R Gordon Hemingway

Animal Scientist

Reginald Gordon Hemingway was an animal scientist who held the Chair of Animal Husbandry from 1969-1990. He began working at the University in 1953 when he joined the Department of Chemistry. In 1960 he moved to the Department of Animal Husbandry at the Vet School in 1960 and spent the rest of his career there.

With colleagues Norman Ritchie and James Parkins he designed the first slow-released intra-ruminal boluses to prevent mineral deficiencies in cattle. Their device was patented by the University of Glagow and remains the only bolus that supplies a sustained dietary supplement of all seven trace elements and the three fat soluble vitamins required by ruminant animals. Many millions of these products have been sold worldwide.

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Jim Parkins

Animal Scientist
Born 27 July 1945.

Jim Parkins is an animal scientist who is Professor of Animal Health at the University.

He matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1963 and graduated with an Honours BSc in Chemistry with Agricultural Chemistry in 1968. He then became a research scholar in the Veterinary Faculty and graduated with a PhD degree in 1972. He joined the staff of the Animal Husbandry Department in 1970. He was appointed to the Chair in 1995. He has been the Director of The University Farm & Reserch Centre at Cochno since 1990. He is a Fellow of the Society of Biology.

With colleagues Gordon Hemingway and Norman Ritchie, he designed the first slow-release intra-ruminal boluses to prevent trace element mineral deficiencies in cattle. Their device was patented by the University of Glasgow and remains the only bolus that supplies a sustained dietary supplement of seven trace elements and three fat soluble vitamins required by ruminant animals. Many millions of these products have been sold wordwide.

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GU Degrees: BSc, 1968; PhD, 1972;

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Norman Ritchie

Animal Scientist
Born 17 February 1938.
Died 28 October 2014.

Norman Ritchie (1938-2014) was a Lecturer in the Department of Animal Husbandry in the Vet School from 1962-1988 and then on a part-time basis until 1991.

Ritchie studied at Hillhead High School before matriculating at the University of Glasgow to study Agriculture. He graduated with First Class Honours in Agricultural Chemistry in 1959 before going on to research for a PhD.

With colleagues Gordon Hemingway and James Parkins, he designed the first slow-release intra-ruminal boluses to prevent mineral deficiencies in cattle. Their device was patented by the University of Glasgow and remains the only bolus that supplies a sustained dietary supplement of all seven trace elements and the three fat soluble vitamins required by ruminant animals. Many millions of these products have been sold worldwide.

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GU Degree: BSc, 1959;

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