Person

Chevis, Rodney Alfred Francis (Rod) (1931 - 2025)

Born
1931
Wellington, New Zealand
Died
16 February 2025
Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Parasitologist, Research administrator and Veterinarian

Summary

Rod Chevis was a veterinarian whose interests focused on internal parasites and the development of treatments. He concentrated on sheep and cattle, but his research extended to parasites of goats, horses, pets, dolphins and snakes. For 20 years Chevis was a research manager with chemical companies, developing their facilities to world standard. In 1981 he became Director of Animal Disease Control for the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, and later a research scientist at the Department's Glenfield Veterinary Research Station. When this facility closed in 1990, he established his own consultancy. For nearly 20 years, he worked with companies active in the animal health market, both multinationals and small companies, with R&D advice and the registration of their products.

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Chronology

1961
Education - BVSc, University of Sydney
1962 - 1967
Career position - Scientific Officer (later Senior Scientific Officer), New Zealand Department of Agriculture
1967 - 1972
Career position - Research Scientist, Geigy Australia Ltd
1967 - 2025
Career position - Member, Australian Veterinary Association
1967 - 2025?
Career position - Member, Australian Society for Parasitology
1972 - 1978
Career position - Research Veterinarian, Ethnor
1978 - 1981
Career position - Veterinary Technical Manager, Roche-Maag Pty Ltd
1981
Education - MVSc, University of Sydney
1981 - 1987
Career position - Director of Animal Disease Control, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1982 - 2025
Award - Fellow, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
1987 - 1990
Career position - Research Scientist, Glenfield Veterinary Research Station, New South Wales Department of Agriculture
1990 - 2025?
Career position - Member, Equine Veterinarians Australia
1991
Career event - Established consultancy
1991
Education - PhD, Australian National University
2004 - 2008
Career position - Chair, Moss Vale Lands Protection Board
2008 - ?
Career position - Deputy Chair, Moss Vale Lands Protection Board

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Journal Articles

Helen Cohn

Created: 1 October 2026

EOAS ID: biogs/P008166b.htm

This Edition: 2026 August - Bibliographies
Larneuk - Gariwerd calendar - Pre-spring: late July to August - season of nesting birds
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