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.

Dr Jess Metcalfe

Senior Clinic Veterinarian

Jess is out 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:

• - 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). 

• Further training in:
  - Ultrasonography
  - Emergency and critical care
  - Abdominal surgery
  - Orthopedic surgery
  - Internal medicine (dogs and cats)
  - Opthalmology

• 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:

• Emergency and Critical Care
  Ultrasonography
  Internal Medicine
  Surgery (Soft tissue and Orthopaedic)
  Reproduction (Canine)

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.

Dr Matthew Boon

Veterinarian

Although a Queensland Native, Dr. Boon has been drawn to the Mansfield area through a love of snowboarding, beef cows and mountain ranges.

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from James Cook University in Townsville with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2015
• Has worked in Mansfield since 2016.
• Has completed additional training in Cattle Medicine, Calf Medicine and Bird Medicine.
• Is an accredited Bull Tester under the scheme set by the Australian Cattle Veterinarians

Professional Interests:

• Production Medicine
• Bird Medicine

Pets: Ed, a terrier cross rescued from the clinic in 2017.

Personal Interests:

Snowboarding, tennis, kayaking

Dr. Katherine Adams

Veterinarian

A returning Mansfield local, Katherine returned to the High Country in 2017 after a 13 year period of educational and travel pursuits. 

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from The University Of Melbourne with a  Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honors in 2011
• Worked in mixed practice in Tasmania, the UK and Denmark for several years 
• Started at Delatite Vet Services in 2017
• Australian Veterinary Association Conference 2012, World Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress, Copenhagen 2017
• Further training in Anaesthesia, Clinical Pathology, Dentistry and Opthalmology.
• Currently studying a Masters of Veterinary Medicine via distance through Massey University in New Zealand.

Professional Interests:

• Dentistry
• Ophthalmology
• Surgery

Pets: Nova, 1 year old Border Collie x Kelpie and a rescue kitten Wesley 
 

Personal Interests:

Bush walking, camping, snorkeling, skiing, all things community based!

Dr. Hannah Kent

Veterinarian

Hannah is a South Australian from an extensive beef property where her family still resides, a Queensland graduate and now Victorian local. After practicing for a number of years in Northern Victoria at a dairy mixed practice, she has relocated to the area and is excited to explore more beef cattle work as well as expanding her small animal skills.
 

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from James Cook in Townsvillie in 2016 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science.
• 3 years working in mixed dairy practice in Cobram.
• Attended Australian Veterinary Association conference 2018

Professional Interests:

• Small Animal Surgery
• Cattle Medicine
• Canine Reproduction

Pets: Dora and Maggie, 2 year old Kelpies, hand raised by Hannah.

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
• 2022 Fear Free 

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 

Dr. Chloe Fingland

Veterinarian

Education and Training: 

• Graduated from Bachelor of Veterinary Science, James Cook University in 2014
• Developed and ran a Puppy Playschool program for 6 years 
• Attended Problem Solving in Internal Medicine Conference 2018 
• Completed the Feliway Cat Handling Program 2019
• Worked as a Veterinary Officer during the 2020 Avian Influenza outbreak 
• Completed the Fear Free Certification Program in 2022

Professional Interests 

• Bird and Reptile Medicine 
• Behaviour 
• Internal Medicine
• Pathology 
• End of life care 

Pets

• Gabbie a 22 year old Galah 
• Gwen a 7 year old Domestic Short Haired cat 
• Bandit a 1 year old Jack Russell Terrier 

Personal Interests 

• Birdwatching with my husband and daughter
• Gardening 
• Genealogy