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Dr Navneet Dhand

Dr Navneet Dhand

Senior Lecturer
Room 101C
J L Shute Building C01
425 Werombi Road,
Faculty of Veterinary Science
University of Sydney
Camden, NSW 2570.
Phone: +61 2 9351 1669
Fax: +61 2 9351 1693
Email: navneet.dhand@sydney.edu.au


Qualifications

PhD; MACVSc (Vet Epidemiology); MVSc (Vet Public Health and Epidemiology); BVSc&AH; GradCert (Higher Education)

Teaching Areas

  • Veterinary Biometry
  • Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research
  • Veterinary Epidemiology

Administration

  • Research Project Coordinator Veterinary Public Health and Management

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Created SAS macros to facilitate statistical model building http://elearn.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/magicmacros
  • Published an extension education book on dairy farming
  • Committee member of the NSW Chapter of the Australasian Epidemiology Association
  • State Representative of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists (Epidemiology Chapter)

Selected Publications

Dhand, N. K. (2010). UniLogistic: A SAS Macro for Descriptive and Univariable Logistic Regression Analyses. Journal of Statistical Software, 35(1), 1-15.

Bosward, K. L., Dhand, N. K., Begg, D. J., Thomson, P. C., Emery, D. L., & Whittington, R. J. (2010). Optimization of a whole blood gamma interferon assay for the detection of sheep infected with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 22(2), 210-217.

White, P. J., Windsor, P. A., Dhand, N. K., & Toribio, J. A. L. M. L. (2010). Risk factors for congenital chondrodystrophy of unknown origin in beef cattle herds in south-eastern Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 96, 36-48.

Dhand, N. K., Johnson, W. O., & Toribio, J. A. L. M. L. (2010). A Bayesian Approach to Estimate OJD Prevalence From Pooled Fecal Samples of Variable Pool Size. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics, 1-22.

Dhand, N. K., Sergeant, E., Toribio, J. A. L. M. L., & Whittington, R. J. (2010). Estimation of sensitivity and flock-sensitivity of pooled faecal culture for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in sheep. Preventive Veterinary Medicine.

Kluger, E. K., Dhand, N. K., Baral, R. M., Snow, D. H., Malik, R., & Govendir, M. (2010). Assessment of the Accutrend GCT and PTS CardioChek meters to measure blood triglyceride concentrations in cats. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery.

Kluger, E. K., Dhand, N. K., Malik, R., Ilkin, W. J., Snow, D. H., & Govendir, M. (2010). Evaluation of two portable meters for determination of blood triglyceride concentration in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 71(2), 203-210.

Tenzin, Dhand, N. K., Dorjee, J., & Ward, M. P. (2010). Re-emergence of rabies in dogs and other domestic animals in eastern Bhutan, 2005-2007. Epidemiology and Infection, 1-6.

Dhand, N. K., Eppleston, J., Whittington, R. J., & Toribio, J. A. L. M. L. (2009). Association of farm soil characteristics with ovine Johne's disease in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 89(1/2), 110-120.

Dhand, N. K., Toribio, J., & Whittington, R. J. (2009). Adsorption of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis to Soil Particles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(17), 5581-5585.

Toribio, J., Norris, J. M., White, J. D., Dhand, N. K., Hamilton, S. A., & Malik, R. (2009). Demographics and husbandry of pet cats living in Sydney, Australia: results of cross-sectional survey of pet ownership. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 11(6), 449-461.

Dhand, N. K., Eppleston, J., Whittington, R. J., & Toribio, J. (2007). Risk factors for ovine Johne's disease in infected sheep flocks in Australia. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 82, 51-71.