine Research Centre and Associate Professor/ Professor in Equine Internal Medicine.
Dr Page’s research interests include equine infectious disease, particularly African horse sickness virus vaccination and control, intensive care and poor performance in horses.
PhD (Veterinary Medicine) University of Pretoria 2016
MMedVet(Equine Medicine) University of Pretoria 2010
BVSc (Hons) University of Pretoria 2004
BVSc University of Pretoria 1994
Veterinary Specialist Physician: Horses (South African Veterinary Council)
- Equine infectious disease
- African horse sickness virus vaccination and control
- Equine poor performance
van Vollenhoven, E., Grant, C.C., Fletcher, L., Schulman, M.L., Page, P.C., Ganswindt, A. Salivary Glucocorticoid and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Concentrations in Pony Mares During Transrectal Palpation of the Reproductive Tract by Veterinary Students (2018) Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 70, pp. 7-12.
van Vollenhoven, E., Fletcher, L., Page, P.C., Ganswindt, A., Grant, C.C. Heart Rate Variability in Healthy, Adult Pony Mares During Transrectal Palpation of the Reproductive Tract by Veterinary Students (2017) Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 58, pp. 68-77.
Page, P., Ganswindt, A., Schoeman, J., Venter, G., Guthrie, A.
The effect of alphacypermethrin-treated mesh protection against African horse sickness virus vectors on jet stall microclimate, clinical variables and faecal glucocorticoid metabolites of horses (2017) BMC Veterinary Research, 13 (1)
Gratwick, Z., Viljoen, A., Page, P.C., Goddard, A., Fosgate, G.T., Lyle, C.H. A comparison of the effects of a 4% modified fluid gelatin and a 6% hydroxyethyl starch on haemodilution, colloid osmotic pressure, haemostasis and renal parameters in healthy ponies (2017) Equine Veterinary Journal, 49 (3), pp. 363-368.
van Vollenhoven, E., Grant, C.C., Fletcher, L., Ganswindt, A., Page, P.C. Repeatability and Reliability of Heart Rate Variability in Healthy, Adult Pony Mares (2016) Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 46, pp. 73-81.
Robin, M., Page, P., Archer, D., Baylis, M. African horse sickness: The potential for an outbreak in disease-free regions and current disease control and elimination techniques (2016) Equine veterinary journal, 48 (5), pp. 659-669.
Badenhorst, M., Page, P., Ganswindt, A., Laver, P., Guthrie, A., Schulman, M. Detection of equine herpesvirus-4 and physiological stress patterns in young Thoroughbreds consigned to a South African auction sale (2015) BMC Veterinary Research, 11 (1)
Page, P.C., Labuschagne, K., Venter, G.J., Schoeman, J.P., Guthrie, A.J. Efficacy of alphacypermethrin-treated high density polyethylene mesh applied to jet stalls housing horses against Culicoides biting midges in South Africa (2015) Veterinary Parasitology, 210 (1-2), pp. 84-90.
Pihl, T.H., Scheepers, E., Sanz, M., Goddard, A., Page, P., Toft, N., Andersen, P.H., Jacobsen, S. Influence of Disease Process and Duration on Acute Phase Proteins in Serum and Peritoneal Fluid of Horses with Colic (2015) Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 29 (2), pp. 651-658.
Viljoen, A., Page, P.C., Fosgate, G.T., Saulez, M.N. Coagulation, oncotic and haemodilutional effects of a third-generation hydroxyethyl starch (130/0.4) solution in horses (2014) Equine Veterinary Journal, 46 (6), pp. 739-744.
Page, P.C., Labuschagne, K., Venter, G.J., Schoeman, J.P., Guthrie, A.J. Field and in vitro insecticidal efficacy of alphacypermethrin-treated high density polyethylene mesh against Culicoides biting midges in South Africa (2014) Veterinary Parasitology, 203 (1-2), pp. 184-188.
Page, P.C., Labuschagne, K., Nurton, J.P., Venter, G.J., Guthrie, A.J. Duration of repellency of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, citronella oil and cypermethrin against Culicoides species when applied to polyester mesh (2009) Veterinary Parasitology, 163 (1-2), pp. 105-109.
Page, P., Parker, R., Harper, C., Guthrie, A., Neser, J. Clinical, clinicopathologic, postmortem examination findings and familial history of 3 Arabians with lavender foal syndrome
(2006) Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 20 (6), pp. 1491-1494.
