Dr. Anna Manning
Practice Owner (BVetMed)
Dr. Anna Manning
Practice Owner
Anna is Delatite Veterinary Services' founder, owner and Large Animal Senior Clinician. She has developed the clinic from a mobile livestock and equine business, into a progressive mixed practice with hospital facilities offering high standard care to all species.
Anna hails from Bristol, South West England and first visited Australia, and Mansfield, in 2001 on a gap year. After 12 months of rural farm work in Mansfield and Northern Territory she went home to the UK study Veterinary Medicine. She then returned to Australia for work, initially at Ballarat Veterinary Practice and then Benalla Veterinary Clinic. She established Delatite Veterinary Services in Mansfield in 2011.
Education and Training:
- Graduated from Royal Veterinary College, London with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine in 2007.
- Further training in:
- Cattle Medicine
- Sheep Reproduction
- Alpaca Medicine
- Equine Dentistry.
- Various seminarss and conferences, then most recent of which was the Annual Cattle Vet Conference, Perth 2018.
- Is accredited Bull Tester under the scheme set by the Australian Cattle Veterinarians
Professional Interests:
- Beef production and herd health.
- Small ruminant medicine
- Equine dentistry
Pets: Rosie a very cute Border Terrier and 2 working dogs. 2 Shetlands (Little Man and Buster) for the kids and a stock horse cross
Personal Interests: Spending time my husband and 3 young kids. Travel and all sports.
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Dr. Jess Metcalfe
Senior Clinic Veterinarian (BVSc (Hons))
Dr. Jess Metcalfe
Senior Clinic Veterinarian
Jess is our Senior Small Animal Veterinarian with advanced training in various areas of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, she is leading the way in providing our small animal patients with progressive, caring and professional care. She moved to Mansfield in 2012 and has developed a love for the area so much, that her and her husband have bought a property to farm together.
Education and Training:
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Graduated with a Bachelor Of Veterinary Science with Honours from the Univeristy of Melbourne in 2009
Several years working in various locations around Australia including remote Western Australia, Stawell (Victoria), Darwin, and the Specialist Emergency Centres (AEC).
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Further training in:
- Ultrasonography
- Emergency and critical care
- Abdominal surgery
- Orthopedic surgery
- Internal medicine (dogs and cats)
- Opthalmology
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Has attended a range of conferences including Science Week, Australian Veterinary Association Annual Conferences, Federation of Australiasian Small Animal Veterinary Association Conference 2017
Professional Interests:
Pets: Penny a 9 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback, Lara a 9 year Kelpie Dingo X, the cats, Bootsy and Ginny and Bert the Cockatoo. Jess and her husband also have a around 200 merinos and three horses (Chloe, Reba and Archie) whom she cannot wait for her baby daughter to learn to ride.
Personal Interests:
Horse riding, netball, coffee dates and skiing.
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Dr. Chloe Fingland
Veterinarian (BVSc)
Dr. Chloe Fingland
Veterinarian
Chloe is one of our Small Animal Veterinarians and joined our team after moving over from Horsham in 2022 with her family. Chloe has lived all over Australia and enjoys the diversity of species we get to see at Delatite Vets.
Education and Training:
- Graduated from James Cook University Townsville with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2014.
- Developed and ran a Puppy Playschool program for 5 years.
- Completed the Feliway Cat Handling Program 2019.
- Worked as a Veterinary Officer during the Avian Influenza outbreak in 2019.
- Completed the Fear Free Certification Program for Dogs, Cats & Birds in 2022.
- Completed Taronga Zoo’s Veterinary Professional Training in Wildlife Treatment & Care 2023.
- Completed Updates in Small Animal Toxicology in 2024.
Professional Interests
- Bird and Reptile Medicine
- Wildlife Treatment & Care
- Behaviour Medicine
- Pathology
- End of life care
- Internal Medicine
Pets: Gabbie, a Galah who has travelled all over Australia with Chloe & rules the household, Gwen, a Domestic Short Haired cat who their family adopted while living in Horsham, Bandit, a Jack Russell Terrier who they hand reared from 2weeks of age.
Personal Interests: Chloe, her husband and their daughter all have a keen interest in birdwatching and photography, gardening, and bushwalking with the family.
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Dr. Lyndall Barwick
Veterinarian (BVSc)
Dr. Lyndall Barwick
Veterinarian
Lyndall is from Tasmania where she grew up on a farm and her family still resides. She has moved to the Mansfield area to develop her skills in beef cattle and horse work and small animal medicine.
Education and Training:
- Graduated from James Cook in Townsville in 2021 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science
- Completed the Fear Free Certification Program in 2022
Professional Interests:
- Cattle Medicine and Reproduction
- Equine Dentistry
- Small Animal Medicine
Pets:
- Finley a 16 month old German Shorthaired Pointer
- Oakey a 12 year old quarter horse
Personal Interests:
- Horse Riding, Fishing, Camping and exploring outdoors
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Marina Smith
Veterinarian (BScDVM)
Marina Smith
Veterinarian
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