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Nick Cave graduated from Massey University (NZ) in 1990 with a BVSc, and worked in general practice for 6 years until 1997, when he returned to Massey for a residency in small animal internal medicine, and attained membership in the Australasian College of Veterinary Scientists by examination. He graduated with a Masters in Veterinary Science in 2000, entitled "The nutritional management of food hypersensitivity in dogs and cats: an assessment of a protein hydrolysate". In 2004 he moved to the University of California, Davis, where he attained a PhD in nutrition and immunology, with his thesis entitled "The role of estrogen in controlling food intake, and the efficacy and immunological effects of genistein as a surrogate estrogen, in cats following gonadectomy." At the same time, he completed a residency in small animal clinical nutrition, and became a diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Nutrition by examination in 2004. In late 2005, he returned to Massey University as senior lecturer in small animal medicine and nutrition. He has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, is on the editorial board for the Veterinary Quarterly and Veterinary Education International, and has authored chapters in several international veterinary textbooks. He is a founding member of the WSAVA Nutritional Guidelines Committee.
Current research projects include:
The effect of site of injection on vaccine responses in cats
The effect of dietary moisture food intake, activity, and health
Acute infectious tracheobronchitis in dogs
The influence of cooking on the immunogenicity of dietary proteins
The efficacy of varying lysine concentrations on the inhibition of feline herpes virus in vitro
The significance of subtype variants on FIV pathogenicity and efficacy of vaccination
•Asymptomatic urinary tract infections in cats
•Canine leptospirosis in New Zealand
The efficacy in dogs of a killed, 3-component lepto vaccine licensed for use in cattle.
The incidence of suboptimal hydration following routine anaesthesia in dogs
Diets used in translocation of Greyfaced petrels and other shore birds
Cell free DNA in health and disease
Optimising nutrition for working dogs
Efficacy of single dose endoparasite treatments in dogs
Development of a diseases surveilance system for companion animals in New Zealand
Health and Well-being, Future Food Systems
Field of research codes
Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences (070000):
Veterinary Sciences (070700)
Clinical and basic nutrition of dogs and cats
Medicine of dogs and cats
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