Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Academic Credentials

  • BVMS, University of Glasgow
  • PhD, University of Glasgow
  • MRCVS

Dr. Lyall Petrie graduated from the University of Glasgow Veterinary School in 1969. He was appointed lecturer in Large Animal Medicine in the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, in 1973. He completed a PhD in 1980 on "Factors affecting neonatal calf survival and subsequent growth rate." He joined the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in 1985.

Research Interests

Dr. Petrie's current research interests include neonatal calf diarrhea and bovine lameness and problems of the bovine hoof.